Winter 2015-16 - Museum of Science, Boston

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Winter 2015-16 - Museum of Science, Boston
WI NTE R 2015/2016
Under
Construction
Annual Report
2015 Honor Roll of Donors
Celebrations
Colby Honors, Walker Prize, and
Bradford Washburn Award
Explorations
Excerpt from Evolving Ourselves
by Juan Enriquez and
Steve Gullans, PhD
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FIELD NOTES
piece from overseer Juan Enriquez and Steve Gullans that
looks at causes for obesity not only in humans but among
animals.
A Grand Entrance
The construction hat on the cover says it all. If you
have visited recently, then you know that the Museum
of Science is in the midst of major renovations to our
public spaces. We are deep into phase one of our lobby
reconstruction as we work toward the grand opening of
the Yawkey Gallery on the Charles River in early 2016. And
we are expanding our concourse to improve wayfinding
and installing new restrooms to better our guest
amenities.
Our goal with the lobby, concourse, and, ultimately, our
front entrance is to transform the visitor experience
from the moment of arrival. We are rejuvenating
these spaces and, with the Yawkey Gallery, introducing
key elements of the Museum’s central story of the
interdependencies of the natural and the engineered
worlds.
The Charles River has always been an essential
feature of the Museum’s iconic lobby, and we will
soon have a gallery and exhibit area that will enable
visitors to experience the river as both a natural and
built environment through observation activities and
interactive components that encourage them to look at
the world like a scientist and solve problems like
an engineer.
In this Issue
Food has been a topic of much interest at the Museum
in recent years, and on October 22 we explored the
science and culture of food with bestselling author
Michael Pollan, as he was presented with the 2015
Bradford Washburn Award. His talk touched upon
many of the themes found in his books, particularly The
Omnivore’s Dilemma and Food Rules, as he stressed the
challenges of studying food and nutrition scientifically.
We extend the discussion of food with an Explorations
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Presentation of the Col. Francis T. Colby Award has become
a highlight of our annual calendar of events, and this year
we had an opportunity to honor one of the Museum’s
greatest benefactors, trustee Rick Burnes at the Colby
Society dinner. Rick served as chair of the Museum’s board
of trustees from 2004 to 2010, and he and his wife Nonnie
have been loyal supporters since 1968. The Colby Award
honors those who have made “extraordinary contributions
of time, treasure, and talent to the Museum,” and everyone
who knows Rick will certainly agree that he is greatly
deserving of this recognition.
Annual Report and Honor Roll of Donors
Fiscal year 2015, the final year of The Campaign for the
Museum of Science, had many high points, from the
50th Anniversary Celebration of the Washburn Award
to the world premiere of The Science Behind Pixar and
the amazingly successful crowd-funded initiative to give
Triceratops Cliff a permanent home at our institution.
In terms of our fundraising efforts, new gifts and
commitments totaled $32.7 million. This support
funds access, development and upkeep of exhibits, and
educational programming for visitors of all ages.
We thank those families who made the Museum a part of
their philanthropy. We thank those foundations that share
in and support our mission. And we thank our Premier
Partners and the corporate sponsors that help to make our
community stronger.
We would also like to thank our volunteers, interns, and
staff for their outstanding work in fiscal year 2015. And
we would like to thank our trustees and overseers for
their service and commitment to the Museum of Science,
especially Howard Messing, who completed his term as
board chair in June 2015. We value the commitment and
continued support of everyone in the Museum of Science
community.
Ioannis
N. Miaoulis, PhD
President and Director
Gwill E. York
Chair, Board of Trustees
Museum of Science
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MUSEUM OF SCIENCE WINTER 2015/2016
4 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
6 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
18 BRADFORD WASHBURN AWARD
20 EXPLORATIONS
Fat Humans, Fat Animals by Juan Enriquez
and Steve Gullans, PhD
22 IN GRATITUDE
2015 Colby Honors
24 NEW TRUSTEES AND OVERSEERS
BOARD LISTING, FISCAL YEAR 2015
26 OF NOTE
ASTC Leading Edge Award to Larry Bell,
Alabama Selects Museum Engineering
Curriculum, and Environmental Literacy
Grant from NOAA
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE IS A MAGAZINE FOR DONORS, VOLUNTEERS,
AND STAFF, PUBLISHED BY THE DIVISION OF ADVANCEMENT.
Ioannis N. Miaoulis President and Director
Ellie Starr
Senior Vice President,
Advancement
E. James Kraus Jr.
Executive Director, Development
Carl Zukroff
Director, Marketing
Communications
Editor: William Walsh
Designer: Kristin DiVona Design
Contributors: Meg Haines, Gail
Jennes
Photographers: Ashley McCabe,
Pat Piasecki, Studio Nouveau,
Jeff Thiebauth, Eric Workman/
TMP Images
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2015 FAST FACTS
Annual Report 2015
$63.1 million operating budget
$109 million endowment
OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015
($ in thousands)
$32.7 million philanthropic
contributions
2013
2014
2015
Operating Income
363 full-time employees
$16,482
$17,437
Revenue
$16,405
$39,319
$42,432
$45,667
Total Operating Income
$55,724
$58,914
$63,104
Program services
$39,016
$40,814
$43,566
Supporting Services
$16,675
$18,069
$19,530
Total Operating Expenses
$55,691
$58,883
$63,096
$33
$31
$8
Support
61 part-time employees
247 temporary employees
561 volunteers contributed
a total of 45,695 hours to 34
different programs – the
equivalent of 22 full-time
employees
1.38 million visitors
Operating Expenses
Net Operating Income
49,438 member households
170 corporate members
158,713 school children participated
in field trips to the Museum
18,008 children and chaperones
attended overnight programs
104,292 individuals (90,647 school
children; 13,645 public audience)
served by Traveling Programs, covering
67,021 miles throughout New England;
awarded $91,959 in scholarships
(22% of total reservations)
11,551 free Exhibit Halls passes
provided to Massachusetts residents
qualifying for Electronic Benefits
Transfer (EBT) or Supplemental
Nutrition Program
PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS
$ 35,000,000
$ 30,000,000
$ 25,000,000
$ 20,000,000
$ 15,000,000
$10,000,000
$ 5,000,000
$ 33.1
4
million
FY13
$ 22.1
million
FY14
$ 32.7
million
FY15
Museum of Science
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FISCAL YEAR 2015 USES OF
OPERATING FUNDS $63,104,000
FISCAL YEAR 2015 SOURCES OF
OPERATING FUNDS $63,104,000
OTHER
INCOME
CONTRIBUTIONS
AND GRANTS
2.1%
ENDOWMENT
INCOME USED
FOR OPERATIONS
27.7%
ADMINISTRATIVE
AND GENERAL
5.3%
9.3%
DESIGNATED
FUNDS
FACILITY
OPERATIONS
9.2%
PROGRAM SERVICES
8.1%
69.0%
ANCILLARY
SERVICES
FUNDRAISING
ADMISSIONS
10.1%
7.6%
19.2%
PROGRAM
FEES
15.4%
MEMBERSHIPS
TRANSFERS
AND OTHER
11%
6.0%
ENDOWMENT MARKET VALUE JUNE 30
FY2013
FY2014
FY2015
$96.4 million
$110 million
$109 million
HIGHLIGHTS
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n October 23, 2014, the Museum
celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the
Bradford Washburn Award, honoring Sir
Timothy Berners-Lee (inventor of the
World Wide Web), Michael R. Bloomberg
(founder of Bloomberg LP & Bloomberg
Philanthropies, 108th Mayor of New
York City), and Richard Saul Wurman
(creator, curator, and chair of TED from
1984 through 2002).
he Gordon Foundation, established by
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Sophia and Bernard M. Gordon, made
a $5 million gift to the Museum to
expand the institution’s engineering and
technology offerings on our campus and
across the United States.
ore than 7,000 members of the
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community contributed $865,000 to
give Triceratops Cliff a permanent home
at the Museum of Science.
n M
icrosoft was honored as the 2015
Star of STEM, with Dan’l Lewin,
Microsoft’s corporate vice president
for technology and civic engagement,
accepting the award.
n T
he Photography of Modernist Cuisine,
a temporary exhibition of over 50
large-format food photographs taken
by scientist, photographer, and chef
Nathan Myhrvold and his team at
Modernist Cuisine, made its New
England premiere at the Museum of
Science on Saturday, October 11, 2014.
n A
U.S. Department of Defense
contract delivered Museum of Science
engineering curriculum to 65 schools
on military bases in seven states and
Puerto Rico serving 2,300 education
professionals and 28,000 students.
athWorks, a Premier Partner, once
n M
again sponsored Free Film Fridays in
our Mugar Omni Theater throughout
March. More than 12,500 visitors
enjoyed IMAX® Dome films like
Humpback Whales, Galapagos, and
Mystery of the Maya.
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s part of our World Treasures series of
temporary exhibits showcasing the art,
history, and cultural life of the ancient
world, the Museum presented Maya:
Hidden Worlds Revealed, the largest
exhibition on the ancient Maya ever
displayed in the United States.
he Institute of Museum and Library
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Services (IMLS) awarded two grants
totaling more than $600,000 to the
Museum to support ongoing visitor
experience studies and to explore
the connections between nature and
engineering using place-based learning
in the Yawkey Gallery on the Charles
River.
t the June 18, 2015 annual meeting,
n A
the Boards of Trustees and Overseers
voted to approve the Museum’s new
Long-Range Plan, an institutional
roadmap that sets a course for the
Museum of Science to become the
leading science center worldwide
in expanding the public’s access to,
understanding of, and critical thinking
around engineering, technology, and
the science.
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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
As a non-profit organization, the Museum of Science relies on the generous
philanthropic contributions of individuals, families, foundations, corporations, and
organizations to fund innovation and preservation. Our fiscal year (July 1, 2014June 30, 2015) 2015 Honor Roll recognizes the importance of your support and
allows us to acknowledge those commitments by publicly saying, “Thank you.”
