2024 Annual Report and 2025 Outstanding Scientists Awards
The Academy of Science - St. Louis
Annual
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 presents
Our Mission
The Academy seeks to advance the public understanding of science and promote interest in the sciences to students and adults through accessible, year-round seminars and educational initiatives.
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• The children we engage in science and technology today are the critical thinkers and problem solvers of the future.
• The decisions facing our world require a scientifically literate citi zenry, informed by those with e xpertise in science and technology.
• The St. Louis region is a brain trust of researchers, investigators, explorers, and science advocates – dedicated to fostering the next generation of STEM leaders and advocates.
We Believe We Know
• That by 8th grade, children have determined if they have a place in science and technology. By connecting them to STEM professionals who share the rewards of their efforts, we are building the workforce of the future.
• That communicating complex science and technology ideas to the public can be effectively ac complished through stories, acc essible outreach, and citizen-science opportunities.
• That children learn science inquiry through hands-on, relevant, project-based experiences.
• That 87% of middle school students, after engaging in Academy career explorations with professionals in science and technology, report a better understanding of why it is important to take math and science; and 74% state that the experience inspired them to want to find out more about future careers in STEM fields.
We Trust
• In the power of collaboration and interdisciplinary ideas and effort.
• In an engaged community of advocates of the community outreach initiatives of The Academy of Science.
• In the value of a uniquely independent and community-supported organization, true to its 1856 mission, “Promoting the understanding and appreciation of science.”
Katherine Polokonis Executive Director
Evening Agenda
Reception
5:30 p.m.
Dinner and Welcome
7:00 p.m.
Welcome Remarks
Toni M. Kutchan, Ph.D.
President, Board of Trustees, The Academy of Science - St. Louis
Master of Ceremonies
Katherine Polokonis
Executive Director, The Academy of Science - St. Louis
Honors Fair Student Presentations
7:45 p.m.
Jerry Chang, Grade 11, John Burroughs School
Satvik Seetharaman, Grade 11, Marquette Senior High Schoool
Samantha Taylor, Grade 12, Parkway Central High School
Presentation of Outstanding Scientists Awards
8:00 p.m.
Since its inception, The Academy has promoted the recognition of the impressive scientists of St. Louis, celebrating their exceptional achievements, groundbreaking discoveries, and lasting impact on science and society. This year’s outstanding scientists, individuals, and organizations represent a diverse array of disciplines, from plant science and medicine to artificial intelligence and STEM education.
Awards
Inaugural Deborah Patterson Award
Broadening Participation in STEM
Deborah Patterson
Innovation Award
Exceptional Potential in Science, Engineering, or Technology
Peng Bai, Ph.D.
Phani Chavali, Ph.D.
Fellows Award
Outstanding Achievement in Science
Steven Levine, Ph.D.
Ram Dixit, Ph.D.
George Engelmann Interdisciplinary Award
Collaborative Science Achievement
Allison Miller, Ph.D.
James B. Eads
Excellence in Engineering or Technology
Bing Yang, Ph.D.
Science Educator Award
Excellence in Science Education
Farzana Hoque, M.D., MRCP, FACP, FRCP
Peggy James Nacke
Science Leadership Award
Leadership in Advancing Science and Scientists
Thomas Eickhoff, Ph.D.
MilliporeSigma
Peter H. Raven Lifetime Achievement Award
Career of Service in Science, Engineering, or Technology
Mary E. Burke, MA, AAAS Fellow
Inaugural Deborah Patterson Award
Deborah Patterson
Former President of the Monsanto Fund
Deborah Patterson led the Monsanto Fund, the company’s philanthropic arm, for 17 years. During her tenure, she developed the fund’s strategy to support education and incorporate the issue throughout Monsanto’s investment priorities. In 2010, she convened top leaders from St. Louis’s STEM institutes to create STEMpact, which became a key organization for developing teacher quality throughout the St. Louis region, resulting in improved outcomes in math and science for thousands of students.
Deborah was instrumental in the establishment of STEMSTL, St. Louis’s STEM ecosystem backbone, which has gone on to serve thousands of students through their Project Lead The Way and workforce programming. Deborah has been a tireless advocate for broadening participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and fostering equity throughout the St. Louis region.
Innovation Award
Peng Bai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Bai won the Oronzio and Niccolò De Nora Foundation Young Author Prize from the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) in 2014, and the Prize for Electrochemical Materials Science from ISE in 2018. He received the Outstanding Teaching Award in 2020 and the NSF Career Award in 2021.
Dr. Peng Bai is an Associate Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Automotive Engineering and PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, in 2007 and 2012, respectively. He completed his postdoctoral training in the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT, joined Washington University as an Assistant Professor in 2017, and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2023. His research group specializes in combining operando microscopy with physics-based mathematical models to achieve accurate understanding and rational engineering of battery electrodes and electrolytes.
Innovation Award Phani
Chavali, Ph.D. VP, Head of Engineering and Data Science, Bayer
In just 11 years, Phani Chavali, Ph.D., has leveraged his statistics, machine learning, and AI background to revolutionize Bayer’s Plant Breeding organization. He recently became the Head of Engineering & Data Sciences in Global Plant Breeding, leading a team of ~350 data scientists and data software and hardware engineers. Chavali’s work helps power innovative approaches to accelerating product development and other plant breeding initiatives, which support Bayer’s mission to assist in feeding 10 billion people by 2050.
the selection of breeding populations and has increased genetic gain by 10% yearover-year since implementation in 2015.
While his success has earned him numerous accolades and five active patents, one of Chavali’s most significant contributions was the development of a population prediction algorithm. The model processes more than a billion data points across multiple sources to streamline
Chavali has also been vital in conceptualizing and implementing a connected breeding pipeline, enabling holistic decision-making across all Breeding stages. With connections across different stages of the pipeline, he and his team optimize decisionmaking in a highly complex and industry-scale plant breeding research pipeline. This can save years of field trials and free up thousands of acres of farmland (along with water and other natural resources needed for growing) while putting advanced seed varieties into the hands of farmers faster than ever.
Fellows Award Steven Levine, Ph.D.
