2011 ANNUAL REPORTThe Franklin Institute

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12 ScienceintheCommunity

20 AroundtheCountry andtheWorld

30 FinancialReport

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40 BoardofTrustees

Connecting our Institute, our city, and our world to science

DENNIS M. WINT PresidentandCEO

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW

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Toourfriendsandsupporters:

Darwinis,ofcourse,theauthoritativefigureinthescienceofevolution:howspeciesadaptovertimetoincreasetheirchancesofsurvival.Darwin’slegendaryconcept,however,isequallygermanetosciencecenters.Astheneedsandexpectationsofthecommunitieswhichsciencecentersservechange,somustwealsoadapttoremainengagingandrelevant.

Since1995,TheFranklinInstitutehasbeencommittedtosuchrobustorganizationalevolution.Througharigorousandongoingstrategicplanningprocess,theInstitutehasdevel-oped,refined,andsuccessfullyexecutedseveralconsecutivestrategicplansthroughwhichwehavecompletelyupdatedandrebuiltoursignaturebuilding,creatednewanddynamicexhibitionsandattractions,andfirmlyestablishedtheInstitute,andwithit,Philadelphia,asapremierdestinationforinterna-tionalandsignificanttravelingexhibitions.

Evenafterseventeenyearsofsuchmarkedprogress,thisspirit

ofadvancementremainscritical.Indeed, 2011 will be recorded as a year in which The Franklin Institute devel-oped important new ways to connect our enduring mission of inspiring a passion for learning about science and technology to those we serve. 2011wasayearinwhichtheInstitutelaidthegroundworkforaboldexpansionofnotonlyourimpact,program,andfacility,butalsooftheverywayinwhichweconceiveoftheInstituteasadynamicandevolvingorganization.

InstituteattendanceremainedthehighestofanymuseumintheCommonwealthofPennsylvania,welcomingnearly850,000visitors,ofwhommorethan168,000werechildrenvisitingonschool-relatedfieldtrips.Eachofthesevisitors–andespeciallyeachoftheseyoungpeople–wasofferedascienceexperiencethatexhibitedthebestofwhatTheFranklinInstitutehasbecomesowell-knownfor:hands-on,cutting-edge,entertaining,andinspiringlessonsinscienceandtechnology.

ToensurethattheInstitute’sofferingsareparticularlyengag-ingforourcoreaudience,repeatvisitors,andmembers,wehavefocusedonbringingworld-classtravelingexhibitionstoPhiladelphia.Inhostingtheseeducationalshows,weensurethateachvisittotheInstituteisdifferentthanthelast,whilegeneratingcriticaleconomicactivityandtourismintheregion.Our2011slateoftravelingexhibitions,includingLeonardodaVinci’sWorkshop,MummiesoftheWorld,CSI:TheExperience,andGiantMysteriousDinosaursrepresentedthemostdiversegroupoftopicstheInstitutehaspresentedinasingleyear,andattractedequallydiverseaudiences.

As proud as we are to provide world-class experiences within our museum walls, the primary lessons of 2011 were that there is a critically urgent need for the Institute to extend its mission beyond our walls, and to connect with the community – youth, families, adults, and organizations alike – in creative and innovative ways where they live, work, and play.

Considerthesealarmingstatistics:Onstatewidemandatedtestingin2011,just41percentofPennsylvaniahighschooljuniors–andjust16percentinPhiladelphia–wereproficientinscience.Internationalcomparisonsofourstudents’perfor-manceinscience,technology,engineering,andmath(STEM)subjectsfrequentlyshowtheUnitedStates,oncetheinterna-tionalleader,rankedatorbelowthemiddleofthepack.Clearly,thescienceeducationofouryoungpeopleisimperiled,andwithitourabilityasanationtocompeteinanincreasinglyscientificandtechnologicalworld.

A2010reporttoPresidentObamafromtheWhiteHouseCouncilofAdvisorsonScienceandTechnologyadvocatedatwo-prongedsolutiontothisgrowingcrisis:notonlymuststudentsbebetterprepared throughimprovedSTEMteachingandinstruction,buttheyalsomustbeinspiredtopursueSTEMmajorsandcareersthroughengaginganddynamicexperiences.

Through several pioneering educational programs, The Franklin Institute proved in 2011 that it is uniquely positioned to both prepare and inspire.ComplementingongoingscienceimmersionprogramslikePartnershipsforAchievingCareersinTechnologyandScienceandourpartnermagnethighschool,theScienceLeadershipAcademy,theInstitutelaunchedSTEMScholars.Thegoalistoidentifyat-risk8thgradestudentswithhighsciencecapacityandinterest,andtoprovidethemwithintensivescienceenrichmentandmentor-ingcontinuouslythroughouttheirhighschoolcareerssotheywillultimatelymatriculateintoSTEMfieldsincollege.

AnewpartnershipbetweentheInstituteandtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintendedtobolsterneuroscienceeducationwasawardedprestigiousNationalInstitutesofHealthfundingin2011.NeuroscienceinYourWorldisafive-yearinitiativethatwillcreatemuseum-basedexperiencesforgrades6-8inourforthcomingYourBrainexhibition,ahigh-schoolcourseinneuroethics,androbustonlineresourcesintheseimportantscientificfrontiers.ThisisjustthemostrecentamongdozensofgroundbreakingscienceeducationinitiativesconceivedofanddevelopedbytheInstituteinthelasttwodecades,forwhichhighlycompetitivefederalfundinghasbeenawarded.Manyoftheseprojects,whichhavebeennationallyrecognizedandreplicated,continuetothrivetoday.

“In the long history of humankind those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.”

— Charles Darwin

A year in which The Franklin Institute evolved in bold new directions.

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Mosthearteningistheseprogramsareimpactingandimprov-inghowscienceistaughtlocally,regionally,andnationally.Wecontinuetotrainhundredsoflocalteachersininquiry-basedlearning,whichimpactstensofthousandsofstudents;toprovideTravelingScienceShowsseenby200,000students;toservehome-schooledstudentswithaccesstosciencecontentandworkshops;tocreatesciencekitswhichareusedinclassroomsacrossthecountry;and,towelcome13.3millionannualvisitorstoourcontent-richwebsite.

Butchangingandsupplementingclassroomeducationisonlypartoftheanswer.Wespendlessthan5percentofourlivesinformalclassrooms.Scienceunderstandings,attitudes,andintereststranscendtheclassroomandareequallyformedintheworldofYouTube,Twitter,andtheDiscoveryChannel.Accesstosciencecontentandexperiences,oncecontrolledbytheexpertfewwhoteach,isnowimmediate,unlimited,and

unfiltered.The learner of the future expects to be engaged on-demand.

Inthisperfectstormofincreasingaccessanddecreasingcomprehension,theroleofTheFranklinInstitutebecomeseven

morecritical.We must find new ways to prepare and inspire individuals whenever and wherever science learning is at stake. To do so, the Institute has focused on collaboration as a core strategy. Asarecognizedleaderininformaleducation,theInstitutehasembraceditsroleasconveneroflike-mindedorganizations,whosecollectiveimpactissignificantlygreaterthanthatwhichanyindividualentitymightproduce.

ThisexponentialpowerofcollaborationwasevidentacrossPhiladelphia–ontheParkway,attheballpark,inhundredsofpublicschools,andineveryneighborhoodintheCity–inAprilduringtheinauguralPhiladelphiaScienceFestival.TheInstituteassembledagroupofpartnerstocreateatwo-weekcelebrationofscienceinPhiladelphiaandofPhiladelphiaasaninternationallysignificantcityoflearning,discovery,andprogress.TheFestival,whichwasfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundationandpresentedbyTheDowChemicalCompany,wasaresoundingsuccessinyearone.

Clearly,2011wasayearinwhichTheFranklinInstituteevolvedinboldnewdirections,toconnecttotheneedsofourcommu-nityandthedemandsofchangingtimes,andtoconveneregionalandnationalresourcestoaddresscommonchallengesandachievesharedgoals.

Suchexpansionofmissionandprogramwouldnotbepossiblewereitnotforthewonderfulinvestmentoftime,energy,andresourcesbythousandsofindividualsandorganizations,includingTrustees,donors,staff,andvolunteers.

AmidtheInstitute’ssubstantialexpansionofprogramandmissioncomeplansforthefirstfacilityexpansioninnearly25years.TheInspireScience!campaign,whichcallsfora53,000-square-footadditionontheInstitute’ssouthside,surgedto$59.6millioningiftsandpledgesin2011.

This wonderful progress was buoyed by a historic gift from Nicholas and Athena Karabots and the Karabots Foundation, who committed $10 million in October to fund the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion. Theirgiftallowsustobreakgroundonthisimportantnewfacility,whichwillhouseastate-of-the-artexhibitiononneuroscienceandthebrainaswellasprovideadditionalspacefortravelingexhibitsandaneducationcenter.TheKarabotses’giftwasthelargestindividualgiftinthehistoryofTheFranklinInstituteandaboldvoteofconfidenceinourmissionandplans,forwhichwearedeeplygrateful.

Inreflectingonwhytheychosetomakethisinvestment,

NicholasKarabotssimplystated,“I saw what they were doing for all these kids.” Foralltheexciting,new,andmeaningfulconnectionstheInstitutewasabletoforgein2011,thestoriesofwhicharecontainedinthepagesthatfollow,therearenonemoreimportantthanthosewhichmovedMr.Karabots–nonemorespecialthanthepowerfulconnectionbetweenastudentandanewunderstanding,betweenayoungpersonandanidea,betweenachildandaninspiringlearningexperience.TheFranklinInstituteendeavorstocreatemillionsofthesemomentseachyear,andwill,withyoursupport,continuetodosointhepromisingyearstocome.

MarshaR.Perelman DennisM.Wint Chair,BoardofTrustees PresidentandCEO

MARSHA R. PERELMAN Chair,BoardofTrustees

MUSEUM PROGRAMSINSIDE THE WALLS:

programs

role models

exhibitsscience

camps

lessons

theaters

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Leonardo attracted a significant audience of professional engineers and others from design trades.

MUSEUM EXHIBITSINSIDE THE WALLS:

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Additionalprogrammingincludedopportunitiesforvisitorstomeetmummyscientistsonopeningday,tohandlemummifiedfrogsatamummificationstation,andtoenjoyTFIAfterDarkand“mummymovienight”eveningevents.

FallbroughtthepopularsciencecenterexhibitCSI:TheExperience.DevelopedbytheScienceMuseumExhibitCollaborative,inwhichtheInstituteisafoundingmember,CSIallowsvisitorstostepintotheroleofcrimesceneinvestigatorandinteractwiththetechnologyandscienceusedinforensics.PresentedbyPECO,CSIappealedtotheInstitute’scoreaudienceoffamiliesandstudents,whoalsoenjoyedprogram-ming,suchasameet-and-greetwithCSIstarSelaWardandvisitstotheFranklinCrimeLab.

The surprise hit of the year came at its tail end – and what a massive tail it was! Opening in December and continuing into 2012, Giant Mysterious Dinosaurs broughttogetherskeletonsandlife-sizedroboticmodelsofsomeofthebiggestdinosaurstohavewalkedtheplanet,excavatedfromregionsasfarafieldasArgentinaandtheGobiDesert.VisitorscouldgettheirhandsdirtydiggingforfossilsintheDinoDigandhandlingrealfossilsontheFossilCart.Featuringanever-before-exhibitedskeletonofthelargestknowncarnivorousdinosaur,Mapusaurus,theexhibitwasawildlypopularyear-endattraction,particularlywithmembersandfamilies.

PopularTravelingExhibitsAppealtoDiverseAudiencesTheFranklinInstitute’s2011slateoftravelingexhibitswasnoteworthynotonlyforitspace,witharecordfourexhibitsopeninginasinglecalendaryear,butalsoforitsremarkablebreadthofcontent.Onfourseparatetripsin2011,asinglevisitorcouldvirtuallyinteractwithdevicesfromdaVinci’scodices,exploremummificationtech-niquesfromancientworldcultures,solveacrimeusingforensicscience,orseegiganticskeletonsofsomeofthebiggestdinosaursevertohavewalkedtheEarth.

OpeningonFebruary5,LeonardodaVinci’sWorkshop,sponsoredbyFirstrustBank,featuredmodelsofsomeofLeonardo’sbreathtakinginventions,includinghisdefinitive

flyingmachine,TheGreatKite,aharpsichord-viola,andhismechanicalbatandlion.Visitorswerealsoabletointeractwiththeseandotherdevicesusingtouchscreentechnology,whichallowedthemtofullymanipulate3-DmodelsfromdaVinci’soriginalsketches.AnewliveshowexploredhowLeonardo’sinventionshadevolvedovertime,whilefloorprogrammingexploredtheideaofartisticperspective.“HowThingsWork”weekendsduringtheexhibit’sruncelebratedLeonardo’sspiritofinventionthroughouttheMuseum,andseverallocalhotels

createdspecialLeonardopackagesforout-of-townvisitors.

MummiesoftheWorldopenedonJune18.Featuringthelargestcollectionofhuman-preservedandnaturally-mummifiedremainseverassembled,theexhibitfocusedonthescienceofthemyriadmummificationprocessesusedbyancientandmodernworldcultures,andhowtheexaminationofmummiescanoffervitalcluestounderstandingculturesthathavelongvanishedfromtheEarth.Featuring150artifactsandspecimensfromfivecontinents,whichrangedfroma6,420year-oldPeruvianchild(twiceasoldasKingTut)toancientEgyptianpets,Mummiesattractedvisitorsfromall50statesand20countries.

SowhatdothecodicesofdaVinci,a14th-centurymummifiedbaronandbaroness,crime-scenefingerprints,andaschoolbus-sizedreptilehaveincommon?Theseexhibits,whilesodifferentincontent,sharedacelebrationofdiscovery,curios-ity,andapassionforlearning,andthereforefitperfectlyunderoneroofduringoneeventfulyearintheMandellCenteratTheFranklinInstitute.

CAMP PROgRAMS THRIvETheFranklinInstitute’ssignatureDiscoveryCamp,whichfeaturesscience-andcuriosity-themedactivitiesallsummerlongandjustaboutanytimeschoolisnotinsession,continuedtogrow,andhasrapidlybecomeoneofthemostsuccessfulcampsinPhiladelphia.In2011,nearly6,500childrenpartici-patedinDiscoveryCampprogramsduringthesummer,springbreak,andspecialone-daycamps.ThePhiladelphiaCoca-ColaBottlingCompanyproudlysponsorsDiscoveryCamp.

Another8,500excitedchildren,manyboyandgirlscouts,spentthenight,chaperonedbytheirparentsandscoutleaders,intheInstitute’sexhibithallsaspartofthepopularCamp-Inprogram.

MUSEUM PROGRAMS

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ThedearthofAfrican-AmericanspursuingcareersinSTEMfieldsiswellknown.AccordingtotheNationalCenterforEducationStatistics,African-Americansaccountedfor8percentofSTEMbachelordegreesandjust4percentofPhDs.Thenumbersforblackwomenareevenmorestartling,astheyaccountforlessthan0.5percentofSTEMdoctorates.Theproblemisfrustratinglyself-fulfilling;thefewerAfrican-AmericanswhopursueSTEMandresearchcareers,thefewerrolemodelsthereareforchildrentoemulate.

