1999 Assembly of Delegates
Nominees for Directors - Canadian/International

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

Name: David Dalman Cass

Present Position: Professor of Botany
Organization: University of Alberta

Address: Dept. of Biological Sciences
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9
CANADA

Telephone: 780-492-3248
FAX: 780-492-9234
E-mail: d.cass@ualberta.ca

Chapter Affiliation: University of Alberta

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi: First President, University of Alberta Chapter (1993-95); Member, Executive Committee, University of Alberta Chapter (1999- ). Other: Editorial Board, two international journals dealing with plant development.

Biographical Information: CASS, DAVID D. EXPERIMENTAL POLLINATION & GAMETE FUSION ANGIOSPERMS. Current Pos: from asst prof to assoc prof, 69-80, chmn dept, 79-84, PROF BOT, UNIV ALTA, 80-. Personal Data: b Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 1, 38; m 66. Educ: Butler Univ, BS, 61; Univ Okla, PhD(bot), 67. Prof Exp: USPHS fel, Univ Calif, Berkeley, 66-68, lectr biol, 68-69. Honors & Awards: Faculty Science Award for Teaching Excellence, Univ Alberta, 88; A. C. Rutherford Award for Outstanding Teaching (undergraduates), Univ Alberta, 90; 3M Teaching Fellowship (Canada), 96; Univ Alberta Board of Governors Award of Distinction, 97. Mem: Can Bot Asn (secy, 78-80); Int Soc Plant Morphologists; Soc Econ Bot; Bot Soc Am; Can Soc Cell Biol; Sigma Xi. Res: Experimental pollination; gamete fusion in angiosperms; cell biology of isolated cereal grain male gametes; histochemistry; fluorescence microscopy; scanning and transmission microscopy.

Recommended by: Canadian/International Constituency Group Nominating Committee

Name: Paul M. Pechan

Present Position: Research Scientist
Organization: Technische Univ Muenchen

Address: Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Lehrstuhl fuer Pflanzenbau und
Pflanzenzuechtung
85350 Freising-Weihenstephan
Germany

Telephone: 49-8024-93333
FAX: 49-8024-93150
E-mail: 100715.331@compuserve.com

Chapter Affiliation: Prague Institute of Advanced Studies

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi: Prague Institute of Advanced Studies Chapter: President, 95-99; Delegate to Annual Mtg, 96, March 97, Nov 97, 98; Member, Sigma Xi International Committee, 95-2000.

Biographical Information: PECHAN, PAUL M., BIOLOGIST, EDUCATOR. b. B. Bystrica, Slovakia, July 13,1954. B.Sc. with Hon., U. Waterloo, Ontario, Can., 1977; Ph.D., U. Cambridge, Eng., 1983. Postdoctoral rschr. U. Calif. Davis, 1984-85; rsch. Fellow Can. Agrl, Dept., Ottawa,1985-88; Alexander von Humboldt fellow, Max Planck Inst., Cologne, Germany, 1988-90; group leader, Max Planck Inst. fuer Biochemie, Munich, Germany, 1990-95; v.p. Inst. Advanced Studies, Prague, Czech Republic, 1992-97; head lab. Charles University, Prague, 1994-; member, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany, 1995-. Editor, Plantnet,1994-; contr. articles to profl. jours.; area of specialization: effect of stress on cells and organisms. Coord. ' Improving higher edn. In Czech Republic', 1991-96; 'Connecting Eastern and Western isnts. of higher learning', 1993-96; ' European agricultural and biotechnology network' 1996-. Recipient Lungren fellowship Philos. Soc., Cambridge, Eng., 1979. Mem. AAAS, N.Y. Acad. Scis., Sigma Xi.

Additional Comments: We live in a global society where interactions based on common interests and needs, rather than only national affiliations, are becoming ever more important. World trade, environ- mental and health issues, access to information, changing roles of basic and applied research, morality and ethics and many, many other topics are of regional but also of global concern.