Distinguished Fellow and Senior Regulator Issues Manager, Bayer
Steven Levine, Ph.D., is a Bayer Distinguished Science Fellow in the Crop Science Regulatory division and an internationally recognized expert in the field of ecotoxicology. As a regulatory scientist, his research supports commercial registrations for conventional and biotechnologyderived crop protection portfolios and allows farmers to grow crops that are sustainable and safe.
endocrine disruption to humans and wildlife from chemical exposure, safety assessments for pesticide mixtures and higher-tier approaches for assessing risk of pesticide exposure to wildlife.
Throughout his career, Levine has made notable, innovative scientific contributions in the field of ecotoxicology and been closely involved with basic and applied research assessing the fate, effects, and risk of environmental contaminants to wildlife. These include developing biomarkers of contaminant exposure and effects, plus ways to assess the environmental safety of conventional pesticides and genetically engineered crops that express insecticidal proteins and/ or dsRNA for selective insect control. He has advanced methods for evaluating the potential for
Levine is frequently selected for his expertise to serve on governmental science advisory and review panels and to present his research at universities. He teaches continuing education to professionals in his field and trains regulators in low- and middle-income countries on environmental risk assessment for the purpose of registering crop protection products. He has published nearly 60 peer-reviewed publications and given over 180 presentations at scientific conferences and universities. For this work, Levine has received many internal and external awards based on his outstanding scientific achievements and for their impact on crop protection and agriculture.
Fellows Award Ram Dixit, Ph.D.
Chair of Biology, Professor of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis
Ram Dixit is Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis. He has a Ph.D. from Cornell University and conducted postdoctoral research at Penn State University and the University of Pennsylvania before joining the faculty of Washington University as an assistant professor in 2008. Ram is fascinated by the seemingly endless diversity of cell shapes in nature. His research seeks to understand how these beautiful cell shapes arise and how they dynamically change during growth and development to enable organisms to adapt to changing conditions. His work focuses on a filamentous system inside cells called the cytoskeleton, which forms complex 3D architectures to control cell shape. The Dixit lab uses the cortical microtubule
cytoskeleton of land plants as an experimentally tractable system to elucidate fundamental mechanisms controlling the dynamic patterning of the cytoskeleton, how they guide the assembly of the mechanically tough cell wall to sculpt cell shape, and how they react to mechanical stimuli to influence plant morphogenesis. Ram’s work uses a synergistic combination of live imaging, in vitro reconstitution at singlemolecule resolution, molecular genetics, and computational modeling. This multidisciplinary approach has allowed him to discover new components and mechanisms underlying the complex and multiscale process linking microtubule dynamics and organization to cell shape determination.
George Engelmann Interdisciplinary Award
Allison Miller, Ph.D.
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Member; Professor of Biology, Saint Louis University
Allison J. Miller, Ph.D. is a Professor of Biology at Saint Louis University, PI & a Member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. In her visionary research, Dr. Miller promotes interdisciplinary collaboration across St. Louis regional institutions and beyond to address agricultural and environmental challenges. Agriculture is the world’s biggest and most rapidly expanding ecosystem. As the population of the planet has grown, modern agriculture has stripped arable land of topsoil and nutrients, exacerbated by a changing climate. The global challenge facing humanity is to restore the health of arable land, increase crop productivity and adjust agriculture to a changing climate. Dr. Miller champions the use of perennials to build a sustainable agricultural system and restore ecosystems. Perennials enrich soil; their deep roots combat erosion and
sequester carbon. In a world where 70% of crops are annuals, conversion of even a fraction to perennial crops would have a significant environmental impact. In her own words, “For years, humans have grown crops to serve human needs, often at the expense of the environment. It’s time we developed crops that can benefit the planet, as well as humans.” St. Louis has an international treasure in Dr. Miller. She is beloved by her scientific peers and energetic in bringing people together to work on both creative new projects and on important traditional projects. She is an impressive, interdisciplinary leader in the botanical and agricultural sciences, and an important contributor to the St. Louis culture of science.
James B. Eads Award Bing Yang, Ph.D.
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Member; Professor, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia
Dr. Bing Yang is a professor in the Division of Plant Science & Technology at the University of Missouri (MU), and Member and Principal Investigator of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (DDPSC) in St. Louis since 2018. He was awarded tenure by the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology at Iowa State University in 2013 and promoted to full professor at the same institution. He was recruited to MU and DDPSC for the joint position in 2018. Prior to these appointments, he pursued research at Kansas State University as a graduate research assistant, post-doctoral research associate, and research assistant professor. He is an internationally recognized authority on plant genome engineering with applications in engineered crop resistance to pathogens. He is at the forefront of using CRSIPR/Cas-mediated gene editing and has pioneered
efficient approaches to multiplex guide RNAs that allow him to edit multiple genes or promoters in one step in rice and other crop plants including maize, wheat, sorghum, and soybean. Using technology he’s developed, Yang has succeeded in generating rice plants with multiple promoter edits that render rice plants resistant to a devastating disease, bacterial blight. His research focuses on continual development of genome editing technologies and on host/bacterium interactions with bacterial blight of rice as a model. For his achievements, he was named a 2022 Fellow of AAAS and in 2024 was awarded a Curators’ Distinguished Professorship from MU. He has been included in the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list for the past five years.
Science Educator Award
Farzana Hoque, M.D., MRCP, FACP, FRCP
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Dr. Farzana Hoque is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Acting Internship Co-Director at Saint Louis University (SLU) School of Medicine, where she teaches and mentors SLU and visiting medical students from across Missouri. As the inaugural Medical Director of Bordley Tower, SLU’s legacy hospital, she leads interdisciplinary teams of over 40 physicians, providing compassionate care for over 23,000 patients annually, facing prolonged hospitalizations due to socioeconomic challenges and complex comorbidities. A national and international conference speaker, Dr. Hoque has mentored 45 medical trainees and authored over 50 publications. As a volunteer faculty for, “Tour for Diversity in Medicine,” and “The Student National Medical Association,” she empowers underserved students to pursue science.
of the Quarter Award, and Excellence in Professionalism Award from SLU. She was named Physician of the Year by SSM Health, the solo physician selected from eight hospitals and over 2,500 physicians in St. Louis. She was also named a “Leader of Distinction” by the YWCA St. Louis and a “40 Under 40” honoree by the St. Louis Business Journal.
