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Todd Miller 319-659-4476 (PH)

Secretary 319-895-5764 (FAX)

tmiller@cornell-iowa.edu

April 2001

If you have items to be included in the next newsletter, submit the items by April 23 to the Secretary.

For the latest information about upcoming events, visit our website at http://membership.acs.org/I/ILIA/

April Meeting

Sunday, April 22^nd , 2001

Location:		Family Museum of Arts and Science 2900 Learning Campus Drive Bettendorf, Iowa
Times: 2:00 — 5:00 PM		"Family Museum/Hubble Space Telescope Adventure" Pizza lunch from Happy Joe’s with soda pop beverage followed by a guided tour of the Hubble Space Telescope exhibit. See description below.
Reservations:
Adult Charge: $9 Child (12 and under) Charge: $5 (Cost includes pizza lunch, guided tour of the Hubble Space Telescope exhibit, and museum general admission.)
Deadline for Meal Reservations: Wednesday, April 18^th at noon.
Contact: Dr. Randall Wanke, 309-794-3473 or chwanke@augustana.edu. Please specify numbers of adults and numbers of children with ages.

Our next meeting is May 16 in Monmouth.

Family Museum/Hubble Space Telescope Adventure

The Hubble Space Telescope is designed to immerse visitors in the magnificence and mystery of the Hubble mission. The exhibition is divided into sections, including a 1:5 scale model of Hubble, history of Hubble, planets, stars, galaxies and the universe. There are 16 interactives that allow for hands-on discovery of scientific concepts and technology, from the solar array panels to locating objects to working on the telescope in space. Pictures and videos found throughout the exhibit.

The NEW ChemKid Program

ChemKid is a childcare program for IL-IA section members coordinated through chem. clubs at colleges hosting the monthly section meeting. The program is designed to try to give parents a "night-out" with ACS. Volunteers from these student groups would look after school age (1^st - 8^th grades) children of ACS members who attend the monthly meeting.

State Capitol Day Report

Sally Rigeman, Betty Peterson, Larry Ladwig and Lynn Wiedenmann represented our Section at SCD. The morning program included presentations by Ms Gwen Pollock, State Board of Education consultant for K-12 Scientific Literacy and Mr. Paul Kimmelman of NCREL. In the afternoon, our group went to Capitol Hill and dropped off ACS lobby packets with the 5 senators and 8 representatives who represent the counties of our Section, personally with Senators, Denny Jacobs and Todd Sieben and Representatives Joel Brunsvold, I. Ronald Lawfer and Laura Kent-Vaughn. It gave our members a chance to become better aware of issues with science education, and give the legislators input. Thanks to those who participated.

Great Lakes Regional Meeting Steering Committee

Representative Wanted!

A call goes out to IL-IA section members who typically attend the Great Lakes Regional Meeting (GLRM) and would like to have a larger impact on this annual meeting The GLRM is typically held in early June of each year, at various locations. The 2001 meeting will be June 11-13 in Grand Rapids, MI. For more information on ACS Regional Meetings and Steering Committees, go to http://www.acs.org/meetings/regional/index.html. This Committee meets once annually, at the GLRM.

As GLRM Steering Committee Representative, your responsibilities include the following:

Attend the annual GLRM Steering Committee meeting, held at the GLRM, and submit a brief (one page) written report of highlights of this meeting to the IL-IA Section Executive Committee upon your return

Represent the interests of the Section, to the best of your ability

Submit items, such as upcoming GLRM meeting announcements, to the Section Secretary for inclusion in the Section newsletter

Plan for a three-year commitment to this position

There is opportunity for additional involvement by taking a more active role, but that is at your discretion.

Support from the local Section includes reimbursement for the cost of Advance Registration for the meeting (typically about $75) if you desire this. The Section cannot pay for your travel expenses for this trip.

If you would like to serve as the Section's representative or you have any questions, contact Lisa Fields, (319) 264-6039, lmfields@muscanet.com.

Contact us:

Chair: Dr. Randall Wanke

(309) 794-3473

FAX: (309) 794-7722

chwanke@augustana.edu

Chair Elect: Dr. Jon Bonte

(319) 244 — 7138

FAX (319) 244 — 7107

jbonte@eiccd.cc.ia.us

Secretary: Dr. Todd Miller

(319) 895 — 4476

tmiller@cornell-iowa.edu

Treasurer: Rich Rogers

rickgpc@home.com

Counselors: Brian Mundell

bmundell@penford.com

Mel Peterson

chpeterson@augustana.edu

Audit Committee Chair

Mr. Richard Helms

(319) 264 — 4240

FAX (319) 264 — 4216

Education/Grants and Awards Committee Chair

Dr. Sally Rigeman

(309) 797 — 4369

srigeman@netexpress.net

Kiser Scholarship Committee Chair

Mr. Rich Craddick

(319) 264 — 4394

(FAX) (319) 264 — 4367

rich_craddick@kentfeeds.com

Mentoring Committee Chair

Dr. Lisa B. Fields

(319) 264 — 6039

lmfields@muscanet.com

Public Relations Committee Chair

Mr. Rich Craddick

(319) 264 — 4394

(FAX) (319) 264 — 4367

rich_craddick@kentfeeds.com

Chemistry Olympiad Coordinator 2001

Mr. Richard Kissack

(319) 242 — 4812

rkissack@clinton.net

Illinois State Capitol Day Representative 2001

Dr. Sally Rigeman

srigeman@netexpress.net

National Chemistry Week Coordinator 2001

Dr. John Bonte

jbonte@eiccd.cc.ia.us

QCESC Representative

Dr. Ed Askew

(319) 326 — 7965

FAX (319) 326 — 7858

efaskew@muscanet.com

Webmaster

Dr. Tim Smith

(319) 288 — 6049

tsmith@eiccd.cc.edu

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"Family Museum/Hubble Space Telescope Adventure"

April 22^nd, 2001

2 — 5 pm

Family Museum of Arts and Science

Contact: Dr. Randall Wanke, 309-794-3473 or chwanke@augustana.edu by April 18.

Please specify numbers of adults and numbers of children with ages.

Adult Charge: $9 Child (12 and under) Charge: $5 (Cost includes pizza lunch, guided tour of the Hubble Space Telescope exhibit, and museum general admission.)

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