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MAKING THE GRADECHALLENGER CENTER2012 - 2013 PROGRESS REPORT

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Day in and day out, Challenger Center dedicates our energy and resources to engaging students and teachers around the globe. We work to leave an impact on students that will help them find success in their future endeavors. Over the past several years, we have been busy finding ways to deepen that impact and make it more meaningful, while growing to reach even more students and teachers. We have been focused on being more efficient on a day-to-day basis to ensure we have the ability to continue educating students at the highest level. Delivering on these objectives has not come without considerable work and even some challenges, but we have met these challenges head on and continue to celebrate great progress and significant accomplishments.

Education and workforce development are the foundation of this organization, and new technology would give us the opportunity to deliver our lessons and fly our missions in a more meaningful way. We developed Sim3 – a brand new software platform. Sim3 is a game changer. It is state-of-the-art. It uniquely positions Challenger Center as a leader in Education Technology and gives our Challenger Learning Centers a true competitive edge.

At the same time that we worked to develop Sim3, we were hard at work creating new educational missions. These missions directly address the changes in the continually evolving education landscape. As an organization rooted in education, it is our job to ensure our lessons are robust and aligned with current standards. Our new missions will keep the students energized, excited and inspired.

As we evolved our technologies and developed new educational missions, we also worked hard to introduce Challenger Learning Centers to new communities. Local organizations around the country have committed to opening Centers and bringing our innovative educational opportunities to their students and teachers. We anticipate several new Challenger Learning Centers opening their doors in the very near future, and we look forward to the day when we can officially welcome those locations to the Challenger Center family.

A key component to the success of Challenger Center is structuring the organization for maximum effectiveness and efficiency. With the entire team taking accountability for projects and programs, we closed 2012 in the best financial standing the organization has seen in more than a decade. While significant hurdles must still be overcome, Challenger Center’s financial footing continues to strengthen.

The hard work and dedication over the past several years has positioned Challenger Center to remain a leader in STEM education, a position we do not take lightly. More than 27 years after losing the heroic Challenger STS-51L crew, we continue to be empowered by their legacy and mission. Challenger Center students are future leaders and innovators who will help advance and improve the quality of life for generations to come. We are dedicated to engaging and inspiring these students each and every day.

Scott Parazynski, MD Lance Bush, Ph.D.

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Demonstrating Innovation & Leadership in STEM Education

Expanding Our Footprint

Recognitions & Honors

Looking to the Future

Challenger Learning CenterLocations

2012 Financials

2012 Donors

Leadership & Staff

Challenger Center for Space Science Education422 First Street SE, 3rd FloorWashington, DC 20003202-827-1580 / www.challenger.org

This report covers activities from 2012 and the first half of 2013. Financial reporting and donor recognition only pertain to the 2012 fiscal year.

Challenger Center for Space Science Education was founded in 1986 by the families of the astronauts tragically lost in the Challenger STS-51L mission. Challenger Center is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

© 2013 by Challenger Center for Space Science Education - All rights reserved

Scott Parazynski, MDChairman, Board of Directors 2010 – 2013

Lance Bush, Ph. D.President & CEO

Challenger Center students are future leaders and innovators who will help advance and improve the quality of life for generations to come.


OPENING DOORS IN NEW COMMUNITIES

We’re pleased to share the news that we are working with individuals and organizations in the following cities to open Challenger Learning Centers: Harlingen, TX; Reno, NV; San Antonio, TX; Schenectady, NY; Sacramento, CA; Indiana, PA; and Swanton, VT. These actions are a true testament to a community’s commitment to bettering the lives of their local students and teachers.

IDENTIFYING NEW AUDIENCES

In close collaboration with our Challenger Learning Center community, we are focused on leveraging our unique strengths in 21st-century skills development, simulation and technology innovation to reach new audiences and utilize our missions to address critical workforce development needs. In 2012, we successfully completed the beta testing of a healthcare industry mission scenario aligned with the sector’s high-priority patient safety, quality care and reimbursement objectives. The tailored mission experience accelerates the development of essential competencies and skills in leadership, communication, problem solving, decision making and team building. It received a strong positive review from our healthcare industry partners. Our goal is to complete the mission scenario development and provide a business/marketing strategy to our Centers by early 2014. To date, 18 Challenger Learning Centers have joined our healthcare team. The initiative’s longer-term scope includes expansion into manufacturing and other business sectors with significant impacts at the secondary, post-secondary and adult education levels.

A NATIONAL CHALLENGER STEM INNOVATION CENTER

In 2012, the Executive Office of the Mayor of Washington, D.C., further confirmed Mayor Vincent Gray’s commitment to advancing D.C.’s STEM education initiatives, student career opportunities and workforce development goals by budgeting funds for a National Challenger STEM Innovation Center. This pledge from the Mayor’s Office represents a substantial step forward in Challenger Center’s pursuit to establish a National STEM Center in the nation’s capital.