National awards include the “Unsung Hero” from the Society of Hospital Medicine, the Young Achiever Award from the American College of Physicians (three consecutive years), and the Inspire Award from the American Medical Women’s Association. Dr. Hoque is President of the Society of Hospital Medicine STL Chapter, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (UK), and an elected member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Dr. Hoque’s awards include the Caring Physician Award, Physician
Science Educator Award
Peggy James Nacke
Retired Director of Special Projects and Events, The Academy of Science - St. Louis
With a strong conviction that, “Everyone can be a citizen scientist— students, individuals, and families,” faith in the power of collaboration to deepen and expand the breadth of science literacy locally, and a commitment to equitable STEM experiences, for 18 years, Peggy James Nacke, the Academy’s Director of Special Projects and Events through 2022, amplified the multi-generational impact of seminal Academy STEM outreach initiatives such as the Junior Academy of Science, The Academy of Science – St. Louis regional K-12 Science Fair and its Honors Division, and the Academy’s signature citizen science initiative, its community BioBlitzes.
biodiversity in the region’s urban parks and natural areas open to amateur scientists and naturalists, science enthusiasts, and the merely curious, of all ages. Her work garnered the attention of National Geographic, who consulted with Peggy on how to successfully project manage community BioBlitz initiatives.
Drawing on the strengths of the region’s science organizations for maximum community impact and exposure, in collaboration with The Explorers Club St. Louis, Peggy launched annual Academy BioBlitzes in 2006—24 – 48-hour flash exploration inventories of
A proponent of equity in building authentic 21st century scientific skills for future college and STEM careers, she launched the nation’s first e-Fair, (a model for science fairs throughout the country), through The Academy’s regional Science Fair, removing barriers to participation for hundreds of students and teachers.
Science Leadership Award Thomas Eickhoff, Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer, Bayer
Thomas (Tom) Eickhoff, Ph.D., has spent most of his professional career in St. Louis, working to commercialize products for farmers and developing scientists through his leadership roles at Monsanto, Bayer, and The Climate LLC. Mentoring and agriculture are Eickhoff’s passions, and he flourishes in both roles in St. Louis.
With a current focus on digital farming and a background in entomology, agronomy and product commercialization, Eickhoff uses his scientific knowledge and marketing skills to mentor early career scientists toward career paths that will allow them to contribute to the advancement of the industry. His influence extends across the St. Louis region and beyond through his mentees, who have assumed leadership and research positions at various companies and universities.
Eickhoff has brought many individuals into Bayer—including university students—teaching them how to have a significant
impact on the business. Eickhoff’s positive effect multiplies as his mentees become leaders and mentors themselves, experiencing success at Bayer Crop Science. Along with Eickhoff, they design innovative products farmers need and want in their fields at an accelerated pace. Many have succeeded in other scientific positions in St. Louis, across the United States and even worldwide.
Eickhoff’s mentorship and leadership have nurtured a new generation of researchers, ensuring innovation in the agriculture industry will continue to thrive in our region. By focusing on the farmer customer, generously sharing his experiences, mentoring students and researchers, and identifying opportunities for early career scientists, Tom Eickhoff embodies the qualities of a true science leader in St. Louis.
Science Leadership Award MilliporeSigma
Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Millipore Sigma’s St. Louis history began in 1945 with the establishment of the Sigma Chemical Company, a saccharin manufacturer. Sigma expanded their chemical manufacturing, and in 1946 became the first company to manufacture pure ATP. In 1975, Sigma merged Aldrich Chemical, expanding operations and eventually employing nearly 10,000 people. In 2014, Sigma-Aldrich was acquired by Merck, combined with EMD Milliipore, and became MilliporeSigma. MilliporeSigma is a world leader in supporting pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. MilliporeSigma
remains a St. Louis anchor institution with a demonstrated commitment to the region. In 2024, MilliporeSigma invested $76 million to expand their ADC (antibody-drug conjugate) manufacturing capabilities. The company supports STEM education both nationally and locally through their Curiosity Cube, a mobile science lab designed to educate K12 students and provide information on STEM careers. In addition to the touring Curiosity Cube, MilliporeSigma maintains a Curiosity Cube at their St. Louis facility for regional students.
Peter H. Raven Lifetime Achievement Mary E. Burke, MA, AAAS Fellow
Former
CEO,
The Academy of Science - St. Louis
Through June 2024, Mary E. Burke led The Academy of Science – St. Louis as its CEO for 20 years. Providing 21st century change leadership for the 170-year-old august organization dedicated to fostering the understanding and appreciation of science in the St. Louis region, she was responsible for major organizational change including restructuring the organization’s executive board, revenue streams, financial reporting, outreach, and marketing. Responsible for stewardship of the mission of the organization, she led the Academy to expand its reach via programming aligned with 21st Century Learning Standards and focused on tapping into the region’s need for a science and technologyliterate workforce. Recognizing children learn science inquiry through hands-on, relevant, projectbased experiences, she oversaw the implementation of myriad collaborative initiatives designed to inspire participation in the workforce of the future. Under her tenure, Academy initiatives grew to include: the Greater St. Louis Science Fair, now known as The Academy of Science – St. Louis regional K-12 Science Fair and its Honors Division; the annual
Outstanding St. Louis Scientist Awards; Academy Fellows; Speakers for Science; a wealth of collaborative public science seminars throughout the St. Louis community such as Conservation Conversations, Science in St. Louis, Genetics and Genomics; BioBlitz; and the Academy’s array of STEM Teens Continuum Initiatives that included programming such as the Junior Academy of Science, Teen Science Cafes, Girls Can STEM, the STEM Teens Leadership Council, STEM Careers Programming—Future Trek and Greening Your Future, and Communications Careers in STEM for middle and high school students.
Ms. Burke oversaw the increased participation of business and startup communities in the mission of the Academy, and expanded STEM programming access to underserved school districts and communities in the region.
Nominated to AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) as a Fellow in 2012, she was recognized for her distinguished record of socially impactful contributions in the advancement of science.
