Sincerely, 
Clinton Hunt, Ph.D.

• Event:  Local Section Meeting
• Date:  April 14, 2005
• Location:  Mathematics & Science Building, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS
• Speaker:  Dr. Isiah Warner, Louisiana State University
• Title of Lecture:  Achiral and Chiral Separations using Polymeric Surfactants
  
• Times: 
  
• Executive Committee Meeting @ 5:30 PM
• Meal @ 6:00 PM (Dinner will consist of salad, fried catfish, a vegetable, starch, dessert, roll, and tea - $8).  Please RSVP to Dr. Clinton Hunt (601-877-6249 or rh2000_hunt@yahoo.com) on or before Tuesday April 12.
• Lecture @ 7:00 PM
• Speaker:  Dr. Isiah Warner, Louisiana State University
• Directions to ASU:   From the Jackson/Metro area:  Take I-20 west toward Vicksburg.  Take U.S. Highway 61 south toward Port Gibson (~30 miles).  Continue through Port Gibson for approximately 11 miles to Highway 552.  Take Highway 552 west to Alcorn (approx. 7 miles).  Alternate route:  Take I-20 west toward Vicksburg, to the Natchez Trace Parkway.  Continue south on the Natchez Trace Parkway to Highway 552 and exit west to Alcorn.  Note:  The Mathematics & Science Building is located at 1000 Alcorn Drive.
• Biography of Speaker:  Isiah M. Warner received his B.S. in chemistry from Southern University (Baton Rouge) in 1968.  He was a research chemist with Battelle Northwest (Richland) for five years.  He entered graduate school at the University of Washington in 1973 and received his Ph.D. in 1977.  He was assistant professor at Texas A&M University from 1977-82.  He was awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor effective September 1982.  He joined Emory University in 1982 as associate professor and was promoted to full professor in 1986. He was named Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Chemistry at Emory in September 1987.  He was on leave to the National Science Foundation (NSF) as Program Officer for Analytical and Surface Chemistry in 1988/89.  In August 1992, Dr. Warner joined Louisiana State University as Philip W. West Professor of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry.  He was Chair of the Chemistry Department from July 1994-97.  He was appointed Boyd Professor of the LSU System in July 2000 and Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives in April 2001. 
  Dr. Warner has more than 250 published or submitted refereed articles.  He has been issued five patents for his work and has one other pending.  He has chaired thirty-five doctoral theses and is currently supervising fifteen others.  Honors include: University of Washington, College of Arts & Sciences, Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2004; ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences and Council for Chemical Research Diversity Award in 2003; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor in 2002; CASE Louisiana Teacher of the Year, LSU Distinguished Faculty Award, AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award, Eastern Analytical Symposium Award for achievements in the Fields of Analytical Science, all in 2000; 1998 Fulbright Fellowship for Research/Teaching in Kenya; 1997 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from the President of the United States and other honors too numerous to mention.

Jalin Wood graduated with a B.S. in chemistry from Mississippi College in December 2003.  She was an active member and officer in the MC-SAACS chapter.   Congratulations!