A hub for training, research and development, the National Center will serve as a practical learning center for students and teachers. It will be home to a state-of-the art Challenger Learning Center, joining our current network of more than 40 Challenger Learning Centers around the globe. Additionally, it will be the headquarters for the development, demonstration and evaluation of new educational programs and innovative learning technologies and approaches.

EXPANDING OUR FOOTPRINT


For more than 27 years, Challenger Center has been a leader in STEM education, engaging more than four million students in simulated space-themed missions. The educational landscape Challenger Center works within changes at an extremely fast pace. New technologies are constantly introduced and the needs of both students and teachers continue to evolve. At Challenger Center, our innovations allow us to stay in the front of this curve and address these issues so that we are engaging students in ways that continue to exceed expectations. This is what makes Challenger Center a leader in STEM education.

In the last 18 months, our state-of-the-art software platform, Sim3, transformed from a conceptual framework to a beta platform now in place at six Challenger Learning Centers around the U.S. Sim3 isa significant step forward for our Challenger Learning Centers. It increases the flexibility, value and interactivity of Challenger Center missions; enhances the Center’s capabilities; and provides the capacity to expand Challenger Center’s educational impact. The transition to Sim3 launches Challenger Center to the next level, enables future growth and sustainability, and substantiates a recommitment to the educational mission that made us the organization we are today.

The decision to reinvent the way we deliver our missions could not have come at a better time. Significant changes to the technological landscape, decisions that were beyond our control, would in time make our platforms obsolete. Sim3 removes that risk and ensures the next generation of students will be flying Challenger Center missions.

Our education team has worked tirelessly creating exciting new missions, which align with the Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards and correlate with the evolving classroom curriculum. These missions will ensure tomorrow’s students become engaged and inspired in STEM studies and careers as they fly to the Moon and Mars, intercept a comet and study the Earth from orbit.

The first half of 2013 focused on putting these new products in the hands of our Centers for testing. Known as Early Implementers, these Centers turned on the Sim3 technology and flew the new missions with teachers and students. They are a key piece of this extremely important step forward for Challenger Center and will continue as the foundation for the completion and implementation of the new software and missions.

The progress achieved during the last 18 months launched our community into a future as inspiring and dynamic as the vision and national goals of the Teacher in Space mission, which created Challenger Center. Moving forward, we take this launch skyward, completing the development of Sim3 and the new mission, and utilizing this powerful delivery system to impact outcomes that increase STEM education achievement and career development. Our team is on track to finalize Sim3 and the first two of four new missions in 2013. With plans to roll out the entire package to our network beginning in 2014, we look forward to the day when students at Challenger Learning Centers around the world visit and participate in a completely new experience.

The 2012 year and the first half of 2013 were a time of great progress in our commitment to shift the waywe think about our educational outreach and reinvent the way students and teachers are engaged at Challenger Center.

DEMONSTRATING INNOVATION & LEADERSHIP IN STEM EDUCATION

Inspiring curiosity in the minds of future explorers.


RECOGNITIONS & HONORS

PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH AWARD

During the 2012 Challenger Center annual conference, the organization was honored to present the prestigious President George H.W. Bush Award to Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, acting under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere, acting NOAA administrator, and former NASA astronaut. Dr. Sullivan played a key role in the creation of Challenger Center and has continued to support the mission, vision and values of the organization.

The President George H.W. Bush Award, established by Challenger Center Founding Chair Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, is presented to an individual who demonstrates a commitment to Challenger Center by going above and beyond for the betterment and future of the organization.

At the time of the Challenger accident in 1986, Vice President Bush was the first person to express his grief and great sorrow to the families, speaking for himself, the President and the grieving nation. He was the first to support the Challenger families in their efforts to create Challenger Center for Space Science Education. In the years following the tragedy, President and Mrs. Bush continued to provide leadership and guidance to the organization.

In April 1995, Challenger Center presented President and Mrs. Bush with the Challenger Center Presidential Award to recognize the impact that their leadership had in fulfilling the dream of the family members. In appreciation of their continued support, the award became the President George H.W. Bush Award. This top honor is presented to distinguished individuals who demonstrate compassion, encouragement and commitment to Challenger Center, just as President and Mrs. Bush have over the years.

Prior to Dr. Sullivan, the President George H.W. Bush Award was presented to former NASA educator astronaut Barbara Morgan (2007) and former NASA astronaut William Readdy (2011).

JUNE SCOBEE RODGERS INNOVATIVE EDUCATOR AWARD

From the moment following the Challenger tragedy, Founding Chair Dr. June Scobee Rodgers has dedicated her time and energy to continuing the crew’s educational mission. She founded Challenger Center for Space Science Education to foster a new generation of “star challengers” – young people who will reach for the stars no matter their circumstances. Without her passion and enthusiasm for the mission, the work we do would not be possible.

In August 2012, Challenger Center presented Dr. Scobee Rodgers with the first ever June Scobee Rodgers Innovative Educator Award. Beginning in 2014, this award will recognize educators who exemplify innovation and passion for STEM education as it relates to Challenger Center missions.