Past Awardees
The Peter H. Raven Lifetime Achievement Award — recognizes a distinguished career of service in science, engineering, or technology.
2020 – Francis Sessions Cole, III, M.D.
2019 – Edward H. Coe, Jr., Ph.D.
2018 – Stuart A. Kornfeld, M.D.
2017 – Stephen M. Beverley, Ph.D.
2016 – Cheryl Asa, Ph.D.
2015 – Steven L. Teitelbaum, M.D.
2014 – John Edward Heuser, M.D.
2013 – John C. Morris, M.D.
2012 – Jeffrey I. Gordon, M.D.
2011 – Marcus E. Raichle, M.D.
2010 – Roger N. Beachy, Ph.D.
2009 – Carl Frieden, Ph.D.
– Eduardo Slatopolsky, M.D.
2008 – William S. Knowles, Ph.D.
2007 – Philip D. Stahl, Ph.D.
– David C. Van Essen, Ph.D.
2006 – Lee Nelken Robins, Ph.D.
2005 – Teresa J. Vietti, M.D.
2004 – Brian J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
2003 – Ira J. Hirsh, Ph.D.
– Nobuo Suga, Ph.D.
2002 – Maurice Green, Ph.D.
– Patty Jo Watson, Ph.D.
2001 – Jerome R. Cox, Jr., Sc.D.
– Robert W. Murray, Ph.D.
2000 – Philip Needleman, Ph.D.
– Robert H. Waterston, M.D., Ph.D.
1999 – Frank E. Moss, Ph.D.
– William S. Sly, M.D.
1998 – Louis V. Avioli, M.D.
– Leonard Berg, M.D.
1997 – Paul E. Lacy, M.D., Ph.D.
– Robert M. Walker, Ph.D.
1996 – John Olney, M.D.
1995 – Michel Ter-Pogossian, Ph.D.
The Science Leadership Award — recognizes a distinguished individual, not necessarily a scientist, or organization that has played an important leadership role in the development of science and scientists in the St. Louis region.
2023 – Dedric Carter, Ph.D., MBA
2020 – Jim McKelvey
– Raymond C. Tait, Ph.D.
2019 – Bayer
– Mark S. Wrighton, Ph.D.
2018 – Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
– Randall S. Prather, Ph.D.
2017 – Peter Wyse Jackson, Ph.D.
2016 – Hank C. Foley, Ph.D.
2015 – Cortex Innovation Community
– Ralph S. Quatrano, Ph.D.
2014 – Novus International, Inc.
– Robert T. Fraley, Ph.D.
2013 – Nestle Purina PetCare
– Karen Seibert, Ph.D.
2012 – James S. McDonnell Foundation
– Larry J. Shapiro, M.D.
2011 – Emerson
– Timothy Eberlein, M.D.
2010 – Missouri Botanical Garden
– M. Carolyn Baum, Ph.D., OTR
2009 – The Boeing Company
– William A. Peck, M.D.
2008 – Charles Kilo, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E.
– Monsanto Company
2007 – William (Bill) Danforth, M.D.
– Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
The Trustees Award recognizes outstanding contributions in keeping with The Academy of Science mission of promoting the understanding and appreciation of science. Through exceptional leadership and communication, their impact crosses geographic boundaries and enriches private, public, and academic sectors.
2020 – Pamela M. Bachman, Ph.D.
– Will R. Ross, M.D., M.P.H.
2019 – James S. Miller, Ph.D.
– Douglas D. Randall, Ph.D.
2018 – Peter Hoch, Ph.D.
– Ty T. Vaughn, Ph.D.
2017 – Philip O. Alderson, M.D.
– Sharon L. Deem, DVM, Ph.D., Dipl. ACZM
2016 – Sherri M. Brown, Ph.D.
2015 – Jennifer K. Lodge, Ph.D.
– Robert Magill, Ph.D.
2014 – Michael Cosmopoulos, Ph.D.
– George Yatskievych, Ph.D.
2013 – Pana Charumilind, Ph.D.
2012 – Mabel L. Purkerson, M.D.
2011 – Janey S. Symington, Ph.D.
– Linda Cottler, Ph.D.
2010 – Pfizer – St. Louis
– Heidi R. Hope, Ph.D.
2009 – Lincoln I. Diuguid, Ph.D.
2008 – Paul Markovits, Ph.D.
– Paul A. Young, Ph.D.
2007 – Patricia E. Simmons, Ph.D.
2006 – Thomas A. Woolsey, M.D.
2005 – Charles R. Granger, Ph.D.
Past Awardees
The Trustees Award, Cont’d
2004 – Luther S. Williams, Ph.D.
2003 – Will D. Carpenter, Ph.D.
2002 – Jessie L. Ternberg, M.D., Ph.D.
2001 – Ernest G. Jaworski, Ph.D.
1999 – Willis V. Hauser
The Fellows Award — recognizes a distinguished individual for outstanding achievement in science.
2020 – Laura Jean Bierut, M.D.
– Alexei V. Demchenko, Ph.D.
– Gary A. Weisman, Ph.D.
2019 – Adrian Michael DiBisceglie, M.D.
– Anne M. Fagan, Ph.D.
2018 – Daniel F. Hoft, M.D., Ph.D.
– Gary Stacey, Ph.D.
2017 – Ebenezer Satyaraj, Ph.D.
– Jeremy Taylor, Ph.D.
2016 – James A. Birchler, Ph.D.
– Thomas P. Burris, Ph.D.
– Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Ph.D.
2015 – Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D.
– Enrico Di Cera, M.D.
2014 – David Holtzman, M.D.
– Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D.
2013 – Dale Dorsett, Ph.D.
– Samuel Klein, M.D.
2012 – Govindaswamy Chinnadurai, Ph.D.
– Scott L. Hultgren, Ph.D.
2011 – Duane Grandgenett, Ph.D.
– Toni Kutchan, Ph.D.
2010 – Alan L. Schwartz, Ph.D.
2009 – Cheryl S. Asa, Ph.D.
– Gerald Medoff, M.D.
2008 – Martin H. Israel, Ph.D.
2007 – Kattesh V. Katti, Ph.D.
– Robert M. Senior, M.D.
2006 – Barbara Schaal, Ph.D.
– Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D.
2005 – G. Alexander Patterson, M.D.
– Robert T. Fraley, Ph.D.
2004 – Patricia G. Parker, Ph.D.
– Clifford M. Will, Ph.D.
2003 – Susan Mackinnon, M.D.
– Raymond G. Slavin, M.D.
2002 – Carl M. Bender, Ph.D.
– Robert E. Ricklefs, Ph.D.
2001 – Christopher I. Byrnes, Ph.D.
– Dennis W. Choi, M.D., Ph.D.
2000 – Allen R. Atkins, Ph.D.
– Sarah C. R. Elgin, Ph.D.
1999 – Robert B. Belshe, M.D.
– Ananthachari Srinivasan, Ph.D.
The James B. Eads Award — recognizes a distinguished individual for outstanding achievement in engineering or technology.
2020 – Gary G. Bond
– Guy M. Genin, Ph.D.
2019 – Henry Erk, D.Sc.
– Michael Graham, Ph.D.
2018 – Elizabeth Bryda, Ph.D.
– Raj Jain, Ph.D.
– Jeffery Roach
2017 – Tom H. Adams, Ph.D.
– Robert Standley, Ph.D.
2016 – Rob Mitra, Ph.D.
2015 – Babu Chalamala, Ph.D.
– Charles M. Hohenberg, Ph.D.
2014 – Charles L. Armstrong, Ph.D.
– Lihong Wang, Ph.D.
2013 – George W. Gokel, Ph.D.
– Gregory Yablonsky, Ph.D.
2012 – Kevin L. Deppermann
– Stuart A. Solin, Ph.D.
2011 – Ettigounder Ponnusamy, Ph.D.
– Alexander Rubin, Ph.D.
2010 – David A. Fischhoff, Ph.D.
– Stephen R. Padgette, Ph.D.
2009 – Ramesh K. Agarwal, Ph.D.
2008 – Sherman J. Silber, M.D., F.A.C.S.
2006 – Robert B. Horsch, Ph.D.
2005 – Krishnan K. Sankaran, Ph.D.
2004 – Rudolph N. Yurkovich
2003 – Donald P. Ames, Ph.D.
2002 – Richard E. Pinckert, Ph.D.
– Jonathan S. Turner, Ph.D.
2001 – Richard D. Bucholz, M.D.
The George Engelmann
Interdisciplinary Award recognizes outstanding achievement in science, engineering, or technology that results from collaboration among two or more (up to three) individuals across disciplinary or institutional boundaries.
2020 – Gail L. Czarnecki-Maulden, Ph.D.
2019 – Susan K. Dutcher, Ph.D.
– Eric Miller, D.V.M., Dipl. ACZM
2018 – Xuemin Wang, Ph.D.
2017 – Edward Spitznagel, Ph.D.
2016 – Yuanlong Pan, BVM, Ph.D.
– Gary D. Stormo, Ph.D.
2015 – Gregory R. Heck, Ph.D.
– Technical Community of Monsanto Leadership Team
2012 – Timothy Ley, M.D.
– Elaine R. Mardis, Ph.D.
Past Awardees
The Innovation Award — recognizes a scientist or engineer age 40 or under who has demonstrated exceptional potential for future accomplishments in science, engineering, or technology.
2020 – Joseph D. Schaefer, Ph.D.
– Ruth A. Wagner, Ph.D.
– Mohamed A. Zayed, M.D., Ph.D., FACS
2019 – Andrew H. Baker, Ph.D.
– Rebecca Bart, Ph.D.
– Samantha A. Morris, Ph.D.
2018 – Carla Reynolds, Ph.D.
2017 – Liviu Mirica, Ph.D.
– Kater Murch, Ph.D.
2016 – Tiffani D. Eisenhauer, Ph.D.
– Gary J. Patti, Ph.D.
2015 – Gautam Dantas, Ph.D.
– Yiyu Shi, Ph.D.
2014 – Caitlin Kelleher, Ph.D.
2013 – Angel Baldan, Ph.D.
– Katherine Henzler-Wildman, Ph.D.
2012 – Audrey R. Odom, M.D., Ph.D.
2010 – Randall J. Bateman, M.D.
– Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ph.D.
2009 – Jonathan M. Chase, Ph.D.
– Timothy E. Holy, Ph.D.
2008 – Sonya Bahr, Ph.D.
2007 – Eric C. Leuthardt, M.D.
– Ali Shilatifard, Ph.D.
2005 – Shelley D. Minteer, Ph.D.
2004 – James H. Buckley, Ph.D.
2003 – Phyllis I. Hanson, M.D., Ph.D.
– James P. McCarter, M.D., Ph.D.
2002 – Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D.
2001 – Jonathan B. Losos, Ph.D.
2000 – Steven F. Dowdy, Ph.D.
– Michael E. Wysession, Ph.D.
1999 – Laura L. Dugan, M.D.
1998 – Scott Hultgren, Ph.D.
2000 – James M. Bornholdt, Ph.D.
1996 – Alison Goate, Ph.D.
– Robert D. Davinroy
1995 – Jacob D. Langer, M.D.
The Science Educator Award recognizes a distinguished individual or organization on the basis of outstanding contributions to science education or to the public understanding of science, engineering, or technology.
2019 – Kelly E. Lane-deGraaf, Ph.D.
2019 – Nicole Miller-Struttmann, Ph.D.
2018 – David Kirk, Ph.D.
– Johannes Strobel, Ph.D.
2017 – David Westenberg, Ph.D.
2016 – Kyra N. Krakos, Ph.D.
2014 – Robert J. Marquis, Ph.D.
2013 – James Wilson, Ph.D.
2012 – Michael W. Friedlander, Ph.D.
– Pamela Gay, Ph.D.
2011 – Young Scientist Program,
– Washington University in St. Louis
2010 – Harold H. Harris, Ph.D.
2009 – Victoria Lynn May
2008 – Harold R. Messler, B.S.
– John Ridgen, Ph.D.
2007 – Patrick L. Osborne, Ph.D.
2006 – Kenneth Mares, Ph.D.
2005 – Robert A. Williams, Ph.D.
2004 – Paul H. Young, M.D.
