Tickets Now on Sale for IMSA's 20th Anniversary Event
For Immediate Release, Press Release
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TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR IMSA’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT
AURORA – The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) will celebrate its 20th Anniversary and honor those who champion “bold ideas and world-class results” with a special dinner and program at Tellabs in Naperville on April 20, 2007.
The honorees include: Michael J. Birck, chairman of the board, Tellabs; Susan K. Eddins, charter mathematics faculty member, IMSA; Stephanie Pace Marshall, founding president, IMSA; Walter E. Massey, president, Morehouse College and J. Ted Sanders, executive chairman, Cardean Learning Group.
The event also includes a tribute to recipients of the inaugural IMSA Board of Trustees Alumni Awards (profiles at http://www.imsa.edu/alumni/awards/recipients.php)
and a special interactive showcase of IMSA student inventions.
In addition, the event will feature CBS 2 Chicago Political Editor Michael Flannery as the Master of Ceremonies. Flannery has been the political editor for CBS 2 since 1980, responsible for covering Chicago City Hall, Springfield and all elections. Flannery has received many awards throughout his career including several Emmys, a Best Reporter Award and the Illinois Associated Press Award for Best Enterprise.
The $250.00 ticket price ($2,500.00 for a table of 10) includes a $135.00 tax-deductible donation to the IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education. To order tickets, contact IMSA’s Office of Advancement at (630) 907-5033 or email IMSA20@imsa.edu.
Corporate sponsors include Tellabs, Rush-Copley Medical Center, Cabot Microelectronics and ITW.
The IMSA 20th Anniversary Celebration is being hosted by the IMSA Board of Trustees and the IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education. The IMSA Fund is a not-for-profit corporation that raises private funds to help support IMSA’s programs for Illinois students and teachers.
The internationally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) develops creative, ethical leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As a teaching and learning laboratory created by the State of Illinois, IMSA enrolls academically talented Illinois students (grades 10-12) in its advanced, residential college preparatory program, and it serves thousands of educators and students in Illinois and beyond through innovative instructional programs that foster imagination and inquiry. IMSA also advances education through research, groundbreaking ventures and strategic partnerships. (www.imsa.edu)