Maya Ajmera is President and CEO of Society for Science and Executive Publisher of Science News. Founded in 1921, the Society promotes public understanding of science through award-winning journalism, world class science and mathematics competitions including the Regeneron Science Talent Search, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, and Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, as well as a suite of STEM outreach programs that reaches millions of students. The Society boasts over 80,000 alumni who are at the forefront of scientific and engineering discoveries and innovation in the global marketplace.

American Academy President Laurie Patton to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Civil Society
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce Dr. Laurie L. Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, as the second of three recipients of the 2026