InJanuary2011,TheFranklinInstitutesetabouttoaddressthischallengebyestablishingColorofScience,atwo-month-longprogramdesignedtomakeyoungstudentsawareofcurrentAfrican-Americanrolemodelsinprofessionalandresearchscience.Throughaseriesofbanners,signs,andprograms,theInstitutecelebratedAfrican-Americanachievementsinscience,buildingawarenessthateveryonehascontributed–andcancontribute–toprogress.

ColorofSciencepeakedwithasignatureweekendeventattheInstituteonFebruary10-11.Itincludedacaptivating,sold-out

FridayeveningprogramduringwhichInstituteChiefAstrono-merDerrickPittsconductedintimateconversationsandapanelsession,recordedinpartnershipwithPBSHistoryMakers,withfourprominentAfrican-Americanscientists:

• SharonHaynie,Chemist,DuPont• ChadJenkins,ProfessorofRobotics,

BrownUniversity• EdwardTunstel,SpaceRobotics&Autonomous

ControlLeadintheSpaceDepartment,JohnsHopkinsUniversityAppliedPhysicsLaboratory

• JamesE.West,ProfessorofEngineering,JohnsHopkinsUniversity

OnSaturday,studentsreceivedpassportswithwhichtheycouldtravelthroughoutthebuildingtomeetandworkonsciencedemonstrationswiththeseandotherprominentscientists.Attheculminatinglunch,thenumbersofyoungpeopleseekingautographsfromtheirnewrolemodelsconfirmedtheprogram’simpact.

NightSkiesTakesOffOnthesecondThursdayofeachmonth,ChiefAstronomerDerrickPittsopenstheInstitute’sBloomObservatoryforvisitorstoexperienceoneoftheInstitute’sfivetelescopes.Itisinterestingtonotethatnearly80percentofattendeeshaveneverbeforegazedthroughatelescope.VisitorsareabletotakeinaFelsPlanetariumshow,interactwithDerrickandknowledgeablevolunteers,andhearalectureonacur-rentastronomyorspace-sciencestopic.NightSkiesbecamewildlypopularin2011withmorethan2,000guestspartici-pating.Onaclearnight,orduringasignificantastronomicalevent,beitatransitofVenus,meteorshower,lunareclipse,orexplosionofsolarflareactivity,itwasnotuncommonfornearly400individualstolineuptogazeup.Evenamidstrainandclouds,strongcrowdsturnedoutforintellectuallystimulatingevenings,ahighlightofwhichcameinNovem-berwithavisitandlecturebyNASAChiefScientistWaleedAbdalati.

ColorofScienceProgrammingRevealsNewRoleModels

HAWk NEST 3.0Forthethirdstraightyear,apairofred-tailedhawkscon-structedanestontheInstitute’snorthernfaçade.Tensofthousandsofviewers,fromadedicatedgroupwhonamedthemselveshawkaholicstotheseriousButeojamaicensisresearcher,watchedliveviawebcamasthemonogamouspairsuccessfullyraisedthreeeyassesfromegg,tochick,tofledg-ling,fromMarchthroughJune.

THE SCIENCE OF YuM!TheFranklinInstituteanditsexclusivefoodserviceprovider,FrogCommissary,celebratedadecades-longpartnershipwiththeNovemberopeningofKitchenScience,whichturnstheInstitute’scafeintoaplacenotjustfordining,butalsolearn-ing.Informativepanelsthroughoutthediningfacility,evenonthenapkinholders,provideguestswithfoodforthoughtinadditiontofoodtoeat.MonthlyKitchenScienceeventsandanonlinecompanionsiteeducatevisitorsontheoftenexperienced,butrarelyunderstood,scienceoffood,cooking,andtaste.KitchenSciencewasgenerouslyfundedbyTheDonFalconioMemorialFundofthePhiladelphiaFoundationthroughtheInstitute’spartnershipwithFrogCommissary.

SCIENCE IN THE COMMUNITY PEEP

climate change

Philadelphia Science Festival

partnerships

LEAP into Science

PISEC

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION

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SCIENCE IN THE COMMUNITY

COLLABORATION

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TheFestivallaunchedonApril15withTheBigJump,amassexperimentinwhichmorethan60,000schoolchildrenthroughouttheregionjumpedinunisoninanefforttocreatearecordableseismicevent.School-basedmeasurementswerenotable,buttheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey(USGS)remaineduntroubled.DespitethelackofconcernfromtheUSGS,thestudentslearnedanimportantlessonabouttheextraordinaryamountofenergyinanearthquake.

Thenextday,despitedrenchingrain,morethan10,000peoplegatheredontheParkwayfortheScienceCarnival.With100exhibitorsfrom80partnerorganizations,theCarnivalhadsomethingscientific,interactive,andfunforeveryattendee.

AnothersignatureeventwasScienceDayattheBallpark,aPhilliesgameatwhichmorethan45,000attendeessawarobotdesignedbyUniversityofPennsylvaniaengineeringstudentsthrowoutthefirstpitch.CitizensBankBallparkconcourseswerealsofilledwithhands-onscienceactivities.

Asspectacularasthesemajoreventswere,therealpulseoftheScienceFestivalcameinthesmaller,neighborhood-basedevents.Theseincluded50NeighborhoodScienceeventshostedbycommunityorganizationsthroughoutPhiladelphia,whichbroughtdynamicscienceexperiencestothosewhoseaccesstosuchopportunitiesistraditionallylimited.CaféandFoodeventsbroachedsciencetopicsbothcurrentandgusta-toryatpubs,bars,andrestaurants(atwhichonecouldsample“E=MCBeered,”alimitededition,speciallybrewedaleoftheFestival).ArtandScienceeventsexploredthenexusbetweenscienceandthefineartsingalleriesandperformancespaces,andScienceConversations,smalllecturesandtalks,tackledhottopicsinscience.AstronomyNightengaged2,000stargazersatlocationsacrossthecityincludingobservatories,communitycenters,andeventheFairhillBurialGround.

ThePhiladelphiaScienceFestivalculminatedwithTheFranklinInstituteAwardsCeremonyandDinneronApril28,2011(seepages24-25).Alltold,approximately125,000individualsparticipatedinPhiladelphiaScienceFestivalactivities.

Perhaps the biggest legacy of the Philadelphia Science Festival was in the collaboration among the participat-ing organizations. Each left inspired by the spirit exhibited throughout the Festival and committed to seeking such partnerships in the course of ongoing, mission-related work. Seventy-fivenewpartnershipswerecreatedasaresultofthePhiladelphiaScienceFestival,andnearlyeverypartnercommittedtoreturningin2012.

InauguralPhiladelphiaScienceFestivalTheFranklinInstituteisnostrangertochangeandreinvention.Beginningasasocietyformechanics,draftsman,andinventorsin1824,theInstituteevolvedintoanewmodel

sciencemuseumin1934,andhascontinuallyrefinedandupdateditseducationalprograms.Ithasalsoalwaysbeenaplacewherevisitorscometointeractwithscienceandtechnology.

AndyettheInstitutemustconsiderthedramaticwaysinwhichlearninghaschangedinjustthepastdecade.InthiseraofYouTube,socialmedia,andsciencecablenetworks,engagingsciencecontentisavailableon-demand,24hoursperday,andrequiresgoingnofurtherthanthenearestkeyboardorflatscreen.

FortheInstitutetoremainrelevanttothisnewwayoflearning–toreinventitself–afundamentalsetofquestionsmustbeanswered:HowcanTheFranklinInstitute

bemorethanamuseum?HowcantheInstitutebepresentwhereverandwheneversciencelearningisathand?HowcantheInstitutecontinuetobealeaderinthePhiladelphiaandPennsylvaniasciencecommunityandserveasamodelnationally?

In2011,theInstitutesoughttoanswerthesequestionsandaresultwasthePhiladel-phiaScienceFestival–oneofthemostsignificantcommunity-basedeffortsinitshistory.

ThePhiladelphiaScienceFestivalisacollaborative,far-reachingendeavoramongthemanyscientificorganizationsandresourcesthroughouttheGreaterPhiladelphiaregion.Theseorganizations,whichincludeuniversities,colleges,culturalandcommu-nityorganizations,museums,andcompanies,cometogetherfortwoweeks,inoneunitedvoice,venturingtoputscienceinthespotlightinPhiladelphia,andtoputthespotlightonPhiladelphiaasanationallyandinternationallysignificantcityofscience.

SupportedbytheNationalScienceFoundationandgenerouslypresentedbyTheDowChemicalCompany,thePhiladelphiaScienceFestivalattracted24corepartnersand125festivalpartners,whoaidedincreatinginnovativeandengagingScienceFestivaleventsinnearlyeveryneighborhoodinPhiladelphiaandbeyond.Volunteersdonatednearly1,500hoursoftheirtimetomaketheFestivalasuccess.

The goal was to organize a collaborative, far-reaching endeavor among the many scientific organizations and resources throughout the Greater Philadelphia region.

PECO ENERgIzES EDuCATION IN 2011Launchedin2009,thePECOEnergizingEducationProgram(PEEP)isapartnershipamongPECO,TheFranklinInstitute,andNEED(NationalEnergyEducationDevelopmentProject)thataugmentsenergyeducation,particularlyfocusingonenergytransformation,conservation,andalternativenon-fossilfuelsource,inthemiddleschoolclassroom.PEEPoffersaproject-basedcurriculumandsupporttodesignatedschools,including

teachertraining,afieldtrip,aschool-basedenergyaudit,andagranttosupportacommunityoutreachproject,extendinglessonslearnedbeyondtheschoolintothelocalneighborhood.

Inthe2010-2011schoolyear,14schoolsand1,700studentsparticipatedinthePEEPprogram,presentingtheirprojectsandfindingsataspecialceremonyinMay.The2011-2012schoolyearsawtheprogramexpandto31schoolsand3,939students.

NEuROSCIENCE IN YOuR WORLD BEgINS

A FIvE-YEAR JOuRNEY INTO THE BRAIN

PARTNERSHIPS AND OUTREACH

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PNCGrowUpGreatwithScienceforToddlerScientistsResearchindicatesthatprovidingpreschool-agechildrenwithinquiry-basedlearningexperiencesinscienceandmathwilllayapowerfulfoundationforincreasedachieve-ment,literacy,andevencareersuccessinthesefieldslaterinlife.Recognizingthis,TheFranklinInstitutepartneredwithPNCaspartofthecompany’s10-year,$350millionGrowUpGreat!initiativetocreatepowerfullearningexperiences.Thescienceinitiativeisoperatingat14sciencecentersinsevenstatesandtheDistrictofColumbia.

TheInstituteispairedwith20earlychildhoodeducationorganizations,includingmany

HeadStartcenters.The program includes teacher professional development sessions at the Institute, Traveling Science Shows at preschool centers, field trips, and special opportunities for preschoolers and their families to partici-pate in monthly Target Community Nights. SpeciallytrainedPNCvolunteerswereever-present,bothattheInstituteandattheschools.

Since2009,morethan75preschoolteachersand3,720preschoolershavegrownup,great,withscience.

FAMILIES LEAP INTO SCIENCE, NATIONWIDEFundedbytheNationalScienceFoundationin2007,LEAPintoScienceisapartnershipbetweenTheFranklinInstituteandTheFreeLibraryofPhiladelphiathatintegrateshands-onscienceactivitiesandliteracyinitiativesforstudentsingradesK-4atlocallibraries,bothafterschoolandonweekends.LEAPbolstersinformalscienceeducationandinterestaswellasliteracyskillsinafamiliar,community-basedsetting.

LEAPisasignatureinitiativeoftheInstitute’soverarchinggoaltobringscienceexperiencesintothecommunityandtomeetpeoplewheretheyare,andhasservedasastrikingmodelforthepoweroflibrary/sciencecenterpartnerships.

Inanexcitingdevelop-ment,LEAP’spromisingresultsinPhiladelphiawerereplicatednation-widein2011,withexpan-sionsitesopeninginColorado,Illinois,NewJersey,NewMexico,NewYork,Ohio,Oregon,SouthCarolina,andUtah.

TheInstitute’slegendaryTravelingScienceShows,sponsoredbySunoco,bringlivesciencedemonstrationsintoclassrooms,auditoria,camphalls,andjustaboutanyothervenueimagin-able.Theycontinuedridingstrong—infiveinstantlyrecogniz-ablestationwagons—in2011.

Thenumbersareimpressive:960shows,in8statesandtheDistrictofColumbia,seenby205,278students.Morethan95,000milestraveled.Countlessimaginationsdelightedandcuriositiesinspired.

Highlightsof2011includeamajorappearanceattheWorldScienceFestivalinNewYorkCity,whichwaswitnessedbythousands.ThatourneighborstothenorthchosetobringtheInstitute’steamisatestamenttothereputationoftheInstitute’slong-standingtravelingprogram.

PISEC CONTINuES, IN DEEDS AND WORDSSince1992,TheFranklinInstitutehaspartneredwiththeNewJerseyAcademyforAquaticSciences,PhiladelphiaZoo,AcademyofNaturalSciences,andtencommunityagenciestoformthePhiladelphia/CamdenInformalScienceEduca-tionCollaborative(PISEC).Inthe20yearssince,PISEChasbroughtscienceeducationtodisadvantagedyouthincom-munityandfamilysettings,notonlytofacilitateincreasedsciencelearning,butalsotochangethedynamicoffamilyactivity.

ItsmostrecentcollaborativeprojectisCLUES(CommunitiesofLearningforUrbanEnvironmentsandScience),fundedbytheInstituteforMuseumandLibraryServicesandNationalScienceFoundation.

CLUESbringstogetherthefourPISECorganizationswithcommunity-basedorganizations(CBOs)toempowerCBOstofocuson,anddevelopleadershipin,scienceeducationandespeciallyenvironmentalaction.SomeoftheCBOpart-nersincludeCongresodeLatinosUnidos,AfricanEpiscopalChurchofSt.Thomas,Indo-ChineseAmericanCouncil,andImaniEducationCircleCharterSchool.AsaresultofCLUES,theconstituenciesservedbytheCBOswillhaveaccesstorobust,family-orientedsciencelearningexperiencesintheirowncommunities.

InanticipationoftheopeningoftheInstitute’scontinuingexhibitonthebrainintheNicholasandAthenaKarabotsPavilionin2014,theInstitutehaspartneredwiththeCenterforNeuroscienceandSocietyoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaonanewinitiativetoenhanceandsupportclassroomeducationinneuroscienceacrosstheK-12spectrum.

Theinitiativewillcreatemuseum-basedexperiencesforstudentsinthemiddlegradesintheInstitute’sforthcomingYourBrainexhibition,whichwillbehousedintheFrankBaldino,Jr.GalleryandgenerouslyfundedbyTevaPharmaceuticalsUSA,Inc.Addition-ally,planscallforthedevelopmentofasemester-longhighschoolelectiveinneuroethics,neurosciencemini-coursesfor9thand10thgraders,andanonlinetoolkitofelectronicresourcesinthesetopics.

TheInstitute/PennpartnershipwasoneofjusteightsimilarprogramsacrossthecountrytoreceiveprestigiousfundingfromtheNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH),andtheonlysci-encecentertobechosen.NIHviewsneurosciencenotonlyasthemostvitalbiologicalfrontier,butalsoasasubjectinwhichcompellingexperiencescanfueloverarchinginterestinSTEMfieldsandhelptheUnitedStatesremaincompetitiveintheglobalsciencerace.

Traveling Science on the National Stage

EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATIONOF SCIENTISTS AND LEADERS

YOUTH PROGRAMS

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IntensiveSTEMScholarsInitiativeLaunchedOnewordaptlydescribesthestateofscience,technology,engineering,andmath(STEM)education,andtherefore,competitivenessintheUnitedStatesascomparedtoglobalpeers:imperiled.

Nationally,lessthan35percentofhighschoolgraduatesmatriculateintoSTEMfieldsincollege,despiterobustandgrowingcareeropportunities.ForAfrican-Americanstudents,thispercentagedropsto4percent,andofstudentsinPhiladelphia,lessthan1percentchoosetopursueSTEMfieldsasamajor,andtherefore,acareer.

Thesetrendsbeginbeforehighschoolends:Onthe2011PSSA,Pennsylvania’smandatedstandardizedtesting,just41percentofhigh-schooljuniorsweredeemedproficientinscience.InPhiladelphia16percentofjuniorsmettheminimumsciencestandard,withproficiencyamongcityAfrican-AmericanandHispanic/Latinostudentsinthesingledigits.

Anevencloserlookatthedatarevealsreasonsforhope:thereisasignificantcohortofPhiladelphiastudentsperformingwell–insomecases,spectacularly–onthesesciencetestingmeasuresin4thand8thgradethanintheirjunioryear.Thisbegsafundamentalquestion:Whathappenstothesestudents,whoareseeminglysointerestedandtalentedinthesciences,whentheygettohighschool?Whatpreventsthemfrompursuingscienceattheundergraduate,graduate,andcareerlevels?And,mostimportantly,howcanthesebarriersberemoved?

WithgenerousfundingfromEdSatell,theSatellFamilyFoundation,andtheUJALAFoundation,TheFranklinInstitutesoughttoaddressthisproblemthroughtheSTEMScholarsprogram.ThegoalofSTEMScholarsistoidentifyasmallgroupofhigh-need,high-performing,andhighlyengagedstudentsin8thgrade,andtoworkintensivelywiththemfortheentiretyoftheirhighschoolcareers,sothat70percent–twicethenationalaverage–willpursueSTEMmajorsincollegeandchooseSTEMcareers.ComplementingmorebroadlyfocusedInstituteprogrammingsuchasPACTSandtheScienceLeadershipAcademy,STEMScholarsseekstopreparethemostpromisingstudentstotakeadvantageoftheSTEMresourcesinthePhiladelphiaregion.

Thefirstclassof15STEMScholarswasrecruitedinlate2011astheybegantheirfresh-manyearofhighschool.ProgrammingincludesSaturdaymini-coursesthroughouttheschoolyear,aswellasafive-week,intensivesummersessionatTheFranklinInstitute.

The goal of STEM Scholars is to identify high-need, high-performing, and highly interested science students in the 8th grade, and to work intensively with them for the entirety of their high school careers.

SLA gRADuATES 2ND COHORTOnJune15,2011,themembersofthesecondgraduatingclassoftheScienceLeadershipAcademy(SLA),themagnethighschoolcreatedin2006byTheFranklinInstituteandtheSchoolDistrictofPhiladelphia,earnedtheirdiplomas.Theoutcomescontinuetobepromising;SLAstudentstestwellaheadoftheircityandregionalpeersnotonlyinscience,butalsoinmath,reading,writing,andoncollege-entrancetesting.MembersoftheClassof2011receivedmorethan350accep-tancelettersto147collegesanduniversities,andwereofferedmorethan$3millioninmerit-basedscholarships.Ninety-eightpercentwillbeattendingafour-yearcollege.Oftheinitial125freshmenwhobeganatSLAin2007,115graduated,forafour-yeargraduationrateof92percent,ascomparedtotheschooldistrictaverageof55percent.

Other2011highlightsforSLAincluded:

•SLAstudentshostedthe2011Educonconference,whichattractedapproximately500attendeesfromaroundtheworld,inlateJanuary,

•SLA’sinclusionintheMarchPBSdocumentaryDigitalMedia:NewLearnersforthe21stCentury,and

•PrincipalChrisLehmann’sselectioninSeptemberasaWhiteHouse“ChampionofChange”forhiseducationalreformefforts.

EDuCATINg THE EDuCATORFor50years,TheFranklinInstitutehasbeenaleaderinteacherprofessionaldevelopmentininquiry-basedsci-enceeducation.Offeringavarietyofcustomizableprofes-sionaldevelopmentsessions,tailoredtospecificcurricularcontentandgradelevel,rangingfromsingle-andmultiple-sessionencounterstointensivesummerinstitutesandhands-onscienceworkshops,theInstituteoffersteachersAct48continuingeducationcreditsand,moreimportantly,theopportunitytorefreshtheircontentknowledgeandtobeimmersedindynamicinquiry-based21st-centuryeduca-tionalpractices.In2011,794teachersparticipatedinpro-fessionaldevelopmentseminarsattheInstitute;theirworkwillimpactnearly20,000studentsintheyeartocome.

InFebruaryandOctober,theInstituteopeneditsdoorsforEducatorsNightOutevents,whichwelcomednearly2,000teachersatnocostforapreviewofwhattheirstudentscouldexpectduringaFranklinInstitutefieldtrip.

PACTS: gOINg STRONg AT 18!Fornearlytwodecades,PartnershipsforAchievingCareersinTechnologyandScience(PACTS)hasbeenTheFranklinInstitute’ssignatureyouthleadershipprogram.Serving125studentsannually,PACTSoffersyear-round,engagingafterschoolandweekendactivitiesforagroupofstudentsingrades6-10.PACTSactivities,whichareofferedatnocosttoparticipants,includecareerdevelopment,cross-agementor-ing,andleadershipopportunitiesfordiversemiddleandhighschoolstudentsintheGreaterPhiladelphiaregion.PACTSstudentsfurtherengageinhands-onscienceworkshops,roboticscompetitions,field-basedenvironmentalresearch,specialfieldtrips,andcollegeandcareercounseling.

AspecialhighlightforthePACTSprogramin2011wasthestudentstakingaleadershiproleinthetwo-dayColorofScienceprograminFebruary.PACTSstudentsalsohostedMeettheScientistsduringTheFranklinInstituteAwardsWeek,andparticipatedinthePhiladelphiaScienceFestival.

Hollywood movies

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celebrity staff

Franklin Institute Awards

artifact in orbit

LEADING THE CHARGEAROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD

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LEADING THE CHARGE

THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD

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DerrickPitts,aStaramongtheStarsHe’sgoneheadtoheadwithStephenColbertonTheColbertReport.HewasaregularguestonCountdownwithKeithOlbermannonMSNBCandhascontributedtotheLateLateShowwithCraigFerguson.He’sappearedoncountlessnewsbroadcasts,fromCNN,toFox,toCBSSundayMorning.Heisahighlysought-afterpublicspeakerandhasafewmoonrocksandbillion-year-oldmeteoritesunderhispurview.Whoisthiscelestialcelebrity?

He’sastarwhohasdedicatedhislifetothestars:DerrickPitts,TheFranklinInstitute’sChiefAstronomer,whoformorethan30yearshasservedastherecognizedpublicfaceofTheFranklinInstitute.Ithasmadehimoneofthemostimportanttranslatorsofscientificnewsandeventsinourarea.Inadditiontoscoresofappearances,PittswasrecognizedforhissciencecontributionswithanHonoraryDoctoratefromLaSalleUniversity.Further,Dr.PittswasrecognizedbyNASAasasolarsystemambassador,oneofanextremelyselectgroupofpublicpersonaewhoseroleitistotranslatethe

scienceofspaceexplorationtothepublic.HeisalsoNASA’soneandonlyambassadorofastrobiology.

AnotherinitiativeofpersonalimportancetoDr.Pittsistomakestargazingmoreaccessibleinthecommunity.Tothatend,hecreatedacollaborationof50observato-riesinthePhiladelphiaregion.ThispartnershipwasparticularlycelebratedduringthePhiladelphiaScienceFestivalonAstronomyNight,andagainduringtheentiretyofNovember,whenoneoftheobservatorieswasopenforfreeeverynight,makingforamonthofunlimitedastronomicalviewingopportunities.

INSTITuTE ARTIFACT ON FINAL SHuTTLE MISSIONAtthepersonalrequestofnativePhiladelphian,friendofTheFranklinInstitute,andastronautCommanderChrisFerguson,astar-shapedsectionfromtheoriginal1933domeoftheFelsPlanetarium,whichwasreplacedin2002aspartoffacilitiesrenova-tionandrenewal,wasflownonSTS-135,theSpaceShuttle’sfinalmissioninJuly.Becausepointedmetalobjectsaredangerousinbothzerogravityandcrushingvacu-ums,andwouldnotmeetNASAflightsafetystandards,theInstitute’steamcreatedaspecialacryliccylinderinwhichthestarwassafelyencased(seephotoabove).VisitorscanviewtheartifactondisplayoutsideFelsPlanetarium.

Derrick’s gift is his ability to personify what lies at the very heart of the Institute’s mission: helping people to understand and get excited about science.

STAFF CONDuCTS zERO-g ExPERIMENTS ON PARABOLIC PLANEFranklinInstituteexhibitdeveloperDr.JayatriDasandSLAteacherMattVanKouwenberghadtheincredibleopportu-nityinJulytoridea“micro-gravity”T-38overtheGulfofMexico.Duringthirty18-25secondburstsofnear-weight-lessness,theInstituteteamconductedexperimentsontheeffectofzerogravityonaninternalcombustionengine.Lessonslearnedwillimpacttheirworkwithexhibitsandstudentsgoingforward.

BreakingDownBreakingNewsInthiseraof24-hour-a-daynewsandsocialmediathatallowsbreakingnewstobebroadcastgloballyasithappensbywitnessesratherthanreporters,theroleoftheexpertinterpreteristhreatened.Nolongeristhereinterpretation,explanation,andtranslationofanewscycle.Thisphenomenonhasbecomeespeciallypronouncedinthesciences,inwhichchangeanddiscoverycontinuetoexponentiallyaccelerate.

Whilethreatenedbythesechanges,theroleoftranslatorandexplainerisnolessimportant.Toabandonitcompletelyistocondoneasocietythatisinformation-richandyetunderstand-ing-poor.Assuch,TheFranklinInstitutemustbepreparedtorespondquicklyandactasatranslatorfornewsworthysci-enceevents.

2011providedampleopportunityfortheInstitutetoplaythisvitalrole.Institutestaffwascalledonrepeatedlybynewsagenciestoexplain,inlayterms,thegeologicalforcesbehindthemassiveanddeadlyJapaneseearthquakeandtsunami,aswellasthenuclearcrisisthatfollowed.Visitorprograms,staffedbyInstitutescientistsandvolunteers,explainedtheearthandnuclearsciencebehindthesestunningglobalevents.

Morelocally,theInstitutehadtherareopportunitytointerpretaneventthatvisitorscouldactuallyfeelwhena5.8earthquakerattledthePhiladelphiaregioninAugust.Instituteexplainersofferedliveprogrammingfeaturingthestill-vibratingFoucaultPendulumcableandshowedvisitorsthespikesontheseismo-graphinChangingEarth,justmomentsafterthequake.

Thesearejusttwoamongahostofsignificantevents,includ-ingastronomicalphenomenaandafinalshuttleflight,forwhichtheInstituteservedasinterpreterandexplainerin2011.

AuTOMATON INSPIRES OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMForyears,hestoodsilentlyoutsidetheelevatorontheInstitute’s3rdfloor:animpassiverelic,mostlyforgotteninthemaddashfromSportsChallengetoSirIsaac’sLoft.Wasitarobot?Aclock?Apuppet?Fewstoppedtoconsiderthesecretshemightcontain.

Fortwomenthisobject–anautomatondonatedindisrepairandmysterytotheInstitutein1928–wasmorefascinatingthananyotherInstitutetreasure.OnewaslongtimevolunteerCharlesPenniman,operatoroftheautomaton,whoknewitssecrets.Heknewthatwithsomeknowledge,appropriatecare,acrankortwo,andabitofluck,theautomatoncreatesfourdrawings,threepoemsintwolanguages,andsignsthem“theautomatonofHenriMaillardet”.Infact,itwasthefirstappearanceofthissignaturethataccuratelyidentifiedtheautomaton’smaker.Pennimanknewthissignificant“memory”madetheInstitute’sautomaton,Mr.Maillardet’smasterpiecebuiltaround1810,oneofthemostintricateofthesepart-clock,part-robotsevercreated.

TheotherinterestedpartywasBrianSelznick,authorofTheInventionofHugoCabret,ayoungadultnovelforwhichtheInstitute’sautomatonservedasinspiration.ThebookwonaCaldecottMedalandearnedtheautomatonawell-deservedrestoration.

Theautomaton’sjourneyfromhumblehallwayattendanttoliterarystarwentastepfurtherin2011withthereleaseofHugo,MartinScorsese’sfantasticalfilmadaptationofSelznick’snovel.NominatedforelevenOscars,theautomatoninHugobearsaresemblancetotheInstitute’s.Maillardet’sautomaton,gener-ouslysupportedbyDay&Zimmermann,hasnowtakenaplaceofprominenceintheInstitute’sAmazingMachineexhibit–afittingplaceforthisamazingmachinewithanevenmoreamazingstory.

2011 FRANKLIN INSTITUTE AWARDS ENDURING LEGACIES

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The2011FranklinInstituteAwardsProgramtookonspecialsignificanceasthemedalspresentationwastheculminatingeventoftheinauguralPhiladelphiaScienceFestival.Assuch,itwasanentirecitythatcelebratedthe2011Laureates,whoparticipatedinahostofactivities,fromacademicsymposiaatlocaluniversities,totheLaureates’Labinwhichvisitorscouldmeetandinteractwiththehonorees,tothepopularMeettheScientistspanel,aQ&AwiththeLaureateshostedbystudentsfromtheInstitute’sPACTSprogram.

TheLaureateswerehonoredonApril28ataceremonyanddinnerattendedby700friends,supporters,civicandbusinessleaders,sciencedignitaries,andpastLaureateshostedbyCBS

SundayMorning’sCharlesOsgood.TheCeremonywasfollowedbyanelegantdinnerintheLaureates’honorthroughouttheInstitute’sgalleries.

The2011FranklinInstituteAwardsCeremonyandDinnerwasco-chairedbyAndreaFreundlichandRobertJ.Hall,wholedatirelessgroupofvolunteersinaneffortthatnettedtheInstitutemorethan$577,000.

SpecialgratitudeisowedtoBankofAmerica,whichservedastheevent’sLeadSupporterfortheninthstraightyear,andtoAwardsWeekSponsorCephalon.

