September AMP_Digital

LETTER FROM THE CHAIR Dear Friends, For the ASM Foundation, 2017 and 2018 have been about looking forward. As the board and staff have embarked on and worked through our strategic planning process, we have been energized by the possibilities before us to continue expanding our reach to K-12 students and teachers while continuing to provide scholarships and other opportunities for undergraduate students. Because forward thinking has been such a big part of our past year, we are providing you with a slightly different annual report. In addition to the traditional retrospective of 2017, we are including a short prospective section on our plans for 2018 and beyond through a summary of our strategic plan. Last year in this space, I pledged to ensure we had a sustainable business model for our programs and create a fundraising plan to support the programs now and into the future. Our strategic plan addresses both of those issues and provides promise for the Foundation’s future. This is why I am so excited to share our plan with you. This is our blueprint for the next few years, which we will execute with your support and the volunteer leaders of our Foundation. Sincerely, Diran Apelian Alcoa-Howmet Professor of Engineering Founding Director, Metal Processing Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute Chair, ASM Materials Education Foundation Board of Trustees