Hal and Lisa Tovin
Dan Fickes and Peter Jaffe
David Cabot, Ann and Ed Kania, Susan Cabot, Walter and
Dorsey Cabot, and Elise and Neil Wallace
+ 10 or more years consecutive giving
LEADERSHIP GIFTS
$1,000,000 or more
Total giving reflects both restricted and
unrestricted current-use support.
Sophia and Bernard M. Gordon
Intel+
Kurt and Therese Melden
Microsoft Corporation
National Science Foundation+
Elizabeth G. Riley and Daniel E. Smith Jr.+
U.S. Department of Justice
Yawkey Foundations+
$500,000 – $999,999
Best Buy Foundation
Biogen Foundation
Nonnie and Rick Burnes+
Brit d’Arbeloff+
Institute of Museum and Library Services+
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration+
Elise and Neil Wallace+
Gwill York and Paul Maeder+
Anonymous
$100,000 – $499,999
Dorothy and David B. Arnold Jr.
Michael R. Bloomberg
Amy and Joshua Boger
The Boston Foundation+
Cabot Corporation
Joanne and Paul Egerman+
Gretchen S. Fish
Google, Inc.
Karen and Gary Gregg+
Haley Family Foundation
Daphne and George Hatsopoulos+
Ann and Ed Kania
Ruby W. and Lavon P. Linn Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Loring III
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Lovejoy Jr.+
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M Matching support
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Colleen and Howard Messing+
Elizabeth Moore
Jane and A. Neil Pappalardo+
Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund
Raytheon
Gene and Abby Record+
Michael and Helen Schaffer Foundation
Ira and Jacquie Stepanian+
Fredericka and Howard Stevenson
Joan and Herman Suit+
Henri and Belinda Termeer+
Susan and Michael Thonis+
Margaret and Jim Wade
Edwin S. Webster Foundation
Anonymous (2)
$50,000 – $99,999
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Francis T. Colby Trust+
Albert and Hilary Creighton+
Richard DiPerna and Jean Nichols+
Genzyme Corporation+
Hermann Foundation
Edna and Donald M. Kaplan+
Susan C. Kaplan
Jack Little and Nancy Wittenberg+
Massachusetts Cultural Council+
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education
Nordblom Family Foundation
Marc Rubenstein and Jill Hai
William M. and Judith A. Steul+
Payson and Jane Swaffield M
U.S. Charitable Gift Trust+
$25,000 – $49,999
Mary and John E. Abele+
Lee and Nile Albright MD/AMRF+
Robert and Nancy Anthony
Sarah and Jeffrey Beir+
The Joshua and Anita Bekenstein Charitable Fund
Alexis Borisy and Lia Meisinger+
John M. and the late Jane C. Bradley+
Corning Life Sciences
The Tarrant Cutler Family
Deborah Dunsire and Michael Hall
European Union
Highland Street Foundation+
Jane and Mark Hirsh
Emily C. Hood+
Barbara and Amos Hostetter+
Wayne and Norva Kennard+
Anne C. Kubik and Michael Krupka
Maria and Wes Kussmaul
Leo Liu, M.D. and Pendred Noyce, MD+
Alistair and Sharon Lowe+
LARS Foundation+
Oracle Corporation
Norman H. Read Trust
Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC
Rebecca B. and Preston H. Saunders+
William Schawbel and Judy Samelson+
SheGives
Sidney A. Swensrud Foundation
Tee Taggart and Jack Turner M
Susan Whitehead+
Anonymous
ANNUAL FUND
Unrestricted contributions that impact virtually
every facet of the Museum’s daily operations.
Discoverers Society
Platinum ($100,000 or more)
Brit d’Arbeloff+
Jane and A. Neil Pappalardo +
($25,000 – $99,999)
Argosy Foundation on behalf of
Mary and John E. Abele+
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Honor Roll of Donors | Fiscal Year 2015
Sarah and Jeffrey Beir+
The Joshua and Anita Bekenstein
Charitable Fund
John M. and the late Jane C. Bradley+
Nonnie and Rick Burnes+
Albert and Hilary Creighton+
Joanne and Paul Egerman+
Karen and Gary Gregg+
Jane and Mark Hirsh
Emily C. Hood+
Barbara and Amos Hostetter+
Ann and Ed Kania+
Anne C. Kubik and Michael Krupka
Jack Little and Nancy Wittenberg+
Alistair and Sharon Lowe+
Colleen and Howard Messing+
William Schawbel and Judy Samelson+
Gwill York and Paul Maeder+
Anonymous (2)
Gold Level
($10,000 – $24,999)
Amy and David Abrams+
Judy and Richard Anders+
Amy and Joshua Boger+
Alexis Borisy and Lia Meisinger+
Richard A. Carpenter+
The Cedar Street Foundation+
Nancy E. Dempze and Daniel J. Bailey, III+
Jaishree and Desh Deshpande+
Susan and Gary T. DiCamillo+
Richard DiPerna and Jean Nichols+
Deborah Dunsire and Michael Hall
Gretchen S. Fish
Anne and Walter J. Gamble
Hannelore and Jeremy Grantham
Daphne and George Hatsopoulos+
Gardner Hendrie and Karen Johansen+
Patricia and Galen Ho
Tina and Neil Horwitz+
Jeri Ikeda and Yet-Ming Chiang
Edna and Donald M. Kaplan+
Kathryn B. Kavadas+
Beth and Brian Keane+
Wayne and Norva Kennard+
Wendy and Philip Kistler+
Maria and Wes Kussmaul
Lakeside Foundation+
LARS Foundation+
Pam Lassiter+
Kenneth D. and Ardelle F. Legg
Tom and Bonnie Leighton
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Lovejoy Jr.+
Carol G. and Robert L. Mayer+
David McCord and Stephen Hendrickson
Kurt and Therese Melden
Ann Merrifield and Wayne Davis+
Elizabeth Moore+
Laura Barker Morse and Kenneth P. Morse+
Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Mucci+
Thomas and Jennifer Pincince
William and Helen Pounds+
Gene and Abby Record+
Elizabeth G. Riley and Daniel E. Smith Jr.+
Deborah Sheedy+ M
Barbara and Malcolm L. Sherman+
Brian and Stephanie Spector
Ira and Jacquie Stepanian+
William M. and Judith A. Steul+
Fredericka and Howard Stevenson
Joan and Herman Suit+
Gabriel Sunshine and Geraldine Acuna
Payson and Jane Swaffield M
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Swanson
Tee Taggart and Jack Turner M
Henri and Belinda Termeer+
Susan and Michael Thonis+
Steve Vinter
Weiss Family Foundation
Xiaohua Zhang and Quan Zhou
Anonymous
Silver Level
($5,000 – $9,999)
Donald-Bruce Abrams and
Roberta Rubin+
Brenda and Stephane Bancel
Karl Bandtel and Farley Urmston
The Barrington Foundation+
Robert F. Bulens+
Betsy Washburn Cabot+
Dorothy S. and Walter M. Cabot+
Julie and Kevin Callaghan+
Robert Carpenter and Karen Maloney
Judith and David Craver
Catherine and Peter Creighton
Sally and George P. Edmonds Jr.+
Mary and Juan Enriquez
Trinidad and Melanie Flores M
Judith A. and Lionel P. Fortin+
Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Gainsboro
Sandy and Dozier Gardner+
Granville C. Garth+
Helen Greiner
Joan Stephens Hadly
Jean and Henry Hall+
Bambi Hatch+
Ina and Lewis Heafitz+
Barbara Hughey
Ronald and Kathleen Jackson+
David L. Jegen and Cynthia Greene+
Phil Johnson and Donna Gordon+
Mr. and Mrs. C. Bruce Johnstone+
Susan C. Kaplan
Alexa and Ranch Kimball+
CC King and Tom Tarpey+
Barbara Kirchheimer
Kirstin Lynde and Michael E. Kolowich+
Jone LaBombard and William Noyce
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lawrence+
Robin Levin+ M
James and Susan McGlennon M
Marianne and Kenneth J. Novack+
Jill and Thomas Pappas
Johan and Laura Pontin
James Rosenberg+
Bonnie and Thomas A. Rosse+
Lisa and Jonathan Rourke
Rebecca B. and Preston H. Saunders+
Carol A. and Matthew D. Shedd+
Jordan and Rebecca Shin
Jay and Wendy Spencer
Maria and Ray Stata+
Gerry Swislow+
Ms. Jean C. Tempel and Mr. Peter A. Wilson+
Hal and Lisa Tovin+
Marc and Nadia Ullman+
Elise and Neil W. Wallace+
The Wapack Foundation+
D. Reid Weedon Jr. +
Susan Whitehead+
Shellie Miller and Jeff Arnold
Steve and Joanne Bauer
Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Becton Jr.+
Mr. Russell S. Beede+
Steven and Christine Bellon+
Adam and Kayte Bellusci
Willa and Taylor Bodman
Carol Bowen
Kerry Bowie and Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie
Cynthia Breazeal and Robert Blumofe
Mrs. Earline S. Bush
Scott and Mary Carson
Mr. Stephen E. Coit and Prof. Susan Napier
Jorge Conde and Cristina Ferrer
William and Stacy Cowan
Mrs. Tarrant Cutler
Edith L. Dabney and the John H. Knowles Family+
Mr. Nelson J. Darling Jr.+
Kim and Judith Davis
Dr. Randall Davis and Dr. Dana Penney+
Mr. and Mrs. Jean E. de Valpine
Tim and Katie Delaney
Matthew and Gabrielle D’Errico
Sally and John Dias+
Mark and Laura DiNapoli
Mr. Richard Donoho+
Priscilla Douglas
Dr. Richard Eglen and Mrs. Angela Eglen
Eicher Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Eisenson
Fenel M. and Lucy Eloi
R. Matt and Katherine Fates
Barbara and John Fibiger+
Todd and Melissa Foley
Ann and Randy Fowler
Robert Frankston and Eleanor Elkin
Nina Frusztajer
C. MacKay Ganson Jr. and
Julia K. Ganson
Elise and Dozier L. Gardner+
Dr. and Mrs. Steven D. Garland+
Jim and Kim Goldinger
Kaia and Jono Goldstein
Jonathan Goodman and Elizabeth Silverman
Norman and Amy Gorin+
Richard and Zeina Grinnell
Ms. Anne B. Hagan+
Robert and Bethe Hagopian
Matthew and Beth Hamory
The Helen G. Hauben Foundation+
Evelyn Higginbotham
Linda and Tim Holiner+
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hood+
Peter and Adrienne Jaffe M
Indu Javeri
Peggy Johnson and Kondeleye Ross
Salim Kabawat and Ann O’Connell
David Kreisler and Gwyn Williams
Caroline and Andrew Lamb
Tamara and Fred Ledley+
George and Emmy Lewis
Steve Woodsum and Anne Lovett
Roxanne Eigenbrod Zak and
Michael J. Zak
Anonymous (5)
Bronze Level
($2,500 – $4,999)
Vernon R. Alden+
Dorothy and David B. Arnold Jr.
