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OFFICERS: PRESIDENT Valgene Dunham, Coastal Carolina School of Natural & Applied Science Conway, SC 29528 843-349-2202/FAX 843-349-2926 dunham@coastal.edu IMM. PAST PRESIDENT Jane Ellis, Presbyterian College Department of Biology Clinton, SC 29325 864-833-8416/FAX 833-8993 jellis@cs1.presby.edu PAST PRESIDENT Leonard Lundquist, Lander Univ. Division of Biological & Physical Sci. Greenwood SC 29649 864-388-8386/FAX 388-8130 llund@lander.edu PRESIDENT ELECT William Pirkle, USC Aiken Dept. of Biology and Geology Aiken, SC 29801 803-641-3395/FAX 803-641-3251 billp@aiken.sc.edu VICE PRESIDENT N. Dwight Camper, Clemson Univ. Plant Pathology & Physiology Clemson, SC 29634-0377 864-656-5743/FAX 864-656-0274 dcamper@clemson.edu SECRETARY David Stroup, Francis Marion Department of Biology Florence, SC 29501-0547 843-661-1407/FAX 661-1696 dstroup@fmarion.edu TREASURER John Safko, USC Columbia Department of Physics & Astronomy Columbia, SC 29208 803-777-6466/FAX 777-3065 safko@sc.edu EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SCJAS Karen Fox, USC Medical School Dept of Microbiology & Immunology Columbia, SC 29208 803-733-1529 / FAX: 733-3192 kfox@med.sc.edu AAAS & NAAS REPRESENTATIVE & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESAS Don Jordan, USC Columbia Carolina Plaza, Room 921 937 Assembly Street Columbia, SC 29208 777-7007/FAX 777-4396 jordan@gwm.sc.edu BULLETIN EDITOR Gerald Cowley, USC Columbia College of Science and Math Columbia, SC 29208 803-777-2505/FAX 777-2451 cowley@cosm.psc.sc.edu NEWSLETTER EDITOR Mike Farmer, Governor's School P.O. Box 2848 Greenville, SC 29601 864-895-4496/FAX 895-7033 farmermh@aol.com WEBMASTER John Bernard, Tri-County Tech 2542 Six and Twenty Road Pendleton, SC 29670 864-646-8361 x2374 sloopjb@jupiterspacestation.org COUNCILORS: Dan Antion, USC Columbia Karin Beaty, Midlands Technical College Peter Fichte, Coker College Martha Fout, Coastal Carolina University Jerry Howe, Converse College Peter King, Francis Marion University James Privett, USC Sumter Melissa Riley, Clemson University Ron Shelton, State Museum George Tempel, MUSC Laura Thompson, Furman University Rosemary Wicker, Lander University Hans Conrad zur Loye, USC Columbia COMMITTEE MEMBERS: John Inman, Presbyterian College Lisle Mitchell, USC Columbia Lucia Pirisi-Creek, USC Columbia Linda Sinclair, State Dept. of Education Tina Webb, State Science Fair Director MESAS DIRECTORS: Frank Collins, Lowcountry MESAS Tom Roop, Sandhills MESAS Rosemary Wicker, Western MESAS Don Jordan, Midlands MESAS |
January 7, 2002
2002 MESAS MAIL-IN CONTEST Get Additional Copies of the 2002 MESAS Contest at: www.scacadsci.org To: MESAS Sponsors and Students: Please find enclosed information about the mail-in contest for the Middle/Elementary School Academy of Science (MESAS) sponsored by The South Carolina Academy of Science (SCAS). I have attached two MESAS Contests for your students (one for grades 4-6 and one for grades 6-8). Please make as many copies as you need and distribute to your club members. I hope your students have fun and learn something by competing in the contest. Each student who participates will be recognized and each school that participates will have at least one winner. The deadline for entry is Friday, March 15, 2002. The author of the 2002 contest includes faculty from 10 major colleges with coordinator Dr. Don M. Jordan, Research Group/HRSM/University of SC. The South Carolina Academy of Science Annual Meeting is Friday, April 12, 2002 at USC Aiken in Aiken, South Carolina. Winners will be announced in the SCJAS and SCAS newsletters, and the SCAS Bulletin. Announcement: Please let your students know that they can prepare a research paper or science project, and present a 10 minute oral presentation in the Middle/Elementary School Category at the SCAS Annual Meeting. Monetary awards will be awarded to the top five to ten best oral presentations. The deadline for abstracts is February 25, 2002. Send abstracts to: Dr. James Privett, Judging Coordinator / Physics Dept. / USC-Sumter / 200 Miller Road / Sumter, SC 29150. Ph: 775-3258 FAX: 775-2180. The SCAS Trust Fund Donors, Colonial Life & Accident & Causality Insurance Company, and the State Legislature sponsor this category. We also encourage MESAS students to participate in their regional science fair in March of 2002. Check with your regional science fair director whose address can be found on the Web at www.scacadsci.org. for specific dates. The Region II Science & Engineering Fair is April 1, 2002 at USC. If you have questions please call me at 777-7007 or contact the SCAS
Office at (803) 777-8759 Sincerely, Don Jordan, USC þ MESAS Young Research Grants-in-Aid proposals, sponsored by SCAS, are accepted year round. Awards range from $25.00 to $100.00. Contact: Dr. Don Jordan, USC or your MESAS Director. |