– William L. McConnell
Fellows of the Academy
Since its inception, The Academy has promoted the recognition of impressive scientists in the St. Louis area. This tradition continues with the Academy Fellows Induction and annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards. The Fellows of the Academy is a prestigious association of St. Louis scientists and engineers of national reputation. The Fellows organization creates opportunities to tap into the wealth of science and technology resources in our area for recommendations and insight. Many Fellows are recipients of an Outstanding St. Louis Scientist Award.
Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D.
Joseph J. H. Ackerman, Ph.D.
Tom H. Adams, Ph.D.
Opeolu M. Adeoye, M.D., MS
Ramesh K. Agarwal, Ph.D.
Philip O. Alderson, M.D.
Donald P. Ames, Ph.D.*
Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos, Ph.D.*
Charles L. Armstrong, Ph.D.
Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D.
Cheryl S. Asa, Ph.D.
Allen R. Atkins, Ph.D.
John P. Atkinson, M.D.
Louis V. Avioli, M.D.*
Pamela M. Bachman, Ph.D.
Bruce R. Bacon, M.D.
Deanna Barch, Ph.D.
Randall J. Bateman, M.D.
M. Carolyn Baum, Ph.D., O.T.R./L., F.A.O.T.A.
Roger N. Beachy, Ph.D.
Bernard Becker, M.D.*
Robert B. Belshe, M.D.
Carl M. Bender, Ph.D.
Leonard Berg, M.D.*
Stephen M. Beverley, Ph.D.
Laura Jean Bierut, M.D.
James A. Birchler, Ph.D.
Pratim Biswas, Ph.D.
Gregg Bogosian, Ph.D.
Oliver C. Boileau, Jr.*
Gary G. Bond
Azad Bonni, M.D., Ph.D.
Sherri M. Brown, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Bryda, Ph.D.
Richard D. Bucholz, M.D.
Mary E. Burke, MA, AAAS Fellow
Thomas P. Burris, Ph.D.
Christopher I. Byrnes, Ph.D.*
Will D. Carpenter, Ph.D.*
James C. Carrington, Ph.D.
Dedric A. Carter, Ph.D., MBA
William John Catalona, M.D.
Bernard R. Chaitman, M.D.
Babu Chalamala, Ph.D.
Pana Charumilind, Ph.D.
Mary-Dell Chilton, Ph.D.
Govindaswamy Chinnadurai, Ph.D.
Dennis Choi, M.D., Ph.D.
Norma B. Clayton
C. Robert Cloninger, M.D., Ph.D.
Edward H. Coe, Jr., Ph.D.
Graham A. Colditz, M.D., Ph.D.
Francis Sessions Cole, III, M.D.
Marco Colonna, M.D.
Glenn C. Conroy, Ph.D.
Joel D. Cooper, M.D.
C. Thomas Cori, Ph.D.*
Michael Cosmopoulos, Ph.D.
Linda Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.E.
Douglas F. Covey, Ph.D.
Ramanath Cowsik, Ph.D.
Jerome R. Cox, Jr., D.Sc.*
Roy Curtiss, III, Ph.D.
Gail L. Czarnecki-Maulden, Ph.D.
Ralph G. Dacey, Jr., M.D.
William H. Danforth, M.D.*
Delbert E. Day, Ph.D.
Michael R. DeBaun, M.D., M.P.H.
Sharon L. Deem, D.V.M., Ph.D., Dipl. ACZM
Alexei V. Demchenko, Ph.D.
Kevin L. Deppermann
Adrian Michael Di Bisceglie, M.D.
Enrico Di Cera, M.D.
Michael S. Diamond, M.D., Ph.D.
Lincoln I. Diuguid, Ph.D.*
*In Memoriam
Ram Dixit, Ph.D.
Fellows of the Academy
Edward A. Doisy, Ph.D.*
Dale Dorsett, Ph.D.
Milorad Dudukovic, Ph.D.
Susan K. Dutcher, Ph.D.
Timothy J. Eberlein, M.D.
Sean R. Eddy, Ph.D.
Thomas Eickhoff, Ph.D.
Sarah C. R. Elgin, Ph.D.
Elliot L. Elson, Ph.D.
Henry Erk, D.Sc.
Alex S. Evers, M.D.
Anne M. Fagan, Ph.D.
Claude M. Fauquet, Ph.D.
David A. Fischhoff, Ph.D.
Henry C. Foley, Ph.D.
Robert T. Fraley, Ph.D.
Carl Frieden, Ph.D.
Richard H. Gelberman, M.D.
Guy M. Genin, Ph.D.
George W. Gokel, Ph.D.
Daniel E. Goldberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Ursula W. Goodenough, Ph.D.
Jeffrey I. Gordon, M.D.
George S. Graff*
Michael Graham, Ph.D.
Duane Grandgenett, Ph.D.
Charles R. Granger, Ph.D.
Maurice Green, Ph.D.*
Farshid Guilak, Ph.D.
David H. Gutmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Samuel B. Guze, M.D.*
Viktor Hamburger, Ph.D.*
Paul D. Haney*
Larry Haskin, Ph.D.*
Willis V. Hauser*
Gregory R. Heck, Ph.D.
S. Allen Heininger, D.Sc.
John E. Heuser, M.D.
Ira Hirsh, Ph.D.*
Peter Hoch, Ph.D.
Daniel F. Hoft, M.D., Ph.D.
Charles M. Hohenberg, Ph.D.
Kurt H. Hohenemser, Ph.D.*
David M. Holtzman, M.D.
Heidi R. Hope, Ph.D.
Robert Horsch, Ph.D.
Benjamin H. Hulsey
Scott J. Hultgren, Ph.D.
Alberto Isidori, Ph.D.
Martin H. Israel, Ph.D.
Raj Jain, Ph.D.
Ernest G. Jaworski, Ph.D.*
George B. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D.
Michael M. Karl, M.D., Ph.D.*
Kattesh V. Katti, M.Sc.Ed, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Elizabeth A. Kellogg, Ph.D.
Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D.
Charles Kilo, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E.*
David Morris Kipnis, M.D.*
Jonathan Kipnis, Ph.D.
Ganesh M. Kishore, Ph.D.
