SciWorks Annual Report 2012-2013

2012-2013 Annual Report

“Winston-Salem is a place where true innovation is born and grows. The science being generated here is long-lasting.

That’s a future SciWorks helps drive, which will allow our generation’s children to imagine their own futures.”

Alex Powers, M.D., Neurosurgeon SciWorks Board Member

Message from the Executive Director Dear SciWorks Supporters, Fiscal year 2012-13 was one of significant change for SciWorks. In January 2013, I came on board as Executive Director, and I’m pleased to report that by the end of June 2013, there was much good news to share. Here are some of the highlights: • We have seen significant growth in attendance, fueled largely by a near doubling of the number of member families.

• Starting with “Sportsology” in late spring of 2013, we instituted a regular series of engaging, educational, hands-on traveling exhibits to supplement the experience here at SciWorks and make a visit even more rewarding.

• Total operating revenue increased by $106,555 — more than 9 percent.

• Earned income increased by $72,275 — more than 15 percent.

• Fundraising increased by $39,503 — almost 20 percent.

• In its fourth year, we raised close to $95,000 with our most successful Where Innovation Begins fundraiser to date, highlighted by speaker Nido R. Qubein, President of High Point University.

During 2012-13, we launched a revitalized SciWorks.org website and laid the groundwork through a collaboration with WFDD to create an ongoing project. With the launch of SciWorks Radio in January 2014, we are now helping the community understand the innovation that is happening right here at home and how it impacts their world.

The year 2014 marks a milestone for SciWorks and for the Winston-Salem community. We are embarking on our 50th year of operation, and we are transforming SciWorks to better fulfill its mission. During such an anniversary it is important to look back at the role SciWorks has played as part of the Winston-Salem community. At this time, I am also very excited about looking forward and, together, exploring what SciWorks and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County can become.

Many of the changes to SciWorks over the next few years are heralded by innovative practices we are currently putting into place. These innovations will allow us to fulfill our vision and mission well into the future.

At SciWorks, we want to ensure we are an educational resource for the entire Winston-Salem/Forsyth County community, and we take seriously our responsibility to provide access to every member of that community regardless of socio-economic status. During 2012-13, we began a program to provide family passes through every Forsyth County Library branch. Thus far, more than 3,000 individuals have been able to access the opportunities for learning at SciWorks through this creative partnership with the branches of the Forsyth County Public Library.

We want to help children develop a sense of ownership in the museum and further their scientific understanding by encouraging them to collaborate and explain the science happening around them to their peers. To facilitate this kind of inquiry learning, there are several schools that have students developing projects for SciWorks, two of which we began in 2012/2013.

Students from North Forsyth High School did research on African-American scientists and worked with us on the design and implementation of a new exhibit, which allowed SciWorks to open an all-new African-American scientists exhibit during Black History Month in February 2014. In addition, Atkins High School, the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) magnet in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, is working with us to develop mobile apps for our visitors to use to better engage with our current exhibits. Our goal is to expand these collaborations so that the day will come in which every visitor — especially every school child — will be able to point to things in SciWorks and say – “I contributed to that,” or “I know someone who was a part of that.”

In this way, we are creating a community of scientific learning in the truest sense.

As we move into the future, we have to help every child in Forsyth County imagine his or her future here. In a constantly changing world, SciWorks is also changing so that it provides the open-ended, exploratory environment that allows children to be creative and collaborative risk-takers. We need to empower children and families to be engaged and feel comfortable with technological and scientific advancement. We cannot predict what the world will look like in 20 years, but it is our duty as a science center to help our community’s children imagine, be prepared for, and help shape that future in whatever form it takes.

Here in Winston-Salem, our children can have a bright future, and at SciWorks we will help everyone in our community make that future a reality.

Paul Kortenaar Executive Director

Photo courtesy of the Winston-Salem Journal

Annual Fund

Donations from 7/1/2012 through 6/30/2013 Thank you to our Annual Fund donors for their generous contributions that will help foster the innovative programs and exhibits needed for 21st Century learning.

These gifts enable SciWorks to inspire the next generation of scientific learning and innovation in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County with informal, hands-on educational programs for the thousands of students and families who visit us each year.

“Our Winston-S alem community stan ds as a steward for our youth.

Education is a crucial part of the partnershi p within our community.

