Dr.
Bruno Notari (left), Director
of Chemistry and Materials Research at ENI (now retired), accepts the I&EC
Division Fellow Award from I&EC Division Chair Gregg Lumetta at the
Centennial Celebration in
I&EC has some big things planned for the
Division's 100th anniversary party in
There are several special sessions related to
our centennial that you will want to attend. A symposium organized by
Spiro Alexandratos to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the
publication of I&EC Research is being held on Sunday and Monday, and an
invited symposium presenting the chapters of ACS Symposium Series 1000, the
centennial volume covering the past 100 years of progress in industrial and
engineering chemistry and a prognosis for the future, will be presented on
Tuesday. We expect to have a sample copy of the book available at the
meeting, and orders can be placed for copies, which will be available in the
Fall. The co-editors and symposium organizers on this big project are
Martin Abraham, Bill Flank and Mike Matthews.
And don't forget to see one of the Division
officers for your souvenir I&EC centennial lapel pin, which was available
in
Don't miss the chance to be in on all the
centennial activities. The next one is quite a way off!
Hope to see you in
Bill Flank
Division Historian
PLEASE JOIN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
ACS DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL
& ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
IN A SPECIAL CELEBRATION OF
THE DIVISION’S CENTENNIAL YEAR
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2008
6:00-8:30 P.M.
HORS D’OEUVRES AND RECEPTION
CHEMICAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION*
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO
DIVISION@ACS.ORG BY JULY 10 TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR CELEBRATION
Business casual or cocktail
attire *Shuttles will be available from the
at 5:30 p.m.
conducted throughout the
reception.
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Candidates I&EC for Election, Fall 2008
For Chair Elect
Michael
Gonzalez,
For Secretary
Ann Visser,
For Counselor (two positions)
Ken Nash,
Melanie
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Candidate Statements
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Ann Visser, Secretary Candidate
Ann Visser is a
Principal Scientist in the Separations Science Programs Section at Savannah
River National Laboratory in
At SRNL, Ann’s
research includes tasks supporting the actinide separation processes in the
Savannah River H- Canyon (i.e., fuel cycle dissolution and solvent extraction)
and HB-Line (i.e., plutonium and neptunium processing). Recent tasks
established flowsheet conditions for dissolving legacy plutonium- and
uranium-containing materials, contributed to the study of gadolinium as a
soluble neutron poison for uranium and plutonium solutions, and performed
solvent extraction studies to verify uranium and molybdenum extraction for
alloy dissolution. She remains active in ionic liquids research and, more
recently, is involved with Homeland Defense / Security and nuclear
nonproliferation activities.
Ann has been an
I&EC division member since 1997 and has presented posters and presentations
in the I&EC division at national ACS meetings.
Ken Nash, Councilor Candidate
Ken Nash is
Professor of Chemistry at
Statement
As I have
attempted to serve the interests of the I&EC Division during the past three
years as a Councilor, I have simultaneously had the obligation to complete my
transition from federal government service to the halls of academia. What an
exciting, challenging and at times frustrating experience it has been! Each of
these activities bring different challenges to my daily existence (life is
never boring), but active engagement in the profession of chemistry is something
I consider an obligation to the society we are privileged to serve. At times
the work load has been overwhelming, but I am still standing and thus prepared
to continue serving the Division and the ACS. I have been a member of the
Divisional Activities Committee (DAC) for the past four years. Through that
committee assignment, I have had an opportunity to participate in discussion of
the growing emphasis on thematic programming at National meetings and the
increasing emphasis of Divisions in technical programming at the regional and
local section level. The DAC has provided advice and guidance for the change in
technical Division financial allocations from ACS. These changes have
substantially improved the fiscal health of each technical Division within the
ACS and have thus made increased participation of the Division in local and
regional meetings more feasible. I am pleased to have had an opportunity to
represent the Division in Council and on the DAC. Though life in the 21 st
Century sometimes seems overwhelming, I will be pleased to continue serving the
Division in the capacity of Councilor for the next three years if you elect to
allow me to continue.