Samuel Klein, M.D.
William S. Knowles, Ph.D.*
Stuart A. Kornfeld, M.D.
Donald R. Kozlowski*
Toni M. Kutchan, Ph.D.
Paul E. Lacy, M.D., Ph.D.*
William M. Landau, M.D.*
Jack H. Ladenson, Ph.D.
Shelley K. Lavender
James V. Leonard*
Eric Leuthardt, M.D.
Steven Levine, Ph.D.
Timothy J. Ley, M.D.
Steven H. Lipstein, MHA
Jennifer K. Lodge, Ph.D.
Virgil Loeb, Jr., M.D.*
Jonathan B. Losos, Ph.D.
Oliver H. Lowry, Ph.D.*
Joan L. Luby, M.D.
Cecil Lue-Hing, D.Sc., P.E., DEE, Hon.M.ASCE
Susan E. Mackinnon, M.D.
George A. Macones, M.D., M.S.C.E.
Robert Magill, Ph.D.
Philip W. Majerus, M.D.*
Elaine R. Mardis, Ph.D.
Paul S. Markovits, Ph.D.
Fiona Marshall, Ph.D.
Garland R. Marshall, Ph.D.
Mildred Mattfeldt-Beman, Ph.D., R.D.
*In Memoriam
Fellows of the Academy
Sanford N. McDonnell*
James M. McKelvey, Ph.D.*
Jim McKelvey
Gerald Medoff, M.D.*
Paul Mensah, Ph.D.
Blake C. Meyers, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Milbrandt, M.D., Ph.D.
Allison Miller, Ph.D.
Eric Miller, D.V.M., Dipl. ACZM
James S. Miller, Ph.D.
Brian J. Mitchell, Ph.D.*
Rob Mitra, Ph.D.
Kelle H. Moley, M.D.
Daniel Moran, Ph.D.
John C. Morris, M.D.
Aubrey R. Morrison, M.D., FACP, FRCP(C), FRCP(I)
Frank E. Moss, Ph.D.*
Kenneth M. Murphy, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert W. Murray, Ph.D.*
Helen E. Nash, M.D.*
Philip Needleman, Ph.D.*
Charles W. Oertli, P.E.
John W. Olney, M.D.*
Stephen R. Padgette, Ph.D.
Yuanlong Pan, BVM, Ph.D.
Patricia G. Parker, Ph.D.
Deborah Patterson
G. Alexander Patterson, M.D.
William A. Peck, M.D.*
Rear Admiral Eugene J. Peltier, L.L.D.*
Carlos A. Perez, M.D.*
Kendall Perkins*
Frederick J. Perlak, Ph.D.
David H. Perlmutter, M.D.
T. Roger Peterson, P.E.*
Jane E. Phillips-Conroy, Ph.D.
Richard E. Pinckert, Ph.D.
Helen M. Piwnica-Worms, Ph.D.
Kenneth S. Polonsky, M.D.
Ettigounder Ponnusamy, Ph.D.
Randall S. Prather, Ph.D.
Mabel L. Purkerson, M.D.
Ralph S. Quatrano, Ph.D.
Marcus E. Raichle, M.D.
Douglas D. Randall, Ph.D.
Peter H. Raven, Ph.D.
Charles M. Rice, Ph.D.
Robert E. Ricklefs, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Roach
Lee N. Robins, Ph.D.*
Henry L. Roediger III, Ph.D.
Will R. Ross, M.D., M.P.H.
Alexander Rubin, Ph.D.
Yoram Rudy, Ph.D.
J. Evan Sadler, III, M.D., Ph.D.*
Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D.
Joshua R. Sanes, Ph.D.
Krishnan K. Sankaran, Ph.D.
Ebenezer Satyaraj, Ph.D.
Barbara A. Schaal, Ph.D.
Milton J. Schlesinger, Ph.D.*
Sondra Schlesinger, Ph.D.
Robert D. Schreiber, Ph.D.
Irene T. Schulze, Ph.D.
Alan L. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D.
Henry G. Schwartz, M.D.*
H. Gerard Schwartz, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.
Karen Seibert, Ph.D.*
Robert M. Senior, M.D.*
Larry J. Shapiro, M.D.
Donald C. Shreffler, Ph.D.*
L. David Sibley, Ph.D.
Sherman J. Silber, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Patricia E. Simmons, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Skolnick, Ph.D.
Eduardo Slatopolsky, M.D.*
Raymond G. Slavin, M.D.
William S. Sly, M.D.
Donald L. Snyder, Ph.D.*
Stuart A. Solin, Ph.D.
Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Ph.D.
Edward Spitznagel, Ph.D.
Ananthachari Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Gary Stacey, Ph.D.
Philip D. Stahl, Ph.D.
Robert Standley, Ph.D.
Gary D. Stormo, Ph.D.
Joan E. Strassmann, Ph.D.
Claude N. Strauser, P.E., P.H., L.S.
Robert P. Stupp*
Nobuo Suga, Ph.D.
*In Memoriam
Fellows of the Academy
Janey S. Symington, Ph.D.
Barna A. Szabo, Ph.D.
Raymond C. Tait, Ph.D.
Jeremy Taylor, Ph.D.
Steven L. Teitelbaum, M.D.
Alan R. Templeton, Ph.D.
Jessie L. Ternberg, M.D., Ph.D.*
Michel M. Ter-Pogossian*
George E. Thoma, Jr., M.D.*
Charles A. Thomas, D.Sc.*
Holden Thorp, Ph.D.
Monte C. Throdahl*
Erik Trinkaus, Ph.D.
Jonathan S. Turner, Ph.D.
Emil R. Unanue, M.D.*
David C. Van Essen, Ph.D.
Joseph E. Varner, Ph.D.*
Ty T. Vaughn, Ph.D.
Richard D. Vierstra, Ph.D.
Teresa Vietti, M.D.*
Herbert W. Virgin, IV, M.D., Ph.D.
Richard L. Wahl, M.D.
Robert M. Walker, Ph.D.*
Lihong Wang, Ph.D.
Xuemin Wang, Ph.D.
Robert H. Waterston, M.D., Ph.D.
Patty Jo Watson, Ph.D.*
Gary A. Weisman, Ph.D.
