Committee on Audit Review

The Committee on Audit Review meets annually with the Society's financial auditors and discuss the scope and results of their examinations. The committee is charged with establishing and maintaining an open line of communication between the Board of Directors and the auditors, assuring itself that the accounting procedures and financial controls of the Society adequately safeguard the assets of the Society and ensure the reliability of its financial records and ascertaining that the official auditors do contribute to Sigma Xi any and all of the affirmative comments and suggestions which can be helpful in improving the overall operations of the Society.

Membership: Three members appointed at the Annual Meeting of the Corporation to serve between Annual Assemblies of Delegates for three-year staggered terms. The senior member shall serve as Chair.

Nov. 2007 - Nov. 2008 Committee on Audit Review
Chair: John W. Prados
Staff Contact: Jasmine Shah

Raymond P. Lutz
John H. Moore

Committee on Audit Review Reports

 
Committee on Awards

The Committee on Awards recommends to the Board of Directors the recipients for the Procter Prize, Young Investigator Award, the John P. McGovern Science and Society Award, and nominates to the Board of Directors names of individuals to be elected as Honorary Members of the Society.

Membership: The Committee on Awards is a five-member committee of Directors composed of a chair, two geographic regional Directors, and two constituency group Directors. When necessary, the president invites suggestions from the Board for chair of the Committee and, if approved by the Board, the Chair serves a three-year term. Likewise, each year the president invites suggestions from the Board for a geographic regional Director and a constituency group Director to serve on the Committee. If elected, the Directors serve two-year terms on the Committee.

2007-2008 Committee on Awards
Chair: Linda K. Meadows
Staff Contact: Kevin Bowen

C. Clifton Chancey
John J. Kelley
Antonio Pita

Committee on Awards Reports

 
Committee on Committees

The Committee on Committees was established by the Board of Directors in November 2003 to coordinate broad overarching issues affecting all committees and to provide communication among the standing committees of the Society. The Committee meets electronically or by telephone conference calls when necessary.

Membership: The Immediate Past President as Chair of the Committee and the chairs of the standing committees of the Society.

2007-2008 Committee on Committees
Chair: James F. Baur
Staff Contact: Jerry Baker, Executive Director

Vera Alexander
Jerry Baker
Carol Beck
George Bugliarello
Emma S. Creaser
W. Franklin Gilmore
Peggie J. Hollingsworth
Victoria P. McGovern
Richard L. Meyer
Timothy J. Ng
Willie Pearson Jr.
James W. Porter
A. F. (Fred) Spilhaus
John A. Watson

 
Common Wealth Awards (ad hoc)

2007-2008 Common Wealth Awards Committee
Chair: Rita R. Colwell
Staff Contact: Jerry Baker, Executive Director

Robert A. Frosch
John H. (Jack) Gibbons
Frederick Seitz
Susan Solomon

 
Committee on Development

The Committee on Development advises the Board of Directors on all matters which concern the development activities of the Society.

Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of four years, together with six other members appointed annually.

2007-2008 Committee on Development
Chair: TBA
Staff Contact: Kristen Greenaway

Marian Johnson-Thompson
Lawrence M. Kushner
Steven G. Pueppke
Kamal K. Soni
F. Philip Yu

Committee on Development Reports

 
Committee on Diversity

The Committee on Diversity advises the Board of Directors on matters of policy concerning the diversity of the Society and on matters of policy and actions to encourage increases in participation and success of underrepresented groups in science, mathematics, and engineering. The Committee also advises the Board on actions to pursue cooperative participation and communication with other professional organizations concerning these issues.

Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with seven other members appointed annually.

2007-2008 Committee on Diversity
Chair: Peggie J. Hollingsworth
Staff Contacts: Kathy McLane

Gail Gasparich
Linda H. Mantel
Debra Murray
Sonia Ortega
James E. Rogers
Patricia D. Ross

Committee on Diversity Reports

 
Committee on Education

The Committee on Education advises the Board of Directors on all matters which concern the Society's activities in the area of science, mathematics, engineering and technology education. The Committee also oversees the Society's participation in the International Science and Engineering Fair each year that is undertaken by chapters at the host site of the Fair, the science and engineering education grants to chapters, and the Chapter Science Teacher Award Program.

Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with six other members appointed annually.

2007-2008 Committee on Education
Chair: Willie Pearson
Staff Contacts: Roger Harris

Julia V. Clark
Norman L. Fortenberry
Fiona Margaret Goodchild
Myra J. Halpin
Kerry S. Havner
Cathryn A. Manduca

Committee on Education Reports

 
Committee on Ethics

The Committee on Ethics advises the Board of Directors on all matters which concern the Society's activities in the area of science and engineering ethics.

Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with six other members appointed annually.