“We’re thrilled to add Dr. Sullivan’s name to this elite group of individuals who have supported our mission.” said Dr. Lance Bush, president and CEO of Challenger Center. “Kathryn has demonstrated her passion for and dedication to education throughout her entire career. She is a role model for students around the globe, and we’re privileged to present her with our organization’s most distinguished award.”


LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Launch Develop UpdateThe new Sim3

software platform along with new

Earth and Moon missions.

New Mars and Comet missions.

Our Mission Control and Space Station to further

leverage our technologies and

address changes in the way students

learn.

Create FinalizeNetwork-wide

assessment and evaluation to

better measure and understand the impact Challenger Learning Centers have on students.

Plans for our National Challenger STEM

Innovation Center in Washington, D.C.

ExpandOur education and workforce development

impact among high school,

post-secondary and life-long learners.


ALASKAChallenger Learning Center of Alaska — Kenai

ARIZONAChallenger Space Center of Arizona — Peoria

CALIFORNIAColumbia Memorial Space Center + Challenger Learning Center — Downey

Challenger Learning Center at Chabot Space and Science Center — Oakland

Challenger Learning Center Discovery Museum Science & Space Center — Sacramento

Nierman Challenger Learning Center — San Diego

COLORADOChallenger Learning Center of Colorado — Colorado Springs

CONNECTICUTChallenger Learning Center at The Discovery Museum — Bridgeport

FLORIDAChallenger Learning Center at Kirby Smith Middle School — Jacksonville

Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee — Tallahassee

GEORGIAChallenger Learning Center Coca-Cola Space Science Center — Columbus

HAWAIIChallenger Center Hawaii — Kapolei

ILLINOISChallenger Learning Center at Heartland Community College — Normal

Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology — Woodstock

INDIANAChallenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana — Hammond

Challenger Learning Center of Indianapolis — Indianapolis

KENTUCKYChallenger Learning Center of Kentucky — Hazard

Challenger Learning Center of Louisville, KY — Louisville

Challenger Learning Center at Paducah — Paducah

MAINEChallenger Learning Center of Maine — Bangor

MARYLANDChallenger Learning Center at Howard B. Owens Science Center — Lanham

MASSACHUSETTSChrista Corrigan McAuliffe Challenger Learning Center — Framingham

MICHIGAN Challenger Learning Center Kalamazoo Valley Museum — Kalamazoo

MISSOURI Challenger Learning Center – St. Louis — St. Louis

NEW JERSEY Buehler Challenger & Science Center — Paramus

NEW MEXICO Challenger Learning Center of New Mexico – Unser Discovery Campus — Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

NEW YORK Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center — Airmont

Dresser-Rand Challenger Learning Center of the Twin Tier Region, Inc. — Allegany

New York City Center for Space Science Education — Manhattan

Challenger Learning Center of Greater Rochester — Rochester

OHIO Challenger Learning Center of Dayton — Dayton

Challenger Learning Center of Lake Erie West — Oregon

SOUTH CAROLINA Challenger Learning Center of Richland County School District One — Columbia

TENNESSEE University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Challenger STEM Learning Center — Chattanooga

TEXAS Challenger Learning Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science — Houston

Challenger Learning Center George Observatory — Needville

VIRGINIA

Challenger Learning Center Richmond at the Math Science Innovation Center — Richmond

WASHINGTON

Challenger Learning Center Museum of Flight — Seattle

WEST VIRGINIA

Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling Jesuit University — Wheeling

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS

Ontario Science Centre Challenger Learning Centre — Toronto, Canada

Challenger Learning Center at SongAm Space Center — Gyeonggido, South Korea

National Space Centre Challenger Learning Centre — Leicester, United Kingdom

* Complete list as of June 2013

Challenger Learning Center Locations*


Statements of Financial PositionDecember 31, 2012 and 2011

2012 2011Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 741,121 $ 371,360Accounts Receivable, net 139,706 167,622 Grants receivable 73,756 99,003 Prepaid expenses and deposits 34,904 6,806 Inventory 356,800 359,832 Property and equipment, net 584,310 460,123

Total assets $ 1,930,597 $ 1,464,746

Liabilities and Net Assets

Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 456,789 $ 211,853Deferred learning centers revenue 752,322 829,010 Deferred license fees 150,359 150,359 Note payable 444,561 591,599

Total liabilities 1,804,031 1,782,821

Net Assets (Deficit) Unrestricted 126,566 (349,535)Temporarily restricted -- 30,740

Total net assets (deficit) 126,566 (318,795)

Total liabilities and net assets $ 1,930,597 $ 1,464,026

Statements of ActivitiesFor the Year Ended December 31, 2012

Temporarily Unrestricted Restricted Total

Revenue and support NASA trust fund $ 1,000,000 $ — $ 1,000,000Learning Centers 782,680 — 782,680 License fees 622,981 — 622,981Federal grants 336,359 — 336,359 Contributions and sponsorships 273,615 — 273,615 Other revenue 90,582 — 90,582Registrations 15,215 — 15,215 Investment income 5,675 — 5,675 Released from restrictions 30,740 (30,740) —