Melanie Lesko, Councilor Candidate
I have been an
active division member since 1979 and I&EC councilor since 1993. I have
served I&EC by participating in division programming, attending many of its
meetings and functions and representing its interests at Society meetings. I am
currently a full member of the ACS Meetings and Expositions Committee (since
2007, associate member 2005-2006). I have also served on the Women Chemists
Committee (1993-2002), Constitution and Bylaws (1997-1998) and Divisional
Activities Committee (1999-2004). I attended other Society committee meetings
as liaison, and I served on the canvassing committee for nominations for the
ACS Industrial Chemistry Award (2002-2004). Interestingly I was recruited into
the division many years ago by a colleague at Exxon Research & Engineering,
and I was encouraged to stay active in the division after I moved to
As an active
I&EC member and councilor of long standing I believe my value to the
division is to provide visibility, guidance and counsel. I interact regularly
with ACS staff and with lots of councilors from other divisions and therefore I
am able to pass along to the officers of I&EC information about general
trends and directions the Society is taking, and to present and promote
I&EC views in a number of Society venues.
ACS staff
continues to actively seek new ways to change the Society to make it more
attractive to active participation from industrial chemists, and to people who
are chemists but who are not working in “traditional” chemistry areas. They are
also open to suggestions for how to make ACS the place anyone would think of to
look for information and professional interactions regarding all things
chemistry related. Thanks in part to your councilors, the staff have made
certain to include I&EC people in the brainstorming activities for how the Society
might proceed to reinvent itself. I&EC focus on applications is and can
continue to be a natural rallying place for these underserved chemists. It is
important to closely monitor and to make contributions to this process to
maintain the division identity and health, but also find ways to ultimately
help our profession prosper, and this is exactly what I will continue to do as
your councilor.
If you choose
to honor me with re-election, I promise to stay active, both in the division
and in the Society. I often solicit your input, but rarely hear from the silent
majority. I assume that means you trust my judgment on issues relevant to the
division. I always try to make my choices and votes reflect the best interests
of chemical engineers and industrial chemists and/or I&EC division. Thank
you for your support.
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From the I&EC Chair Gregg Lumetta
Summer has just begun, but the fall ACS meeting in
Speaking of the book commemorating the I&EC centennial,
it is scheduled to be available in time for the Fall ACS meeting.
Congratulations (and thanks) to the editors—Bill Flank, Mike Matthews, and
Martin Abraham. These three gentlemen worked diligently to put together a high
quality book to honor the Division centennial. Be sure to add this to your
reading wish list. By the way, if you cannot remember the title (given above),
the book will be ACS Symposium Series Number 1000, which should be an easy
number to remember.
As mentioned in the previous newsletter, the I&EC
Division will undertake an exercise in strategic planning in October. Please remember to fill out the survey that
will be distributed to Division members in September. It is vital that we have a sound understand
of the needs and expectations of the I&EC members. And of course you do not
need to wait for the survey to express your opinions. Feel free to contact me
(gregg.lumetta@pnl.gov) as to how we can improve the Division. I look forward to hearing from you.
Gregg Lumetta
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I&EC Facebook
Group—Join In!
Pete Smith has set up an I&EC group in Facebook. Feel
free to join the group, make comments, etc. We’ll see how it works out as
a communication tool. The site is: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11736689063.
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From the Councilor—Spiro D. Alexandratos,
Councilor 2008- 2010
I am pleased to announce that during the week of June 16th,
the I&EC Award Committee (Martin Abraham, Michael Gonzalez, Mike Matthews,
and myself) named Dr Madan Bhasin (Senior Scientist, Dow Chemical Company) and
Dr Kenneth Klabunde (University Distinguished Professor, Department of
Chemistry,
This is the third time that the I&EC Division Fellows
Award has been made. For each of the
past three years, it has been gratifying to note the very high caliber of the
nominees and, of course, of the awardees.
The purpose of recognizing the outstanding work done by chemists and
engineers has certainly been accomplished.
This is most appropriate for a division whose focus is applied /
industrial chemistry and engineering.
At the upcoming Fall ACS meeting, the Executive Committee
will be reviewing all aspects of the award - including its criteria and its
role in meeting the goals of the Division.
If you have any issues that you would like to raise, please send them to
me (alexsd@hunter.cuny.edu) and I will make sure that they are addressed at the
meeting. I will then follow up with you
after the meeting to let you know the results of the discussion. (I should emphasize that this is true for all
issues - your input on all aspects that YOUR Division deals with is always
sought. You are welcome to contact any
of the officers listed in this newsletter with any concerns that you would like
to raise.)