Fornearlytwocenturies,TheFranklinInstitutehasrecognizedthegreatestcontribu-torstoscience,technology,engineering,invention,andindustrythroughTheFranklinInstituteAwards.

Originatingin1824withthefoundingoftheInstitute,theAwardsbeganasprizesandpremiumsbestowedatinventionexhibitions.Theyevolvedintoaseriesofendowedmedalsinspecificscientificfields,whicharetodayorganizedundertheBenjaminFranklinMedals.In1990,throughatransformativebequestfromchemicalmagnateHenryBower,theInstitutebegangivingtwonewawards:theBowerAwardforBusinessLeadership,andtheBowerAwardandPrizeforAchievementinScience,whichcarriesa$250,000prize.

During187yearsofrecognizingexcellence,TheFranklinInstituteAwardsProgramhashonoredgiantsofscienceandindustry,includingThomasEdison,AlexanderGrahamBell,MarieCurie,and,morerecently,PaulBaran,GordonMoore,JaneGoodall,BillGates,andDeanKamen.

The 2011 Franklin Institute Awards Program took on special significance as the medals presentation was the culminating event of the inaugural Philadelphia Science Festival.

2011 BOWER AWARD AND PRIzE FOR ACHIEvEMENT IN SCIENCE

george Church, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolPersonalGenomes.orgBoston, Massachusetts

Citation: For innovative and creative contributions to genomic science, including the development of DNA sequenc-ing technologies, as well as for his subsequent efforts to promote personal genomics and synthetic biology.

Sponsor: Maja Bucan, Ph.D.; University of Pennsylvania

2011 BOWER AWARD FOR BuSINESS LEADERSHIP

Fred kavliThe Kavli FoundationOxnard, California

Citation: For his distinguished career in technology and for his commitment, with The Kavli Foundation, to the global advancement of science and of science education for the bet-terment of humankind.

Sponsor: Stuart Pittel, Ph.D.; University of Delaware

2011 BENJAMIN FRANkLIN MEDAL IN CHEMISTRY

k. C. Nicolaou, Ph.D.The Scripps Research Institute, University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, California

Citation: For his achievements in synthetic organic chemistry, particularly for the development of methods for preparing com-plex substances found in nature, which have potential applica-tions in the field of medicine.

Sponsors: Madeleine Joullie, Ph.D.; University of PennsylvaniaAmos B. Smith III, Ph.D.; University of Pennsylvania

2011 BENJAMIN FRANkLIN MEDAL IN COMPuTER & COgNITIvE SCIENCE

John R. Anderson, Ph.D.Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Citation: For the development of the first large-scale computa-tional theory of the process by which humans perceive, learn and reason, and its application to computer tutoring systems.

Sponsor: Dario Salvucci, Ph.D.; Drexel University

2011 BENJAMIN FRANkLIN MEDAL IN EARTH & ENvIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Jillian F. Banfield, Ph.D.University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California

Citation: For discovering the underlying principles of mineral formation and alteration by microbes, which are critical to understanding the form, composition, and distribution of minerals in the presence of living organisms.

Sponsor: Carl O. Moses, Ph.D.; Susquehanna University

2011 BENJAMIN FRANkLIN MEDAL IN ELECTRICAL ENgINEERINg

Ingrid Daubechies, Ph.D.Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina

Citation: For fundamental dis-coveries in the field of compact representations of data, leading to efficient image compression as used in digital photography.

Sponsor: Moeness G. Amin, Ph.D.; Villanova University

2011 BENJAMIN FRANkLIN MEDAL IN MECHANICAL ENgINEERINg

Dean kamenDEKA Research and Development CorporationManchester, New Hampshire

Citation: For his resourceful-ness and imagination in creat-ing mechanical devices that broadly benefit society and enable people with disabilities to improve their quality of life and health.

Sponsors: E. Fred Brecher, P.E.; Brecher AssociatesRichard Roberts, Ph.D.; Lucius Pitkin, Inc.

2011 BENJAMIN FRANkLIN MEDAL IN PHYSICS

Nicola Cabibbo, Ph.D. (1935-2010)

Università di RomaRome, Italy

Citation: For his fundamental insight into the process by which elementary particles decay through the weak interaction.

Sponsor: Gino C. Segré, Ph.D.; University of Pennsylvania

SUPPORTING OUR MISSION

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government

individuals

capital campaign

foundations

corporations

volunteers

EXTRAORDINARY GENEROSITY

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A RECORD GIFT PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT

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InSincereAppreciationTheFranklinInstituteisdeeplyindebtedtotheincrediblesupporterswhochoosetoinvestinitsmission,yearinandyearout.Earnedincome,intheformofadmissionsfeesandancillaryrevenues,providesaportionofwhatitcoststheInstitutetoofferthebroadarrayofinnovativeeducationalprogramsandservicesonwhichthecommunityhascometorely.

Simplyput,withoutthesignificantandongoingcontributionsofdonorsandsponsors,therewouldbenofreefieldtripsforstudentsfromdisadvantagedschools;nointensescienceeducationandmentorshipprogramssuchasSTEMScholarsandPACTS;no

progresstoincreasefemaleandminorityparticipationinthesciences;nocommunity-basedcollaborationsliketheincrediblysuccessfulPhiladelphiaScienceFestival.Toenvision,initiate,andmaintainsignatureprogramslikethese,whichhavereceivednationalattentionandaccoladeandyetareprovidedatlittletonocosttoparticipants,theInstitutereliesontheconfidenceandtheextraordinarygenerosityofaremarkablecommunityofdonorsfromtheprivateandpublicsectors.Itisa

philanthropiccommunityofwhichthePhiladelphiaregionisenormouslyproudandforwhichtheInstitute’sBoard,staff,volunteers,and,mostimportantly,thoseservedbyitsprograms,remainincrediblygrateful.

In2011,annualdonorsinvestednearly$5.8millioninTheFranklinInstitute.Thisremarkabletotalincluded$3.6millioninvitalunrestrictedgifts,whichanchorallthattheInstituteseekstodoinsupportofitsmission,aswellas$2.2millionearmarkedforspecialprojects.

Thefollowingpagespaytributetothenearly1,000individuals,corporations,founda-tions,andgovernmentagenciesthatjoinedtogethertomaketheachievementsdescribedinthisreportpossible.TheInstituteisdeeplyappreciativeoftheircollectivegenerosity.AlllistsreflectgiftstheInstitutereceivedasofDecember31,2011,unlessotherwisenoted.

The Institute relies on the vision, the confidence, and the extraordinary generosity of a remarkable community of donors from the individual, corporate, foundation, and public sectors.

KarabotsMakeRecordGiftAt187yearsold,TheFranklinInstituteisoneoftheoldestsciencecentersinthecountryandoneofPhiladelphia’smostvenerableinstitutions.TheInstitute’snearlytwocenturiesofexistencearenotthestoryofoneorganization,butratherthecollectedstoriesofcountlessindividualsandsupporterswhohavedonatedtheirtime,energy,wisdom,andresourcestoseetheInstitutegrow,evolve,andprosper.

AmongthesestoriesisthebequestthatBenFranklinlefttothecityofPhiladelphia,whichfundedboththeconstructionofthesciencemuseumontheParkwayin1934,andtheadditionoftheMandellCenterandTuttlemanIMAXTheaterin1990(onecanfindBen’snameonthedonorliststothisday).Therehavebeenscoresofwonderfulandsizeabledona-tionsfromindividuals,foundations,corporations,andgovern-mentagencies–nameslikeFels,Hamilton,Tuttleman,Mandell,PECO,andPew–eachofwhichisanimportantthreadintherichtapestrythatistoday’sFranklinInstitute.

Toreportthatin2011theInstitutewastherecipientofthemostsignificantprivatephilanthropicgiftinthehistoryoftheorganizationisnosmallstatement.

Indeed, the incredible generosity and uncommon vision of Nicholas and Athena Karabots and the Karabots Foundation, who on October 3 committed $10 million to The Franklin Institute and the Inspire Science! campaign, stands alone.

Theirgrantisasingular,historic,andindeliblevoteofconfi-denceinthemissionoftheInstituteand,moreimportantly,inthehundredsofthousandsofyoungpeoplewhomtheInsti-tuteinspires.

Anditwasjustthoseyoungpeople–eager,promisingstudents–whomotivatedtheKarabotsFamilytomakethisremarkablegift.VisitingtheInstitute,NicholasandAthenaweremovedbythehundredsofyoungpeople–manyoftheminnercitykids–theysawbeingengagedandimmersedinlearning.

NicholasKarabots,asuccessfulpublishingandrealestateexecutive,waspowerfullyremindedofhisowntoughchildhoodintheSouthBronx,andofthesimplepowerofpositivelearn-ingexperiencestochangethecourseofyoungpeople’slives.TheKarabotsFoundationwasfoundedtosupportexactlysuchopportunitiesforat-riskyouth,andintheInstitutetheyfoundanaturalpartnertocarryoutthisimportantgoal.

TheirhistoricgiftwillfundthecreationoftheNicholasandAthenaKarabotsPavilion,a53,000-square-footbuildingaddi-tiononRaceStreet.TheadditionwillincludeasignificantnewcontinuingexhibitiononneuroscienceandthebrainaswellascriticallyneededspacefortheInstitute’sworld-classtravelingexhibitsandnationallyrenownededucationalprograms.ThewonderfulKarabotsgiftallowedtheInstitutetoreachafundingthresholdforthenewbuildingsuchthatgroundwasbrokenandconstructioncommencedinspring2012.

TheInstituteremainsdeeplygratefultoNicholasandAthenaKarabotsandtheKarabotsFoundationfortheirincrediblegenerosity.

Year Ended December 31, 2011 with Summarized Information for 2010

Statements of Financial PositionDecember 31, 2011 and 2010

FINANCIAL REPORT

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2011 2010 Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total TotalRevenue, support, and investment incomeProgram revenue Admissions fees $ 9,814,346 $ - $ - $ 9,814,346 $ 9,250,307 Ancillary activities 2,524,088 - - 2,524,088 3,667,537 Museum projects 2,744,855 288,098 - 3,032,953 2,302,504 Educational programs and services 1,567,440 7,085 - 1,574,525 1,522,306 Other 37,212 - - 37,212 9,372 Total program revenue 16,687,941 295,183 - 16,983,124 16,752,026

Support Annual giving 3,493,281 557,329 - 4,050,610 4,590,848 In-kind contributions 93,994 10,000 - 103,994 79,500 Government appropriations and grants - 250,000 - 250,000 1,081,345 Contributions – capital campaigns - 7,297,079 - 7,297,079 788,241 Bequests and other contributions 45,276 - - 45,276 97,149 Total support 3,632,551 8,114,408 - 11,746,959 6,637,083

Endowment income designated for current operations 1,455,064 - - 1,455,064 1,558,048

Net assets released from restrictions – satisfaction of purpose restrictions 1,844,840 (1,844,840) - - - Total revenue, support, operating investment income, and net assets released from restrictions 23,620,396 6,564,751 - 30,185,147 24,947,157

Expenses Program expenses Museum operations $ 14,613,691 $ - $ - $ 14,613,691 $ 13,886,283 Ancillary activities 624,328 - - 624,328 1,897,266 Museum projects 3,899,531 - - 3,899,531 3,601,260 Educational programs and services 1,218,934 - - 1,218,934 1,082,329 Total program expenses 20,356,484 - - 20,356,484 20,467,138

Interest 671,378 - - 671,378 657,529 Development – capital campaigns 438,257 - - 438,257 734,689 General development 1,192,493 - - 1,192,493 913,801 Total expenses 22,658,612 - - 22,658,612 22,773,157

Operating income before depreciation 961,784 6,564,751 - 7,526,535 2,174,000

Depreciation and amortization 6,318,027 - - 6,318,027 6,625,704

Operating income (loss) (5,356,243) 6,564,751 - 1,208,508 (4,451,704)

Non-operating income, expenses and releases Net assets released from restrictions – satisfaction of purpose restrictions 1,442,527 (1,442,527) - - - Endowment return net of amounts designated for current operations (576,759) (1,428,916) - (2,005,675) 1,619,045 Netactuarialgain(loss)ondefined benefitretirementplan (1,860,610) - - (1,860,610) 2,571 Unrealized loss on interest rate swap (1,016,298) - - (1,016,298) (479,519) Change in value of investments held by third parties - - (522,178) (522,178) 1,071,533 Total non-operating income, expenses and releases (2,011,140) (2,871,443) (522,178) (5,404,761) 2,213,630

Increase (decrease) in net assets (7,367,383) 3,693,308 (522,178) (4,196,253) (2,238,074)

Net assets Beginning of year 64,946,856 35,488,537 14,356,290 114,791,683 117,029,757

End of year $ 57,579,473 $ 39,181,845 $ 13,834,112 $ 110,595,430 $ 114,791,683

2011 2010Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 14,533,233 $ 11,271,436 Accounts receivable, net 1,791,905 3,548,565 Pledges receivable, net 5,248,392 6,046,936 Inventory 18,618 233,858 Prepaid and other assets 719,126 683,822 Pooled investments 31,319,598 34,065,273 Other investments 2,368,681 - Beneficialinterestinperpetualtrusts 11,394,641 11,916,819 Property, buildings and equipment, net 66,621,289 71,401,465 Deferred loan costs, net 167,445 163,054

Total assets $ 134,182,928 $ 139,331,228

Liabilities and net assets Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 7,763,737 $ 4,618,616 Deferred revenue 640,981 4,043,535 Long-term debt 15,182,780 15,877,394 Total liabilities 23,587,498 24,539,545

Net assets Unrestricted 57,579,473 64,946,856 Temporarily restricted 39,181,845 35,488,537 Permanently restricted 13,834,112 14,356,290

Total net assets 110,595,430 114,791,683 Total liabilities and net assets $ 134,182,928 $ 139,331,228

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Inspire Science Leadership Marsha R. PerelmanChair, Board of Trustees Donald E. CallaghanChair, Inspire Science! Toni GarrisonChair, Development and Government

Relations Committee, Board of Trustees

Herb KelleherCampaign Vice-Chair Denis P. O’BrienCampaign Vice-Chair William H. Shea, Jr. Former Chair, Inspire Science!