I am convinced of Sigma Xi importance for our society, not just in North America but around the world. Sigma Xi is one of the few organizations where developments and issues in our scientific community and indeed the society at large can be adequately addressed as they usually are: complex and interdisciplinary. Through Sigma Xi membership we should be able to learn, discuss and when necessary have an impact on important topics, being it at local, regional (including national) or international level.

If elected, I will work towards increasing the international membership of Sigma Xi in order to add new perspectives on the developments and issues facing us today.

Recommended by: Canadian International Constituency Group Nominating Committee

Name: Michael Anthony Whitehead

Present Position: Professor, Retired
Organization: McGill University

Address: Chemistry Department
McGill University
801 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec, H3A-2K6
CANADA

Telephone: 514-398-6239
FAX: 514-398-3797
E-mail: tony@maw.chem.mcgill.ca

Chapter Affiliation: McGill University

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi: Ex Sec, McGill Chap, 99-01; Pres, McGill Chap, 71-72, 81-82, 93-95, 97-99; Del, Sigma Xi Ann Mtg, 93-96, 98-99; Prog VP, McGill Chap, 92-99; Coun Mem, McGill Chap, 65-72, 75-83, 84-00. Other: The James McGill Soc, McGill Univ, (Pres, 93-95; Coun Mem, 90-01); Mem, The Intl Comt on Nuc Quadrupole Spec, 73-75, 79-85; Chair, Theor Chem Symp, Can Soc Chem, 01; Organisateur, Colloque 213, La Struct Mole, 64e Congrese de L'ACFAS, 95; Organiser-Chair, Top in Theor Chem, 70th. Can Chem Cong, 87; Organ Comt, 5th Intl Congr Quan Chem, 85; Co-Chair, VIIth Nuc Quadrupole Resonance Symp, 83; Chair-Organiser, Phy Chem Symp, 61st.Can Chem Cong, 78; Convenor-Organiser, Mont St. Hilaire Mini-Symp, 77-89, 91-95; Judge at Bell Science Fairs, 93-00; Organized 1st Canadian Sigma Xi Forum, 75th McGill Chapter Celebration, 97; Convenor, Nat Chem Week, 95-00; Invited participant, Templeton Workshops on Science and Religion, Univ Toronto, 98 & 99; Invited speaker, Can Authors Assoc, "Tolernance & Society," 97, and "Scientific Literacy & Writing," 98.

Biographical Information: WHITEHEAD, MICHAEL, ANTHONY, THEORETICAL & QUANTUM CHEMISTRY, NUCLEAR QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE. Current Pos: from asst prof to assoc prof, 62-75, PROF CHEM, MCGILL UNIV, 75-. Personal Data: b London, Eng, June 30, 35; m 77; c Christopher, Educ: Univ London, BSc, 56; PhD(phys chem), 60, DSc(theoret & phys chem), 74. Prof Exp: Asst lectr chem, Queen Mary Col, Univ London, 58-60; Fulbright scholar, Univ Cincinnati, 60-62; fel, 60-61, asst prof, 61-62. Concurrent Pos: Nat Res Coun Can travel fel & vis prof, Cambridge Univ, 71-72; vis prof theoret chem, Oxford Univ, 72-74; Invited prof, Dept Chem & Physics, Univ Geneva, 83-84; vis prof fel, Univ Wales, Aberystwyth, 80; vis prof, Oxford Univ, 90-91; Life guest prof, Nat U Def Tech, Changsha, PRC. Mem: Fell, Royal Soc Chem; Am Phys Soc; Am Chem Soc; Can Inst Chem; Sigma Xi; Royal Soc Arts; Phi Lambda Upsilon Res: Nuclear quadrupole resonance; electronegativity theory; molecular orbital calculations; beyond Hartree-Fock calculations; surface absorption; chemical absorption; theoretical chemistry; spin density functional theory; science and religion; scientific literacy; tolerance in society. 225 research papers and 5 book chapters.

Additional Comments: Awarded Erskine Fellowship to University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, February - May, 2000.

Recommended by: Canadian/International Constituency Group Nominating Committee

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