Total Revenue and support $ 3,157,847 (30,740) $ 3,127,107

Expenses

Program services Network support $ 1,419,323 $ — $ 1,419,323Federal grants 224,752 — 224,752 Education 341,724 — 341,724Installation and contracts 144,907 — 144,907Communications 88,133 — 88,133Other projects 7,348 — 7,348Total program services 2,226,187 — 2,226,187

Support services Management and general $ 381,094 $ — $ 381,094 Development 74,465 — 74,465Total support services 455,559 — 455,559

Total Expenses $ 2,681,746 — $ 2,681,746

Change in Net Assets (Deficit) $ 476,101 (30,740) $ 445,361

Net Assests (Deficit), beginning of year (349,535) 30,740 (318,795)

Net Assests (Deficit), end of year $ 126,566 $ — $ 126,566

Fiscal Year 2012 Financials


SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL POSITION:Challenger Center gained great financial strength in FY12 and ended the year with a positive net asset balance for the first time in more than a decade. This achievement was accomplished through sound fiscal policy implementation, rigorous cost-cutting and debt-reduction efforts, and targeted investments in new products, community relations and branding. Challenger Center’s investments in new software technology have opened opportunities for improved market impact and increased revenue gains. Furthermore, the organization made moves to diversify revenue streams in light of lingering effects of the 2009 economic downturn. Overall, Challenger Center is positioned to remove all long-term liabilities from its books in the next three years while continuing to expand its global reach.

Challenger Center cannot say thank you enough to all of the incredible partners that make dynamic STEM education experiences possible for hundreds of thousands of students each year. In addition, these partners are helping to equip teachers around the world with the skills and resources necessary to be even more successful STEM educators. Every level of support makes it possible for children around the globe to experience the thrill of discovery. Challenger Center recognizes the following individuals and organizations for their devotion to STEM education and its importance to students around the globe.

$25,000+

Republic Parking Dr. June Scobee Rodgers & Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Don Rodgers

$10,000- $24,999

Aerojet Rocketdyne CorporationBenwood FoundationEducate AmericaLockheed Martin CorporationMcKee Foods CorporationSpace Jam Inc.SunTrust BankUNUM

$5,000 - $9,999

Mr. & Mrs. Louis BrownEPBHamico Inc.Patriot Foundation TrustPublius Press Inc.Capt. (Ret.) William ReaddyMs. Deborah RegueraDr. Charles ResnikTennessee Law Enforcement Training Officers AssociationMs. Mary Tyler

$2,500 - $4,999

Andrew Family FoundationMr. Joseph Morris

$1,000 - $2,499

Mr. Richard AlbrechtMr. John Arnsparger & Ms. Susan WeingartenDr. Lance BushMr. Richard Carmichael

Fidelity Charitable Gift FundMr. Joe FullerFutron CorporationMs. Gwen GriffinMr. Gary HoganMr. Willard LinesMr. Joseph MaronMrs. Cheryl McNairDr. Scott ParazynskiCapt. (Ret.) Kenneth ReightlerCapt. (Ret.) Kent RomingerMr. Gary RuizMs. Andrea SenchyMrs. Fran SimmonsMrs. Jane Smith WolcottDr. Nancy SpringerMr. Christopher StottTelecom Pioneers Alexander Graham Bell ChapterMr. William Wells

$500 - $999

Mr. & Mrs. Ron ArringtonMr. Alan BealeMr. Lawrence BeierleMr. John BowesMr. & Mrs. Christopher BradleyMs. Kendis CoxCapt. (Ret.) Robert Crippen Mr. John DickyMs. Kathryn EveredMs. Joni GordonMr. David GreenMs. Shirley HarrisMr. Bruce HillDr. Edwin JonesMr. Walter JungMs. Susan KamprathMr. Michael LivanosMr. Douglas McKissackMicrosoft Corporation

Mrs. Lorna OnizukaMr. Charles OostdykMs. Pamela PetersonLt. Col. (Ret.) & Mrs. Joseph PisciottaMiss. M. PlaceMs. Terry PorterMr. Josiah RoeMr. Robert RossachacjDr. Gary SjolanderMr. Stephen VasterlingDr. Robin VaughanMr. Zachary WilliamsMrs. Barbara WoodMs. Karolyn Young

$250 - $499

American International Group Inc.Mr. Mark AndresenBoeingMr. Greg BrandMr. & Mrs. Robert BurmanMs. Kathleen CasperMr. & Mrs. Charles CollomMs. Janet ConradMs. Ellen DeakMr. Stanley DoleMs. Mary DotsonMr. Daryl EdwardsMr. Robert FujimotoMr. Joe GaffordMr. Stephen GarrityDr. & Mrs. Gregory HamiltonMr. & Mrs. William HawesAdm. (Ret.) Thomas HaywardMs. Laura HebertMs. Janet HedrickIBM CorporationMrs. Marcia Jarvis TinsleyMr. David JohnsonMr. William Kelley