As detailed in e-mails and this newsletter, the
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From the Councilor—Martin Abraham, Councilor 2007-
2009
I would like to update you on the activities of the
Committee on Environmental Improvement (CEI), through which I continue to work
to work towards increased sustainability activities for ACS.
The sustainability subcommittee of CEI is beginning the
process of updating the ACS policy statement on sustainability. This statement represents the approved ACS
position on this issue, and will be the central theme of ACS efforts to promote
national legislation that moves the
Many of you have also probably noticed that ACS is in the
midst of promulgating a new strategic plan for the Society. I was personally extremely disappointed that
sustainability did not play a more central role in the strategic plan, and
working with my CEI colleagues, we have been able to move ACS in the direction
in which this topic will now be more broadly incorporated. Over the next several months, we will be
involved in discussions with ACS leadership to determine the best ways to
incorporate sustainability into the strategic plan. I am optimistic that you will soon see the
ACS commitment to sustainability embedded within its central planning
document. I am also confident that you
will see further efforts on the part of the ACS organization to adopt
sustainable practices within its own operations. The ACS Headquarters in
I appreciate the opportunity to represent your views to ACS,
and look forward to continued efforts in these areas. Any comments, questions, concerns, or
suggestions can be forwarded to me at martin.abraham@ysu.edu. I look forward to hearing from you.
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I&EC
REGIONAL AND LOCAL PROGRAMMING FUND ANNOUNCED
Summary: The Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division has
established a fund of $10,000 per year to conduct joint programming with ACS
regions and local sections. Programming will be tied to the interest areas represented
by I&EC and its subdivisions.
Background: The Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division supports
the effort within the ACS to strengthen regional and local activities. The
Division has already encouraged and co-sponsored ACS Innovation Awards linked
to regional outreach activities. However, I&EC needs to establish a stronger
presence at the regional and local level in order to:
Project Selection Criteria include:
Does the programming technically fit with I&EC and its
subdivisions?:
Please remember, the
activity must recognize I&EC co-sponsorship!
Other Criteria: Are matching funds
available (e.g., Innovation Fund)?.Is the activity directed at industrial
member participation? Does the activity represent a collaboration with other
organizations? How does the size of request compare to the expected outcome? Is
there specific identification of requested costs (travel, speaker fee,
reception, etc.)?
Program Management:
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I&EC
has committed to a three year pilot of the program to gauge demand and
effectiveness.
·
The
I&EC Program will be announced at the annual P2C2 meeting in October.
·
Proposals
should be submitted to the Program Chair or I&EC Past Chair.
·
Proposals
will be selected twice per year at the National ACS meeting by a the I&EC
Executive Committee (or a designated subcommittee) with approval requiring a
majority consent.
·
There
is a funding cap of $2000 per proposal.
·
Funding
can be used for activities up to two years away.
Proposal Deadlines:
·
Fall
2008: July 31, 2008
Contact:
Michael Gonzalez, Program Chair
Rick Sachleben
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ATTENTION
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division Members
The division is seeking student volunteers to help staff a table with
divisional information at the upcoming Fall Meeting of the American Chemical
Society on August 17-21, 2008 in
If you know of a student or are a student that would be interested and
available, please respond to me and let me know what days and times that you
would be available. I will set up a schedule and let the volunteers know
when and where to meet.
Thanks for your assistance. David Hobbs
Meetings Publicity Chair, I&EC Division, Savannah River National Laboratory,
Aiken, SC 29808, Phone: 803-725-2838, FAX: 803-725-4704, Email: david.hobbs@srnl.doe.gov
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Chemistry with Industrial Applications (NCIA) Subdivision
Chair: Jerry Spivey
Chair: Jerry Spivey, Cain Dept. Chemical
Engineering,
Upcoming events: “Process Intensification”
symposium at the Spring 2009 National meeting.
News:
The new NCIA Chair is Jerry Spivey (LSU),
and the chair-elect will be Tom Baker (Los Alamos National Labs). Our
past-Chair, Joe Zoeller, will be serving as the programming chair, but was also
elected as to serve as chair-elect for the I&EC division.
As outlined in our subdivision newsletter, a
number of symposia are planned for the next few years. In the near future, we
will be soliciting papers for a symposium on “Process Intensification” for the
Spring 2009 meeting.
