Dear ARCS MWC Members,

Our annual fundraising event, the Eagle Award presentation on Apr 4, was amazing! The more than 82 attendees had fun, the venue was fantastic, and the auction and the paddle events alone raised over $45,000! Additional donations were made before and after the evening, which are still being tallied. All in all, a great success! Many thanks to Eagle Event co-chairs Charlotte Knight and Mary Jo Ruane for leading this wonderful event to celebrate scholarship, innovation and research. Additionally, thank you to over 15 other ARCS MWC members who volunteered their time and talents to make the evening a success. Additional details regarding the Eagle Honoree, Dr. John Mather, as well as the other speakers, are described in the article below.

University visits began this month! We were welcomed at three of our universities recently and had a chance to hear from our talented scholars. We reinforced our commitment to advancing science to the scholars and faculty; the faculty leaders acknowledged these are very uncertain times and ARCS unrestricted support is more important than ever! They are very thankful for both the financial and moral support! To continue our scholar support please come join us at the final two University visits. See photos below and details further down.

Mark your calendars! May 15 is the Annual Membership meeting to elect the 2025-2026 Board, and come meet scholars and scholar alums at Patty’s annual barbeque on Jun 8!

We are honored to lead such an amazing group of women!

~ Julie Hohl and Patty Sparrell, ARCS-MWC Co-Presidents

Campus Visit to Johns Hopkins University on Apr 1: Front row (l-r): Scholars Zachary Gold, Akshaya Annapragada, Sydney Shannon, Ariel Slepya, Alexander Lu, Rebecca Baxter and Sabahat Rahman. Back row (l-r): Amy Burdette, Kristen Bloschock, Jane Riddle, Patty Sparrell, Julie Hohl, Anne Wingo, Elli Nesbitt, Becky Corcoran, and Lauren Ryan.	Campus Visit to Georgetown University on Apr 9 (l-r): Miriam Erickson, Jane Riddle, Julie Hohl, Scholar DaVonne Henry, Becky Corcoran, Rebecca McNeilly, DaVonne's lab partner, and Dr. Paola Barbara, Physics Department Chair and co-mentor to DaVonne Henry, along with Dr. Amy Liu (not pictured).