2007-2008 Officers Central Arkansas Chapter Society of Sigma Xi

President - Dr. Richard Walker

President Elect - Dr. Neera Gopee

Secretary/Treasurer - Dr. Abul Kazi

Past President - Dr. Peter Perschbacher

Standing Delegate to National Meeting - Dr. Parimal Chowdhury




PROGRAM

6:00 PM Social & Welcome
6:15 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Fourteenth Annual Science in Society Debate Resolved: That both the theories of intelligent design and evolution be included in high school biology classrooms.
Affirmative: Siteng Ma (Little Rock Central High School)
Negative: Max Roy (Parkview Arts & Science Magnet HS)
7:30 PM “Should Evolution be Taught as a Theory or a Proven Fact?” presented by Doug Corbitt, M.A., Honors College, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas
8:30 PM Business Meeting & New Member Initiation




2007-2008 Sigma Xi Sponsors
Dr. Robert E. McGehee, Jr.
Dean, Graduate School, UAMS

Dr. Travis Thompson
Dean, College of Sciences, Harding University

Dr. Clifton Orr
Dean, School of Arts & Sciences, UAPB

Dr. Keith Hudson
Director, Arkansas Space Grant Consortium
Director, UALR Graduate Institute of Technology



President's Initiation of New Members
Full Members
Akhtar Afshan Ali
Benjamin Newton

Student Members
Jace Everette
Makuba Lihono
Upasana Saini