CEE Events & Initiatives

UPCOMING EVENTS:


Annual Capitol Hill Luncheon

The Center for Excellence in Education’s Capitol Hill Luncheon, an annual event, celebrates and supports CEE’s acclaimed educational programs for young scholars interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

This year’s event will be held March 24, 2010, on Capitol Hill. The Center’s Honorary Board Members, Senator Joseph Lieberman, Senator Lindsey Graham, Congresswoman Jane Harman and Congressman Eric Cantor, are scheduled to speak. For more information please contact Jackie Ortiz or (703) 448-9062 ext 229.

Lab Skill Symposium

The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) will hold its first-ever National Lab Skills Symposium April 8-9, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Symposium will address the educational crisis of the lack of laboratory experiences for this nation’s secondary school students. It is critical that the U.S. addresses the challenges of instruction and learning in our nation’s science and engineering labs to assure a future talented and diverse U.S. workforce in science and technology. For more information, please contact Gillian Goldmark or (703) 448-9062 ext 230.


Fall 2009 CEE Recruitment Reception

The Center for Excellence in Education hosted its third annual Recruitment Reception for alumni of the Research Science Institute and USA Biology Olympiad in Cambridge, MA. CEE’s program alumni met with representatives from six companies who financially contribute to the Center to discuss internship and full time employment opportunities.


Companies in attendance were:

  • Akamai Technologies, Inc.
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • International Game Technology
  • Life Technologies, Inc.
  • Oracle Corporation
  • United Technologies Corporation

Akamai Technologies, inc recruitment reception Booz Allen Hamilton Recruitment Reception United Technologies Corp. Recruitment Reception


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RSI and USABO Alumni, CEE Trustees, and VIP Guests From Far and Near Celebrated CEE's 25th Anniversary

The Center for Excellence in Education celebrated its 25 th anniversary with plenary speakers and outstanding panel discussions the weekend of September 11-13, 2009 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The CEE schedule was as follows:

Plenary Session – Grand Ballroom
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

    Dean Kamen – World renowned inventor, innovator and founder of FIRST and DEKA Research & Development

Panel Discussion - Nobel Laureate Reflections – Grand Ballroom
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    Moderator : Dr. Shamit Kachru '86, Physics and SLAC Professor at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics
    Panelists :
    Dr. Dudley Herschbach, Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University; Nobel Laureate, Chemistry
      Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle, John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics; Director of the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms; Nobel Laureate, Physics
      Dr. John Mather, Senior Project Scientist on the James Webb Telescope at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Nobel Laureate, Physics; CEE Trustee
      Dr. Craig Mello, Professor in the Program in Molecular Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School; Nobel Laureate, Physiology or Medicine

Panel Discussion - Financing Start-Ups – Grand Ballroom
11:30 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m
    Moderator : Ms. Susan Lee Ko, Chimney Rock Investments; CEE Trustee
    Panelists :
      Hillel Bachrach, Managing Partner at 20/20 Healthcare Partners
      Paul Davis, Founder and CEO of Intelligent Integration Systems
      Juan Enriquez, Managing Director, Excel Venture Management; CEE Trustee
      Dr. Tom Leighton, Chief Scientist, Akamai Technologies, Inc.; CEE Trustee
Plenary Session – Grand Ballroom
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    Richard Edlund – Four-time Oscar Awardee for special effects cinematography;Founder of Richard Edlund Films
Panel Discussion - Future of Medicine and Medical Research – Longfellow Room
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    Moderator : Dr. James Benecke, Otolaryngologist; Clinical Professor,Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at St. Louis University School of Medicine; CEE Trustee
    Panelists :
      Dr. Frederick Chen RSI '86, Director of Cardiac Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital; CEE Trustee
      Dr. Aimee Crago RSI '90, Fellow in Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
      Dr. Jason Koh RSI '85, Assistant Professor and Orthopedic Surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
      Dr. Jamie Wells RSI'91, Pediatrician, Private Practice
Panel Discussion - Engineering Challenges in the Development of the Nautilus –Dana Room
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    Moderator and Panelist : Admiral W. A. Owens USN (Ret.), Chairman and CEO of AEA Holdings Asia; CEE Trustee
    Panelists :
      Captain Jack W. Crawford, USN (Ret.) Midway Veteran, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
      Vice Admiral George W. Emery, General Chair of the Annual Submarine Technology Symposium jointly sponsored with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Naval Submarine League
Dinner, Award Presentations and Keynote Speaker – Grand Ballroom
6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    Achievement Medals for Leadership and Commitment to Excellence in Education
      Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dranow
      Mr. Michael Jordan
      Mr. Dean Kamen (presented earlier in the day)
      Dr. Petar Kenderov
      Dr. (Mrs.) Y.G. Parthasarathy
    Keynote Speaker – Mr. Michael Jordan, Chairman Emeritus, EDS; CEE Trustee

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CEE and Booz Allen Hamilton Host Webcast, “From Education to Enterprise: Science and Technology in the Next Generation”

Joann DiGennaro, President of CEE, moderated the panel about U.S. leadership in science and technology and what the scientific and technological landscape will be like in years to come.

This nation’s economic development, national security, and quality of life are dependent on its educational pipeline of excellence in science, technology, engineering, and math. The distinguished members of this panel discussed the rapid pace of scientific and technological advances and answered questions concerning global issues that impact science and technology collaborations.

Distinguished panelists were:

  • Dr. George Atkinson, Director, Institute on Science for Global Policy and former Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice
  • Dr. Wanda Austin, President and CEO, The Aerospace Corporation
  • Dr. Doug Himberger, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Dr. John Mather, Senior Project Scientist, James Webb Space Telescope and 2006 Nobel Prize Recipient in Physics, and CEE Trustee

Webcast at Booz Allen Hamilton

CEE Hosts Private Screening of Fly Me to the Moon

Academically achieving high school students and teachers from DC Public Schools joined friends of CEE to enjoy an exciting private screening of Fly Me to the Moon, the first ever animated 3D movie. The event was to encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Mr. Jeffrey Marino, Manager of the Systems Resource Center for Booz Allen Hamilton, captivated the audience with his dynamic description of the science and technology necessary to create a 3D movie.

Mr. Ronald E. Hohauser, Chief Financial Officer of Summit Entertainment and RSI ‘85 alumnus, graciously provided CEE the opportunity to show the animated movie.

DiGennaro and Gunn High Times for High Achievers Jeffrey Marino and Students

Center for Excellence in Education 2008 Annual Capitol Hill Luncheon

The Russell Senate Caucus Room was the setting for the Center for Excellence in Education’s 2008 annual Capitol Hill Luncheon. The illustrious panel discussion, moderated by Joann DiGennaro, President of CEE, focused on the importance of advancing engineering in the United States to assure innovation and competitiveness.

The panel members:

  • Mr. Wes Bush, President and COO of Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Dr. Leah H. Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering and Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University
  • Lieutenant General James A. Abrahamson USAF (Ret.), former Director of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, current Chairman & CEO of several corporations, and Chairman of the Exploration Committee of the NASA Advisory Council.

Senators John Warner, Arlen Specter, and Joseph Lieberman along with Congressman Eric Cantor made remarks about the importance of STEM education in the United States.

CEE Congressional Luncheon Panelists Mel Chaskin and Joann DiGennaro Greet Guest
Senator Lieberman and Staff Panelist Wes Bush Meeting CEE Board Member Wendell Maddox