2007-2008 Committee on Ethics
Chair: George Bugliarello
Staff Contact: John F. Ahearne

Stephanie J. Bird
C. Kumar N. Patel
Judith P. Swazey
Vivian Weil
Caroline A. Whitbeck

Committee on Ethics Reports

 
Executive Committee

The Executive Committee acts for the Board of Directors between meetings of the Board in a wide range of areas. It also assists the Board in giving preliminary consideration to matters which do not come within the purview of other committees or where time does not permit referral to the otherwise appropriate committee. The Executive Committee also provides overall supervision of the headquarters of the Society.

Membership: Chair is the President of the Society; members include Immediate Past President, President-elect, Treasurer, and two other members of the Board serving two-year terms comprising a Constituency Director elected in even numbered ears, and a Regional Director elected in odd-numbered years.

2007-2008 Executive Committee
President: James W. Porter
President-elect: Ann H. Williams
Immediate Past President: James F. Baur
Treasurer: Richard L. Meyer
Constituency Director: David C. Lever
Regional Director: John J. Kelley

 
Committee on Finances

The Committee on Finances advises the Board of Directors of the Corporation regarding all aspects of the finances of the Society, including, but not limited to the raising and acquisition of capital funds; the investment of its endowments, funds and reserves; and the annual budgets for research, operations and capital equipment, including the physical plant. The committee prepares annual operating and capital budgets for the consideration of the Board of Directors.

Membership: Treasurer as Chair, together with the President, the President-elect and the Executive Director, ex officiis, and six members, three of whom shall not be Directors, nominated by the Treasurer and approved by the Board of Directors for three-year staggered terms.

2007-2008 Committee on Finances
Chair: Richard L. Meyer
Staff Contact: Jasmine Shah

Jerry Baker
Arthur M. Geller
W. Franklin Gilmore
Millicent Goldschmidt
Lawrence M. Kushner
William F. Little
Richard E. Miller
James W. Porter
Ann H. Williams

Committee on Finances Reports

 
Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research

The Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR) acts upon the applications to the Society's GIAR program for financial assistance for research proposals within the limits set by the Board of Directors.

Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with eleven other members appointed annually.

2007-2008 Grants-in-Aid of Research
Chair: Emma S. Creaser
Staff Contact: Kevin Bowen

Erica Barthelmess
Shawn Michael Ellerbroek
Anthony Elbie Glenn
Amy M. Grunden
Olivia Hanson
Peter J. Harries
Catherine Lee Jahncke
Mark W. Martin
Cecil H. McManus
Linda K. Meadows
Sue Ann Miller
Jared Robert Morrow
Frank E. Price
Matthew P. Rowe
Ann Yezerski

Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research Reports

 
International Committee

The International Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the international affairs of the Society. It assists and advises the Committee on Qualifications and Membership and the Board of Directors concerning the Society's chapters, activities, and issues of concern to chapters outside of Canada, Mexico and the United States of America.

[In accordance with the Board's decision in November 2001, the Director of the Canadian/International Constituency Group oversees the performance of existing chapters outside North America, coordinates chapter activities and programs for these chapters, and makes recommendations in regard to Certificates of Excellence and the Young Investigator Award on behalf of chapters outside North America.]

Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, the Director of the Canadian/International Constituency group who serves ex officio, together with six other members appointed annually.

2007-2008 International Committee
Chair: Vera Alexander
Staff Contact: Kathy McLane

Satyajit (Sat) Bhattacharya
Michael P. Crosby
George J. Hammons
Zara Khatib
Antonio Pita
K. Venkatesh Prasad
Robert A. Schwartz

International Committee Reports

 
Committee on Lectureships

The Committee on Lectureships makes recommendations to the Board of Directors for Societal, regional and other lecture programs. The Committee implements and manages many of these programs.

Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with eleven other members appointed annually.

2007-2008 Committee on Lectureships
Chair: John A. Watson
Staff Contact: Kevin Bowen

Virginia Butler
Charles H. Dowding
Judith Herzfeld
Willie Pearson Jr.
Refugio I. Rochin
Isiah M. Warner

Committee on Lectureships Reports

 
Committee on Meetings

The Committee on Meetings provides advice on all matters pertaining to meetings of the Society including dates, locations, and subject matter, and assists with broad guidance on the uses and applications of the Sigma Xi Center facility

Membership: Executive Director as Chair; the President-elect, and the President-elect Designate, ex officiis; together with four appointed members.

2007-2008 Committee on Meetings
Chair: Jerry Baker
Staff Contact: Meg Murphy

Howard Ceri
Parimal Chowdhury
Lawrence Gettleman
Jan Kolakowski
Catherine King Skokan
Ann H. Williams

Committee on Meetings Reports

 
Committee on Nominations

The committee is responsible each year for selecting at least two nominees for President to be forwarded to the Assembly of Delegates and at least two nominees for Treasurer every four years to be forwarded to the Assembly. The election procedures for the Committee on Nominations are specified by the Executive Committee.   In recent years the Committee's deliberations have been carried out via conference calls and electronic correspondence, including electronic balloting to select the nominees.

