ChemLine

Mrs. Betty Peterson
Secretary
  309-762-8114
    betmelp@earthlink.net

September 2009
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A publication of
The Illinois-Iowa Section of
The American Chemical Society
 

 

If you have items to be included in the next newsletter, submit the items by the 20th to the Secretary.
For the latest information about upcoming events, visit our website at http://membership.acs.org/I/ILIA/





SEPTEMBER MEETING

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

 

Location:



Ballroom of the Alumni Campus Center,
Cox St and Loras Blvd,
Loras College,
Dubuque, IA.
Map is available here


Times:



5:30 PM


Speaker reception with Sesame Chicken Bites and Ice Tea.

6:00PM

 

DINNER:Pacific Rim Buffet: Mongolian beef, Luau chicken, steamed rice, vegetables, mini egg rolls and fortune cookies.

Cost: Members $16.00, Students $6.00.

7:00PM

 

MEETING:

Topic "How do I find a Job?", Speaker: Warren Bush.

Reservations - Contact:

David Speckhard, Ph.D., david.speckhard@loras.edu, (563)588-7133 by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 14, 2009. Please consider taking a student to dinner to encourage student attendance at this meeting.

NOTE: Dinner cost is payable to the section if cancelled after the reservation deadline or not used.




UPCOMING MEETINGS

OCTOBER MEETING:
Tues, October 20 , St Ambrose College, Davenport, IA.
Topic; `Chemistry in the Sherlock Holmes Stories`
Speaker: James O`Brien
TIME: 7:00 P.M.
 

NOVEMBER MEETING:
NOVEMBER Topic: `Food Chemistry`
Speaker: Sunil Malapati,
Clark College.
Date, Location and Time to be announced.

 

  

DONALD KISER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

The 2008 winner of the scholarship is Kelly Holt, who graduated from Alwood High School in Woodhull, IL. She will attend Harvard University and plans to study chemical engineering.

The scholarship review committee for 2008 (George Bailey, Art Serianz, Rich Craddick, and Mary Ellen Biggin) reviewed 24 applications.

JOB POSTINGS LINK

We now have a job postings link on our homepage (http://membership.acs.org/I/ILIA/). If you have job openings that you would like to post, please send them to Dr. Mary Ellen Biggin (maryellenbiggin@augustana.edu).


Contact us:


Chair: Chair Elect Past Chair
Dr Audra Sostarecz position open Dr. Mary Ellen Biggin
(309) 457-2252 (309) 794-3467
asostarecz@monm.edu MaryEllenBiggin@augustana.edu
 
Secretary: Treasurer: Councilor:
Mrs. Betty Peterson Mr Richard Craddick Dr Brian Mundell
309-762-8114  (563) 264-4394
Fax (563) 264-4367 
 
betmelp@earthlink.net Rich_Craddick@kentfeeds.com brian@bioresearchprod.com 
Alternate Councilor Chemistry Olympiad Chair   
Dr Mel Peterson Mr John Bonte   
chpeterson@augustana.edu (319) 244-7138
jbonte@eicc.edu  
 
National Chemistry Week Chair: Education/Grants and Awards Committee Chair: Public Relations Committee Chair:
Audra Sostarecz Position Vacant Mr Richard Kissack


(563) 243-4812
rkissack@mchsi.com
Kiser Scholarship Committee Chair: Audit Committee Chair: Webmaster:
Mr Richard Craddick Mr Richard Helms Mr Craig Willi
(563) 264-4394
Fax (563) 264-4367
Rich_Craddick@kentfeeds.com
(563) 264-4240
FAX (563) 264-4216
craigwilli@juno.com