2024 IntelliChoice annual report
Mar 5, 2025 — The 2024 yearly intellichoice report is now ready for review. Again, we thank the volunteers and contributors who helped us have a great year. As for the notable highlights, in 2024, we could open three new branches — Fretz Park public library, MIE church (Myanmar Refugee) branch in Lewisville TX, and Houseton Etriean Branch. Also, IntelliChoice was featured in public news media. Most of all, Dr. Gil Lee received a Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joe Biden. For more details regarding IntelliChoice’s achievements in 2024, please look at the full report.
New Grace Church Branch Opens January 18th, 2025
Our branch at Grace Church will open on January 18th! Students and tutors may click “Register Now” to register as soon as possible.
Hyunwoong (Woody) Chang, Ph.D will be the manager for this branch. Dr. Chang is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at the University of Texas at Dallas. He holds a B.S. in Mathematical Science and Business Administration from Seoul National University, Korea, and a Ph.D. in Statistics from Texas A&M University.
We hope to see you there.
New Branches In 2024
April 20, 2024 – Dallas Fretz Park branch opened
September 7th, 2024 – Our MIE (Lewisville) branch opened
November 9th, 2024 – Houston Eritrean Branch (online) opened.
Our Mission
To develop an interest in mathematics, increase college readiness, and promote successful future careers for children from kindergarten to 12th grade who lack educational opportunities and resources.
Our Programs
a. On-site tutoring: Students from K to 12th grade attend weekly, two-hour math classes at local branches, most located within public libraries and community centers. Most volunteer tutors are college and high school students and engineers from local industries.
b. Online tutoring: Our organization has provided online one-on-one tutoring with students in remote areas where it can be difficult to access knowledgeable math tutors since 2018, and during the pandemic, we adopted a completely online tutoring schedule. Since Fall of 2022, we began resuming in-person tutoring sessions with online in parallel.
c. SAT Prep Camp: This is an intensive SAT preparation course held during summer break. Classes run 2 hours per day from Monday to Friday for 4 weeks in July.
d. College scholarships: We have awarded $30,000 in scholarships to 60 students annually before the pandemic to encourage our students to attend college for future career development. We deposit the scholarship awards into a 529 college fund designated for the student, and the money is released only when the student matriculates into a college.
Enrollment
523 students and 279 tutors participated in online and in-person classes in 2023. One of our largest sources of volunteers comes from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). With its student body of 9,100, we anticipate seeing more college volunteers from the school, many of whom will participate in our program to fulfill their requirements.
2024 Scholarship Banquet
Our 2024 annual scholarship banquet was a success! We were able to provide $500 scholarships to 60 of our qualified students. Hosted by Nick Zahabizadeh, our master of ceremony, the banquet featured an invocation from Reverend Peter Hyun of New Song Church; a keynote address from Lewisville mayor TJ Gilmore; national anthem by Annika Sawant, chapter coordinator; testimonials from our alumni Soliana and Tiobstra Ayele who now attend Northwestern University; and presentation of awards from Dr. Gil Lee, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas and CEO/co-founder of IntelliChoice.
2024 Sponsors and Donations
PRESENTING SPONSORS:
$25,000: Kengena Foundation
$10,000: Bank of Hope
$10,000: Gil Sik Lee
DIAMOND SPONSORS:
$8,000: Overseas Koreans Foundation
$7,500: Eugene McDermott Scholars Program Alumni
$5,000: Wyn Laidig, Open Bank, Ken Kim
$2,500 – $4,999: New Song Church, Byung Woo Lee, Byung Joo Lee
GOLD SPONSORS:
$1,000 – $2,499: Ho Sung Cha, Yang Ho Kim, Kyungeun Kim, Susan Boyle, Yun Won Kim, Texas Instruments, Eun Sook Park, Heungsik Kim, Kyung Kyu Kim, PCB Bank, H Mart, Hyuk Hyun Kwon,
$500 – $999: William Coco, Song Il Pak, Gregory Marchiafava, Bilal Akin, Myungkee Sung, Do Kim, Jaesung Ryu, Kwi Hyun Yoon, Yong Baek Lee, Joon Won Park, Young Oh, Rashaunda Henderson, Ho Joon Im.