Inspire Science Capital CampaignDonors as of December 1, 2012

Lead Individual DonorNicholas and Athena Karabots, The Karabots Foundation

Cornerstone DonorsCephalon, Inc.The Estate of John Swope Collins, in memory of John SwopeSamuel S. Fels FundOtto Haas Charitable Trust The Hamilton Family FoundationMrs. Samuel M. V. HamiltonJohn S. and James L. Knight FoundationGerry Lenfest Ira Lubert and Pamela Estadt Samuel P. Mandell FoundationNational Park Service, Department of the InteriorPECO

The Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaMarsha and Jeffrey PerelmanThe Pew Charitable TrustsCity of Philadelphia William H. Shea, Jr. and Susan M. SheaThe Shea Family FoundationAndrea and James StewartThe Sunoco FoundationTeva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Mrs. Edna S. Tuttleman The William Penn FoundationAnonymous

Principal & Leadership Donors 6abc The Arcadia Foundation William J. and Sharon L. AveryVictor M. Bearg Mr. and Mrs. David J. BerkmanThe Boeing CompanyDonna and Jon Boscia

Boscia Family Foundation Mr.* and Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William C. BuckThe Callaghan Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Camardo Sally W. CastleRuth M. and Tristram C. Colket, Jr. and The Edith D. Colket FoundationDebra and Michael CoslovDay & ZimmermannDelaware River Port AuthorityKevin and Betsy DonohoeMichael C. Forman and Jennifer S. Rice Mr. and Mrs. John T. Fries Chris Gali, in honor of Philomena Gali Ed and Patsy GarnoMr. and Mrs. Robert N. GarrisonJane and Joseph Goldblum Martyn D. Greenacre and

Grete Greenacre Rich and Peggy Greenawalt The Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust “B”Harry and Kay HalloranI.B.E.W. Local Union #98The Joan and Herb Kelleher Charitable

Foundation The Mill Spring FoundationMr. Stephen Modzelewski and

Mrs. Deborah Y. Sze

Lauren and Don MorelMr. Richard T. Nalle, Jr.*National Institutes of HealthNational Science FoundationThe Estate of Bertha Rogasner, in memory of Stanley Rogasner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Rogers, Jr. Rohm & Haas, A Wholly Owned

Subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company

Roberta and Ernest Scheller, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Sorgenti The United States MintUS Airways Community Foundation Richard W. VagueWestRobert G. and Rosalind White WilliamsThe Estate of G. Raymond Ziegler, Jr.Anonymous

Major DonorsThe Abramson Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Daniel F. AmorosoCatherine V. Beath The Estate of George E. Beggs, Jr. Mr. Richard P. Brown, Jr.Steve and Gretchen BurkeDr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Caplan D. Walter CohenPatricia and Gerard CuddyRichard and Judith Dilsheimer Dana L. Dortone and Stephen F. Esser Ms. Elizabeth H. Gemmill Julie and Mitch GersteinMr. and Mrs. Arnold GlabersonThe CAG Charitable Trust Eric Hafler Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hauptfuhrer Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. HeintzDr. S. Jay and Gail Turley HirshJoan and Irwin Jacobs Helen M. and Henry K. Justi Josephine KleinBarbara and John Kowalczyk Chris and Lori Kuebler Sandra and David MarshallTom and Linda McCarthyThe McLean Contributionship Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. McMenamin Mr. and Mrs. John NugentDonna and William OliverLouise H. and Alan L. ReedDr. and Mrs. Donald J. Rosato Bruce and Elizabeth RubinKarl F. and Patsy Rugart Andrew and Bryna Scott Mr. and Mrs. William J. Stallkamp Joan N. SternMr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Sweet, Jr.Jay H. Tolson Kathleen Y. Troncelliti UGI Corporation Mr. and Mrs. James A. Unruh Tina WellsDavid and Evelyn White Gordon and Diana WilderPaul and Marcia WoodruffMr. Joseph Zoll and Dr. Kathy Zoll Anonymous

The Benefactor Society BoardKevin N. Roller, Chair

William J. AverySandra K. BaldinoChristine H. BerrettiniGlenn D. BlumenfeldAnn E. CalvertHoward M. CyrPatricia A. GarnoToni Garrison, Ex OfficioElizabeth H. GemmillGrete GreenacreAnne F. HamiltonMolly LawrenceAlison LermanDouglas M. LurioJoseph McAteeDr. Hilarie L. MorganPatricia M. MorleyMarsha R. Perelman, Ex OfficioA. Hobart PorterJ. Barton RileyJoseph W. Rogers, Jr.Randy S. RonningBarbara Mozino SeegulR. Greg SurovcikRonald L. WallGordon H. WilderDennis M. Wint, Ex OfficioLisa Weber YakulisV. Scott Zelov

Individual DonorsThe Franklin Institute is grateful to the following individuals who have generously provided unrestricted support in 2011.

The Benefactor SocietyInventors CircleMrs. J. Maxwell MoranDr. and Mrs. Donald E. Morel, Jr.

Franklin FellowsMr. and Mrs. John T. FriesCarole and Emilio GravagnoMarsha and Jeffrey Perelman

Kite and Key CircleDonald E. and Hana CallaghanMr. and Mrs. Michael F. CamardoChris GaliMr. and Mrs. Robert N. GarrisonMartyn and Grete GreenacreMr. and Mrs. Richard A. GreenawaltAnne and Matt HamiltonSusan Y. KimThe James and Agnes Kim

Foundation, Inc.Ira M. Lubert and Pamela EstadtMr. and Mrs. Seymour G. MandellDavid and Sandra MarshallDrs. Bonnie and Paul OffitMr. and Mrs. Harold A. SorgentiJim and Andrea StewartRichard W. Vague

Ambassador CircleAnonymousMrs. Gustave G. Amsterdam*Amsterdam FoundationMr. and Mrs. William J. AverySuzanne F. BodaDrs. Raza and Sabina BokhariMrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. ClassenDebbie and Michael CoslovPatricia and Gerard CuddyMr. and Mrs. Kevin F. DonohoeMichael C. Forman and Jennifer S. RiceJosephine KleinMr. and Mrs. John S. MiddletonJeanette Lerman-Neubauer and

Joseph NeubauerMr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Rogers, Jr.Andrew and Bryna ScottJoan N. SternMr. and Mrs. David WhiteRobert and Rosalind WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Harold L. Yoh IIIMr. and Mrs. Dennis Zeleny

Celestial CircleAnonymous (II)Mr. and Mrs. David J. BerkmanMr. and Mrs. William C. BuckDr. and Mrs. Arthur L. CaplanRodney and Evelyn DayMr. and Mrs. Roger EglestonJean and Mike FitzpatrickMs. Elizabeth H. GemmillHarry and Catherine HalloranMr. and Mrs. Paul C. HeintzHenry K. and Helen M. JustiMs. Elaine LevittMr. and Mrs. Robert S. McMenaminThe MOSI FoundationMr. and Mrs. Denis P. O’BrienMr. Rex R. Parker and

Ms. Karen A. ParkerLouise H. and Alan L. ReedJay and Gretchen RileyEdward M. SatellMr. and Mrs. Ernest Scheller, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sidewater

The Sidewater Family Foundation Inc.Jay H. TolsonTina WellsDennis Wint and Ann MeredithJanine and Jeff Yass

Baldwin CircleMr. and Mrs. Harris C. Aller, Jr.Jim and Janet AverillMr. and Mrs. Scott A. BattersbyDr. and Mrs. Wade H. BerrettiniGlenn and Susan BlumenfeldVictoria and Christopher BoneRenee B. Booth, Ph.D.Mr. and Mrs. Jon A. BosciaMr. and Mrs. James M. Buck IIIMr. and Mrs. Jay H. Calvert, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Tristram C. Colket, Jr.David and Marilyn CraginRhoda and Michael DanzigerAnne McCabe Dunwoody and

Colin J. DunwoodyMr. and Mrs. Michael J. Emmi

Jack E. FeinbergVictoria B. FisherMr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Garno, Jr.Jayne and Walter GarrisonMarci and Gary GeneroseStuart and Suzanne GrantMr. and Mrs. Peter H. HavensMr. and Mrs. Harry E. Hill IIIMr. and Mrs. Lee HymerlingMr. and Mrs. Robert E. KeithThe Landon Family FoundationMolly and Ken LawrenceCharisse R. LillieDouglas and Margaret LurioMr. and Mrs. A. Bruce MainwaringMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. McAteePeter, Susan and Cameron McClungMr. and Mrs. James R. McLaughlinJoanna McNeil LewisBianca and Pete MinanMr. and Mrs. Stephen ModzelewskiGregg Mohrmann and Rachel WalkerMrs. John P. MulroneyMr. and Mrs. John J. Nesbitt IIIDr. Camille Paglia and

Mr. Vernon L. FrancisJudith Quigley RuseH. Joseph and Janice ReiserMr. and Mrs. Michael J. RobinsonKevin and Cheryl RollerRandy and Nancy RonningMr. and Mrs. Herbert T. RorerJoshua SapanH. David and Barbara M. Seegul

Peter S. Mozino FoundationMr. and Mrs. John SicklerRobert E. Silverman and Randi LeavittMarilyn L. SteinbrightDr. and Mrs. Bayard StoreyMr. and Dr. R. Greg SurovcikGail M. Turley and S. Jay Hirsh, M.D.Paul and Marcia WoodruffMichael Zisman and Linda Gamble

Founders CircleDr. Patrick C. AlguireCarol Baker and Mark SteinDr. Frederic Bertley and

Heather McPhersonMr. John K. BinswangerCarol and Bruce CaswellEdward H.L. ChunMr. and Mrs. Troy M. CollinsMr. Joseph I. Daily, Jr.Mr. Larry Dubinski and

Ms. Vicki J. MarkovitzDr.* and Mrs. Donald Louis FelleyDrs. Bruce Forman and Joy WeinsteinMr. and Mrs. Reeder Rodman Fox, Esq.Mitchell and Julie GersteinDr. Scott Goldman and

Dr. Maryalice CheneyMr. and Mrs. N. Peter HamiltonJacqueline and Eric KraeutlerThe Honorable Michael and

Mrs. Barbara KrancerMr. Eugene LancaricMary and Richard LauAlison and Roy LermanJohn and Judy Mills

InspireScience!CampaignFlourishesThestoryofthefundraisingforandbuildingofTheFranklinInstitute’ssciencemuseum,whichwasopenedasa“wonder-landofscience”ontheBenjaminFranklinParkwayin1934,isthestuffoflegend.InthethroesoftheGreatDepression,theInstituteandthePoorRichardClubweremiraculouslyabletoraise$5millioninameresixmonthstofundthenewbuilding.Ithasbecomethetimelessandgrandtaleofacommunity’srefusaltoleteconomicchallengesderailgreatplans.

Ofcourse,behindeverygreatstoryisasomewhatlesslus-trousreality.Whilethefounderswereindeedabletoraise$5millioninsuchrapidfashion,itwaslessthantheyrequired.ArchitectJohnWindrim’splancalledforfourwings,encom-passingafullcityblock;onlytwowereultimatelybuiltalong20thStreetandWinterStreet.RecognizingthehardrealitiesoftheDepression,theInstitute’sleadersentrustedcontinuedexpansiontofuturegenerations.

Thefirstexpansioncamein1990withtheadditionoftheTuttlemanIMAXTheaterandMandellCenter,prominentlyalteringtheInstitute’s21stStreetpresence.Anothersuccess-fulinitiativecompletedin2003renovatednearlyalloftheInstitute’sphysicalplantandmechanicalsystems,andrefur-bishedorreimaginedmanypermanentexhibitions.

PlanningforthelatestevolutionbeganwiththeInstitute’sStrategicPlan,whichcalledforaboldadditionalongRaceStreet.Inaddition,theplancalledforthetotalrehabilitationofandupgradestotheBenjaminFranklinNationalMemorial,completedin2008;thecreationofthreenewstate-of-the-artexhibitions,ChangingEarthandElectricity,openedin2010,andYourBrain,openingin2014;aswellasupgradestofacilitysystemsthatallowtheInstitutetocontinueservingitsmission.

TheseplansweregatheredtogetherundertheauspicesoftheInspireScience!campaign,whichboldlylaunchedin2007.Directlyontheheelsofthatlaunch,inanironicbutperhapsfittinghistoricaltwist,camethemostsignificantglobaleco-nomicdownturnsincetheGreatDepression.Afterastrongstartthatsawnearlyhalfofthecampaigngoalreachedinitsfirsttwoyears,subsequentyearsbroughttremendouschal-lenges.Seventy-fiveyearsafterthecampaigntoerectthislandmarkbuilding,theInstitute’sdonorsandsupporterswereonceagainchallengedbycircumstance,and,onceagain,theyresponded.2011wasabreakoutyearfortheInspireScience!campaign—ayearthatsawunprecedentedgenerosityanddedicationfromtheInstitute’sincrediblesupporters.

At year-end, campaign fundraising totaled $59.6 million. InadditiontothelargestindividualgiftintheInstitute’shistory,$10millionfromNicholasandAthenaKarabotsandtheKarabotsFoundation,theInstitutereceivedthefollowingleadershipcommitments:

• Anadditional$1millionfromMrs.SamuelM.V.Hamilton,bring-ingtheHamiltonFamily’stotalcampaignsupportto$3million.Mrs.Hamiltonandherfamily,includingsonMattanddaughter-in-lawAnne,andTheHamiltonFamilyFoundationhaveadis-tinguishedandlongstandinghistoryofadvocacy,volunteerism,andsupportfortheInstitute,whichdatesbacktothedonationoftheBaldwin60000locomotivein1933byfamilypatriarchSamuelVauclain,andincludestherefurbishmentofTheTrainFactoryexhibitin2001.

• $1millionfromtheOttoHaasCharitableTrust.ThroughRohmandHaas,theWilliamPennFoundation,andtheOttoHaasCharitableTrust,theHaasfamily,andnotablyInstitutesupporterJanetHaas,havebeenexceptionallygeneroustotheInstitute.