Fiscal Year 2012 Financials 2012 Donors

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Programs & Services

Fundraising

Management & General

Space, Science & Technology Trust Fund

Challenger Learning Centers

Federal Grants

Contributions & Sponsorships

Other Operating Revenue

Non-operating Revenue

EXPENSES

REVENUE


Mr. Michael LambertMs. Cynthia LeeMr. Frank LemoineMr. James MalloyMr. Eric MeilsMs. Mary MorssMrs. Rosemary PetersMr. & Mrs. John PriggeMr. Mark QuayMr. & Mrs. Richard RichardsMr. George RyersonMr. Richard SakalDr. Harry SpainDr. & Mrs. Peter StarkeMr. Ralph StraubsMs. Dorothy SumnerMs. Norma TaylorMr. Stanley ThimakisMs. Patricia TomaskoThe Alvin F. Trafton FamilyMr. David Wedell

$100 - $249

Ms. Susan AgrusoMr. Axel AhlbergMs. Carol AllanMr. & Mrs. Elbert AlleeMr. Keith AndressMr. Douglas ArmstrongMr. Ralph AshtonMr. Steven AusnitMr. Harold BaesemanMr. Roger BaraMr. & Mrs. Phillip BardosMr. Charles BarkerMr. William BarnettMr. & Mrs. Howard BettsMr. Michael BevanMr. Joshua BieberMr. Frank BittingerMs. Nancy BobbittMs. Susan BorlandMr. & Mrs. Jerome BradkeMr. Michael BrettMr. & Mrs. Roy BridgesMr. Thomas BriggsMr. Sheldon BrillLt. Col. (Ret.) John Brock Mr. A. BruckMr. Robert BuckalewMr. Daniel BurnsDr. William CahillMs. Rebecca Carazzone

Mr. & Mrs. Preston CarterMr. & Mrs. Frank CassellaMr. Michael CavanaghMr. Louis ClairmontMs. Toni CoffeeMs. Kathryn CoffelMr. Fred CohanMr. Eli CohenMr. Don ColemanMr. Michael CorbinMs. Linda CromwellMr. David CrownMs. Nancy CrozierMr. Steven CuccaroMr. Michael CumberlandMr. Mike DannerCapt. Henry DaviesMr. & Mrs. Joseph DecosimoMr. Robert DomeierMr. David DoucetteMr. Robert DrachMr. & Mrs. Gerald DutcherMr. Thornton DysonMr. Gavin EadieMr. Earl EgdallMr. Tom ErkenswickMr. & Mrs. Chris EvansThe Cuoco FamilyMrs. Robert FarrellMr. Mike FlemmingMr. George FordMs. Lyn Fox ForkoshDr. William FraccaroDr. Alan FrigyMr. James FrisonMr. Gordon GibsonMr. Robert GouldMr. Marshall GrittonMs. Lynne GrossiMr. & Mrs. Michael GulerMr. & Mrs. David HamlinMr. John HarrisMr. Stuart HarrisMr. Matthew HartgenMr. & Mrs. Peter HasbrookMr. Frederick Hauck & Ms. Susan BruceMr. James HeedlesMr. Glenn HeinmillerMr. & Mrs. Patrick HeisingerMr. Paul HeitMs. Jeanne HeneghanMr. Alfred Henneberger

Mr. Terrence HertzMr. Ronald HunsakerMr. Charles JacobMr. William JohnsMr. Sam JonesDr. Miriam JosephMr. Rich KacikMr. Norval KaneMs. Margaret KleinMr. Richard KlineMs. Mary Ann KobayashiMrs. Jeannie LaDriereMr. Jay LaiosMr. Bruce LaytonDr. & Mrs. William LeeMr. Lew LeftonMr. Tim LehmannMr. David LeibMr. Curtis LesemanMr. Samuel LindenbaumMrs. Mary LockhartMr. William LoebDr. Hank LubinDr. & Mrs. Richard MargolisMr. Christopher MarkhamMr. Joseph MaronMiss Shawn McCulloughMr. Fred MilanoMs. Judith MillerMs. Mary MillerDr. & Mrs. James MobleyMr. James MoffattMr. Joseph MoranoMs. Barbara MorganMrs. Carol MorrisMs. Laura MyersMr. & Mrs. James MyersMr. David MyrenNational SemiconductorMs. Marilyn NormanMr. Alan OlenickMr. Michael OlsenDr. Deborah OtisMr. D. Eugene OvertonMr. & Mrs. David PattersonMr. & Mrs. Mark PattisonMr. James PearsonDr. Michael PelizzariMr. Jay PerlerMs. Carolyn PetersonMs. Colleen PhillipsMr. & Mrs. Daniel PopeMr. Mark Pottenger