$250 – $499: Sang Woo Kim, Joo Dong Lee, Byung Chun Cho, Hyun Taek Park, Nirav Patel
$100 – $249: Anil Bhatia, Sung Tae Kim, Jong Taek Chung, Kwang Soon Lee, Srividya Valivarthi, Sanjiv Sinha, Gopal Gupta, Haeja Seo, Hyun Joo Nam, Wooram Park, Woo Yeol Choi, Chadwin Young, Kamran Kiasaleh, Bang Sam Kwak
Thank you to all of our donors!
Student Organization
There are several Intellichoice high school and university student chapters located on campuses at UT Dallas, West Plano High, Coppell High, TAMS, St. Mark’s, SEM, TAG, Hebron High, and Hockaday chapters. These student organizations have been developing their leadership, volunteering as a team, recruiting new volunteers from school, and supporting each branch. This group effort helps retain and develop student tutors.
Major News
Online Registration
We have moved to an online system for all student and volunteer registration. Sign up here!
Weekly Sign-Up
We have started weekly sign-ups each month to determine how many students and tutors will be participating in in-person and online classes.
In-Person Classes Return
From 2020 to Spring 2022, we were able to adapt to mandated health guidelines and expand our face-to-face online tutoring. However, since Fall of 2022, we were able to resume classes in-person and online in parallel.
Dr. Gil Lee
Founder and CEO of IntelliChoice and a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joe Biden. Congratulations, Dr. Lee!
Nashville Branch
Initially opening as a fully online branch in December 2021, the Nashville branch opened its doors for its first in-person class in January 2023. 56 students and 16 tutors attended that first class. There are two branch managers: Dr. Gashaw Bekele, who is a Professor at Tennessee State University in Nashville, and Dr. Hyeyoung Kim, who is a Professor at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Bekele manages the students and Dr. Kim manages over the tutors.
Richardson Branch
Opened in February 2023 at the Richardson Public Library in Richardson, TX, managed by Dr. Akin, a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UT Dallas. Dr. Akin received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX in 2007. Since 2012, he has been with The University of Texas at Dallas as faculty. Dr. Akin is a recipient of numerous awards, including the NSF CAREER’15 award, IEEE IAS Transactions 1st Place Prize Paper Award, Top Editors Recognition Award from IEEE TVT Society, two Jonsson School Faculty Research Awards and a Jonsson School Faculty Teaching Award. Dr Akin has been named IEEE Fellow in 2023.
Engineering School of University of Texas at Dallas has covered Intellichoice
summer SAT program
Read more about our SAT program here.
Our twin students, Tiobsta and Soliana Ayele
have received a scholarship of $86,721 per year per student for 4 years from Northwestern University in Chicago. Our hope is to help every student succeed as they have.
College-admitted students received IntelliChoice scholarship awards
We deposit the money into a 529 college fund designated for these hardworking students; the money is released only when the student matriculates into a college. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage our students to attend college for future career development.
Tiobsta Ayele – Northwestern University – $573
Soliana Ayele – Northwestern University – $573
Qiana Johnson – North Central Texas College – $2,638
Briana Arias – UT Arlington – $1,277
Caleb Fana – Collin College -$681
Lulya Habteab – Texas Woman’s University – $604
Megan Gibson – North Central Texas College – $1,209
Azizah Norova – UT Austin – $1,277
Danny Yosief – UT Austin – $573
Kennedy Govan – North Central Texas College – $2,517
Jaide Rodriguez – Collin College – $571
IntelliChoice, Inc.
PO Box 796052, Dallas, TX 75379
Board Members
Dr. Gil Lee (Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas)
Mr. Abhay Sawant (Entrepreneur and investor)
Dr. Dan Heitjan (Professor and Chair of Statistical Sciences at Southern Methodist University,
Professor of Population & Data Sciences at UT Southwestern Medical School, and Director of
the SMU/UTSW PhD program in Biostatistics. Fellows of the American Statistical Association,
Mathematical Statistics, and Society for Clinical Trials)
IntelliChoice is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization registered in the state of Texas. EIN: 30-0282507