Invitation to Join the Novel Chemistry with Industrial Applications
Subdivision:
If you feel the Novel Chemistry with Industrial Applications
subdivision is a worthy endeavor on the part of the Industrial and Engineering
Chemistry Division, we would like to hear form you and have you join the
subdivision. There is no additional
cost. Simply contact the subdivision chair, James J. (Jerry) Spivey
James M. Shrivers Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering,
www.che.lsu.edu/faculty/spivey/index.htm
Phone: (225)-578-3690 to join the sub-division or to get additional information.
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ACS Short Courses - Polymer Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry: Principles
and Practice (A lecture-laboratory course)
Course Description Polymer
Chemistry: Principles and Practice
August 3, 2008 thru August 8, 2008; December 7, 2008
thru December 12, 2005
Introduction to Polymeric
Adhesives and Composites (A lecture-laboratory course)
Course Description Intro
to Polymeric Adhesives and Composites
October 12, 2008 thru October 17, 2008
Hotel Information for Polymer
course at Virginia Tech Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton
Conference Center Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: (540) 231-8000 NOTE** Room block ends 30 days before course
start date
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I&EC
Programming
236th
- ACS National Meeting & Exposition
August
17-21, 2008,
For an update to the technical program see
our web site http://membership.acs.org/I/IEC/html/programming.html.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
11:00-1:00 pm I&EC Novel Applications
with Industrial Applications Subdivision Meeting-Chancellor Room;
1:00-3:00 pm I&EC Steering Committee
Meeting-Cherry Room;
Monday, August 18, 2008
7:00-9:00 am I&EC Programming Meeting
- Cherry Room;
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
7:00-8:00 pm I&EC Business Meeting -
Juniper Room; Radisson Plaza Warwick, open to all members.
8:00-10:00pm I&EC Poster Session -
Hall C
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Ionic Liquids:
From Knowledge to Application
236th American Chemical Society National
Meeting
August 17-21, 2008
Sponsored
by the
ACS Division
of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry
ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry
I&EC Green
Chemistry & Engineering Subdivision
I&EC Separation
Science & Technology Subdivision
I&EC Novel
Chemistry with Industrial Applications Subdivision
Join us for “Ionic Liquids: From Knowledge to Application ” a
five-day symposium during the 236th ACS National Meeting August
17-21, 2008 in
OVERVIEW OF THE SYMPOSIUM
The symposium will provide R&D
personnel and students with state-of-the-art information and a working
knowledge of the chemistry, properties, and applications of ionic liquids, thus
enabling decision making and utilization of these novel materials.
SESSIONS AND ORGANIZERS
1.
Gas Separations – Margarida Costa Gomes (Blaise Pascal), Mark B. Shiflett (DuPont)
2.
Liquid Separations – Jared Anderson (
3.
Interfacial Properties - Steve Baldelli (
4.
Use in Sensors and Actuators - Gary Baker (
5.
Materials Synthesis in ILs - Jennifer Anthony (
6.
Thermophysical Properties - Joe Magee (NIST),
Luis Rebelo (ITQB
7.
Molecular Simulations - Pietro Ballone (QUILL
8.
Pharmaceutical Applications - Doug MacFarlane
(Monash), Robin D. Rogers (QUILL Belfast/Alabama)
9.
Industrial – Megan B. Turner (BASF), TBA
10.
General
Session - James H. Davis, Jr. (South Alabama),
11.
POSTER SESSION - Joan F. Brennecke (Notre Dame)
SPONSORS 
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Advancing Scholarship and Innovation
“Fostering Scholarship and Innovation in the Chemical
Sciences” will explore the broad scope of activities that are
being pursued in the quest to convert information into knowledge in all
dimensions of scholarship: discovery, integration, application, and the study
of teaching and learning. This symposium celebrating the ACS
Statement on Scholarship will be held on Monday, August 18 at the 236th
ACS National Meeting in
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International
Solvent Extraction Conference: ISEC 2008
“Solvent Extraction – Fundamentals to Industrial
Applications”
Technical Sessions
The technical sessions of ISEC 2008 will be organized
within eight topical areas. Five plenary sessions will highlight topics of
broad interest and current importance. A featured topic of this ISEC will be SX
applications in nuclear fuel cycles.
The program will include both oral and poster
presentations, with sessions anticipated in the following areas:
• Fundamentals: Chair: Gérard Cote.
