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. 2009 - Nov. 2010 Committee on Audit Review
Chair: Raymond P. Lutz
Staff Contact: Jasmine Shah

S. Gaylen Bradley
Charles Clifton Chancey
Raymond P. Lutz

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 three-year terms on the Committee.

2010-2011 Committee on Awards
Chair: Vacant
Staff Contact: Kevin Bowen

J. Zachary Jacobson
Antonio Pita
Andrew Velkey
Vacant

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. Terms of chairs and members shall be for three year terms.

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

2010-2011 Committee on Committees
Chair: James F. Baur
Staff Contact: Jerome F. Baker, Executive Director

Emma S. Creaser
Cristina Gouin-Paul
David C. Lever
Burt B. Little
Raymond P. Lutz
Linda Mantel
Charles Norris
Willie Pearson Jr.
Antonio Pita
Joseph Whittaker

 
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 three years, together with six other members appointed for three-year terms.

2010-2011 Committee on Development
Chair: David C. Lever
Staff Contact: Katie Lord

James F. Baur
Michael Crosby
Millicent Goldschmidt
HollyAnn Harris
Larry James
Stan White
Joseph Whittaker

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 for three-year terms.

2010-2011 Committee on Diversity
Chair: Vacant
Staff Contacts: Kim Moore

Robert Dottin
Regina McClinton
Debra Dianne Murray
Peter W. Perschbacher
Ariana E. Sutton-Grier

Committee on Diversity 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.

2010-2011 Executive Committee
President: Joseph Whittaker
President-elect: Michael Crosby
Past President: James F. Baur
Treasurer: W. Franklin Gilmore
Constituency Director: Antonio Pita
Regional Director: Andrew J. Velkey, II
Executive Director: Jerome F. Baker

 
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.

2010-2011 Committee on Finances
Chair: W. Franklin Gilmore
Staff Contact: Jasmine Shah

Jerome F. Baker
Thomas Bohan
Michael Crosby
Grant Gardner
Phillip Lebednik
Linda Meadows
Richard E. Miller
Bradford B. Walters
Joseph Whittaker

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 for three-year terms.

2010-2011 Grants-in-Aid of Research
Chair: Vacant
Staff Contact: Kevin Bowen

Richard Dillaman
Shawn Michael Ellerbroek
Anthony Elbie Glenn
Amy M. Grunden
Olivia Hanson
Peter J. Harries
Catherine Lee Jahncke
Patrick Lewis
Cecil H. McManus
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 for three-year terms.

2010-2011 International Committee
Chair: Antonio Pita
Staff Contact: Jerome F. Baker

Vera Alexander
Satyajit (Sat) Bhattacharya
Michael P. Crosby
Zara Khatib
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 for three-year terms.

2010-2011 Committee on Lectureships
Chair: Willie Pearson Jr.
Staff Contact: Kevin Bowen

Elizabeth Ambos
Virginia Butler
Marlene de la Cruz
Judith Herzfeld
Isiah M. Warner
John A. Watson

Committee on Lectureships 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. 2010 - Nov. 2011 Committee on Nominations
Chair: Charles Norris
Staff Contact: Jerome F. Baker, Executive Director

James F. Baur
Carol Beck
Henry A. Buchtel
HollyAnn Harris
Lia M. Haynes
Pamela K. Kerrigan
Lynn Marguilis
Charles Norris
James Porter
Nancy F. Smith
Julio F. Turrens
Geraldine Twitty
Stanley E. Vaughn
M.A. (Tony) Whitehead
Monte S. Willis

Committee on Nominations 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 for three-year terms.

2010-2011 Committee on Publications
Chair: Vacant
Staff Contact: David Schoonmaker

Jerome F. Baker
Joseph Whittaker

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 for three-year terms.

2010-2011 Committee on Qualifications and Membership
Chair: Cristina C. Gouin-Paul
Staff Contact: Kim Moore

Martin A. Apple
Gregory W. Buck
Michael Crosby
Melissa Kinney
Andrew J. Velkey, II
Joseph A. Whittaker

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.

2010-2011 Committee on Regions
Chair: Linda Mantel
Staff Contact: Jerome F. Baker

Lynn Elfner
Clark J. Gantzer
J. Zachary Jacobson
Linda Mantel
J. Carter Tiernan
Andrew J. Velkey, II

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.

2010-2011 Strategic Planning Committee
Chair: Burt B. Little
Staff Contact: Jerome F. Baker, Executive Director

James F. Baur
Christopher Brodie
Michael Crosby
Art Geller
W. Franklin Gilmore
Lia Haynes
Peggie Hollingsworth
John Kelley
Lou Reinisch
Joseph Whittaker

Committee on Strategic Planning Reports