Founded on March 18, 1992
Founded on March 18, 1992 Dr. Jong Pil Lee founded the Institute based on the need that a gifted mathematics education program be available for talented students on a tuition free basis. This need is based on the report "National Excellence: The Case for Developing America's Talents" on the status of the education of the nation's gifted and talented. The report describes the crisis of gifted students being underserved in American education, in particular the lack of participation of women and minorities in mathematics and science programs.