• Novel Reagents, Chair: Peter A. Tasker.
• Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing: Chair: Terry A. Todd.
• Hydrometallurgy and Metals Extraction: including Cu,
Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, Mo, V, and other metals; Chair: Kathryn C. Sole,
Co-chair: Michael J. Virnig.
• Analytical and Preparative Applications: including,
but not limited to, on-line monitoring; environmental monitoring;
preconcentration; Chair: Mark L. Dietz, Co-chair: E. Philip Horwitz.
• Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Life-Science
Products, and Organic Products. Chair: T. Alan Hatton.
• Process Chemistry and Engineering; Chair: Gordon
M. Ritcey, Co-chair: Peter M. Cole.
CONTACT DETAILS: www.isec2008.org or contact: Dawn M. Long, Administrative
Secretary,
I&EC Subdivision Programming Chairs
Industrial Biobased Technologies
Ramani Narayan
Prof Chem & Biochem Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
2527 Engineering Bldg
Green Chemistry and Engineering
Michael Grossner, PhD, PE
GE Global Research
Environmental Technology Laboratory
T 216 266 2573, F 216 266 3107
Separation Science and Technology
Paul Sylvester
SolmeteX, Inc.
Ph: (508) 393-5115
psylvester@solmetex.com
Novel Chemistry with Industrial Applications
James J. (Jerry) Spivey, James M. Shrivers Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
www.che.lsu.edu/faculty/spivey/index.htm
Phone: (225)-578-3690
Fax: (208)-445-5569
Get
Your I&EC Commemorative Lapel Pin!
As part of recognition
for the 2008 Centennial of the I&EC Division, the officers have
commissioned an attractive lapel pin, to be available to its members at no
charge. The pins will be available at the Philadelphia National Meeting. We
hope to see you there to present the pin to you in person… just bring your
business card and
I&EC Member/Membership
Application and Centennial Lapel Pin
Name (print): Give
to any I&EC Division
Contact Information:
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Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division Officers (Bold) and
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Position |
Term |
Name |
E-mail |
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Chair |
2008 |
Gregg Lumetta |
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Chair-elect |
2008 |
Joe Zoeller
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jzoeller@eastman.com |
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Past-Chair |
2008 |
Michael
A. Matthews |
matthews@engr.sc.edu |
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Treasurer |
2008 - 2009 |
Rebecca M.
Chamberlin |
rmchamberlin@lanl.gov |
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Secretary |
2007 - 2008 |
Bill Crooks |
crooks@lanl.gov |
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Councilor |
2008 - 2010 |
Spiro Alexandratos
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Councilor |
2006 - 2008 |
Melanie Lesko |
Leskom@tamug.tamu.edu |
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Councilor |
2006 - 2008 |
Ken Nash |
knash@wsu.edu |
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Councilor |
2007 - 2009 |
Martin Abraham |
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Program Chair |
2006
- 2007 |
Michael Gonzalez |
gonzalez.michael@epa.gov |
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Program Secretary |
2007
- 2008 |
Hongmei Wen |
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Asst. Program Chair |
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James Ciszewski |
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Web/Newsletter |
2007 - 2008 |
Dustin James |
dustin@rice.edu |
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Meeting Publicity Chair |
2007 - 2008 |
David Hobbs |
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Awards |
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(open) |
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Membership |
2007
- 2008 |
Sam Morton |
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Parliamentarian |
2007 - 2008 |
Rick Sachleben |
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Industrial Relations |
2007
- 2008 |
Brian Blakey |
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Informal industrial
liaison |
2007 - 2008 |
Amber Hinkle |
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I&EC Liaison to the
YCC |
2007 - 2008 |
Lealon L. Martin |
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Historian |
2007 - 2008 |
Bill Flank |
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Subdivisions |
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SS&T Chair |
2007 |
Dean Peterman |
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SS&T Chair Elect* |
2007 |
Paul Sylvester |
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SS&T Vice-Chair Elect* |
2007 |
Ed Rosenberg |
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GC&E Chair |
2007 |
Julie Zimmerman |
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GC&E Chair-elect * |
2007 |
Phillip Savage
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IBT Chair |
2007 |
Graham G Swift |
GrahamGswift@aol.com |
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NCIA |
2008 |
Jerry
Spivey |
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