Membership: The Society's Bylaws specify that the Committee on Nominations be composed of an elected member from each of the six geographic regions, the five constituency groups, the Membership-at-Large, and the three most recently retired(from the Board) Past Presidents for a total of 15 members. One of the elected members of the Committee on Nominations is selected by the Board to serve a one-year term between annual meetings. No member of the Committee may also serve on the Board of Directors.

Nov. 2007 - Nov. 2008 Committee on Nominations
Chair: Melissa A. Kenney
Staff Contact: Jerry Baker, Executive Director

Francisco J. Ayala
Henry A. Buchtel
Lia M. Haynes
Melissa Anne Kenney
Pamela K. Kerrigan
Gary A. Laursen
Bertis B. Little
Penelope J. Padgett
Peter H. Raven
Nancy F. Smith
Stanley E. Vaughn
Andrew James Velkey, II
Michael Anthony Whitehead

Committee on Nominations Reports

 
Committee on Public Understanding of Science

The Committee on the Public Understanding of Science advises the Board of Directors on all matters which concern the Society's activities in the area of the public understanding of science. The Committee also provides oversight for the Society's Media Resource Service, Science in the News, and Science in the News Weekly programs.

Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with six other members appointed annually.

2007-2008 Committee on Public Understanding of Science
Chair: Victoria McGovern
Staff Contact: Roger Harris

Julie C. Benyo
Ben Patrusky
Paul M. Raeburn
Joann E. Rodgers

Committee on Public Understanding of Science Reports

 
Committee on Publications

The Committee on Publications advises the Board of Directors on all matters concerning the publications of the Society.

Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with the Editor of American Scientist, the Executive Director and four other members appointed annually.

2007-2008 Committee on Publications
Chair: A. F. (Fred) Spilhaus Jr.
Staff Contact: Rosalind Reid

Jerry Baker
Howard Ceri
Lawrence M. Kushner
J. Madeleine Nash
Rosalind Reid
William H. Schlesinger

Committee on Publications Reports

 
Committee on Qualifications and Membership

The Committee on Qualifications and Membership has the responsibility for: (a) ensuring the vitality of chapters that have the potential to be vital units of the Society; (b) determining the suitability of any petitioning group to be granted chapter status and making the appropriate recommendations to the Board of Directors; (c) studying and making recommendations to the Board of Directors in cases of chapters failing to remain in good standing; (d) monitoring and encouraging the health and performance of chapters; (e) making recommendations to the Board of Directors on matters of policy concerning membership in the Society; (f) serving through a subcommittee appointed by the Chair as the Committee on Admissions for the membership-at-large, or on behalf and at the request of chapters; and (g) render judgment in cases involving eligibility for membership referred to it by a chapter or the Board of Directors.

Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with eight other members appointed annually.

2007-2008 Committee on Qualifications and Membership
Chair: Carol Beck
Staff Contact: Kathy McLane

Greg Buck
Elaine Davis
Cristina C. Gouin-Paul
Richard Guillory
Linda K. Meadows
John McLean
Omar A. Oyarzabal
Andrew J. Velkey

Committee on Qualifications and Membership Reports

 
The Committee on Regions

The Committee on Regions assists and advises the Board of Directors concerning the health of the Society's organizations and activities in the several regions, collects and disseminates information on group and regional programs and activities, assists in the coordination of programs such as lectureships and meetings with group and regional activities, and plans and coordinates the sessions of Regional Meetings of the Assembly of Delegates.

Membership: The regionally elected members of the Board of Directors together with a Chair appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the President-elect.

2007-2008 Committee on Regions
Chair: Timothy J Ng
Staff Contact: Kathy McLane

J. Zachary Jacobson
John J. Kelley
William R. Klemm
John A. Knesel
Linda K. Meadows

Committee on Regions Reports

 
Committee on Strategic Planning

Formerly the Committee on Long-Range Planning, the Committee on Strategic Planning advises the Board of Directors on all matters concerning the objectives, policies, plans, future activities and the well being of the Society. It is charged with initiating studies and responding to requests from the Board of Directors regarding long-range plans of the Society and monitoring progress toward attainment of the vision and goals of the Society and monitoring the consistency of programs with the mission and culture of Sigma Xi.

Membership: A Chair and ten members as follows: The Chair is elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with the President, President-elect, Immediate Past President, Treasurer and Executive Director all of whom serve ex officio, and six additional members. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the outgoing president appoints a member to serve on the Committee for a three-year term and the incoming president nominates one member to be confirmed by the Board and serve a three-year term.

2007-2008 Strategic Planning Committee
Chair: W. Franklin Gilmore
Staff Contact: Jerry Baker, Executive Director

Jerry Baker
James F. Baur
Marlene de la Cruz
Grant Gardner
Charles E. Kriley
Linda H. Mantel
Richard L. Meyer
James W. Porter
Patricia Ross
Kelly O. Sullivan
Ann Williams

Committee on Strategic Planning Reports

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