Bernice Broyde, Fredi Stevenson
and Brit d’Arbeloff
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Andrew Ley and Carol Searle+
Stephanie and Thanasi Liakos
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lowell+
G. Raymond and Barbara Luddy
Cynthia and Kent Lundberg
Catherine Lyden and Joseph Siemiatkoski+
The Lynch Foundation
Doug and Amy MacDougall
Julie Mackin and Daniel Clevenger
Ted MacLean and Joanne Liautaud
Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacPherson Jr.+
Kristen Fleury, Matthew Galligan
and Dan Fogarty
Stuart R. Taylor and Susan Adams
Barbara and Marshall Tobins
Gene and Susan Tremblay
Friedrich and Antonia von Gottberg
U.S. Trust
Constantin von Wentzel and
Shoma Aditya
Margaret and Jim Wade
David and Lisa Walker
Mr. and Mrs. John Weitzel+
Dr. Charles V. and
Mrs. Mary Sue Willie+
Ms. Amy Morse Winslow and
Mr. Toffer Winslow+
Scott and Dana Yaphe
Andrey and Christianne Zarur
Anonymous (5)
Explorers Society
Everest ($1,200 – $2,499)
Patrick Bartlett+
Dr. Jill Becker
Warren and Marjorie Berg
Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Bernstein+
Oscar Malcolm and Sandra Stratford
Ilene Mason
Dr. David J. McGrath+
Mr. and Mrs. Neal P. Miller
Trevor Miller and Kim Williams
Dave and Michele Mittelman
Gregory Moore and Wynne Szeto PhD
Lorraine and Charles Morss+
Terrence Norchi MD and Heidi Norchi
Mary Anne and Jeffrey North+
Chelsie and Sandy Olney
Ha and Randall Orbon
Gregory and Lori O’Shaughnessy+
Lynne and Tim Palmer
George and Melissa Papayannis
Donald and Sandra Perrin
John S. and Jessica Peters M
Chinh Pham and Laureen McVay
Jasmine and Paul Mashikian
Steven and Jill Purpura
Robert and Sally Quinn+
Katherine and Daniel Relihan
Mark and Lynne Rickabaugh
Daniel Rinehart
Carmichael Roberts and Sandra Park
Chris and Cathy Rogers
Douglas Romich and Pat Tietbohl
Rudy and Anne Ruggles+
Ann Ellen and John Rutherford+
Luly and Maurice Samuels
Jacqueline Savoie and Dennis McCool+
Emily F. Schabacker+
Stanley and Barbara Schantz+
Dr. and Mrs. Marvin G. Schorr+
Karl and Deborah Schwiegershausen
Drs. Leslie and Harvey Shaff
The Shane Foundation+
Michael and Heather Sherman
Jenot W. and William U. Shipley MD+
Drs. Eleanor and Miles Shore+
Lawrence and Joan Siff+
Medha Sinha and Arthur G. Epker III+
Norm Smith and Judy Reed-Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Z. Sorenson
Kenneth and Carol Vash Spritz+
John Stafford and Morgan Hellmold
Elinor Svenson
JoEllen and David Sweet
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Sweetland+
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Thomas and Leila Bodie
Jonathan and Rachel Burke
Hsi-Pen Chen and Kenneth Hancock
Susan and Gerald Cohen+
Flora and Anita D’Angio+
John and Cheryl Danieli+
Elisabet de los Pinos
eSentire, Inc
Patrick Gan M
Jeff and Sena Gore
Adam Gorlovsky-Schepp and
Jeanie Gorlovsky-Schepp
Lawrence Green
Margaretta and Jerry Hausman+
Michael and Jeanne Henry+
Jeanne Hilsinger
M. Benjamin Howe
Emily G. Kahn
Timothy and Joan Keutzer
David and Ann Lozier
Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Lubin
Ariel and Christopher Maddocks M
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Malpass Jr.
Leslie and Colin Masson
Christopher and Olena McHugh
McLane Harper Charitable Foundation
Ioannis Miaoulis+
Alice Murphy and William Bancroft
Tami Nason and Kent A. Lage
Alison Nolan
Michelle and Thomas O’Connor
Frances and Michael Payne
Evelyn and Marilyn Petschek
Kathy Putnam and George Putnam III
René and Susan Ruiz
Robert and Beth Sackstein+
Mira Sahney and Howard Tang M
Daniel and Ranella Saul
Alan and Elizabeth Schlosberg M
Miriam Kadima Schwartz and
Beverly Ilene Schwartz
Lori and Matthew Sidman
Susan and James Snider
Lionel and Vivian Spiro
Nancy and Steve Stayton+
Karel and Catherine Steiner
Steven A. Tague+
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel O. Thier+
Richard and Judy Usen
Robert and Virginia Usen
Scott Wayne
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Willis
Amy Woods +
Anonymous (2)
McKinley/Denali
($600 – $1,999)
Elizabeth Adams and Clifford Lasser
Susan Aguiar
Bruce Anderson and Lara Sojka M
Marc and Melanie Anderson+
Alma Antoniotti and Gail Jennes+
Andrew Bender
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Jane and Jerry Berman
Erica Bial and Todd Chapin
Robert and Fran Birmingham
Marietta and David Boon+
Tom Borieko and Alison Coolidge
Dale and Kristina Brunelle+ M
Gordon Burnes and Suzie Tapson
John and Kate Cabot+
Rebecca Cannon and Scott Miller+
Brian and Laura Caputo
Ronald and Ronni Casty
Feng and Shu-Mei Chen
Ellen Cohen and Daniel Haber+
Thomas and Lisa Collins+
Reverend Louise Conant and Dr. Loring Conant Jr.+
Karen and Brian Conway
Jeffrey and Alison Corin
Elisabetta Cortesi and Michael Cima+
David and Natalie Cowan
Mr. and Mrs. Joel A. Dain
James Daniell and Susan LeClaire+
Charles and Patricia Davis+
Joshua Dillon
Marna Dolinger
Tina Donnarummo M
Steven and Peggy Dorval
John and Elizabeth Dowd
Nathan and Patty Dowden
Elisabeth M. Drake
Amy Edmondson and George Daley
Marion S. and David W. Ellis+
EnerNOC, Inc.
Jack and JoAnne Faer
Jacqueline and Graig Fantuzzi
John and Linda Felter
Marjorie Findlay and Geoffrey Freeman
Steven and Renee Finn
Joseph Fischer
Fabian and Suzanne Fondriest
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Freiman
Robert Gable
Hilary and Christopher Gabrieli+
Norman and Madeleine Gaut
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Gelb+
Harvey and Irene George+
Leilani and Andrew Germain
Liane Glazer
Carol R. and Avram J. Goldberg
Jason Gorer and Nancy Rhei-Gorer M
Jonathan Green and Jennifer Stone+
Kathy Grise and Alexandra Grise
Gloria and Joseph Haddad
Brian Hale
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Stanley and Barbara Schantz
David and Gail Schechter
Stephen Shanahan
Jordan and Rebecca Shin
Kenneth and Carol Vash Spritz
John Stafford and Morgan Hellmold
Sarah Sullivan
Laurie Sutherland and
Theodoros Papalimberis
Donna Thibault
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel O. Thier
Toasted Brothers, LLC
Hal and Lisa Tovin
Tasos Tsolakis
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Verni
Walter Read Voigt
Friedrich and Antonia von Gottberg
David and Lisa Walker
Scott Wayne
D. Reid Weedon Jr.
Kevin Wiant
Dr. Charles V. and Mrs. Mary Sue Willie
Michael Wong M
Margaret Woodworth
Anonymous (3)
MATCHING GIFTS
Companies that match charitable donations
made by their employees.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
The Allstate Foundation
Amgen Foundation
Anchor Capital Advisors LLC
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
The Baupost Group, LLC
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Biogen Foundation
Bon-Ton Stores Foundation
The Clowes Fund, Inc.
Covidien Employee Matching Gift Program
Dell Inc.
Exelon Foundation
Bright Funds
GE Foundation
GoDaddy
HawkPartners, LLC
Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation
IBM Matching Grants Program
John Hancock
Johnson & Johnson
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
JustGive
Liberty Mutual Insurance
McKesson Foundation Matching Gift Program
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Monsanto Fund
Gorton’s Seafoods
The Ruth and Jerome A. Siegel Foundation
State Street Matching Gift Program
Texas Instruments Foundation
Tufts Health Plan
U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
The Boston Foundation
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Carol and Joe Morrow
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
JustGive
The New York Community Trust
Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Program
SPONSORS
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
MathWorks
Microsoft Corporation
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION &
GOVERNMENT DONORS
Unrestricted support.
Informal Education Products, LTD
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Clara B. Winthrop Charitable Trust
PREMIER PARTNERS
MathWorks
Microsoft Corporation
Raytheon
CORPORATE MEMBERS
Opportunity
($30,000+)
* Membership of 25 years or more.
