2010 Assembly of Delegates:
Southwest Associate Director

2010 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting & International Research Conference

November 11-14, 2010
Raleigh Convention Center
Raleigh, North Carolina

Name: Bert Little

Present Position: Associate Vice President of Academic Research and Grants
Organization: Tarleton State University

Address: Associate Vice President of Academic Research and Grants
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas 76402-0010
United States

Chapter Affiliation: Tarleton State University

Biographical Information: Current position: Associate Vice President of Academic Research and Grants, Tarleton State University. Education: B.A. (1976), Anthropology, Appalachian State University; M.A. (1979), Physical Anthropology, Ball State University; Ph.D. (1983), Biological Anthropology and Applied Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin. Postdoctoral study (1984-85), Mathematics (Probability Theory and Statistics), University of Texas at Austin. Academic and Research Appointments: Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, Tarleton State University (2000– ) ; Special Invited Foreign Professor and Associate Director, Center for Risk Management Research, School of Management, Dalian University of Technology, China (2008 – ); Senior Research Scientist (Pharmacology 2000-present; Medical Services, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Cardiology, 2007-present), Dallas VA Medical Center (2000 – ); Director, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System (2000– ). Awards/Honors: Best Paper in Economics, American Association of Applied and Agricultural Economics (2004); Top 100 Expert Reviewers, Obstetrics and Gynecology, (2003, 2007); Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who (2008). Professional Societies: Elected Fellow, Royal Anthropological Institute (London); American Association of Physical Anthropologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Elected Fellow, Human Biology Council; Phi Kappa Phi, Society for the Study of Human Biology (London, UK), Society for the Epidemiological Research. Books: Drugs and Pregnancy. A Handbook, 3rd edition updated, Arnold Hodder Press: London and Oxford University Press, New York, 2009. Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy, Yonkers, K.A. and B.B. Little, Arnold Press: London and Oxford University Press, New York, 2001.

Name: George Pikler

Address: 1121 East 19th Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120
United States

Biographical Information: Current position: Medical Oncologist-Hematologist/Locum Tenens, Parkersburg Oncology Associates, Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Huntington Internal Medicine Group, Huntington, West Virginia. Education: M.D. (1968), Central University of Ecuador, School of Medicine. Fellowships/Residency: M.D. Anderson Hospital & Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas (1977-78); American Cancer Society Fellow in Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (1969-77); National Institutes of Health Research Fellow–Ph.D. Program in Medicine, Minor in Experimental Pathology (1974-77). Military Service: U.S. Army Medical Corps (1972-74). Awards/Honors: American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award (2008, 2004, 2001, 1999, 1997, 1994, 1991, 1988, 1985, 1982, 1979); American Cancer Society Fellowship in Clinical Oncology (1977); Certificate of Meritorious Achievement, U.S. Army Medical Corps. (1974). Editorial Positions: Editorial Advisory Board, HisapanoAmerican Biomedical Association Inc., New York (1997-00); Editorial Board of BioMedicina, InterAmerican College of Physicians & Surgeons, NY/Washington (1982-00); Editorial Board of MEDICO Interamericano. Professional Societies: American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, American Society of Internal Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences, Oklahoma Society of Clinical Oncology.