2008-2009 Officers Central Arkansas Chapter Society of Sigma Xi

President - Dr. Neera Gopee
Secretary/Treasurer - Dr. Nawab Ali
Past President - Dr. Richard Walker
Standing Delegate to National Meeting Dr. Parimal Chowdhury



PROGRAM
5:30 PM Poster Setup and Judging

6:00 PM Social & Poster Viewing

6:30 PM Dinner

7:00 PM Fifteenth Annual Science in Society Debate Resolved:That continued scientific research and exploration by the United States are justified during periods of economic hardship.
Affirmative: Siteng Ma (Little Rock Central High School)
Negative: Don Onyeokeziri (Little Rock Central High School)

Business Meeting & New Member Initiation

Year in Review and Presentation of Awards

Closing Remarks


2008-2009 Sigma Xi Sponsors
Dr. Robert E. McGehee, Jr.
Dean, Graduate School, UAMS

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

Dr. Mary Benjamin
Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UAPB

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


President's Initiation of New Members
Full Members
Rakhee Agarwal
Steven Barber
Megan Bush
Paul Elliot
Tarun Kumar Garg
Gregory Lyons
Vishal Rana
Sumit Sarkar
Nathan Smeal
Junaid Khan
Sree Gopal Sharma
Miles Thompson
Robert West

Associate Members
Shubhra Chaudhuri
Zakir Hossain