SciWorks is a prime mov er in this outreach for ou r kids in Winston-Salem .�

Sean Gaillard Principal, Wiley Middle S ch

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SciChampions $5,000+ Annie Bennett Glenn Foundation Ms. Anne Owen Armfield City of Winston-Salem Duke Energy Foundation Forsyth County State of North Carolina Time Warner Cable

SciInvestors $2,500 - $4,999 Donna and Jonathan M. Cochrane Cook Medical Targacept, Inc. Vulcan Materials Company Wells Fargo

SciPartners $1,000 - $2,499 Blue Rhino Corporation Dr. and Mrs. James P. Dickerson Dr. Mark Espeland Dr. Steve R. Feldman Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Gunckel Mrs. Ann Hanes Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hitchcock Inside Out Resources, LLC Mr. Paul A. Jones, III Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miller Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Porter Drs. David and Beth Reboussin Mrs. Betsy Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Tim Scronce Mrs. Patricia A. Shugart Mrs. Carol Strittmatter Truliant Federal Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Wilson

SciSustainers $500 - $999 Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bell, Jr. Blanco Tackabery & Matamoros, P.A Dr. and Mrs. Henry Burnett Dr. and Mrs. David L. Carroll Mr. James Dossinger FirstGiving Mr. F. Borden Hanes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hitchcock Mr. Brett Hoge Little Greens Garden Club Mr. Thomas Miskimen Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mohr Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Myers Mr. Joshua B. Neelon

Novant Health, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Petronzio Dr. Susan Q. Phelps Robert Strickland Family Foundation Ms. Robynn Rutledge Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Spach Mr. and Mrs. William Tessien T.W. Garner Food Company Mr. and Mrs. John W. Willingham

$250-$499 Dr. and Mrs. John Albertini Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Cannon Mr. and Mrs. Mel Chrestman Mr. Bartholomew Coan Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Coords Mr. Bill Cowden Dr. Toinette Fontrier Mr. and Mrs. Lee French GTC Development Drs. Michael and Aimee Lischke Mr. and Mrs. Grover Myers Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Poe Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith Mr. and Mrs. W. Fletcher Steele Mr. and Mrs. Galen Stout

$100 - $249 Dr. Jessica Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Edward Beason Ms. Diane Behar Mr. and Mrs. Henry Booke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Brandon Dr. Allison Brashear and

Mr. Clifford Ong Mr. Bartholomew Coan Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Daubert Mrs. Margaret Foster Mr. John Edward Gehring Ms. Christina Grosshands Eugene R. Heise, Ph.D. Ms. Debora Horning Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Iannuzzi Mr. and Mrs. David A. Irvin Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Jennings Mr. A. Edward Jones KeraNetics LLC Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Kinken, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Koivisto Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lawyer Dr. Stephan Lowe and

Mrs. Naila Gazale-Lowe Mr. Phillip Morgan Dr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Nelson, III Mr. J. Keith Norman Drs. John and Dominique Patrick Mr. Edwin Renniger

Ms. Heather Savelle Mr. and Mrs. Herman E. Schmid Mr. W. David Shannon T.E. Simpson, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Slappy Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Snively Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Stokes Ms. Mary Stowe Village Tavern Mr. and Mrs. Chad Terry Dr. Peggy Valentine Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vest Mr. and Mrs. Win Welch Mr. and Mrs. Mel Williams Dr. Phillip M Williford Mr. and Mrs. Errol Wint

Matching Gift Foundations ExxonMobil Foundation First Tennessee Vulcan Materials Company

Gifts in Kind Dr. Dixon, DVM Carolina Liquid Chemistries Chick-fil-A Dewey’s Bakery John Isenhour Krispy Kreme Dr. Mitch Spindel, DVM McDonalds Partin Design Group Primo Water RockTenn LTD Farm and Garden

Adopt-an-Animal Program Mr. and Mrs. Matt Henkenius Mrs. Kelli Isenhour Gregory Scronce and Family Phyllis Weatherly-Rosner

SciWorks …

Where Innovation Begins 2013

In 2010, the SciWorks Board of Directors introduced a new fundraiser to inspire

the community and raise the profile of the science center as the place that inspires young minds in Winston-Salem, the City of Arts and Innovation. The year 2013 marked the fourth annual Where Innovation Begins fundraiser with a dinner, presentation, and live and silent auctions. More than 300 SciWorks supporters gathered at Forsyth County Club on June 18 to attend the event.

