The Fall Membership Meeting on Sept 13 at Amy and Mark Mykityshyn’s home was an exciting start to the 2026–27 year. Thank you, Amy and Mark, for hosting the Chapter in your beautiful home. At the meeting, we were pleased to welcome 29 members and to share...
Please welcome our newest ARCS MWC member, Dr. Jeanne Van Briesen. Jeanne is sponsored by Elli Nesbitt and was a 1992-97 ARCS Scholar at Northwestern University. She was also the first ARCS Alumni Hall of Fame inductee in 2016, cited for her influence on water quality, sustainability, and engineering practices through...
Lynn Dillon joined ARCS Metro Washington Chapter (ARCS MWC) in 2000! We thank Lynn for her continuing commitment and contributions to the chapter over the past 26 years, especially her willingness to lend a hand and step in when needed! Lynn’s sponsor was Mary Kennedy.
ARCS Light recipients are symbols of success within their chapters! They enthusiastically promote the ARCS mission, give their time and expertise to support their chapters, and are the unsung heroes of the ARCS Foundation.
Our newest ARCS MWC Light is Mary Jo Ruane! Mary Jo joined MWC in 2016 and was...
We welcome our newest member, Dr. Natalie Gogotsi, who joined in June and is sponsored by Melissa Rhoads-Simpson. Melissa knows Natalie through their work together at Lockheed Martin and describes her as an outstanding talent and person, who today serves as the Technical Assistant to the CTO.
Savannah Est-Witte joins ARCS MWC as a Scholar Alum member, sponsored by Miriam Erickson. Savannah received an ARCS award in 2020-21 while a Johns Hopkins PhD student.
Savannah is originally from St. Louis and studied biomedical engineering at Washington University there before earning her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Johns...
ARCS National featured ARCS MWC's own Patty Sparrell in the June newsletter! Patty was honored by her alma mater, Russell Sage College, at its 109th commencement ceremony in May. Read the full article here.
Anna Tate Riegel, PhD joined in May, sponsored by Christine D. Berg. Christine has been a colleague and friend of Anna's for decades and has been consistently impressed with her scientific integrity and research productivity.
Anna holds the Celia Rudman Fisher Endowed Chair in Oncology and Pharmacology at Georgetown University...
On May 31, ARCS MWC members gathered for the Spring Membership Luncheon Meeting, hosted by new member Robyn Smith. Over 20 members enjoyed a delicious potluck lunch, which was followed by the membership meeting.
The primary business was electing the new ARCS MWC Board for 2026-27 (listed below)...