Mr. & Mrs. Steven PoulosMr. Andrew PoulosMr. Thomas PrescottMiss Joyce PrestonMr. C. RamstetterMr. Richard RapaportMr. Donald RastelliMr. John ReedMr. Dan RenbergMs. Tina RheaMr. Gary RicardMs. Deborah Rihn-HarveyMr. Walter RisonMr. Arthur RothDr. Merri SanchezMr. & Mrs. Jack SchergensMs. Mary SchumannMr. & Mrs. David SeidelDr. & Ms. Robert SilvermanMr. & Mrs. Paul SladishMr. Dennis SmithMs. Linda SmithMr. David SpeerMr. Tom StaufferMr. Terry SteinerMs. Theresa SternickiMr. Michael SterzerMr. Robert StevensonMs. Janet StichtMr. Alan StickneyMr. Joseph StrausMs. Linda StrightLi Yu SungMs. Karen SwindellsSymantecMr. Heinrich TaegtmeyerMs. Katie-Jane TeelMr. Adam TempleMr. Laurence TrudellMr. & Mrs. John UrbanskiMr. Calvin VerbruggeDr. W. WaldmanMs. Jean WallaceMrs. Susan WardMr. Donald WayneMr. Joseph WebsterMr. & Mrs. Richard WendtMrs. Ellen WernerMr. John WhiteMs. Sandy WicheleckiMs. Linda WilcoxMr. Larry WinnMr. & Mrs. Harvey Woo

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew WulfhorstMr. & Mrs. David YorkMr. Edward ZadoroznyMs. Patricia ZebroMr. Lee ZimmermanMr. & Mrs. James ZimmermanMr. Alan Zucksworth

STEM PARTNERS

Mr. Dwayne AddisonMr. Jay AlbertMr. Alan AlexanderMr. & Mrs. John AllenMr. Roy AmelangMs. Rebecca AndersenMr. & Mrs. Clayton AndersonMr. William AshleyMr. & Mrs. Paul AtkinsMr. Robert AugustMr. & Mrs. Dale BachmanMr. & Mrs. Chris BalodemasMr. William BambargerMr. David BarnesMrs. Carolyn BastianMr. John BauerMr. & Mrs. Steve BayerMr. & Mrs. Van BeanMrs. Shirley BeckfieldMr. Harvey BennettMr. William BennettDr. Murray BerkowitzMr. Philip BermanMr. Jack BertronMr. & Mrs. Charles BinderMr. John BodeMs. Penelope BowdrenMr. Walter BowenMr. Kirk BowlingMr. David BreedingMs. Patricia BrimerMr. Bob BrodieMr. Stanley BroselowMr. Allan BrownMs. Patricia BrownMs. Maryann BrownMr. Gordon BrowneMs. Gail BrumaleMr. & Mrs. William BuehlerThe Burger Family

Mr. Robert BurnhamMr. & Mrs. Kevin BurnsMr. Gary BushkoMr. & Mrs. Guy CampbellMr. & Mrs. Michael CataldoMr. James CebulkaMr. Thomas CelentanoMr. Timothy ChalfantMr. & Mrs. Edward ChaneyMs. Jane ChildersMs. Natalie ChojnackiMr. Jim ChongMr. Michael CiagalaMr. Edward ClarkMr. Joseph ColeMr. Thomas CollacottMs. Eileen CollinsMs. Nancy ComptonMr. & Mrs. Charles CondroMr. Alan CorrellMr. Tim CosmanMs. Mary CranfordMr. Richard DarkoMr. John DavisMr. Noel DeesMr. & Mrs. Steven DluginskiMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey DodgeMs. Catherine DownieMr. & Ms. Kenneth DowningMr. S. Keller DrozdickMr. & Mrs. Terry DunneMaj. Eric DuronMs. Marlene EatonMiss Ruth EbelingMr. Andrew EdwardsMr. & Mrs. Harold ErhardtMs. Mary EspenshadeMr. Mark EsplinMs. Gail EwinExxonMobil CorporationDr. Jean FeferMrs. Lisa FerrettLt. Col. John FieldMs. Eleanor FieldsMr. Arnold FineMr. Tobie FinkMr. Bill FinocchiaroMs. Renee FoosMs. Sharon ForbesMrs. Pamela FranckMs. Phyllis FriedmanMr. Fred FritschMr. Ross Galarneault

2012 Donors


Mr. Joseph GalloGeneral Electric FoundationMr. Jess GermanskyMr. Salvatore GiammussoMs. Jean GianelosMs. Janis GianforteMr. Robert GiangrandeMr. & Mrs. Murray GoldsteinMs. Karen GolubicMr. David GrahamMs. Katherine GreenDr. Hudson GuthrieMr. David HansonMr. & Mrs. Don HansonMr. Carl HansonMr. Larry HarmonMr. & Mrs. Billy HarperMr. & Ms. Douglas HartMr. Louis HeinDr. James HeinMr. Robert HerrenMr. Art HicksMr. & Mrs. Joseph HoffmanMr. Perry HolzmanMr. Mickey HornMr. & Mrs Richard HubbardMs. Joan HughesMr. Andre JaglomDr. & Mrs. William JamesMr. Lewis JamisonMr. Jeff JellisonMs. Beverly JenningsMs. Denise Jennings-DoyleMr. Robert JeraciMs. Carolyn JettMr. & Mrs. Everett JohnsonMr. & Ms. Timothy JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Steven JohnsonMr. Robert JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Michael JohnsonMr. Jerry JouretMr. Lyman KaiserMr. & Mrs. William KaneCapt. (Ret.) Richard Kavanagh Mr. Robert KennedyDr. James KennedyMr. Garry KennyMr. Jay KentMrs. Margaret KerrMr. Robert KerskaMr. Norman KiddCol. (Ret.) Alan Kirschbaum

