1999 Assembly of Delegates
Nominees for Directors - Baccalaureate Colleges

November 5-7, 1999, Minneapolis, MN
In conjunction with the Sigma Xi Forum, November 4-5, 1999

Name: Paul A. DeYoung

Present Position: Chairman and Professor of Physics
Organization: Hope College

Address: Dept. of Physics and Engineering
VanderWerf Hall
Hope College
Holland MI 49422-9000
USA

Telephone: 616-395-7517
FAX: 616-395-7123
E-mail: deyoung@physics.hope.edu

Chapter Affiliation: Hope College

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi: Hope Col Chap, Sec/Treas, 87-90; Hope Col Chap, Pres, 94-95. Other: Physics Councilor, Coun Undergrad Res, 91-.

Biographical Information: DEYOUNG, PAUL A. NUCLEAR PHYSICS. Current Pos: from asst prof to assoc prof, 85-98, CHAIR(95-) & PROF PHYSICS, HOPE COL, 98-. Personal Data: b 1955. Educ: Muskegon Comm Col, AS, 75; Hope Col, BA (physics, summa cum laude), 77; Univ Notre Dame, PhD(physics), 82. Prof Exp: postdoc fel, Nuc Struct Lab, SUNY Stony Brook, 82-85. Concurrent Pos: physics councilor, Coun Undergrad Res, 91-; Prin Invest, "Research in Nuclear Physics with Undergraduates at Hope College," NSF-RUI grant, Hope Col, 98-01; Prin Invest. "Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics & Engineering," NSF-REU grant, Hope Col, 99-01. Honors & Awards: Schmidt Fel, Univ Notre Dame, 77-78. Mem: Am Phys Soc; Sigma Xi; Coun Undergrad Res. Res: Heavy-ion nuclear physics at low and medium energies; correlation measurements to characterize the space-time extent of excited nuclei; properties of nuclei and reaction mechanisms with radioactive nuclear beams; integrating computer measurement and control into introductory physics labs.

Additional Comments: Research funded by NSF since 1986 and has included 33 undergraduates. Authored two successful NSF-REU proposals and two NSF-ILI proposals.

Recommended by: Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency Group Nominating Committee

Name: Sue Ann Miller

Present Position: Professor of Biology
Organization: Hamilton College

Address: 198 College Hill Road
Clinton, NY 13323
USA

Telephone: 315-859-4187
FAX: 315-859-4807
E-mail: smiller@hamilton.edu

Chapter Affiliation: Hamilton College

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi: Member, 72-; Hamilton Col Chap, VP-Program Ch, 81-82; Hamilton Col Chap, Pres, 82-83; Hamilton Col Chap, Sec/Treas, 84-; Del to Sigma Xi Ann Mtg 85, 88, 93, 99. Other: Ed Affairs Comt, Am Assoc Anatomists, 98-02; Ed Subcomt, Soc Develop Biol, 97; Amer. Assoc. Anatomists Sci Exch Deleg to PRChina, 84; Health Professions Adv Comt, Hamilton Col, 75-; Chief Health Prof Adv, Hamilton Col, 91-92; Pol Comt Admis Fin Aid, Hamilton Col, 79-83, Chair 81-82; Inst An Care Use Comt, Hamilton Col, 83-; VP Adv Comt, Hamilton Col, 85-89; Apointments, Admis, Trust Curric Cmtes, Kirkland Col, 75-78; NSF Rev Panel, Instr Sci Eq Prog, 78. Curric panels-workshops, AIBS, BSCS, BioQUEST, PEW, 69-; Rev tenure portfolios, textbk chaps. Var fellowships, research and instit grants incl NSF CAUSE.

Biographical Information: b 1947 Education: Univ of Colo, Boulder, BA, 69; MA 71; PhD 73; NSF Summer Trainee; Friday Harbor Lab, Univ of Wash, 72; Inst for Comp Anat, Univ of Wash, Seattle, 84; NSF Immunol Chataq, 90. Prof Exp: Asst Prof Biol, Oberlin College, 73-74; Res. Fel. Anat., Harvard Medical School, 74-75; Asst Prof Biol, Kirkland College, 75-78; Asst to Prof Biol, Hamilton College 78-. Memberships: Soc Develop Bio 72-; Am Soc Cell Biol 75-; Am Asn Anatomists 75-; Soc Integ Comp Biol 72 -; Sigma Xi, 72-. Research: roles of differential cell proliferation and apoptosis in morphogenesis of avian and mammalian embryos.

Additional Comments: My research in developmental biology is conducted with undergraduate co-workers and published in peer-reviewed journals with undergraduate co-authors. Years of doing science at exclusively undergraduate institutions, along with participation in Sigma Xi, have made me keenly aware of the need for recognition of Baccalaurate Colleges as locations of serious science. Of course it can also be productive for our delegates to meet as a group to discuss similar issues of participation, programs, etc.

Recommended by: Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency Group Nominating Committee

Name: David Duane Pearson

Present Position: Associate Professor of Biology
Organization: Bucknell University

Address: Department of Biology
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
USA

Telephone: (570) 577-1135
FAX: (570) 577-3537
E-mail: pearson@bucknell.edu

Chapter Affiliation: Bucknell University

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi: President, Bucknell Chapter, Sigma Xi 1986-1992; Secretary/Treasurer, Bucknell Club/Chapter 1993-Present; Delegate to National Meetings 1986-94, 96-99; Mid-Atlantic Regional Nominating Committee 1993-1996, 1999-2001. I have served on several University commitees including Faculty Development, Instruction, Personnel, Research Ethics, Animal Care and Chair of the London Semester committee.

Biographical Information: PEARSON, DAVID D., IMMUNOBIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY. Current Position : ASSOCIATE PROF BIOLOGY, BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, 71-DATE, Asst Prof. 66-71, Herbert L. Spencer Assoc Prof. of Biology 71-77. -Personal data : b Norwich, CT, Aug. 3, 1938; m 74; c 4. Educ: Univ. Conn, BA, 60, MS 63; Univ Kansas, Ph.D. (Zool) , 66. Prof. Exp: Asst Prof Zool, Univ Kansas 65-66. Concurrent pos: USPHS Fellow Immunology 65-66; consultant research, Geisinger Medical Center, Acting Director of Research, 73-77. Mem : AAAS, NY Acad Sci. PA Acad Sci., Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, Research interests: immunobiology; autoimmune disease; protein biochemistry; oligosaccharides; glycoproteins; Mailing Address : Dept. Biology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837

Additional Comments: I am honored to be nominated for this position. I have been teaching a wide range of Biology courses for 34 years at Bucknell University in central Pennsylvania. I currently teach General Biology to non majors during the first semester and courses in Immunobiology and Metabolism to upper division majors during the second semester. The importance of an undergraduate research participation program has been a particular interest of mine and Bucknell has been very supportive of this effort. I am also fascinated by the huge range of new teaching technologies that are available, but the importance of the live instructor who cares and is excited about the field is also high on my list of priorities.

Recommended by: Baccalaureate Colleges Constituency Group Nominating Committee

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