NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020
Greetings!

As a distinguished network of more than 6,500 IMSA Alumni, you are making valuable economic, social and cultural contributions around the world. The goal of the 2020 Alumni Impact Survey is to more accurately measure the many ways our diverse and multi talented alumni contribute to society. The Alumni Impact Survey is open until November 30, 2020. Please take 15 minutes to contribute the story of your life’s work.
IN THIS ISSUE
APPRECIATION
  • Alumni That Give Back

NOMINATIONS
  • 2021 Alumni Awards

CELEBRATIONS
  • Reunion Recap
  • Featured Alumni

INFORMATION
  • From Alumni & Staff
APPRECIATION
Alumni That Give Back
Thank you to all IMSA Alumni Veterans! IMSA hosted a Veterans Day virtual program on November 6th to celebrate and honor the bravery
and sacrifices of all of our U.S. Veterans. 
Alumni Veterans Lt. Col Kenyatta Ruffin ’99 and Cdr. Jennifer Tietz ’97 were featured guest speakers. 
Watch the Veterans Day video.
NOMINATIONS
2021 Alumni Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Board of Trustees Alumni Awards, including the Distinguished Leadership Award, Titan Award and Trailblazer Award.
View the 2020 Alumni Awards that was presented on October 23rd which included a special tribute to Dr. Leon Lederman.
Watch the video featuring a tribute to Dr. Leon Lederman with guest speaker
Dr. Erin Roche '89
and the
2020 Alumni Award Winners:
Tamora Kimmitt '91, Rhiana Gunn-Wright '07
and Amy Meek '98.
"We must find time to stop and thank people who a make a difference in our lives."
- John F. Kennedy

Our Alumni that volunteer their time and expertise does not go unnoticed and we appreciate them enormously for all that they do to give back to IMSA students.

Student Council Career Panel: Dr. Komal Bajaj '96, Jacob Miller '11, Anthony Stuckey '89 and Amber  Acquaye '16.

TEDx@IMSA Speakers: Shailushi Baxi Ritchie '94 and
Shawon Jackson '11.

PROMISE and Excel Mentors and Tutors: Samira Payne '07,
Leslie Martin ’10,
Luis Gomez ’13,
Aimee Wilczynski Rodriguez ’99,
Gissel Salas ’16, 
Jennifer Bailey ’12, Kasey Cervantes ’17, Christopher Vega ’06, Jasmine Kwasa ‘09, Jayda Yancey ’19, Derayvia Grimes ’05, Courtney Thompson ’03, Dionté Thompson '03,
Dr. John Addison ’01
and Lisa Akintilo ’11.

Medical Society Panel:
Lynn Sosa-Bergeron ‘94 and Akhil Narang ‘00.
Dr. Carl Lambert ’03 provided some additional information for students.

Mental Health Initiatives Week Panel:
Sophia Pribus '20
Ray Shang ’20, Alexandra Sobczynski ’20, Priyanka Sarangabany ’19,
Eden Gorevoy ’19,
Lucy Liu ’18 and
Goutam Gutta ’18.

Black Alumni Association, in partnership with IMSA and joined by Dr. Adrienne Coleman,
Meet & Greet Events:
Jasmine Kwasa ’09, Lacey Thomas ’08, Courtney Thompson ’03, Tremylla Johnson ’00, Kiyomi Hamilton ’00, Opeyemi Kusoro ’09, Derek Houston ’98, Derayvia Grimes ’05,
Camille Moore '98
and
Thandeka Chapman ’89.

Study Abroad in Germany Information:
Margaret Anderson '20.
CELEBRATIONS
Alumni Connect Through Virtual Reunions
Over 250 Alumni from the Classes of 1990,1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015 celebrated their Reunions virtually September-November at individual events hosted via Zoom and the Office of Public Affairs. The 90-minute experiences included a welcome from Dr. Torres, a video with pictures from their days at IMSA with music from the era as a backdrop, class brainteaser games with special
guest hosts, including Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, Cathy Veal and Dr. Bob Hernandez, virtual tours of new spaces
by IMSA students, special archive presentations by Dr. Nokkentevad,
chat rooms and plenty of laughing and connecting.
Check out Doc Nok's preview video of digital commons and get acquainted
with the archives.
INFORMATION
News and Announcements from IMSA Alumni
Newly Weds
Diana and Pete met in 2009 during their sophomore year at IMSA and got married on Aug. 8, 2020. During their time at the Academy, they served as wing guides in 1502 and 1507. Their favorite faculty members were Ms. Cain, Dr. Skinner, and Dr. Keyton. After graduation, they attended Michigan State University where they were active members of the Izzone! They are now living in Chicago, Illinois with their cat, Athena. Diana currently works at Lurie Children's Hospital in the Department of Pediatrics while Pete works at Whirlpool Corporation in Advanced Development & Innovation.
Diana Xu and Pete Howes
Class of 2012

We Want You
On Our CREW!
The need to change how we work, teach, and interact with students has allowed us to find creative ways to remain engaged. We’d like to introduce you to our Titan Crews. Titan Crews were created to provide a space for students and faculty to foster relationships. Something is missing in our Crews and it is YOU! We invite Alumni to join us as part-time crew members. Your contributions would make a huge impact on our students.t Link
We would like to thank all alumni who have donated their time, resources, and attended IMSA events this year. Your support is greatly appreciated and helps make IMSA such a special place.

Please email me with questions, comments and Alumni news.
I would love to hear from you.

Tamara Newquist
Alumni Relations Coordinator