Chaired by SciWorks’ Board Members Patti Shugart and Robynn Rutledge, the evening’s

theme was “transformation,” highlighted by the symbolic Monarch butterfly. Attendees were able to purchase the butterfly garden centerpieces, “adopt” a Monarch butterfly and bid on a variety of exciting auction packages, including a “Day with Kenny Beck,” the WXII Sports Director who acted as emcee for the evening.

Shannon Tate was the auctioneer for a lively live auction.

And Dr. Nido Qubein, world-renowned speaker and president of High Point University, was the keynote speaker who delighted the audience with his talk about transformation.

WXII’s Kenny Beck was emcee for the evening. Here, he is pictured with SciWorks’ Executive Director Paul Kortenaar.

The fourth annual Where Innovation Begins event was

SciWorks’ most successful, raising close to $95,000 for educational programs and exhibits. Thank you to our generous sponsors, auction bidders and attendees for making Where Innovation Begins such a success!

“The support from the community has been tremendous at the Where Innovation Begins events over the years. The science center is making strong connections with the Winston-Salem community to ensure that the City of Arts and Innovation offers the children of this community a vibrant, evolving science center, a place where innovation truly begins.”

Patti Shugart, SciWorks Board Vice Chair Vice President Sales and Marketing, Carolina Liquid Chemistries

Where Innovation Begins Presenting Sponsors — $10,000

A special thank you to these individuals and organizations who helped make Where Innovation Begins possible.

SciChampions — $5,000

Butterfly Gardens and Floral Arrangements

BB&T Wake Forest Baptist Health

Hatteras Financial RockTenn

SciInvestors — $2,500

Allegacy Federal Credit Union D. Elwood Clinard Charitable Fund

in Memory of Helen Hall Clinard HanesBrands Inc. Inmar Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP

SciPartners — $1,500

Bell, Davis & Pitt Blue Rhino Corporation Carolina Liquid Chemistries Forsyth Tech Frank L. Blum Construction LabelPack Automation, Inc. Modern Automotive Brenda & Tim Scronce Targacept, Inc. Vulcan Materials Company Womble Carolyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP BioNetwork/North Carolina

Biotechnology Center

Jeff Allen Landscape Architecture Julia K. Blackwell Myers Greenhouse

Artwork, Design and Video Production

Cammie Collier Partin Design Group RockTenn Visual Viewpoint Summit School Teachers and Students: Chris Culp, Henry Heidtmann, Josh Perry, Tanner Beck, Colin Dossel, David Smith, Walter Kelley, Zach Brown, Max Clark, Josh Bozeman, Joe Hartle, Tres Morley and Nikolas Moyer

Auction Items

4th Street Brow Studio Bermuda Run Country Club Busy Bee Concierge Dr. Jim Brady Larry Brickey Charlotte Crawford Elizabeth Davis Susan Davis Digits Dinners on the Porch Duke Energy First Tennessee Forsyth Country Club Dr. Judy Foxworth Sandy Garrett Gold’s Gym Graylyn The Green Drake Craig Gunckel IMG Sports Jeff Allen Landscape

Architecture Junior Johnson Julia’s Takeaway Gourmet Chip Linville Drs. Aimee & Michael Lischke Laura & Daniel Miller Monkees Old Town Club Organized for Life Leah Perkins Matt Petronzio Red, Hot & Blue Serenity Salon Patti & Phil Shugart Barbara & Jim Sifford Galen Stout Dr. Sarah Taylor Robert Turner The Winston-Salem Dash WFU Athletics/

Winston-Salem Open K Wood WXII-12 News

Photos from the Where Innovation Begins event are courtesy of Winston-Salem Monthly magazine and Michael Breedlove.

By the Numbers

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Full-Time Staff Part-Time Staff

Income and Expenses 7/1/2012 to 6/30/2013

During fiscal year 2012-13, SciWorks increased both student and total attendance, offering more children and families the opportunity

174

for informal, hands-on learning at the science center. In addition, the number of volunteers and interns increased, as did the volunteer and

Volunteers and Interns

intern hours at the museum.

7,786

Fundraising, earned income and total operating

Volunteer and Intern Hours

39

Number of Counties Served: 30 in North Carolina 7 in Virginia 1 in South Carolina 1 in Florida

76,436 Total Annual Attendance

revenue also increased during this fiscal year.

And through careful planning and budgeting, SciWorks held expenses to a less than a 6 percent increase.