BAE Systems
Bank of America*
Bank of New York Mellon*
Biogen
Bose Corporation*
EMC Corporation
EMD Millipore*
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
MathWorks
MEDITECH
Microsoft Corporation*
National Grid*
NeuroLogica Corporation
New England Development
Raytheon Company*
WCVB-TV, Channel 5*
Wolfgang Puck Catering
Spirit
($20,000 - $29,999)
Massachusetts General Hospital
State Street Corporation*
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Voyager
($10,000 - $19,999)
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals
Berklee College of Music
Boston College*
Boston University
Cabot Corporation*
Eaton Vance Corporation
Genzyme Corporation
Harvard Outings & Innings*
M.I.T. Activities Committee
Morgan Stanley
Natixis Global Asset Management
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
The TJX Companies, Inc.*
Waters Corporation
Pioneer
($5,000 - $9,999)
Analog Devices, Inc.*
Bentley University
Bloomberg
Boston Duck Tours
Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association
Boston Scientific
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Cambridge Savings Bank*
Charles River Laboratories, Inc.*
Cisco Systems
Citadel
Community Teamwork, Inc.
Demoulas Foundation*
Draper Laboratory*
DTZ*
Envision
General Dynamics C4 Systems
Google, Inc.
IBM Corporation*
Intel Corporation
iRobot Corporation
John Hancock Financial Services*
Liberty Mutual Insurance*
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Old Mutual Asset Management
Proskauer
Reed & Barton Foundation*
Royal Sonesta Hotel*
Schlumberger-Doll Research
Shell TechWorks
UBS Financial Services
University of Massachusetts Boston*
USWA Local 9360
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Wellington Management Company, LLP*
Wentworth Institute of Technology*
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Science Department
Wolf Greenfield
Augusta Sparks, Nareeluck Stephenson
and Lia Meisinger
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Luna
($2,000 - $4,999)
24M Technologies, Inc.
Acadian Asset Management
Adcole Corporation*
The Advent School
AEW Capital Management
AGC Partners
Allegro Microsystems, Inc.*
American Postal Workers Union #3844
Anchor Capital Advisors, Inc.
ARM Financial LLC
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Babson Capital
The Baupost Group, LLC
Bemis Associates, Inc.*
Blueprint Medicines Corporation
Boston Police Detective Benevolent Society
Boston Post Office Social & Recreation Committee*
Boston University - CELOP
Brandeis University*
Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital
Brockton Public Schools
California Products*
Cambridge Brands, Inc.*
Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
Cambridge Trust Company*
CDM Smith*
Center for Families at Children’s Hospital
Christian Book Distributors
Connell Limited Partnership*
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
Cummings Foundation*
Demandware
DigitasLBi
Dunkin’ Brands, Inc.*
East Cambridge Savings Bank*
Flagship Press, Inc.
Future Forward Events
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
GROW Associates, Inc.
Hollingsworth & Vose Company*
Hopedale Foundation*
Houghton Chemical Corporation*
HUB International New England, LLC
International Data Group, Inc.*
KPMG LLP*
L-com, Inc.
Little People’s College, Inc.
Lowell General Hospital
Lytron, Inc.*
MacDougall Biomedical Communications
Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council
Merrimack College
MGH Department of Radiation Oncology
Microwave Development Laboratories, Inc.*
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.*
MITX
Momenta Pharmaceuticals
M.O.S.E.S.
Navy Morale Welfare and Recreation
Needham Bank
Newmarket International
Nordblom Company*
North Coast Seafoods
North Shore Chamber of Commerce
Parametric Technology Corporation*
Parent Talk
Parker Chomerics*
The Patient Family Housing Program
Putnam Investments*
Sage Therapeutics
Schneider Electric
Scully Signal Company*
Senior Aerospace Metal Bellows*
Sensitech
Showa Boston
Simmons College
Staples, Inc.
Sullivan & Worcester, LLP
Tillingers Concierge
UMass Boston Student Life
Vacuum Barrier Corporation*
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.*
Waltham Recreation Department
Wellesley College
William James College
Wolverine Worldwide*
W.R. Grace Foundation
ZipWall, LLC
WASHBURN SOCIETY
Named in honor of Brad and Barbara Washburn,
the Society recognizes those who have included
the Museum in their wills and estate plans or
have entered into life income arrangements with
the Museum.
John E. Abele
Dr. Vernon R. Alden
The Late David B. Arnold
David B. Arnold Jr.
The late Jane C. Bradley
Amelia Brock and Jerry Mechaber
Dr. Gail A. P. Bruns
Robert F. Bulens
Rick and Nonnie Burnes
Margaret Bush
Elizabeth Callanan
James I. Cash Jr. PhD
Stephen E. Coit and Susan Napier
Nancy E. Dempze
Dr. David W. Ellis
John A. Fibiger
Johanna C. Friedenstein
Gretchen Fish
Julia Greene
Roberta Greene
Helen Greiner
Joan Hadly
Frederick L. Hafer
Jean and Henry Hall
Mr. John D. Hamilton Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. George Hatsopoulos
Jonnet K. Holladay
Emily Hood
Joseph W. Hughes
Ruth Jamke
Gail Jennes and Alma Antoniotti
Wendy and Philip Kistler
Amy and Anastasios Kosmidis
David and Marianne Laffitte
Pam Lassiter
George Lewis
Dr. Leo Liu and Dr. Pendred Noyce
Frederick H. Lovejoy Jr.
John Lowell
Mr. and Mrs. G. Raymond Luddy III
Donald Malpass Jr.
George Manoogian
Mark Manooshian
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Messing
Evvajean Mintz
Elizabeth and J. Stuart Moore
Laura Morse
Lorraine Graham Morss
Edith H. Overly
Loumona Petroff
Katharine Plimpton
Museum of Science
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Theodore J. Poulos
Helen M. Pounds
Heidi B. Reslow
Barbara C. Rimbach
Beth and Stephen Sanders
Preston H. Saunders
Jeanne E. Shaughnessy
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Shedd
Malcolm L. Sherman
Carol Vash Spritz
William Steul
Joan C. Suit
John Lowell Thorndike
Mr. and Mrs. David Walker
D. Reid Weedon Jr.
Constance V. R. White
E. Andrew Wilde Jr.
Helene Wilson
Robin and Marc Wolpow
Brian Worobey and Cindy Cooper Wororobey
Joseph Washburn Worthen II
Gwill York
Anonymous (6)
BEQUESTS
Estate of Maria J. Cabuzzi
Francis T. Colby Trust
The Lorraine T. Welsh Trust
The late Stetson Whitcher
TRIBUTE GIFTS
Gifts honoring someone special and to benefit
those whose lives are touched by the Museum.
The late Maher Abu-Libdeh
The late Elwyn Sessions Baker
Craig Barnes
Lori Bergeron
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bradley
Gail Breslow
Betsy Washburn Cabot
Maria Cabrera
Diana Fai and Michael Taylor
R. Matt and Katherine Fates
The late Herb Feldman
Naomi Goltz
Joan Hadly
Barbara Kirchheimer
Maria Kussmaul
The late Joan Lash
The late Jane Phillips
William Schawbel and Judy Samelson
The late Dr. Robert C. Seamans Jr.
Malcolm Sherman and the Tuesday
Evening Club
The Special Libraries Association
The late Mary Stephens
Dr. and Mrs. Herman D. Suit
The late Robert Sutherland
The late Stephen Swensrud
Michael Thonis
The late Mary Tieso
David Tolstrup
The late Pearl Torresyap
The late Mrs. H. Bradford Washburn, Jr.
The late Carol Weiss
Jack Whisenhunt
SERVICES AND GIFTS-IN-KIND
Allen & Gerritsen
Four Seasons Hotel
Kimberly and James Goldinger
Ioannis Miaoulis
Laura and Kenneth Morse
Lindenmyr Munroe
Plaza Limousine, Ltd
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC
WBMX Mix 104.1
WBOS 92.9
WBQT 96.9
WBUR 90.9
WBZ News Radio 1030
WBZ-FM
WCVB-TV, Channel 5
WilmerHale
WJMN - JAM’N 94.5
WKLB - Country 102.5
WMJX - Magic 106.7
WODS Oldies 103.3
WROR - Classic Hits 105.7
WXKS - Kiss 108
WXRV 92.5 The River
WZLX 100.7 Boston’s Classic Rock
DEK Consulting Services
COLBY SOCIETY
Recognizing cumulative lifetime giving totaling
$100,000 or more.
Jaishree and Desh Deshpande
Joanne and Paul Egerman
EMC Corporation
Sandy and Dozier Gardner
Germeshausen Foundation
Google, Inc.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Daphne and George Hatsopoulos
Hewlett-Packard Company
Emily C. Hood
Wendy and Philip Kistler
The Kresge Foundation
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Lovejoy Jr.
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Kurt and Therese Melden
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
Colleen and Howard Messing
Museum of Science
Volunteer Service League
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Institutes of Health
Dawn and the late Rodger Nordblom
Chairman’s Circle
$20,000,000 or more
Sophia and Bernard M. Gordon
(Gordon Foundation)
National Science Foundation
$10,000,000 – $19,999,999
Intel
Microsoft Corporation
Yawkey Foundations
$5,000,000 – $9,999,999
Nonnie and Rick Burnes
Brit and the late Alex d’Arbeloff
The Lowell Institute
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
David G. Mugar
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Institute of Standards and Technology
$2,500,000 – $4,999,999
Biogen Foundation
Cummings Properties, LLC
Woburn and Beverly, MA
Genzyme Corporation
The Charles Hayden Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Massachusetts Cultural Council
MathWorks
Raytheon
U.S. Small Business Administration
Gwill York and Paul Maeder
Anonymous
$1,000,000 – $2,499,999
Allen & Gerritsen
Bank of America
S. D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation/
Stephen Bechtel Fund
Best Buy Foundation
Arthur F. Blanchard Trust
Amy and Joshua Boger
Bose Corporation
The Boston Foundation
John M. and the late Jane C. Bradley
Cisco
Coca-Cola Refreshments
Francis T. Colby Trust
Albert and Hilary Creighton
(The Creighton Narada Foundation)
Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch, Lars Liebisch,
Johan and Laura Pontin
Jane and A. Neil Pappalardo
Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund
Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust
William and Helen Pounds
Suzanne and John F. Reno
Elizabeth G. Riley and Daniel E. Smith Jr.