Samuel Isaac Weissman, Ph.D.*
Michael J. Welch, Ph.D.*
Virginia V. Weldon, M.D.*
Clifford M. Will, Ph.D.
Luther S. Williams, Ph.D.
Richard K. Wilson, Ph.D.
Kevin A. Wise, Ph.D.
William S. M. Wold, Ph.D.*
Charles M. Wolfe, Ph.D.*
Thomas A. Woolsey, M.D.
Mark S. Wrighton, Ph.D.
Peter Wyse Jackson, Ph.D.
Zhi Xu, Ph.D.
Grigoriy Yablonsky, Ph.D.
Bing Yang, Ph.D.
John F. Yardley*
George Yatskievych, Ph.D.
Frank C-P Yin, M.D., Ph.D.
Wayne Yokoyama, M.D.
Paul A. Young, Ph.D.
Rudolph N. Yurkovich
John Zaborsky, Ph.D.*
Meinhart Zenk, Ph.D.*
Charles F. Zorumski, M.D.
*In Memoriam
Donors
A living, thriving organization, The Academy of Science of St. Louis is made extraordinary and regularly transformed by the people involved. Our mission depends on you – our members, our donors, and our volunteers. we are proud to acknowledge the following individuals, corporations and foundations that made gifts of $500 or more to the Academy from 2023-2024.
Corporate/Foundation
Air and Waste Management - St. Louis Section
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - St. Louis Section
American Institute of Chemical EngineersSt. Louis Section
American Statistical Association (St. Louis Chapter)
Bayer
The Boeing Company
Broadcom Foundation
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
East Central District Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, Inc.
Employees Community Fund of Boeing Kolasa Foundation
Mary Ranken Jordan and Ettie A. Jordan Foundation
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Technology Corporation
MOST, Missouri’s 529 Education Plan
MRC Full Circle Foundation
Nestle Purina Petcare
Pfizer
The Pfizer Foundation
Saigh Foundation
St. louis Metropolitan Medical Society
St. Louis Public Radio (In-Kind)
Saint Louis Science Center (In-Kind)
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Science and Engineering (In-Kind)
Saint Louis Zoo
The Skeptical Society of St. Louis TechSoup (In-Kind)
Thompson Coburn LLP
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Victor and Selene deLiniere Charitable Foundation
Washington University in St. Louis, Chancellor’s Office
Washington University in St. Louis, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Washington University School of Medicine, Chair’s Office
Washington University School of Medicine, Dean’s Office
Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Corporate/Foundation cont’d
Washington University School of Medicine, Section of Vascular Surgery
Webster University
Individuals
Dr. Philip and Mrs. Marjorie Alderson
Richard Spener and Toni Armstrong
Dr. Kristine Callis-Duehl
Dr. Brian L. and Mrs. Vicki Clevinger
Dr. Graham Colditz
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doerner
Dr. David and Mrs. Kathleen Fischhoff
Mrs. Barbara Fisher
Dr. Sonya Franklin
Dr. George Gokel
Dr. Anne Carol Goldberg
Dr. Charles Granger
Dr. Michael Gross
Dr. Eric Gulve
Kristen and Rick Holton, Jr.
Mrs. Tracy Holtzman
Mr. Benjamin and Mrs. Eileen Hulsey
Mr. David Isserman
Dr. Janet Jackson
Dr. Elizabeth Kellogg
Dr. Stuart Kornfeld
Dr. Toni Kutchan
Dr. Paul and Mrs. Leslie Markovits
Mr. John F. McDonnell
John and Connie McPheeters, Alex and Jenny McPheeters, Lizzy and Dave Rickard, and Katherine McPheeters
Dr. Judith Medoff
Dr. John Morris
Sima and Philip Needleman Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. Charles and Mrs. Sue Oertli
Drs. Elizabeth Keath and William Powderly
Dr. Mabel Purkerson
Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Lee Anne Quatrano
Dwight Scott
Dr. William and Mrs. Margaret Ann Sly
Mr. Jerry Steiner
Mr. James Stemmler
Dr. John and Mrs. Patricia Talley
Dr. Anton Wallner
Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Cynthia Woolsey
Dr. Mark S. Wrighton
Dr. Peter and Mrs. Diane Wyse Jackson
Dr. Libby Yunger
Mr. Rudolph Yurkovich
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2025 BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND STAFF
Executive Committee
Toni M. Kutchan, Ph.D. President
Brian L. Clevinger, Ph.D. Vice President and Treasurer
Anton S. Wallner, Ph.D. Secretary
Eric Gulve, Ph.D. Officer
Pascal Steiner, Ph.D. Officer
Cheryl Watkins, DPM, MBA Officer
Trustees & Ex-Officio
Philip O. Alderson, M.D.**
Tabbetha Bohac, Ph.D.
Tom Burroughs, Ph.D. Anna Dibble
Kristine Callis-Duehl, Ph.D.
Sonya Franklin, Ph.D.
Charles R. Granger, Ph.D.**
Charles Hoessle**
David Isserman**
Lúcia Lohmann, Ph.D.*
Quinn Long, Ph.D.
Paul S. Markovits, Ph.D.**
Charles W. Oertli, Ph.D.**
Mabel L. Purkerson, M.D.
Ralph S. Quatrano, Ph.D.**
Peter H. Raven, Ph.D.**
Vasit Sagan, Ph.D.
Barbara Schaal, Ph.D.**
Dwight Scott*
William S. Sly, M.D.**
Jody Sowell, Ph.D.*
Christopher D. Spilling, Ph.D.
Jerry Steiner, MBA
James A. Stemmler, J.D.**
Janey S. Symington, Ph.D.**
Freddie E. Wills, Ph.D.
Thomas A. Woolsey, M.D.*
Peter Wyse Jackson, Ph.D.**
Benjamin Hulsey, J.D. President Emeritus, Ex-Officio
Staff
Katherine Polokonis Executive Director
Denise Charles, CPA Chief Financial Officer
Rose Jansen
Director of Public Science Programs and Speakers for Science
Christina Carlson Projects Manager
Ashley Newport
STEM Special Projects Senior Coordinator
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**Advisory Trustee
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