Dr. Peter KoggeMs. Gloria KosekMr. Daniel KovalikMs. Lillian KozloskiMr. Gerald KrantweissMr. & Mrs. Paul KretschmannMs. Anne KroegerMrs. Marjorie KrugMr. Straton LaiosMr. Philip LandauMr. William LanghamDr. Sharon LaubachMr. Harry LawtonMrs. Joan LeaMr. & Mrs. Eric LeeMr. Robert LeidnerMr. & Mrs. W. LenihanMr. & Mrs. Edwin LeonardMr. Robert LevineMr. Robert LewisMr. Joseph LingreyMr. Thomas LockeMs. Donna LofgrenMr. William LorimorMr. & Mrs. Todd LovellMr. Lewis LovittMs. Gwen LubeyMs. Ruth LubraniMr. John LundCol. (Ret.) Darryl Lundgren Mr. William MaierMs. Kristine MaramesDr. Kurt MartiMaryland Charitable CampaignMr. Harry MasonMs. Jane MatlockMr. Richard MatthiesDr. Ernest MaurerMr. L. McAfoosMr. Ronald McCaffreyMrs. Mariann McCornackMs. Carol McDermottMr. Don McFallMr. Bart McGrawMr. Wallace McIntyreMrs. Lark McMullin-RamirezMr. Robert McNuttMr. & Mrs. James McSherryMr. & Mrs. Morton MeltzerCol. Randell MeyerMr. & Mrs. Matthew MillerDr. Michael Mirabito

Mr. Kenneth MooreMr. Rick MoramarcoMr. Michael MoranMr. Peter MoravcsikMr. David MorenoMr. David MorgensternMs. Maggi MorrowMr. Allen MyersMr. Mike NearyDr. & Mrs. Conrad NewberryMr. & Mrs. Edward NiemannMr. Eliahu NiewoodMrs. Wanda NyaradyMr. Dennis NygrenMr. Phil OberlanderMrs. Kathe OliverMr. Richard OlsonMr. Michael O’NeillDr. & Mrs. Theodore OslickMr. & Mrs. Russell PageMr. Glenn PainterMaj. Christopher PalermoMr. & Mrs. John PappasMiss M. ParkMr. & Mrs. George ParmaMr. & Mrs. John PavlidesMr. Larry PelletierMrs. Sara PennMr. Michael PerazichMs. Donna PerleoneMr. Richard PernerewskiMr. Ernie PerryMr. Robert PetersonMr. Douglas PeteschMr. Jack PetitMs. Francine PickusMr. Eric PoulosMr. Daniel PrevenasMr. & Mrs. Stephen PriceMr. Lester PriceMr. Randall ProctorPrudential FoundationMrs. Mary PruittMs. Karen Purdy & Mr. Paul TurkMr. Dean PsiropoulosMr. Paul RankinDr. Richard RauchMr. & Mrs. James Raynesford

Ms. Liz ReaMs. Lynn ReardonMr. & Mrs. Michael ReinboldMs. Barbara RengMrs. Helene Resnick NorinMr. Sean RicardMs. Vicki RieseMs. Robin RileyMr. Brenda RionMs. Anne RitterMr. Brandon RobbinsMr. & Mrs. Joseph RobertiMr. & Mrs. Jerry RobertsMr. & Ms. Richard RobertsMr. James RobertsonMr. & Mrs. Jeff RocheMr. Robert RoggeMr. William RollsMs. Marlyn RoseMr. Paul RosenbergerMr. & Mrs. Jeff RosenbloomDr. Rick RotramelMr. & Mrs. Stuart RubinMr. Richard RuppMs. Pamela RypkemaMr. Lee SaathoffMrs. Grace SandersonMs. Philomena SawyerMs. Betty SchlesingerMr. Roland SchoenhoffMr. Andrew SchopickMr. & Mrs. Theodore SchuldtMs. Margaret Scott

Mrs. Lynn ShelleyMr. Thomas ShigemitsuMr. Robert SieckMr. Hugh SilcoxMr. Larry SimmonsMr. Jon SimsMs. Kathleen SloanMs. Meredith SmithMr. James SmolenDr. Steve SnyderMr. Michael SollyMs. Michele SooyMs. Susan SpivackMr. Frank SpringerMs. Karen St. JohnMr. Michael StarkMs. Ellen SteevesMr. David StuartMr. & Mrs. Lawrence StumpfMr. William SturmMr. Richard SudheimerMr. Ronald SuterMr. Ronald SuzukiMs. Barbara SwetekMs. Miriam SzanyiMr. Alison TamperMr. Richard TaylorMr. James TeapoleMr. Howard ThoeleMr. Barry ThompsonMs. Diane TiffanyMr. Joseph TomanicMr. & Mrs. Harold ToothmanMs. Joyce Turner

