IMSA Board of Trustees Elects Griffin Vice Chairman
For Immediate Release, March 1999
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AURORA -- The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) Board of Trustees has elected St. Charles resident Sheila MB Griffin its vice chairman. She fills the vacancy created when Dr. Leon Lederman resigned from the board to join IMSA’s staff as its inaugural Resident Scholar.
Griffin is Vice President and Director of the Strategic Marketing Office at Motorola Incorporated in Schaumburg, IL.
In 1985, Griffin was appointed by Governor James Thompson as a founding trustee of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. Since then, Griffin has served on the Technology Subcommittee of the board and on the board’s Executive Committee, a position she continues to hold today. She was reappointed to the IMSA Board in 1995 by Governor Jim Edgar.
Griffin has published numerous articles on cellular, paging, mobile communications and the application of marketing research to the communications industry. She is a member of the prestigious Council of Marketing Research of the Conference Board, Executive Member of the American Marketing Association, Member of the Advertising Research Foundation and Radio Club of America.
Located in Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) is an internationally-recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State to develop talent and stimulate excellence in teaching and learning in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. More than 14,000 teachers and 20,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from IMSA's professional development and enrichment programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy leadership and action research.