William Schawbel and Judy Samelson
Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation
Barbara and Malcolm L. Sherman
Phyllis Stearns
Ira and Jacquie Stepanian
Joan and Herman Suit
Takeda Oncology
Henri and Belinda Termeer
Susan and Michael Thonis
U.S. Department of Justice
Elise and Neil W. Wallace
Edwin S. Webster Foundation
D. Reid Weedon Jr.
WilmerHale
Anonymous (5)
President’s Circle
$750,000 – $999,999
Adobe Foundation
Dr. Gary and the late
Dr. Joan M. Bergstrom
Julia Appleton Bird Charitable Trust
Cabot Corporation
Cabot Family Charitable Trust
The Cargill Foundation
Cognizant
Highland Street Foundation
Edna and Donald M. Kaplan (Abraham Kaplan
Charitable Foundation)
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Leo Liu MD and Pendred Noyce MD
(Noyce Foundation)
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
Amelia Peabody Foundation
Gene and Abby Record
Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation
Richard A. and Susan F. Smith
Verizon Foundation
$500,000 – $749,999
Mary and John E. Abele
The Boston Globe
Bull HN Information Systems, Inc.
Maureen and Michael Champa
Delta Dental of Massachusetts
Richard DiPerna and Jean Nichols
Federal Highway Administration
Amy and Jonathan J. Fleming
Anne and Walter J. Gamble
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Karen and Gary Gregg
John Hancock Financial Services
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
i2 Camp
Ann and Ed Kania
Lakeside Foundation
The Lynch Foundation
Ann Merrifield and Wayne Davis
Elizabeth Moore
Marianne and Kenneth J. Novack
Michael and Helen Schaffer Foundation
William M. and Judith A. Steul
Suffolk Construction’s Red & Blue Foundation
The Wapack Foundation
Anonymous (2)
Rita Vachani and Jayanthi Rangan
Founder’s Circle
$250,000 – $499,999
Vernon R. Alden
Judy and Richard Anders
Bain Capital, LLC
Mary and JP Barger
Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation
Sarah and Jeffrey Beir
Charles H. Blake Charitable Trust
Michael R. Bloomberg
The Tarrant Cutler Family
Edith L. Dabney and the John H. Knowles Family
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Deering Foundation
Susan and Gary T. DiCamillo
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
EMD Millipore
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Gretchen S. Fish
Elise and Dozier L. Gardner
GE Foundation & GE Employees
The Gillette Company
Google Community Grants Fund of Tides Foundation
Roy and Myra Gordon
Haley Family Foundation
The Hearst Foundation, Inc.
Hermann Foundation
Priscilla and Richard M. Hunt
(Roy A. Hunt Foundation)
Abigail P. Johnson and Christopher McKown
Susan C. Kaplan
Kathryn B. Kavadas
Wayne and Norva Kennard
Sonya and Raymond C. Kurzweil
(Kurzweil Technologies, Inc.)
LARS Foundation
Pam Lassiter
George and Emmy Lewis
Ruby W. and Lavon P. Linn Foundation
Jack Little and Nancy Wittenberg
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Loring III
Alistair and Sharon Lowe
MetLife Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
National Geographic Society
John R. Nelson
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
The Polaroid Foundation
Norman H. Read Trust
Ann and John Rutherford
Grace Gardner Schoelkopf
Jenot W. and William U. Shipley MD
State Street Foundation
Abbot and Dorothy H. Stevens Foundation
Fredericka and Howard Stevenson
Stratford Foundation
Edward A. Taft
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Unisys Corporation
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Energy
Diana Gardner Vogel
Margaret and Jim Wade
Wolfgang Puck Catering/Restaurant Associates
Roxanne Eigenbrod Zak and Michael J. Zak
Anonymous (4)
$100,000 – $249,999
AARP Andrus Foundation
Amy and David Abrams
Charles E. & Caroline J. Adams Trust
Lee and Nile Albright MD/AMRF
Amgen Foundation
H.G. and M.R. Anderson Foundation
Dorothy and David B. Arnold Jr.
Astaro, Inc.
Babson Family Foundations
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Becton Jr.
Alexis Borisy and Lia Meisinger
Boston Scientific Corporation
Edward J. Boudreau Jr.
Richard A. Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. Truman S. Casner
Citizens Bank
Mr. Stephen E. Coit and Prof. Susan Napier
Cornerstone Charitable Foundation
Corning Life Sciences
Covidien
The Cranberry Institute
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Nancy E. Dempze and Daniel J. Bailey III
Alice Willard Dorr Foundation
Gabriela Romanow, David Arnold and Alexis Borisy
Deborah Dunsire and Michael Hall
Eastern Bank
Harriett Eckstein
Sally and George P. Edmonds Jr.
Marion S. and David W. Ellis
The Ellison Foundation
Barbara and John Fibiger
Ford Motor Company
Johanna Friedenstein and Charles Chandler
Friendly Ice Cream Corp.
Robert G. and the late Constance B. Fuller
Granville C. Garth
Carol R. and Avram J. Goldberg
Diane and Lloyd Gordon
Grand Circle Foundation, Inc.
Mary and Frederick Hafer
Jean and Henry Hall
Mary Harris and the late W. Van Alan Clark Jr.
Bambi Hatch
The Helen G. Hauben Foundation
Ina and Lewis Heafitz
Jane and Mark Hirsh
Gilbert H. Hood Family Fund
Barbara and Amos Hostetter
The Hyams Foundation
IBM Corporation
iRobot Corporation
Susan and the late Robert F. Jasse
Dr. Timothy and Nancy Johnson
Juniper Networks
Beth and Brian Keane
KeySpan Energy Delivery
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Stephany L. and Joel A. Kozol
Anne C. Kubik and Michael Krupka
Charlotte and the late Allen Latham Jr.
Kenneth D. and Ardelle F. Legg
Tom and Bonnie Leighton
The Linde Family Foundation
Loomis Sayles
The late Caleb Loring Jr.
Kirstin Lynde and Michael E. Kolowich
Kathryn A. Lynn
Louise P. and John H. MacMillan IV
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
Carol G. and Robert L. Mayer
David McCord and Stephen Hendrickson
MEDITECH
Merck Company Foundation
Laura Barker Morse and Kenneth P. Morse
Lorraine and Charles Morss
Motorola Foundation
National Grid
New England Financial
Deborah Munroe NoonanMemorial Fund
NSTAR Foundation
OneWorld Boston, a Cummings
Foundation affiliate
Parker Chomerics
The Peabody Foundation, Inc.
Philips Healthcare
Museum of Science
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Anna and the late Ervin Pietz
RBC Wealth Management
The Mabel Louise Riley Foundation
Bonnie and Thomas A. Rosse
Lawrence J. and Anne Rubenstein
Foundation
Sagamore Foundation
Santander Bank
Saquish Foundation
Rebecca B. and Preston H. Saunders
William and Bertha Schrafft Charitable Trust
Naomi Seligman
Shaw’s Supermarkets Inc.
Carol A. and Matthew D. Shedd
Drs. Eleanor and Miles Shore
Lawrence and Joan Siff
Skywalk Observatory
Sodexo
Helen C. and John K. Spring
Kenneth and Carol Vash Spritz
Maria and Ray Stata
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Payson and Jane Swaffield
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Sweetland
Sidney A. Swensrud Foundation
Tee Taggart and Jack Turner
TBL Foundation
Teradyne, Inc.