Mr. Lee TuttMr. & Mrs. Myron UmanMs. Sally VacantiMs. Doris ValisDr. & Mrs. Jack ValpeyMs. Mildred Van DykeMr. Robert VanderkampMr. Gerhard VetterMr. James ViggianoMs. Lynne VitkusMr. Gary VyhnalekMr. Milo WalshMs. Laurie WarnerMr. Kenneth WatkinsMs. Kit WeinrichterMr. & Mrs. Michael WeinsteinMs. Elisabeth WellsMr. Theodore WestMs. Elizabeth WetterMr. Glenn WhitesideMr. Paul WielandMr. John WimerMrs. Allen WolfeMr. Josef WonseverDr. & Mrs. Peter WoodMr. Carroll WoodlingMr. Peter WrightMrs. Phyllis YardleyMs. Dale YeoMs. Diana YoungsMs. Annie YuenMr. Michael ZuckerMr. Michael Zurcher

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONSWe would also like to thank our very valuable partners who provide in-kind contributions throughout the year: Arent Fox LLP; Design and Production, Inc.; Griffin Communications Group; and Dr. June Scobee Rodgers.

A Note to Our DonorsWe have carefully reviewed all gifts made to Challenger Center to ensure that each gift is properly recognized. This listing includes gifts from the 2012 fiscal year. Occasionally, despite our best efforts, errors occur. If we have made mistakes, we sincerely apologize. Please alert us to such errors by contacting the national office by phone at 202-827-1580, email at [email protected] or mail at 422 1st Street SE, 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20003. Please note that we also make every effort to follow donors’ preferences when compiling this list. If you would prefer to have your name listed differently in the future, please let us know.

2012 Donors


Challenger Families and Founding Directors

June Scobee Rodgers, Ph.D., Founding ChairCharles Resnik, M.D., Vice ChairMarcia Jarvis-TinsleySteven McAuliffeCheryl McNairLorna Onizuka Jane Smith Wolcott

Executive Committee

Chair – Scott Parazynski, M.D.Chief Medical Officer & Director, UTMB Center for Polar Medical OperationsFormer NASA Astronaut

Vice Chair – Charles Resnik, M.D.Founding Director of Challenger CenterProfessor of Radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program at the University of Maryland Medical Center

Treasurer – Kenneth S. ReightlerFaculty, United States Naval AcademyFormer NASA Astronaut

Secretary – Dan RenbergPartner, Government Relations, Arent Fox, LLP

President & CEO – Lance Bush, Ph.D.Challenger Center for Space Science Education

Anousheh AnsariEntrepreneur, Private Space Explorer

Jay F. Barnwell Jr.President and CEO, Design & Production, Inc.

Susan BorlandEducation Manager, Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee

Joseph Fuller Jr.President & CEO, Futron Corporation

Richard Garriott de CayeuxVice-Chairman, Space AdventuresPrivate Astronaut

Gwen GriffinPresident & CEO, Griffin Communications Group

Janet L. HedrickFundraising Professional

Barbara MorganDistinguished Educator in Residence, Boise State UniversityFormer NASA Educator Astronaut

Miles O’BrienBroadcast News Journalist specializing in Aviation, Space and Technology

William F. ReaddyFounder and Managing Partner, Discovery Partners Int.Former NASA Astronaut

Deborah de la RegueraExecutive Director, C. Paul Johnson Family Charitable Foundation

Josiah RoePresident, Medium

Kent RomingerVice President, Advanced Programs ATKFormer NASA Astronaut

Stacey ShrewsburyLead Flight Director, Challenger Learning Center at Heartland Community College

Christopher StottChairman and CEO, ManSat LLC

Zachary (Zak) WilliamsEntrepreneur and Business Consultant

Karolyn D. YoungPrincipal Director, Space Launch Engineering and Acquisition, The Aerospace Corporation

Jonathan B. Clark (Columbia Family Representative)Space Medicine Liaison, National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine. Representing Laurel Clark, Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Rick Husband, William McCool and Ilan Ramon.

Board of Directors 2012-2013


CHALLENGER CENTER NATIONAL OFFICE

The year was filled with exciting growth opportunities for the Challenger Center organization. This included relocating our offices to Washington, D.C. and expanding the team. Each day, the team makes great strides to not only continue being leaders in STEM education, but to keep the mission of the Challenger crew alive.

Our Leadership & Staff

NATIONAL OFFICE TEAM

Genet HaileSr. Accounting Specialist

Kristen JacobsonLearning Center Operations Manager

Jason KetterTechnology Support Specialist

Sean MaloneyDirector of Donor Relations

Carlos NunezMission Support Specialist

Pam PetersonDirector of Strategic Partnerships

Martin SchwartzDirector of Community Relations

Bill SeilnachtManager of Technical Support

Muhammad ShazleeDirector of Technology

Angie TenneExecutive Assistant to the President

Lisa VernalDirector of Communications

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Lance Bush, Ph.D.President & CEO

Steven KussmannChief Operating Officer

Kathleen Meehan CoopVice President of Education

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