*Deceased

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Dr. Agnes Morrison and Mr. Colin Unsworth

William and Donna OliverDr. and Mrs. Homayoon PasdarMr. and Mrs. Jonathan RorerDr. and Mrs. Donald J. RosatoEric Rymshaw and James FultonJoyce Seewald SandoMr. Michael SanyourMr. and Mrs. Bruce H. SchwartzHelene SeligMilton S. Stearns, Jr.Mr. Steven M. Tuttleman and

Ms. Elizabeth CuthrellMs. Carol Elizabeth WareMr. and Mrs. Raymond H. WelshMarisa Wigglesworth and

Edmund Bayruns

Pendulum PartnersAnonymous (IV)The Abrams FamilyDr. and Mrs. Todd James AlbertMr. and Mrs. Daniel F. AmorosoMrs. Charles L. AndesRobert AverbachMr. and Mrs. Arthur BaldadianMartha and Alexis Barron, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. Myron BassmanVictor M. BeargMr. Peter A. Benoliel and Ms. Willo CareyDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. BenovicLawrence H. and Julie C. BergerMr. and Mrs. Donald L. Besecker, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. BetzJanice and Tom BironJill and Sheldon BonovitzRichard J. Bortnick, Esq.Julian and Lois BrodskyBart and Chrissy BronkMrs. Smedley D. Butler IIIMr. H. Augustus CareyMrs. Joseph L. Castle IISusan W. and Cummins Catherwood, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. ChappelearMs. Barbara R. CobbDr. Walter D. CohenColtman Family FoundationGoldye ComiskyMr. and Mrs. David B. CrowleyMr. and Mrs. Craig W. CullenKaren and John CunninghamHoward and Leslie CyrMr. and Mrs. Peter DachowskiPamela and Christopher DoggettEd and Joan DriscollMs. Barbara EberleinMr. and Mrs. Richard W. EmrichMr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. FiebachSteve Fifield, Ph.D. and

Christian Calaguas, MPH, RDMr. and Mrs. Daniel K. FitzpatrickMs. Helen H. FordRachel and Keith FournierFrenkel Family FoundationDr. and Mrs. Bruce FreundlichHarold and Elaine FriedlandMr. and Mrs. Michael J. GaleDr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Gerrity, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Arnold GlabersonJane and Joe GoldblumDr. and Mrs. Allan M. GreenspanMs. Mary G. Gregg and Mr. John M. Ryan

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. HallMr. and Mrs. Robert P. HauptfuhrerMr. and Mrs. William J. HillJoseph J. Hochreiter and

Eileen G. WachtmanLynne and Harold HonickmanMarjorie and Jeffrey A. HonickmanMr. Osagie O. ImasogieMr. and Mrs. Scott M. JenkinsMr. and Mrs. Ronald D. JohnsonFrances and Michael JonesMr. and Mrs. John H. KalmbachMrs. Terry L. KendallMr. John Kessock, Jr.Walter and Marian* KinzingerJudy Auritt KleinKenneth D. Kleinman and Debra J. FeinMr. and Mrs. Jarrett B. KlingMs. Anne KoffeyEileen and Mitchell KowalMr. William Kronenberg IIIThe Kuebler FamilyDr. and Mrs. Marc S. LapayowkerJohn Makara and Katherine PattersonMr. and Mrs. Andrew MarchMr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McCabe IVMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. McCarthyBruce and Jolene McCaw Family

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Francis J. MirabelloRanney and Theresa MoranPatricia M. MorleyMs. Susan P. Mucciarone and

Mr. David M. MooreMr. Richard A. MulfordMr. and Mrs. Farid A. NaibDr. Paul R. Nemeth and Dr. Jean FloodMr. and Mrs. Timothy NugentWashburn and Susan OberwagerMr. and Mrs. Jeremiah P. O’GradyDr. Albert T. OlenzakMr. and Mrs. Adolf A. PaierEliana PapadakisMr. Thomas B. PayneMr. and Mrs. R. Anderson PewMr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. PhelanMr.* and Mrs. David N. PincusMr. and Mrs. A. Hobart PorterFred and Linda PowellMr. and Mrs. Jon PowellAndrew and Leslie PriceMark and Laura RaabMr. and Mrs. Clair M. RaubenstineMr. and Mrs. Douglas E. RessDr. and Mrs. Milton L. RockRobert N. Roop, PEMr. and Mrs. Gerald B. RorerCynthia RugartDr. and Mrs. Karl F. Rugart, Jr.Professor John F. SanfordMr. and Mrs. William SchwartzBuck and Mary ScottKarlyn and Manhassin SkipworthMr. and Mrs. Daniel Brainard SlackThe Sprague FoundationAnthony StanleyDonna D. Stein and Robert L. SacksMs. Christina Sterner and

Mr. Steve PosesMr. and Mrs. Joseph W. StevensMrs. John SwartzDr. and Mrs. C. Raymond Trout

Mr. and Mrs. James A. UnruhAnne, Calum and Duncan UrquhartMr. and Mrs. Archbold D. van BeurenJack and Ramona VosbikianMr. and Mrs. Ronald L. WallMr. Gilbert A. WetzelMr. and Mrs. Gordon H. WilderRuth W. and A. Morris Williams, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Winston, PEMarian and Norman WolginMr. Richard E. Woosnam and

Ms. Diane Dalto WoosnamLeslie Miller and Richard WorleyPaul Yakulis and Lisa Weber YakulisMs. Beth ZatuchniMr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Zoll

Membership Circles

Patrons CircleAnonymousLouis and Jennifer AuslanderMs. Sherrin BakyMs. Catherine V. BeathDr. Sylvia R. Beck and

Dr. Jay L. FedermanMr. and Mrs. Douglas V. BellewLinda and Donald BergerElizabeth Block and Bruce KuklickMr. and Mrs. Charles J. BloomFrancis and Julie BorowskyMr. and Mrs. James B. Bradbeer, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Gerald S. BrennerJames and Doris BroganJohn and Rita BuzbyFrancis J. CareyThe Cascio FamilyDavid F. Cattell, Ph.D.Drs. Fred* and Karen ClarkMr. and Mrs. Harry B. DeVerter, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. DiFrancesco, Jr.Rosanna D’Orazio and Kent WagnerW. Wallace and Joanne C. DyerOrlando and Holly EspositoJudy and Marc Felgoise and FamilyChristine and Jeff FellinMr. and Mrs. A. Carter FergussonKenneth C. FoelsterJohn and Catherine FoyPam and Rod GagnéMark and Heather GarrisonMarlene and Joel GoldweinMr. and Mrs. W. GroenhuysenEric HaflerMr. J. Barton HarrisonBruce HauptfuhrerW. A. and Lynda K. HitschlerMelanie W. HopkinsSalvatore Iuliano and Jill RamboMr. and Mrs. Charles Kahn, Jr.Bunka KellyJoshua and Wendy KleinAlfred G. Knudson and Anna T. MeadowsWalter and Marlene* KornDrs. Mary and Don LevickPeter and Karen LevinsonWilliam A. LoebMary Anne LoweryWilliam J. Marsden, Jr.John and Susan MulderigJohn L. MurphyKaren and Asuka Nakahara

Tom and Beth NawalinskiPauline K. Park and Jack M. PanitchDr. and Mrs. Mahadev R. PatelJeff Perkins and Ken LovettCharles and Rosemary PhilipsMr. and Mrs. Joseph PuzoRichard D. RabenaMr. and Mrs. Mark D. RainvilleMarlene and Joseph RamsayDr. and Mrs. B. Walter RosenNaomi B. RubinCalvin E. Schmid, Ph.D.Paul and Susan ShamanRobert and Karen SharrarChristine SlachtaThe Tobin FamilyMaani Waldor and Mark FallonDrs. Gary and Karen Zimmer

Friends CircleAnonymous (III)Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Atkinson, Jr.Joseph BordognaThe Bordonaro FamilyL. Clark III and Carol Ann D. BoydMichael H. BunksThomas Caraccioli and Mary FayDr. Lauren CarrLeonarda Carrow and Erik DickersbachMr. Edward T. Collins, Jr.Mr. Ian M. ComiskyDavid J. ConnerGretchen and Gordon CooneyMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Craven, Jr.Edward and Anne DeardenJudge James DeLeonMark and Lucy DemitrackAndrew and Christine DevittAnne DillonMr. Stephen DoughertyDr. Louise Duffy and

Mr. Gus Dias-LalcacaBarbara EdelsteinHoward J. Eisen, M.D. and

Judith E. Wolf, M.D.Juliet and Brian EnglanderDr. and Mrs. Irvin J. FarberDr. and Mrs. William C. FeldbaumerJanet R. FernandezThe Finke FamilyColleen and Charles ForsheeDr. Catherine C. FoursheyDrs. Barbara and Len FrankBenham and June FuhrmanDr. and Mrs. Julian L. GladstoneFred and Judy GluckmanMr. and Mrs. William GoldsteinDavid Green and Edie EichertMs. JoAnn Reno and Mr. Gary GreenThe Greenzang FamilyMrs. Elizabeth HaimesTina, Luke and Sean HamburgJon and Cynthia HarrisMr. Gerard Herbert and Ms. JoAnn HaneyDr. and Mrs. William HerringRhoda HerroldFred Himmelstein, M.D.Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. HoyerLawrence and Veronica HudsonMr. and Mrs. Brian HughesThe Jellig FamilyMary S. Johnson

Michael KahanaMr. C. Frederick Koenig IIIBernice and Joe KoplinDr. Richard and Carole KovachDr. William KreigerReinhard and Sue D. KruseJudge Anne E. Lazarus and

Mr. Mitchell KlevanNed S. Levi and Frances S. LeviHerbert I. LewisDr. Arnold and Barbara LincowNora LittleMr. Will Luginbuhl and Ms. Erica TurnerChris and Jessica LupoldThe Maisano FamilyGordon Manin and Margot WaitzWallace and Henrietta MartindaleScott McKeeverBarbara and Richard McLaughlinJulia McNeilRobert and Jaime MellonPeggy and Steve MorganClaude L. MountStephen and Janet MullinJeffrey and Linda NeedlemanBenjamin R. and Meta B. NeilsonDeborah N. NemiroffJim and Connie O’BrienMarilla Ochis, Kevin Ochis and

Martina ZozarovaJohn and Claire OlsenMiller Parker and Marjorie OgilvieMr. and Mrs. Steven E. PennMr. and Mrs. James A. PerrinMr. and Mrs. Akiva F. PipeRobert and Pnina PolishookJohn and Marian PottageJoseph and Maria QueenanMichael and Anne RhoadsAl and Victoria RidgeAudrey and Robert RobinsonLeonard M. Rosenfeld, Ph.D.Corinne RoxbyMrs. Elizabeth D. RoyerJoseph J. SalvatorelliSteve SaundersMr. and Mrs. Albert SchlessingerProf. and Mrs. Warren D. SeiderJenny and Panna SharmaMahesh Shrestha and Nancy R. OrendainRonald and Eleanor SilvermanHilma M. SlechtaDr. and Mrs. Manuel SloaneMr. and Mrs. David SlosbergMr. and Mrs. James S. SmithDrs. Steven and Jennifer SnyderSteven and Bonnie SnyderThe Sondheimer FamilyPaul and Cynthia SucroLinda Tausz-HannonTerri and Bob TetiKirk J. ThieroffThomas and Patricia VernonMr. Brian WalheimJudy and Ken WeinsteinGeorge H. Weiss, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. T.G. Williams and FamilyDeborah R. WilligColonel and Mrs. Alan B. WorthingtonScott and Kim YetterMr. and Mrs. William T. ZebleyMr. and Mrs. Samuel Zuckerkandel

The Benjamin Franklin Legacy SocietyMembership in the Benjamin Franklin Legacy Society is an important way to help ensure The Franklin Institute remains a world leader in informal science education. By thought-fully providing for the Institute in their estate plans, the following individuals are strengthening The Franklin Institute for future generations of visitors. They have our sincere appreciation.

AnonymousMrs. Gustave G. Amsterdam*Dr. and Mrs. Gary J. AndersonMr.* and Mrs. Charles L. AndesMr. Charles E. Balleisen*Mr. and Mrs. George E. Beggs, Jr.*Peter A. BenolielMr. Warren F. Busse*D. Walter CohenMr.* and Mrs. Sylvan M. CohenWalter Coley*Mr. John Swope Collins*David and Marilyn CraginRaymond Czarnica*Mr. William K. Dickey*Deborah L. DonaldsonLarry DubinskiDr. and Mrs. James J. EberlEthan C. FlintMr. James J. GallagherMarci and Gary GeneroseCarol K. Gerstley*Suzanne and Stuart GrantBarbara D. and Robert P. HauptfuhrerPaul C. Heintz, Esq.Charles H. Hoover*Helen M. Humphreville*George E. Lamphere*Mr. Richard T. Nalle, Jr.*Jeffrey NeedlemanLinda NeedlemanTed and Patti ParolyMarsha and Jeffrey PerelmanFrancis C. Perrin, Jr.*Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. PhilipsMr. Francis H. RasmusElizabeth and Hershel RichmanMrs. Bertha Rogasner*Viola H. Rolph*Leonard M. Rosenfeld, Ph.D.Mr. and Mrs. Lewis S. Somers, 3rd*Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. SorgentiMr. and Mrs.* Milton S. Stearns, Jr.Edna Thomas*Mr.* and Mrs. Stanley C. TuttlemanMiss Marjorie J. Upson*Marisa Wigglesworth and

Edmund BayrunsRobert G. and Rosalind White WilliamsDennis M. Wint, Ph.D.Paul and Marcia WoodruffG. Raymond Ziegler, Jr.*

Honorary GiftsWe are grateful to those who have given to The Franklin Institute in honor of someone special.

In Honor of Camille Baker Radnor Elementary School

*Deceased

TinaWellsTRUSTEE,THEFRANKLININSTITUTE

LikesomanyFranklinInstitutefriendsandsupporters,Tina’sfirstassociationwiththeMuseumcameasayoungvisitor.“IhavebeencomingtotheInstitutesinceIwasachild,”notesWells.“Ihavebeenalifelongfan!”

Giventhesefondmemories,shewasthrilledattheopportu-nitytodonatehertimeandenergytotheInstitutebyjoiningtheFriendsCommittee,whichsupportsTheFranklinInstituteAwardsCeremonyandDinner,andthentheInstitute’sPrograms,MarketingandBusinessDevelopmentCommittee.Wells’scontributionswererecognizedin2010withherelectiontotheBoardofTrustees.Servicewiththesegroupswasanaturalfit,assheisoneofthepremiermarketingstrategistsinthecountry.AnhonorsgraduateofHoodCollege,sheistheFounderandCEOofBuzzMarketingGroup.RecognizedbyEssence,Billboard,andInc.maga-zines,shebringsunmatchedexpertiseinmarketingtoandmessagingforyouth.

AsaTrustee,Wellsseesimportanceineffortstoexcitegirlsaboutscience.“IthinkthatgirlsandSTEMisoneofthebiggestchallengeswefaceinsocietytoday.Wehavetogetgirlsexcitedaboutmathandscience!Iwanttomakesuretheyrealizethatscienceandtechnologyarenotonlyfun,butalsoincrediblyimportant.”Wells,whosecivicprioritiesofchildrenandtheartsarereflectedinherserviceontheboardsofthePhiladelphiaOrchestra,SymphonyinC,andArtSanctuary,alsoappreciatesthewaysinwhicheduca-tionalstakeholderscanconveneattheInstitute.“Withsomanyissuesandchallengesforteacherstoday,IfeelTheFranklinInstituteisanexampleofthecommunity,educators,scientists,andstaffallworkingtowardsthesamegoal:makinglearningexcitingandfun.”

Despitehermanycommitments,Wellsstillmanagestofindtimetoembraceherinnerlearner.“IlovethattheInstitutecontinuestoeducateadultsthroughitsspecialexhibits.IstilllearnsomethingeverytimeIvisit!”

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In Honor of Ms. Deborah Bellew Fox Family Charitable Trust

In Honor of Bill and Janet Cardell Ms. Ariane Fitch

In Honor of Lynn Fox Kimberly A. Fox

In Honor of Sandy Marshall Marjorie and Jeffrey A. Honickman

In Honor of Joe and Joanne McColgan Mrs. Sandra Budd

In Honor of Marsha Perelman Dr. and Mrs. G. S. Peter Gross

Memorial GiftsWe are grateful to those who have given to The Franklin Institute in memory of a family member or friend.

In Memory of Paul Baran Andrew and Erna Viterbi

In Memory of Dr. Donald Cohen Carol and Bruce Caswell

In Memory of Joel Gershman Mr. John K. Binswanger

Susan and Paul Jaffe Dennis Wint and Ann MeredithIn Memory of Chanlan Lee

Ms. Shirley YoungIn Memory of Joseph Reis Linker

Lois KaercherIn Memory of Edward Radbill, Longtime Volunteer at The Franklin Institute Lee Drukker Marcia Radbill Raymond YostIn Memory of Maree Regan Martyn and Grete GreenacreIn Memory of Bertha Tretina Mr. Jeff PattersonIn Memory of Michael Zawislak Paul and Sue Ayres Michael Glodek John and Denise Janick The Jesberger Family Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirkner Ben and Donna Manderachi Employees of the Neptune Chemical

Pump Company Ms. Genevive Zawislak

Staff and VolunteersThe Franklin Institute is grateful to the following staff members and volunteers who have generously provided support in 2011.