Gene and Susan Tremblay
U.S. Department of Labor
Uvas Foundation
Rose-Marie and Eyk Van Otterloo
VFA, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John Weitzel
Susan Whitehead
Clara B. Winthrop Charitable Trust
Xiaohua Zhang and Quan Zhou
Anonymous (5)
ENDOWED FUNDS
* Additional gifts added in FY2015
Acquisitions
Lee and Nile Albright Symposium *
Vernon Alden Endowed Internship Fund
H.G. & M.R. Anderson Planetarium
Maintenance Fund *
Leo and Phyllis Beranek Fund
Warren Berg Internship Fund
Joan and Gary Bergstrom Discovery Center
Endowment Fund
The Biogen Idec Foundation
Science Education Fund *
Edward and Lois Bowles Unitrust
Jane and John Bradley Endowed
Educational Fund
William Brewster Fund
Amelia Brock Innovation Fund *
Romaine R. Bruns Endowment
Fund
Henry W. Buhler Fund
Thornton W. Burgess Fund
Helene and Norman Cahners Fund
Cahners ComputerPlace Endowment Fund
Marie E. Carter Funds
Truman S. Casner Fund
Francis T. Colby Fund
Mrs. Edward D. Cole Fund
Collections Conservation
Karl T. Compton Fund
Computer Clubhouse
The Computer Museum Exhibits/Programs Fund
James A. Cooper Memorial Endowment Fund
Francis and Sanda Countway Fund
William C. and Jessie B. Cox Fund
Brit and Alex d’Arbeloff Exhibits
Maintenance Fund
Edward Dane Fund
Arthur Vining Davis Fellowship Fund
Francis Wright Davis Fund Charles
Marion L. Decrow Fund
Deshpande Fund for Girls in STEM
Frank and Cora Dewick Fund
Robert Dunn Fund
Joanne and Paul EgermanTechnology Fund
David W. and Marion S. Ellis Endowment Fund *
Ellis/Schmitt President’s Discretionary Fund
Stephen Elmont Memorial Fund
William. B. and Olive P.T. Farinon
Endowment Fund
Barbara “Baba” and Milton “Miltee” Feinberg
Endowment Fund for Programs
John A. and Barbara M. Fibiger Endowment Fund
Waldo Emerson Forbes Fund
Joseph F. and Clara Ford Fund
Free Admissions
General Endowment Fund
Genzyme Endowment for Biotechnology Education
William Germeshausen Fund
Gilliland Observatory Fund
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Fund
Sophia and Bernard M. Gordon Fund *
Dr. Marvin C. Grossman Fund
Melville Bell Grosvenor Fund
Henry Snow Hall Jr. Fund
Henry and Jean Hall Special
Exhibitions Endowed Fund
The Hall of Human Life Endowment Fund *
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Endowment Fund
William Randolph Hearst Fund
Julie and Bayard Henry Fund for Research and
Evaluation
Hermann Foundation Endowment Fund *
Carlyle and Constance Holt Fund
David H. Holt Memorial Fund
Emily C. Hood Fund for the Advancement
of Science and Technology
Roger Fellowes Hooper
Clement S. Houghton Fund
Dr. John D. Houghton Exhibit Fund
John K. Howard Fund
John Bernard Swett Jackson Fund
Evelyn M. Jenks Fund
Jenks Omni Admissions Fund
Joseph Kaplan Funds
Carl T. Keller Memorial Fund
Anita B. Kingan Fund
Christos Kosmidis Discovery
Center Endowed Internship Fund
Emma Gildersleeves Lane Fund
Isadore “Hank” Levy Fund
Muriel G.S. Lewis Exhibits Fund
Charles Lund Fund
Alice Wellington Lyman Fund
Charles W. Lynn Jr. Endowment Fund *
George and Marjorie Lyon Fund
Kistler Endowed Fund for the Care and
Presentation of Living Collections
Bradley E. Marks Memorial Internship Fund
Joan (Paddy) Matloff Scholarship Fund
Charles McMahon Discovery Center Fund
Charles McMahon Human Body Connection Fund
William and Ramona Mercer Endowed Fund
Charles E. Merrill Fellowship Fund
Susan Minns Fund
Charles S. Minot Fund
G. Gardner Monks Memorial Internship Fund
Richard S. Morse Fund
Museum of Science (Richard Nichols)
Maintenance Fund *
National Endowment for the Humanities
Roger L. Nichols Exhibits Fund
Roger L. Nichols Internship Fund
Novack Family Youth Education Fund
John O’Bryant Scholarship Fund
Kenneth Olsen Fund
Jane and Neil Pappalardo Fund for Programs
Theodore G. Patterson Fund
Kenneth E. Pauley Endowed Internship Fund *
Frank E. Peabody Fund
Ned Pearce Memorial Fund
Sarah P. Pratt Fund
John W. Randall Fund
Reno Family Foundation Endowed Fund I
Reno Family Foundation Endowed Fund II
Leslie A. Riseberg Endowment Fund
Edith Morse Robb Fund
Edward and Bertha Rose Fund
Alfred and Susan Row Fund
Susan Saltonstall Fund for Programs
Robert C. Seamans Jr. Fund for Planetarium
Maintenance *
George and Virginia Shattuck Fellowship Fund
Barbara and Malcolm L. Sherman Fund
for Adult Programs
Eleanor and Miles Shore Endowed
Internship Fund
George Willard Smith Fund
George W. Smith and Robert C. Jordan Fund
Russell and Andrée Stearns Fund
Stepanian Family Technology Education Fund *
Joan and Herman Suit Fund for Programs *
Elihu and Clarissa Thomson Fund
Priscilla Douglas, Gerald Kohn and
Carol Bowen
Trustees Discretionary Fund *
William J. Walker Prize Funds
Gretchen Osgood Warren Fund
Bradford and Barbara Washburn Discovery Fund *
Washburn Award Funds
Barbara and Bradford Washburn
Traveling Fellowship Fund
Edith Hall Washburn Fund
Robert C. Waterston Fund
F. Carrington Weems Fund
Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund
Women in Science Endowed Fund for Innovation *
Gwill E. York and Paul A. Maeder Fund
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy
of this honor roll. Thank you for contacting Meg
Haines at 617.589.0406 or [email protected]
with any questions.
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2015 BRADFORD
WASHBURN AWARD
“
Nutrition science is a young science,” said Michael Pollan in
accepting the 2015 Bradford Washburn Award at the Museum on
October 22. “We’ve only been at it for about 200 years. Right now,
in my estimation, nutrition science is approximately where surgery
was in the year 1650. It’s going to get a lot better. It’s going to be
worth paying attention to. But it’s a primitive science.
Digestion, food metabolism are miracles that we still only
dimly understand. One example. We are all learning about
the importance of the microbiome. Only about 10% of your
cells belong to you. The rest belong to the bacteria and
microbes. Their health is critical to your health.”
Pollan, the author of the bestsellers Cooked, Food Rules,
and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, among other books, is the
John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Journalism at UC
Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, and the director
of the Knight Program in Science and Environmental
Journalism. A contributing writer to The New York Times
Magazine since 1987, he received the James Beard Award
for best magazine series in 2003 and the President’s
Citation Award from the American Institute of Biological
Sciences in 2009, among many other distinguished honors.
Top: Michael Pollan with medal for
2015 Bradford Washburn Award
Right, clockwise: Joy Zhong and
David Lu; Laurie McEachern, Joy
Lucas, and Charmaine Matthews;
Nancy Dempze, Tori Riccardi, Pam
Lassiter; Joel Dawson and Jack
Turner; Becky and Sandy Saunders
with Marion and David Ellis
The award citation, which was presented by Joshua
Boger, vice chair of the board of trustees, commended
Pollan for being “a zealous ambassador for healthy eating,” and for
inspiring his readers to “recognize food as not just fuel but rather as
community, family, and one of the ways we construct our identity.”
Named for the Museum’s founding director, Bradford Washburn, the
award has been presented annually since 1964 to individuals who
embody Washburn’s spirit of adventure and his ability to translate
and interpret science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for
the public.
Pollan joins a notable list of past Washburn Award honorees,
including Michael Bloomberg, Walter Cronkite, Jane Goodall, Jacques
Cousteau, Sally Ride, Isaac Asimov, Atul Gawande, Alan Alda, and
Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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EXPLORATIONS
With global obesity nearly
doubling between 1980 and
2014, we are now witnessing
a historical turnaround as
obesity kills more people than
malnutrition.
Fat Humans, Fat Animals
by Juan Enriquez and Steve Gullans
As a species we have been conducting
a large-scale experiment, over a very few
decades, as to what happens to a human
body when it massively increases its average
weight—a trend that may have long-term
evolutionary consequences. Fat mothers tend
to have fatter babies. Older mothers tend to
have fatter babies; every five-year increase
in Mom’s age increases the chances that her
newborn will become obese by 14 percent.
Some medical practices
are now seeing 16 percent
obesity in infants. Problem
is, kids born obese, or who
gain weight early in life, are
also prone to adult obesity
and far more chronic
illnesses. And they, in turn,
are likely to have fatter
babies.
Reprinted from Evolving
Ourselves: How Unnatural
Selection and Nonrandom
Mutation are Changing Life
on Earth with permission
of Current, an imprint of
Penguin Publishing Group, a
division of Penguin Random
House LLC. Copyright ©
Juan Enriquez and Steven
Gullans, 2015.
For millennia, a chubby
baby was a good sign, but
too much of a good thing tips the scales
(heavy-handed pun intended). A study of 25
million children across twenty-eight countries
timed how long it takes them to run one mile;
on average they were a minute and a half
slower than their parents were at the same
age. Every decade, average global physical
fitness falls 5 percent. We are, without a
doubt, eating too much and working out too
little. But what if there were other human
and environmental factors that might also be
driving the extreme obesity epidemic?
One clue lies within recent insurance
claims ... for dogs and cats. During 2007, one
provider’s health-care claims related to obesity
rose 19 percent. Six years later, the percentage
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of overweight dogs had increased by an
additional 37 percent. Overweight cats? More
than a 90 percent increase in seven years.
Most of these animals are typically not eating
or drinking the same fast food we are. Many
are on quite controlled and standardized
diets. So why is obesity exploding in this
population as well? Perhaps we simply coddle
and overfeed our furry domestic friends. But
if that’s the case, then why does a broadscale animal obesity study show that in both
males and females, across twelve species,
everything, everywhere, is getting fatter?
One might understand why city rats,
dumpster-diving for fast food, might begin
to look like Porky Pig. But why would the
same phenomenon be occurring in lab mice
and rats? One of the key rules in science
research is to reduce the variables, keep
things standardized so you can really compare
results. If lab animals are consistently treated
and fed the same way, why would the odds of
a male lab macaque being obese increase by
86 percent between 1971 and 2006? Obesity
odds in female lab macaques increased by 144
percent.
Were one tempted to dismiss these findings
as simply the result of changes in lab food
and practices, then one might ask why the
obesity index for pasture-fed horses has
increased 19 percent. Is the grass in these
fields really different, or is there something
globally systemic going on?
Antibiotics may be one culprit. Many
farmers mix antibiotics into animal feed
as a standard operating procedure. The
objective is not to cure sick animals but to
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Juan Enriquez and Steve Gullans, PhD, are cofounders of Excel Venture
Management, which builds start-ups in synthetic biology, big data, and new
genetic technologies. Enriquez, a Museum overseer, is a bestselling author and
authority on the economic and political impacts of the life sciences. A TED “allstar,” he lectures around the world, chairs the Genetics Advisory Council at
Harvard Medical School, and was the founding director of Harvard Business
School’s Life Science Project. Gullans was a professor at Harvard Medical School
for 18 years, applying breakthrough technologies to diseases such as cancer, ALS,
Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s. He has published more than 130 scientific papers
in leading journals. He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1998.
induce weight gain. These subtherapeutic doses of antibiotics
kill off some of the gut bacteria
and allow more nutrients per
feeding to get into the animal’s
body. While the amount dosed
per animal is small, the overall
systemic effect is enormous.
Industrial farms used 30 million
pounds of antibiotics in 2011
alone—about four times the
amount sick humans used. Some
of these chemicals leach into
the environment. So might the
widespread prevalence of low-dose
antibiotics in our environment,
just enough to promote weight
gain in animals, be one factor
in the generalized weight gain
of wild animals and perhaps
humans?
Aside from antibiotics, many
other compounds, known by the
cuddly title of “obesogens,” may
activate fat cells. Because some
of these substances are nontoxic
and noncarcinogenic, their
effects tend to be understudied
and underappreciated. And
yet they commonly appear in
our food chain; in 2009, some
56,231 pounds of triflumizole—a
common fungicide and possible
obesogen—were sprayed all over
leafy green vegetables, fruits, and
flowers. And while we consumed
our “fresh” salads, we may also
have been drinking water from
hard plastic bottles and thus
consuming bisphenol A (BPA),
another possible obesogen.