Total Annual Operating Revenues

$1,287,665 Fundraising $240,572

State of North Carolina $114,992

Earned Income $581,135

City of Winston-Salem $170,630

Forsyth County $180,336

Total Annual Operating Expenses

$1,300,496 Personnel Expenses

$715,323

Maintenance, Utilities & Insurance

$221,251

Operating Supplies

$57,290

Advertising & Fundraising

$88,735

Professional Services

$62,775

Cost of Merchandise Sold

$41,594

Exhibit Development & Maintenance

$83,037

Other/Leases/Dues

$14,963

Travel & Meetings

$15,527

SciWorks Board of Directors 2012-2013 Officers

Craig A. Gunckel

Michael Myers, Chair Attorney

Bell, Davis & Pitt

Patricia A. Shugart, Vice Chair

Vice President Sales & Marketing Carolina Liquid Chemistries

Robynn R. Rutledge, CPA, Treasurer

Vice President, Indirect Tax Manager BB&T Corporate Tax

Shandra Nanette Stout, Secretary

Attorney Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP

Members

Executive Vice President/General Manager RockTenn

A. Edward Jones

Deputy County Manager Forsyth County

Paul Jones, III

Director of Operations, TriMark Foodcraft

Michael Lischke, Ph.D

Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education Director, Northwest AHEC Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Laura Miller

Attorney

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Phillip Morgan

Community Relations Manager, Northern Region Piedmont Natural Gas

Denise Adams

Joshua B. Neelon

Martin M. Baker

Stacy J. Petronzio Susan Q. Phelps, Ph.D.

Quality Engineer, Johnson Controls, Inc. Power Solutions Vice President, Baker and Associates LLC

David Carroll, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials Wake Forest University

Jonathan Cochrane

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor BB&T

Joel Cook

Vice President of Application Development,

Promotion Services Systems Inmar

Hunter H. Coords

Senior Vice President, Private Client Services First Tennessee

Elizabeth Davis

Customer Service Manager Carolina Liquid Chemistries

James Dossinger

Retired — Exxon

Steven R. Feldman, M.D.

Physician Scientist (Dermatologist) Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Margaret P. Foster

Chemist/Entrepreneur

President

SE Clean Solutions

Dean, Educational Partnerships Forsyth Technical Community College

Heather L. Savelle

Senior Director, Investor and Public Relations Targacept, Inc.

Brenda A. Scronce Erika Simmons HanesBrands

Bryan D. Spach

Area Sales Manager Vulcan Materials Company

Benika J. Thompson

Science Program Manager Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Peggy Valentine, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Health Sciences Winston-Salem State University

Errol Wint

Project Manager, Caterpillar Inc.

Ex-Officio Paul Kortenaar

Executive Director

Full-time Staff

Part-time Staff

Kevin Caesar

Ronald Boone

Justin Nichols

Carol Clarke

Katherine Goodell

Robert Patsiga, Ph.D.

Christy Ferguson

David Gosinski

Melissa Perryman

Shawn Fitzmaurice

Jonathan Gunter

Ronzo Reid

Kirsten Henkenius

James Rhinehardt

Karla Jeselson

Sanford Rosner

Patty Langston

Bobbie Tucker

Natural Sciences Coordinator Finance Specialist Museum Scheduling Coordinator Planetarium Technician/ Radio Host and Producer

W. Sam Hancock

Vice President, Finances and Administration

Melissa Hilton

Visitor Services Supervisor/ Membership Coordinator

Kelli J. Isenhour

Vice President, Programs and Education

Paul Kortenaar

Executive Director

Carl Nisbet

Vice President, Facilities and Grounds

Michael Seaward

Facilities/Exhibit Technician

Phyllis Weatherly-Rosner Educator

Adam Wilson

Exhibits Manager

Facilities Assistant Visitor Services Assistant Planetarium Assistant Visitor Services Assistant Online Marketing Coordinator Animal Curator

Educator/Presenter/Volunteer Coordinator

Allyson McCauley

Marketing Coordinator

Planetarium Technician Planetarium Assistant Natural Science Assistant Facilities Assistant Exhibits Technician Facilities Assistant Science Shop Manager

Tommy Vestal

Visitor Services Assistant Supervisor

“I’m looking forward to helping SciWorks continue to grow and evolve, as well as inspire new generations in the future. This museum is a treasure, an essential resource for our community. Not only does it inspire and encourage our children to engage in and learn about science, but it is an economic driver for Winston-Salem and Forsyth County by making this community more attractive for families and industries to move here and stay.”

Michael Myers, SciWorks Board Chair Attorney, Bell, Davis & Pitt

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