Anonymous (VI)Julie AppolloniAndria and Jonathan AyerMr. Barry BarskyMs. Erica BergamyerMr. Benjamin BernsteinDr. Frederic Bertley and

Heather McPhersonMelanie BrickerDr. and Mrs. Stephen BulovaMichael BurchMr. Daniel ChermakDonna B. ClaiborneMr. and Mrs. James R. CoffeyJamie and Jason CollierMr. and Mrs. Troy M. CollinsMs. Casey Anne Drummond

Mr. Larry Dubinski and Ms. Vicki J. Markovitz

Dr. Karen J. ElinichMr. Edward FeiersteinSteve Fifield, Ph.D. and

Christian Calaguas, MPH, RDRachel and Keith FournierMarci and Gary GeneroseMs. Blossom GicaLarry Gladney, Ph.D.Dolores GossettPamela J. Green, Ph.D.Dr. and Mrs. Roger A. GreyMark C. HarmonDr. and Mrs. Albert J. Hicks IIIAllyn HoltzinMadeleine M. Jouille, Ph.D.Siobhan KeefeElizabeth KelleyMr. and Mrs. Jerome KernerMr. Donald J. KieserMr. Morton LevineMary Anne LoweryRegina MaizelMr. Joel A. MarquartMs. Barbara A. MaxwellMarilyn and Jerry MayroMr. Marvin MicklinBernard and Rochelle MissanMs. Allison MorganRita D. OliverHillary L. OlsonTeresa A. PavlinMr. Dominic PayneJeff Perkins and Ken LovettRichard D. RabenaChase J. RobertsMr. Charles RollerLeonard M. Rosenfeld, Ph.D.Dr. Leonard RossDario D. Salvucci, Ph.D.Jack ShanklandMr. and Mrs. S. Paul SharkeyJulia and Aaron SkolnikManuel McDonnell SmithDrs. Steven and Jennifer SnyderDr. Robert SternReid O. StylesDr. and Mrs. Brian J. SullivanMs. Denise SullivanDrs. Judith A. Todd and

Stephen M. CopleyMary Kathleen Trishman and

Buddy MuhlerDr. Michael VartanianMaani Waldor and Mark FallonMarisa Wigglesworth and

Edmund BayrunsDennis Wint and Ann MeredithMr. Alan S. WitkinPatrick F. WittwerMr. Andrew Wolff

The Executive Corporate CommitteeDaniel A. Abramowicz, Ph.D., Chair

Robert BogleRichard J. Bortnick, Esq.Christopher CashmanDomenic E. CelenzaBarbara Del DukeMartin J. DoyleBrian R. Ford, Sr.

John FumosaJames B. GintyRobert J. HallWilliam P. HankowskyMichael G. HorseyF. Mark LastnerPaula R. MandleWilliam J. Marsden, Jr.Peter MinanDonald E. Morel, Jr., Ph.D.H. Joseph Reiser, Ph.D.Michael SanyourB. Daniel Seltzer, CPCUJoan N. Stern, Esq.P.J. VaughanTara Weiner

Corporations and Event SponsorsThe Franklin Institute would like to thank the following corporations for their generous unrestricted, special project, and sponsorship support in 2011.

Proud Corporate PartnerPECO

$100,000 and aboveBank of AmericaThe Dow Chemical CompanyExelon FoundationFirstrust BankPNCThe Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

$75,000 - $99,999Sunoco, Inc.US Airways

$50,000 - $74,999Cephalon, Inc.Drexel UniversityFrog CommissaryGlaxoSmithKlineK12, Inc.Target

$25,000 - $49,999The Boeing CompanyEndo Pharmaceuticals Inc.FMC CorporationFour Seasons HotelJanssen Biotech, Inc.Lincoln Financial FoundationMorgan StanleyNovo NordiskPhiladelphia Media Network, Inc.SAP America, Inc.University of PennsylvaniaWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

$15,000 - $24,999AnonymousAMETEK, Inc.Campbell Soup CompanyCignaLaSalle UniversityMerck & Co., Inc.Philadelphia UniversityQuaker Chemical CorporationTemple UniversityUHS of Fairmount, Inc.University of the SciencesVerizon

$10,000 - $14,999Beneficial BankBlank Rome LLPCitizens BankCommunity College of PhiladelphiaCrown Holdings, Inc.David E. ShawDay & ZimmermannFranklin Square Capital Partners, LPHenkels & McCoy, Inc.MileStone BankThe Moody’s FoundationPfizerPhiladelphia Insurance CompaniesSaul Ewing LLP

$5,000 - $9,9993M FoundationArkema Inc.Arthur H. Thomas CompanyASTM InternationalComcast CorporationCozen O’ConnorCredit SuisseDeloitte LLPDuke UniversityExelon EnergyFish & Richardson P.C.Goldman, Sachs & Co.Hirtle, Callaghan & Co.KPMG LLPMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPPearl Pressman Liberty

Communications GroupPennoni Associates, Inc.PwCUniversity of Pennsylvania,

School of Engineering and Applied Science

Shire PharmaceuticalsTD BankThomas Jefferson University

and Hospitals

$1,000 - $4,999AlliedBarton Security ServicesAqua America, Inc.Becker & FrondorfBinswanger CorporationCohen-Seltzer, Inc.Elliott-Lewis CorporationEnvironmental Tectonics Corp.Expert ParkingFox Chase Cancer CenterGeosyntec ConsultantsGreater Philadelphia Chamber

of CommerceHarmelin MediaJ&JPRDL.F. Driscoll Co. LLCLIGHTFAIR InternationalNational Analysts WorldwideNational Constitution CenterNextFab StudioPanitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLPPeirce-Phelps, Inc.Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment

TrustSiemens Caring Hands FoundationSusquehanna International Group, LLPUGI CorporationUniversity of Pennsylvania Center for

BioethicsVillanova University

Matching Gift CompaniesThe Franklin Institute is grateful to the following corporations who have gener-ously provided unrestricted matching gift support in 2011.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.AltriaThe Boeing CompanyExxonMobil FoundationFMC CorporationGeneral ElectricGlaxoSmithKlineGoldman, Sachs & Co.INGJohnson & Johnson

Family of CompaniesJohnson Controls, Inc.Lincoln Financial GroupLyondellBasellMacy’s, Inc.Merck & Co., IncPNCThe Prudential Insurance

Company of AmericaSAP America, Inc.Sunoco, Inc.The Vanguard Group

Foundations and Government AgenciesThe Franklin Institute is grateful to the following foundations and government agencies that have generously provided unrestricted and special project support in 2011.

$100,000 and aboveCommonwealth of PennsylvaniaNational Institutes of HealthNational Science FoundationThe Pew Charitable Trusts

Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program

$25,000 - $99,999The Allerton FoundationCLAWS FoundationHess Foundation, Inc.F. M. Kirby FoundationUJALA Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999Helen D. Groome Beatty Trust, a BNY

Mellon Mid-Atlantic Charitable TrustDolfinger-McMahon FoundationThe William M. King Charitable

FoundationChristian R. & Mary F. Lindback

FoundationCity of Philadelphia

Philadelphia Cultural Fund

$5,000 - $9,999AnonymousThe Barra Foundation, Inc.Connelly FoundationEden Charitable Foundation

$1,000 - $4,999AnonymousThe Helene and Allen Apter FoundationLouis N. Cassett FoundationGilroy & Lillian Roberts Charitable

Foundation

Farber FoundationFox Family Charitable TrustPaul E. Kelly FoundationLomax Family FoundationThe Mill Spring FoundationThe NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant

ConsortiumThe Grace S. & W. Linton Nelson

FoundationPfundt FoundationThe George W. Rentschler FoundationRosenlund Family FoundationCaroline J. Sanders Trust #2Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust

Special ProjectsEach year, the Institute benefits from philanthropic investments in special projects that advance our mission, benefit underserved communities, and bring our programs to more audiences. Individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies helped to make these projects possible in 2011.

PECO Energizing Education Program (PEEP)Developed in partnership with PECO, the Institute brings interactive, project-based school curriculum exploring energy efficiency, conservation, and environmental preservation to schools across Greater Philadelphia.

PECO

Partnerships for Achieving Careers in Technology and Science (PACTS)The Institute’s signature minority youth leadership program, PACTS encourages students to pursue careers in science and technology. The following support-ers contributed $500 or more to the PACTS program.

AnonymousDr. and Mrs. Allen M. BarnettHelen D. Groome Beatty Trust, a BNY

Mellon Mid-Atlantic Charitable TrustThe Dow Chemical CompanyDonna M. FerrariGlaxoSmithKlineHess Foundation, Inc.The William M. King Charitable

FoundationLIGHTFAIR InternationalCharisse LillieLincoln Financial FoundationChristian R. and Mary F. Lindback

Foundation Lomax Family FoundationNovo NordiskSAP America, Inc.Bucky SwiderUS Airways FoundationVerizon Robert VictorDavid Yoon

Meet the Scientists In-Kind DonorA part of The Franklin Institute Awards Week, Meet the Scientists is a PACTS-moderated panel discussion with Franklin Institute Medalists for area high school students.

Frog Commissary Catering

FrancesandMichaelJones&Family(PicturedabovewithAstronautChrisFerguson)

Inmanyfamilies,thepassageoftimeandgrowthofchildrenistrackedinatime-honoredtradition.Oneneedonlylookattheinsideofadoorjamborthedry-wallbehindacellardoortofindevidenceofyearspassedandinchesgainedinpencilmarksofheights,dates,andnames.

FortheJonesfamilyofPhiladelphia,FrancesandMichaelandchildrenWilson(13),Victor(11),andEleanor(8),thepassageoftimeistrackedthroughmemoriesofmanyvisitstoTheFranklinInstitute.Francesexplains,“Westartedgoingsoonafterwehadkids.Atfirst,theexhibitrywasabitbeyondmychildrenbecausetheyweresoyoung,buteventhentheyenjoyedKidScienceandridingtheBaldwin60000.”

Witheachvisit,FrancesandMichaelcouldseethekidsgrowinunderstanding.“We’llalwaysrememberwatchingtheboysgraspanunderstandingofwindinKidScience.Thedelightontheirfaceswhentheycouldfinallygetthatsailboattomovewasunforgettable.”

FrancesandMichaelrealizedthatwhatmadetheInstitutespe-cialtotheirkidswasexactlywhatmadeitimportanttovisitorsofallages–particularlylocalschoolchildren.“Wearesoimpressedbythepositiveenergythatalwaysexists!Clearlystudentsareinspiredbywhattheysee,read,andtouchattheInstitute…inspiredtolearnmoreandsharethatinformation.”

RecognizingthevalueofTheFranklinInstitute,theJonesesbecameloyaldonorstotheInstituteanditsprograms,inadditiontobeingregularvisitors.Further,theyhaveraisedthreeFranklin-aficionados,eachofwhomhastheirownhonestopinionontheInstitute’sbest(andgrossest)exhibits.Wilsonshared,“TheHeartisalwaysfun.TheIMAXtheaterisfantas-tic;itseemsasthoughyouarefallingintothemovie.It’sthebestwaytoseeamovie.”YoungerbrotherVictorreportsthathe“lovesthetrainridesandplayinggoalieinSportsChallenge.”“It’salwaysfuntoseehowtheheartworksandthentosteponthescalethatshowshowmuchbloodisinyourbody;itissogross,”saidanexcitedEleanor.

LookfortheJonesfamilyattheInstitutesoon,forasFrancesnotes,“WearealwayslookingforwardtowhatishappeningnextattheInstitute.Ithastheabilitytoenrichlives–thoseofourfamilyandofsomanyvisitors!”

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PNC Grow Up Great with Science ProgramDeveloped in partnership with PNC, the Institute provides hands-on preschool science enrichment for Greater Phila-delphia Head Start students, families, and teachers.

PNC Foundation

The Gilbert A. West, Jr. Scholarship The Scholarship was established by PACTS Alumni and friends as a memorial to honor the passing of one of the early members of the PACTS program, Gilbert West. The scholarship seeks to aid cur-rent PACTS students in furthering their education beyond high school.

Jennifer ArevaloAndria AyerEugene and Marla BellTelandria Boyd JohnsonMichael BurchKeambi BurtonThe Byrd FamilyKevin and Christie CannadyAleta ChesterErica ChesterDolores GossettDr. Albert J. Hicks III and

Mrs. Brandyn HicksRandy MillerSean NelsonDavid and Shawna ParksCarol Ann ParssinenAlonda PoteatNakyia SandersSabriya Scott-CaffreyDonna SiglerManuel McDonnell SmithNate TaliaferroMarion WardMr. and Mrs. Gilbert West, Sr.Megan WestAndrae WilliamsMelissa E. Wisher

Science of Wine Dinner and Discussion HostJim and Andrea Stewart

Science Leadership Academy (SLA)The Institute partners with its magnet high school, SLA, to provide curriculum, experiential opportunities, and the Wednesdays@The Franklin mini-courses for students to learn what it takes to operate a science museum.

Donald E. and Hana CallaghanFMC CorporationHess Foundation, Inc.Don and Lauren Morel

STEM Scholars ProgramBuilding on PACTS, this rigorous aca-demic-year program aims to increase matriculation into STEM disciplines in college and careers in science for underserved Philadelphia students.

Ed Satell and the Satell Family Foundation

The UJALA Foundation

Traveling Science ShowsTraveling Science Shows engage students from Connecticut to Virginia in science and technology through live, interactive demonstrations that explain ordinary scientific concepts in an extraordinary way.

3M FoundationConnelly Foundation

Philadelphia Science Festival2011 marked the first year of the Philadelphia Science Festival, a ten-day, community-wide celebration of science that takes place annually in April, featuring lectures, debates, hands-on activities, special exhibitions, and a variety of other informal science educa-tion experiences for Philadelphians of all ages. The inaugural Philadelphia Science Festival took place in April 2011 and brought together more than 120,000 people to celebrate the region’s strength in science.

Platinum SponsorThe Dow Chemical Company

Gold SponsorDrexel University

Silver SponsorsGlaxoSmithKlineLaSalle UniversityPECOPhiladelphia UniversityPNC FoundationUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of the SciencesWasabi 3D

Bronze SponsorCommunity College of Philadelphia

Copper SponsorsDay & ZimmermannK12, Inc.Temple University

Krypton SponsorQuaker Chemical Corporation

Titanium SponsorsFox Chase Cancer CenterGeosyntec ConsultantsThe NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant

ConsortiumNextFab StudioUniversity of Pennsylvania Center

for BioethicsVillanova University

Media PartnersCBS PhillyKeystone OutdoorMetro KidsPhiladelphia Weekly

Carnival PartnerFairmount Park

2011 Franklin Institute Awards DinnerProceeds from The Franklin Institute’s Awards Ceremony and Dinner provide critical operating support for important education programs. The Franklin Institute is grateful to the following organizations and individuals for their generous support of this annual event.