Overall stress and sleeplessness
can also affect human obesity.
And a tendency toward obesity
can be passed on generationally;
constant maternal stress alters
children’s immune systems as
well as their behaviors. Studies
have shown that pregnant
rodents exposed to stress have
a lot of hormones, such as
cortisol, running through their
blood, and their offspring in
turn display anxiety behavior.
What is interesting is that if
the offspring are fed a specific
probiotic containing L. helveticus
R0052 and B. longum R0175,
In a Darwinian world, nature’s
cruelty might have taken care of
extraordinarily obese babies, at least
in the short term; many women
would have been physically unable to
deliver these ever larger babies. But
yet another instance of unnatural
selection, cesarean sections, have
removed this natural constraint.
Throughout history, before sterile
procedures and anesthetics, cesarean
sections were almost always death
sentences for the mother. More than
one-third of U.S. babies and more
As we change our lifestyles, diets, and
stress levels, as well as those of the
animals that live around us, we likely
also influence obesity, even in utero.
then the stress-driven changes in
hormones and brain biology, and
the resultant anxiety behavior,
are significantly reduced.
This implies that diet, the
environment, and chemicals all
interact with the bacteria that live
within our guts and are connected
to our immune and endocrine
systems. Human studies indicate
that irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS) often occurs in individuals
with psychiatric disorders, and is
often exacerbated by stress. As we
change our lifestyles, diets, and
stress levels, as well as those of
the animals that live around us,
we likely also influence obesity,
even in utero.
than 40 percent of Chinese babies
come into the world in a way that
is very different from the historical
norm. In our human-driven world
there are no more natural vetoes on
size at birth.
We can already partially design
what we want the average human
to be like; for instance, moderate
exercise during pregnancy leads
to slightly smarter kids. Exercising
over the course of one’s lifetime also
maintains or increases IQ. But if
we keep going the way we are going
today, our grand kids may not all
be as healthy tomorrow. Evolution is
increasingly our responsibility,
our choice.
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IN GRATITUDE
Ioannis Miaoulis, Lisa Randall,
Rick and Nonnie Burnes
The COLBY HONORS
Rick Burnes, who served
as chairman of the board of
trustees from 2004 to
2010 and co-chaired The
Campaign for the Museum
of Science, joins the ranks
of generous benefactors
honored with the Colonel
Francis T. Colby Award, the
institution’s highest
philanthropic recognition.
Members of the Colby Society, Museum friends whose lifetime giving totals in excess of $100,000, gathered on September 21 to honor
trustee Rick Burnes for his decades-long service and commitment to
the institution. Ioannis Miaoulis, president and director, began the
evening with a fond remembrance of Jane Bradley, trustee emerita
and 2012 Colby honoree, who passed away on September 14.
Rick, co-founder of Charles River Ventures, and his wife Nonnie, a
retired Massachusetts superior court judge, made their first gift to the
Museum in 1968. Since that time, they have supported virtually every
Museum funding priority. Rick has also been a board member at the
Boston Lyric Opera, Cantata Singers, the Boston Center for Adult
Education, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In May
2014, he was named chair of the WGBH board of trustees.
In a video produced for the event, Rick talked about a few Museum
highlights in recent years, including our K—12 engineering curricula, the Hall of Human Life, and The Science Behind Pixar. “When I
talk to people about why the Museum is important, I say it’s because
we need a healthy economy. We need a healthy democracy. We need
voters who understand why changes are taking place and where they
potentially can lead. This Museum is about the future. This Museum
is about new ideas. It’s about the future of kids. It’s about their ability
to grow, to realize their potential. And that’s the kind of organization
that we like to support.”
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2015 Walker Prize
In 1864 William Johnson Walker, MD, an eminent surgeon, endowed
a special award at the Boston Society of Natural History, the founding
organization of the Museum of Science. The Walker Prize, presented
annually at the Colby Society dinner, recognizes meritorious published
investigation and discovery in any scientific field.
This year’s Walker Prize was awarded to Lisa Randall, the Baird
Professor of Science at Harvard University, whose research connects
theoretical insights addressing puzzles in our current understanding
of the properties of matter, the universe, and space. Professor Randall
is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American
Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
She has received many awards, honorary degrees, and prestigious
designations, including TIME’s “100 Most Influential People” and Esquire’s
“75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century.”
Her books, Warped Passages (2005) and Knocking on Heaven’s Door
(2011), were featured on the New York Times’ lists of “100 Notable
Books.” Her e-book, Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space,
was published in 2012. Professor Randall has also pursued art-science
connections, writing a libretto for Hypermusic Prologue: A Projective
Opera in Seven Planes, which premiered at the Pompidou Center in
Paris. She also co-curated the art exhibit Measure for Measure for the
Los Angeles Arts Association. In 2012, and her new book, Dark Matter
and the Dinosaurs, was just published by Ecco Books she received
the Andrew Gemant Award from the American Institute of Physics, for
contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimension of physics.
COL. FRANCIS T. COLBY AWARD
Bestowed annually on members of the
Museum of Science family who have made
extraordinary contributions of time, treasure,
and talent to the institution, the Colby Award
recognizes the deep financial commitment
and generous volunteer efforts of individuals
who are so important to the Museum
achieving its mission.
2014
Daphne and George N. Hatsopoulos
Jane and A. Neil Pappalardo
Elise and Neil W. Wallace
2013
Malcolm Sherman
Ira Stepanian
2012
John and the late Jane Bradley
D. Reid Weedon Jr.
2011
Sophia and Bernard M. Gordon
2010
Brit d’Arbeloff
Joan Suit
Clockwise: Wes and Maria Kussmaul; Bill Lowell,
Michael Robbins, and John Lowell Thorndike; Ira
Stepanian, Betsy Washburn Cabot, and Rick Burnes;
Lisa Randall delivers Walker Prize lecture.
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Joining the Boards of Trustees and Overseers
NEW TRUSTEES
Wayne M. Kennard
Wayne M. Kennard, who has served as the Museum’s corporate counsel since 2004, is a partner at WilmerHale,
focusing his practice on representing high-tech startups and established companies in a range of intellectual
property matters. In the patent area, he has experience in obtaining intellectual property protection, licensing,
and litigation in the computer hardware and software, electrical, and electronics technology, as well as mechanical
and electromechanical technology. He has extensive experience advising U.S. and international companies on
intellectual property issues. In addition to publishing extensively on intellectual property and lecturing across the
country, he has been recognized for his work by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Joy Lucas
Joy Lucas, a former staff scientist at St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital, Biogen, and Cambridge Neuroscience, is actively
involved in volunteering and advocating for STEM education in
Cambridge schools. She was the Math Olympiad coordinator for
the Morse School while her sons attended and she worked with
MIT’s Office of Outreach Engineering Programs, which provides
enriching science and engineering experiences to middle and
high school students from Boston, Cambridge, and Lawrence
public schools. In 2006, she served as a charter member of a
new graduate chapter of her sorority. A three-term overseer at
the Museum of Science, she has served as Junior Warden of
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, and on the boards of The Cantata
Singers and Cambridge School Volunteers. She is also a singer,
performing for several seasons with Cantata Singers and for five
years in the professional chorus of the Seattle Opera.
Johan Pontin
Johan Pontin is the founder and CEO of Beryllium Discovery
Corporation. Beryllium is a small molecule lead discovery
company specializing in the target areas of RNA and protein
complexes. Prior to Beryllium, he served as managing and
founding partner of Pod Venture Partners, an early-stage private
equity firm with investments in information communications
technology and life sciences companies. Before becoming an
entrepreneur, he worked as head of mergers and acquisitions at
ASSA ABLOY AB and as a management consultant for Coopers
& Lybrand. He served as a PT Boat Commander in the Royal
Swedish Navy and remains an avid sailor. Patricia M. Lassiter
Pam Lassiter, author of The New Job
Security, a Wall Street Journal awardwinning book, is principal of Lassiter
Consulting, a firm that provides career
transition programs and coaching to
companies and individuals worldwide.
She teaches “Career Leadership”
at Harvard University’s Division of
Continuing Education and is a coach
for Harvard Business School Executive.
Her clients include Agfa, Barclays Bank,
BlueCross BlueShield, Gillette, Harvard
University, ITT, Getronics, Vertex, and
multiple graduate business programs
including MIT, Princeton, and University
of California Berkeley-Haas. Through
leading ExecuNet in New England, she
has helped thousands of professionals
improve their career management,
networking and negotiation skills.
NEW OVERSEERS
Mark Currie
Steven M. Bauer
Catherine
Creighton Pratyush Moghe
Yiannis Monovoukas Alison Nolan
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Andrea DiFabio
Robin Levin
Ivana MagovcevicLiebisch
Bijoy Mathew
Ellen Piccioli
Rebecca Shin
Aimee Sprung
John Stafford
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TRUSTEES (FY15)
Chair
Howard Messing
Vice Chairs
Joshua Boger
Deborah Dunsire
Michael G. Thonis
Gwill E. York
TRUSTEES
Richard I. Anders
Jeffrey R. Beir
Alexis Borisy
Richard M. Burnes Jr.
Richard A. Carpenter
Yet-Ming Chiang
Stephen E. Coit
Stacy Lorraine Cowan
Nancy E. Dempze
Jaishree Deshpande
Gary T. DiCamillo
Richard A. DiPerna
Paul Egerman
Gretchen S. Fish
Gary R. Gregg
Helen Greiner
Leslie E. Greis
Steven Haley
Jane Hirsh
Ann Kania
Ranch C. Kimball
Wendy W. Kistler
Maria Lewis Kussmaul
Kenneth D. Legg
Leo X. Liu
Kurt Melden
Elizabeth Moore
Laura Barker Morse
Jane Pappalardo
Thomas J. Pincince
Eugene E. Record Jr.
