2002 Assembly of Delegates:
Nominees for Canadian/International Constituency Group Director

November 15-17, 2002
Moody Gardens Hotel
Galveston Island, Texas

In conjunction with the Sigma Xi Forum, November 14-15, Changing the Face of Science and Engineering

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

Candidate's Statement: I believe that Sigma Xi has a lot to offer to its members and to society in general. The most important avenue for this is through active chapters, primarily in universities. Since the establishment of a chapter at the University of Alberta in 1995 (we were first a club in 1993), I have worked hard to increase our chapter's membership and to make sure that our presence is felt both on campus and in the greater community. Our membership now stands at about 130 and we are recognized throughout our campus; we initiated 19 new members earlier this year. My involvement with Sigma Xi has not been limited to the University of Alberta Chapter. As a member of the International Committee, I have encouraged our committee and its staff to do what we and they can do to help smaller organizations throughout the world become Sigma Xi chapters where membership would be appropriate. This is not always easy, but is perhaps the best way for the principles of our organization to have an international impact.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi: Sigma Xi member (1966-); First President, University of Alberta Chapter (1993-95); Member, Executive Committee, University of Alberta Chapter (1995 - 2000). 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.

Name: Michael Anthony Whitehead

Present Position: Professor Emeritus
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-Montreal

Candidate's Statement: I consider forming International Chapters to be the greatest and most rewarding challenge for The Society, in the years ahead. These new Foreign Chapters will breathe new life into our Society, spread the ideals of Companions in Research, and help intellectually, personally and socially individual researchers in many fields. My research students from Madagascar, Mauritius, India, Japan, China, Turkey, France, Yugoslavia, French Quebec and English Canada have made me aware of subtle cultural differences which need to be understood when establishing Foreign Chapters. The Mcgill-Montreal Chapter is eager to sponsor many of these new Foreign Chapters, as it has Bangalore in India,to monitor progress and put a human face on the procedures for establishing foreign chapters.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi: Director, Canadian/International Constituency Group and member, Board of Directors, 2000-03; Chair Awards Committee 01-; Member, International Committee, 01-; Ex Sec, McGill Chap, 99-01; Pres, McGill Chap, 71-72, 81-82, 93-95, 97-99; Del, Sigma Xi Ann Mtg, 93-96, 98-01; 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, 90-03); 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, 93-02; Organized 1st Canadian Sigma Xi Forum, 75th McGill Chapter Celebration, 97; Convenor, Nat Chem Week, 95-01; 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.Organised Bi-Lingual Web pages for Chapter 2001-; Amateur Painter in oils and acrylic.Involved in industrial designs and concepts.Parish Council and Building Committee, St.John the Evangelist, Montreal 2002-2006.

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. Erskine Visiting Fellow, Univ.Canterbury, NZ. 2001. Mem: Fell, Royal Soc Chem; Am Phys Soc; Am Chem Soc; Can Inst Chem; Sigma Xi; Royal Soc Arts; Phi Lambda Upsilon Res:Nano-structures; self-assembling inorganic molecules; co-factors in pulp and paper cleanliness;nuclear quadrupole resonance;molecular orbital calculations on rotational barriers, pharmocological properties and DNA; surface and chemical absorption; theoretical chemistry; beyond Hartree-Fock calculations, spin density self-interaction corrected DFT; science and religion; scientific literacy; tolerance in society. 241 research papers and 5 book chapters.