Co-ChairsAndrea FreundlichRobert J. Hall

Vice ChairNancy V. Ronning

Lead SupporterBank of America

Associate Sponsor and Awards Week SponsorCephalon, Inc.

Associate SponsorsThe Dow Chemical CompanyFour Seasons HotelIvy Walls Management Co., LLCJanssen Biotech, Inc. Philadelphia Media Network, Inc.West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

Corporate PatronsBlank Rome LLPThe Boeing CompanyCitizens BankFirstrust BankPNCSunoco, Inc.Temple UniversityRichard W. Vague

Corporate BenefactorsAMETEK, Inc.Arkema Inc.Beneficial BankDonald E. and Hana CallaghanCampbell Soup CompanyCignaComcast CorporationCozen O’ConnorCrown Holdings, Inc.Deloitte LLPDrexel UniversityExelon EnergyFish & Richardson, P.C.Franklin Square Capital PartnersGoldman, Sachs & Co.Hirtle, Callaghan & Co.KPMG LLPMerck & Co., Inc.Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPPearl Pressman Liberty

Communications GroupPECOPennoni Associates, Inc.The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Power Alley LLCPwCQuaker Chemical CorporationSaul Ewing LLPDavid E. ShawShire Pharmaceuticals

University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science

US Airways

Corporate Contributors Almo CorporationDuke UniversityGreater Philadelphia Chamber of

CommerceNational Constitution CenterSusquehanna International Group, LLPThomas Jefferson University and

HospitalsYorn

Awards Dinner Preview Party HostsDr. and Mrs. Bruce Freundlich

Laureate TableAnonymousMr. and Mrs. Stephen B. BurkeChris GaliIra Lubert and Pamela Estadt

Laureate CircleBill and Sharon AveryAmy Burnham and Thomas K. BrownAnn and Jerry CalvertMr. and Mrs. Robert M. ChappelearKaren and John J. CunninghamMr. and Mrs. Kevin F. DonohoeBarbara EberleinDr. and Mrs. Bruce FreundlichMr. and Mrs. Robert N. GarrisonMs. Elizabeth H. GemmillJane and Joe GoldblumMs. Anne K. Gordon and

Mr. Phillip L. BermanMartyn and Grete GreenacreMary G. Gregg and John M. RyanAnne and Matt HamiltonAngela V.B. HudsonFred KavliMs. Anne D. KoffeyBeth and William LandmanElaine LevittMr. and Mrs. Seymour G. MandellSandra and David MarshallDavid and Christine MartinelliDrs. Bruce and Cynthia MaryanoffMr. and Mrs. James W. McLaneDr. Hilarie L. Morgan and

Mr. Mitchell L. MorganEliana PapadakisMarsha and Jeffrey PerelmanMr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Rogers, Jr.Randy and Nancy RonningMichael L. Sanyour and Laurada ByersMr. Edward M. SatellMr. and Mrs. Ernest Scheller, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. H. David SeegulMr. and Mrs. Harold A. SorgentiMr. and Mrs. James G. StewartMr. and Mrs. Scott J. TarteMaud and Brian TierneyThe Honorable Constance H. Williams

and Dr. Sankey V. WilliamsPaul and Marcia Woodruff

Franklin CircleLeslye S. AbrutynMartha and Alexis BarronMr. and Mrs. Gerald P. BarthPamela and David BerkmanMr. and Mrs. Frank G. Binswanger, Jr.

Mrs. Francis J. Bonner, Jr.Ms. Georgette CiukurescuAlice and Craig CullenMr. and Mrs. Peter DachowskiAlice M. DagitMr. and Mrs. A. James DearloveMr. and Mrs. Roger EglestonEd and Patsy GarnoAnna Z. GerrityMr. and Mrs. Richard A. GreenawaltMimi and Michael GreenlyMr. and Mrs. Robert P. HauptfuhrerMr. and Mrs. Paul C. HeintzMr. and Mrs. James R. Holt, Jr.Ms. Madeleine JacobsKaren Nagel KampAndrea and Warren KantorKenneth D. Kleinman, Esq.Mary B. KozikJacqueline and Eric KraeutlerMolly and Ken LawrenceH. Craig Lewis* and Dianne L. SemingsonPeter and Celeste MaddenMr. and Mrs. John B. McGowan, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Handsel B. MinyardMr. and Mrs. John J. Nesbitt IIIAlbert T. Olenzak, Ph.D.Dr. and Mrs. David PaskinMr. and Mrs. R. Anderson PewDr. and Mrs.* Russell C. RaphaelyH. Joseph and Janice ReiserJay and Gretchen RileyCheryl and Kevin RollerEsther and Michael P. SchwartzMike and Beverly SmithMr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson IIIMr. and Mrs. Stephen Todd WalkerPaul Yakulis and Lisa Weber YakulisRandi Zemsky

Scientist TableHoward and Lynn Shecter

Individual DonorDr. and Mrs. Todd James AlbertMrs. Charles L. AndesMr. and Mrs. William H. Annesley IIIMs. Sherrin BakyDr. and Mrs. Ralph L. BrinsterBarbara Brown-Ruttenberg and

John RuttenbergMr. and Mrs. Robert BryanMrs. Joseph L. Castle IIAmbassador David F. and

Constance B. Girard-diCarloChristine Mary KarnesChristina and Jeffrey LurieMrs. Jane C. MacElreeSusan and Frank MechuraMrs. J. Maxwell MoranPatricia M. MorleyBritton H. MurdochStephen C. MutherDespina F. PageMr. Rex R. Parker and

Ms. Karen A. ParkerAmy and Barry RabnerMarc and Polly RichmanBuck and Mary ScottMs. Gail M. SingerMr. and Mrs. Daniel Brainard SlackRoberta R. TanenbaumJanine and Jeff YassMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Young

In Kind ContributorsThe Creative GroupEvent NavigatorsExpert ParkingFrog Commissary CateringHKH InnovationsMoore EventsMP Axle, Inc.Pearl Pressman Liberty

Communications GroupTable Art

Awards Week Symposium SponsorsCenter for Advanced Communications,

Villanova UniversityDepartment of Chemistry,

University of PennsylvaniaDepartment of Computer Science,

Drexel UniversityDepartment of Earth and Environmental

Science, University of PennsylvaniaDepartment of Genetics,

University of Pennsylvania Department of Physics and Astronomy,

University of PennsylvaniaIEEE Philadelphia SectionPenn Genome Frontiers InstitutePersonalGenomes.orgDavid E. ShawSusquehanna UniversityThe Wharton School,

University of Pennsylvania

2011 Corporate Sponsors

PECO Proud Corporate Partner Electricity

I.B.E.W. Local #98 Electricity

K12, Inc. The Sports Challenge

Merck & Co., Inc. The Merck Company Foundation The Giant Heart

Sunoco, Inc. Traveling Science Shows

The Sunoco Foundation Changing Earth

Target Target Community Nights

The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Discovery Camp

Official Beverage

US Airways Official Airline Franklin Air Show

2011 Gifts in KindHP FoundationMarketing Solutions CorporationThe Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling

CompanySunoco, Inc.US Airways

JamesandAndreaStewartTRUSTEE,THEFRANKLININSTITUTE

BenjaminFranklinwroteinPoorRichard’sAlmanackthatoneshould“beslowinchoosingafriend,andslowerinchanging.”Formorethan25years,TheFranklinInstitutehasbenefittedfromthefriendshipofJamesandAndreaStewart,twostalwartsupportersoftheInstitute’smission.

JimbecameactivelyinvolvedattheInstitutein1988whenhewaselectedtotheBoardofTrustees.AsCFOofCigna,heplayedasignificantrolegrowingthevitalcorporatepartnershipbetweenCignaandTheFranklinInstitute.JimalsolenthisexpertisetotheInstitute’sFinanceCommitteeandwasthefoundingchairoftheInvestmentOversightCommittee.Herecallstheimportanceofthiswork:“Wewereformedtochangetheendowmentmanagementfromacommitteeofindividualtrusteestoinstitutionalmanagers–amajorstepforward.”

“Wearebothpassionateabouteducationingeneral,andscienceinparticular,”notesAndrea.AlthoughJimsteppeddownfromtheBoardin2002uponhisretirementfromCigna,theyremainedinvolvedwiththeInstitute.“Itwaswonderfultowatchtheeducationalinitiativesflourishandevolve–programslikePACTSandtheScienceLeadershipAcademy.”

FollowingFranklin’sexample,theStewartshavestayedincrediblyactivepost-retirement.AndreaisontheboardoftheUnitedWay,theCIOAdvisoryBoardofTemple’sFoxSchoolofBusiness,andisafoundingmemberandcurrentchairofWomenforSocialInnovation,whileJimisaTrusteeofDePauwUniversityinGreencastle,Indiana.

Unsurprisinglytheyhavefoundtheirwaybackintovolun-teerismattheInstitute.JimjoinedtheInvestmentCommitteein2009,wasreelectedtotheBoardin2010,andcurrentlyservesaschairoftheInvestmentCommittee.JimandAndreahostedtheInstitute’s2011ScienceofWinedinner,welcomingmorethan120Benefactorstotheirhome.Alsoin2011theStewartssawfittomakeanincrediblecommitmentof$1milliontotheInstitute’sInspireScience!campaign.

Though25yearsofpartnershiphavegiventhemanunmatchedinsiderperspectiveontheevolutionofTheFranklinInstitute,JimandAndreastillenjoytheplacemostwhenexperiencingitthroughtheeyesofaveryspecialgroupofvisitors–theirgrandchildren.“TheirfavoriteexhibitistheBaldwin60000locomotive.Allthegrandsonsandnephewsloveit!”reportsAndrea.“Wehaveninegrandchildren,ages1to11,sothereareplentyofFranklinInstitutevisitsandmemoriestocome.” *Deceased

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*Deceased

The Franklin Institute expresses its sincere gratitude to its outstanding Board of Trustees, whose dedicated annual service allows the Institute to maintain its international standing as leader in informal science education.*

Marsha R. PerelmanChair, Board of Trustees The Franklin Institute

Sandra BaldinoCEOGenerocity

Michael BarryChairman and CEOQuaker Chemical Corporation

David J. BerkmanManaging PartnerLiberty Associated Partners LP

Joel BernsteinCFOSAP North America

Wade H. Berrettini, M.D., Ph.D.Director, Center for Neurobiology and

BehaviorUniversity of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine

Suzanne BodaSenior Vice President, East CoastUS Airways

Raza Bokhari, M.D.Managing PartnerBuilding Beyond BRIC Investment Fund, LP

Renee B. Booth, Ph.D.PresidentLeadership Solutions, Inc.

Donald E. CallaghanRetired PrincipalHirtle, Callaghan & Company

Michael F. CamardoRetired Executive Vice PresidentLockheed Martin

Arthur L. Caplan, Ph.D.Director, Division of Medical AffairsDepartment of Population HealthNYU Langone Medical Center

Robert M. ChappelearSenior Vice PresidentWells Fargo Wealth ManagementWells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Peter K. ClassenExecutive Vice President,

Regional PresidentsPNC Financial Services Group

I Michael CoslovChairman and CEOTube City IMS Corporation

Gerard P. CuddyPresident & Chief Executive OfficerBeneficial Savings Bank

Kevin F. DonohoePresident The Kevin F. Donohoe Company, Inc.

Philip DunfordVice President and General Manager of

Rotorcraft OperationsThe Boeing Company

Daniel K. FitzpatrickPresident and Chief Executive,

Eastern PA and NJCitizens Bank

Michael C. FormanManaging General PartnerFranklin Square Capital Partners LP

John T. FriesCommunity Volunteer

Christopher GaliCIOeMortal, Inc.

Toni GarrisonCommunity Volunteer

Elizabeth H. GemmillCommunity Volunteer

Richard J. GreenVice Chairman and CEOFirstrust Bank

Grete GreenacreCommunity Volunteer

Richard A. GreenawaltPrincipalRMK Associates

S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr.President Travel Services Company

Paul C. Heintz, Esq.PartnerObermayer, Rebmann,

Maxwell & Hippel, LLP

Charisse R. Lillie, Esq.Vice President, Community Investment

and Executive Vice President, Comcast Foundation

Comcast Corporation

Ira M. LubertPrincipalLubert-Adler Management, Inc.

James J. Maguire, Jr.Chairman and CEOPhiladelphia Insurance Companies

Miriam G. MandellVice PresidentMGM Consulting Corporation

Sandra G. MarshallCommunity Volunteer

Robert S. McMenaminManaging Director and Market Executive

for US TrustBank of America Private Wealth

Management

Donald E. Morel, Jr., Ph.D.Chairman and CEOWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

Denis P. O’BrienSenior Executive Vice President Exelon CorporationCEO, Exelon Utilities

Paul Offit, Ph.D.Chief, Division of Infectious DiseasesDirector, Vaccine Education CenterChildren’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaProfessor of PediatricsMaurice R. Hilleman Professor

of VaccinologyUniversity of Pennsylvania

Joseph W. RogersPrivate Real Estate Investor

William H. Shea, Jr.CEO Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP and

Penn Virginia GP Holdings

Ann R. SorgentiCommunity Volunteer

Joan N. Stern, Esq.Chair, Public FinanceBlank Rome LLP

James G. StewartRetired Executive Vice President

and CFOCIGNA Corporation

Richard W. VaguePrivate Investor

Tina WellsCEOBuzz Marketing Group

David R. WhiteSenior Vice President,

Global Supply ChainCampbell Soup Company

Paul H. Woodruff, PECEO and Head CoachSustainable Resources Group

Harold L. Yoh IIIChairman and CEODay & Zimmermann

Dennis ZelenySenior Vice President and Chief Human

Resources OfficerSunoco, Inc.

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSThe Honorable Darrell L. ClarkePresident, Philadelphia City Council

The Honorable Thomas CorbettGovernor, Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania

The Honorable Michael Nutter Mayor, City of Philadelphia

Brian J. Sullivan, Ph.D.Chair, Committee on Science and the ArtsDirector, Founder and Co-OwnerMaterials Research & Design, Inc.

Kevin N. RollerChair, Benefactor Society BoardPresident and FounderRoller Consulting Company, Inc.

Dennis M. Wint, Ph.D.President and CEO, The Franklin Institute

EMERITUS MEMBERSWilliam J. AveryChairman Emeritus

James J. Eberl, Ph.D.

James A. UnruhChairman Emeritus

OFFICERSMarsha R. PerelmanChair, Board of Trustees

Dennis M. Wint, Ph.D.President and CEO

Larry DubinskiSecretary

LEADERSHIP COUNCILDennis M. Wint, Ph.D.President & CEO

Larry DubinskiSenior Vice President External Affairs &

General Counsel

Troy CollinsSenior Vice President Programs,

Marketing & Business Development

Steve Snyder, Ph.D.Vice President Exhibit &

Program Development

Frederic Bertley, Ph.D.Vice President Science & Innovation

Marisa WigglesworthVice President Development

Reid StylesVice President Human Resources

Rich RabenaVice President Operations &

Capital Projects

Siobhan KeefeDirector of Finance/Acting CFO

Board of Trustees

*Recognizing service in 2011

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