Elizabeth G. Riley
George Scangos
Matthew D. Shedd
Malcolm L. Sherman
Lawrence A. Siff
Ira Stepanian
Howard H. Stevenson
William H. Swanson
Henri A. Termeer
Hal R. Tovin
NON-ELECTED VOTING
TRUSTEES
President and Director
Ioannis N. Miaoulis
Chair, Board of Overseers
Patricia M. Lassiter
Corporation Counsel
Wayne M. Kennard
Chair, The Innovators
John Stafford
President, Volunteer
Service League
Gerald C. Kohn
EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES
The Commissioner,
Massachusetts Department
of Elementary and
Secondary Education
Mitchell D. Chester
The Commissioner,
Massachusetts Department of
Conservation and Recreation
John P. Murray
TRUSTEES EMERITI
President Emeritus
David W. Ellis
John E. Abele
Jane C. Bradley*
Brit J. d’Arbeloff
Sally L. Dias
M. Dozier Gardner
Diane R. Gordon
Daphne Hatsopoulos
Julie E. Henry
Emily C. Hood
Frederick H. Lovejoy Jr.
Kenneth J. Novack
John F. Reno
William Schawbel
Joan C. Suit
Samuel O. Thier
LIFE TRUSTEES
Vernon R. Alden
J.P. Barger
Warren S. Berg
Edith LaC. Dabney
George P. Edmonds Jr.
John A. Fibiger
Walter J. Gamble
Paul E. Gray
Mrs. Roger L. Nichols
James R. Nichols
Preston H. Saunders
Ralph Z. Sorenson
Neil W. Wallace
D. Reid Weedon Jr.
Sinclair Weeks Jr.
OVERSEERS (FY15)
Chair
Patricia M. Lassiter
Vice Chairs
Christine P. Bellon
Richard Grinnell
Ted E. MacLean
OVERSEERS
Jeffrey M. Arnold
Stephane Bancel
Carol W. Bowen
Kerry Bowie
Ian A. Bowles
Cynthia Breazeal
Charles Button*
Betsy Washburn Cabot
Mary Azzarto Ciampa
Jorge C. Conde
James Daniell
Randall Davis
Elisabet de los Pinos
J. Timothy Delaney
Mark L. DiNapoli
Priscilla H. Douglas
Richard M. Eglen
Fenel M. Eloi
Juan Enriquez
R. Matt Fates
Jonathan J. Fleming
Christopher S. Frost
Nina Tamara Frusztajer
Dozier L. Gardner
Kimberly Goldinger
Jonathan Goodman
Evelynn M. Hammonds
Evelyn Higginbotham
Galen I. Ho
Malcolm J. Huckaby
Barbara J. Hughey
Paula A. Johnson
Peggy Johnson
Philip T. Johnson
Salim E. Kabawa
Donald M. Kaplan
Susan Kaplan
Brian T. Keane
Adrian Ketri
Michael E. Kolowich
Joshua M. Kraft
Tamara Shapiro Ledley
Boris Levin
Stephanie Behrakis Liakos
Sharon E. Lowe
William A. Lowell
Douglas E. MacDougall
Ilene Mason
James M. McGlennon
Lynne T. Miller
Terrence W. Norchi
Mary Anne North
Mark Nunnelly
Gregory M. O’Shaughnessy
Judy M. Pagliuca
Thomas L. Pappas
Chinh H. Pham
Joyce L. Plotkin
Jason Pontin
Johan Pontin
Steven Purpura
Mitchel J. Resnick
Carmichael S. Roberts
Chris Rogers
Marc A. Rubenstein
Rudy Lamont Ruggles III
John C. Rutherford
Steven D. Schwaitzberg
Naomi O. Seligman
Leslie P. Shaff
Eileen Shapiro
Michael S. Sherman
Robin E. Sherman
Jenot W. Shipley
John Spencer Jr.
Carol Vash Spritz
Sandra Stratford
Payson Swaffield
Stuart R. Taylor
Jack Turner
Stephen T. Vinter
James F. Wade
David E. Walker
Susan Whitehead
Amy Morse Winslow
Krishna Yeshwant
Roxanne Eigenbrod Zak
Andrey J. Zarur
Xiaohua Zhang
OVERSEERS EMERITI
Nile L. Albright
Mrs. Walter M. Cabot
Albert M. Creighton, Jr.
Mrs. Tarrant Cutler
Marion S. Ellis
Boruch B. Frusztajer
Owen J. Gingerich
Marvin C. Grossman
Gardner C. Hendrie
Jonnet K. Holladay
Richard M. Hunt
E. Verner Johnson
Richard G. Leahy
George Lewis
Lorraine Graham Morss
Peter Nessen
Edith Hall Overly
Donald M. Perrin
Thomas L. Phillips
Helen M. Pounds
George Putnam
William M. Raeder
Judy Samelson
Helen Chin Schlichte
Marvin G. Schorr
Arthur R. Schwartz
John A. Shane
Eleanor G. Shore
Normand F. Smith III
Helen B. Spaulding
William M. Steul
Fredericka O. Stevenson
Ralph C. Sweetland
Gene Tremblay
Mrs. H. Bradford Washburn Jr.*
Joanne Weafer
John P. Weitzel
Charles V. Willie
*Deceased
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OF NOTE
ASTC LEADING EDGE AWARD TO LARRY BELL
The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) recently honored Larry Bell, senior vice
president, with the Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Award for Leadership in the Field, at the Palais
de congress de Montreal, Quebec, Canada, during ASTC’s annual conference.
“Larry Bell has an unsurpassed knowledge of—and passion for—informal STEM education,”
said Anthony Rock, ASTC president and CEO. “A fantastic partner on important projects that
serve our entire field, he has earned tremendous respect from his peers.”
In recognizing Bell’s impact, ASTC highlighted three innovations that have shaped visitor engagement with science
across the field of informal science education: his groundbreaking Science Is an Activity exhibit plan; Forums, a new
museum learning model for informed decision-making; and a first-of-a-kind national Nanoscale Informal Science
Education Network involving the public in cutting-edge science, engineering, and technology.
“We are thrilled by ASTC’s recognition of Larry,” says Museum of Science president and director Ioannis Miaoulis.
“His extraordinary intellect, creativity, and vast experience in the design of interactive exhibits and programs have
shaped the educational process and impact of the Museum for over four decades.”
MUSEUM AND ASU RECEIVE
NOAA GRANT
ALABAMA SELECTS MUSEUM CURRICULUM FOR
STEM INITIATIVE
The Museum of Science and Arizona
State University’s Consortium for
Science, Policy & Outcomes are
among the six institutions awarded an
Environmental Literacy Grant from
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA). The NOAA
Grants Program funds projects that
strengthen environmental literacy
among the public and elementary and
high school students.
The Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) has
selected a curriculum developed at the Museum for a statewide program
to improve STEM education and promote educational equity. The awardwinning Engineering is Elementary® (EiE®) curriculum, created by the
Museum’s National Center for Technological Literacy®, will be made
available to schools through 11 AMSTI support centers around the state,
eventually reaching up to 140,000 elementary students.
The project, “Science Center Public
Forums: Community Engagement
for Environmental Literacy, Improved
Resilience, and Decision-Making,” will
use the more than $300,000 in NOAA
funding to develop locally-based
forums hosted by community science
centers and create replicable models
for learning and engagement.
“People across our nation are facing an
increasing number of extreme weather
events,” says U.S. Senator Edward
J. Markey (D-Mass.). “This new
collaboration between the Museum
of Science, Arizona State University,
and NOAA will improve community
resilience by creating key partnerships
that will increase awareness of and
develop solutions to environmental
threats.”
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Alabama recently adopted new science standards that make engineering
practices part of K – 12 instruction, creating a need for curricula to help
schools meet the standards. “We chose our STEM curricula through a
very rigorous selection process, with an emphasis on hands-on, inquirybased learning,” says ASMTI director Steve Ricks. “We’re really happy to
bring in EiE to help meet those goals.”
With half of Alabama’s 1,100 elementary schools considered official
AMSTI schools, Ricks estimates that over the next few years, about
140,000 elementary students will learn with EiE. The Museum’s
engineering curriculum is in use nationwide, including statewide in
Delaware, in Iowa through the state’s STEM Scale-up Program, in the
nation’s military schools, and district wide in Baltimore, Washington,
DC, and Minneapolis. In all, EiE has reached more than 9 million
students and nearly 100,000 teachers.
The EiE connection to the AMSTI center at the University of Alabama
dates back to 2007, when the UAH Institute for Science Education
brought the curriculum to several local schools with support from
NASA/MSFC and Boeing. Later, in 2011, Raytheon made a $2 million
award to the Museum for initiatives designed to bring EiE to high-needs
districts across the country; one of these initiatives established three
“EiE hub sites” for professional development, including the Institute
for Science Education / AMSTI support center at the University of
Alabama. Another Raytheon supported initiative awarded a scholarship
to Alabama’s Athens City Schools. From February 2013 to January 2015,
Raytheon support helped bring EiE to 12,440 Alabama students.
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Directors
Debbie Alexander
Senior Vice President,
Strategic Initiatives
Pauline Bover
Associate Director, National Center for
Technological Literacy®
Shirley Frawley
Lawrence Bell
Senior Vice President, Education
Paul M. Fontaine
Senior Vice President, Advancement
Ellie Starr
Vice President, Visitor Services
and Operations
Jonathan R. Burke
Vice President, Human Resources
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Judy Christensen
Art Iworsley
Jen Kelt
Steve Knapp
Owen Knight
David Laffitte
Joe Lester
Nancy Porter
Deanna Rensch
Rubylee Shuman
Donald Smart
Sooky Sullivan LeBlanc
Non-voting Staff Liaisons
Britton S. O’Brien
Judith R. Sokol
Manager, Human Resources
Vice President, Finance and
System Services
Jeanmarie Santomassimo
Program Manager, Volunteer
Services
John T. Slakey
7 trees
19 lbs of waterborne waste
Manager, Office of the President
Mary McCann
305 lbs of solid waste
601 lbs net greenhouse gases
4,599,945 BTUs energy
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