2004 Assembly of Delegates:
Mid-Atlantic Regional Director

November 11-14, 2004
Le Centre Sheraton
Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Name: Charles E. Kriley

Present Position: Professor of Chemistry
Organization: Grove City College

Address: 100 Campus Drive
Grove City, PA 16127
USA

Telephone: 724-458-2976
FAX: 724-458-3855
E-mail: cekriley@gcc.edu

Chapter Affiliation: Grove City College

Candidate's Statement: I have been an active member of Sigma Xi since 1995 and have learned the importance of being a member of Sigma Xi. This will be my fifth annual Sigma Xi meeting and I would like the opportunity to start serving Sigma Xi in a more active manner. Sigma Xi has been an extremely positive influence on the faculty and students of Grove City College and has provided a means for the various departments to interact on a scientific level. I have found that my membership in Sigma Xi has provided me with a unique opportunity to engage in conversations with faculty outside my particular area. This interaction has not only helped my professional career but it has also provided opportunities for the students at Grove City College. If elected as the Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region I would like to promote this type of interaction, not only within the Mid-Atlantic region but across Sigma Xi.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Associate Director Sigma Xi Mid-Atlantic region 2003-present. Sigma Xi: member Northwest Indiana, 1995-98; Founding member, Grove City College Chapter, 1998. Treasurer, Grove City College Chapter 1998-present; Delegate to annual meeting 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004; Chemistry Disciplinary Editor for American Journal of Undergraduate Research 2002-present; Baccalaureate Nominating Committee 1999-01, Committee Chairman 2001; Sigma Xi Undergraduate research grant Fall 2000; Sigma Xi Science, Math and Engineering Education Grant 2003 and 2004 for "Grove City College Summer Science Camp". Member of Phi Lambda Upsilon. SACP Advisor 2000-present (Student Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh). Co-advisor Student Chapter of American Chemical Society 1996-present.

Biographical Information: Charles E. Kriley. Education: Ph.D., Purdue University, 1993; B.S., Chemistry, Grove City College, 1988. Employment: Professor, Grove City College 1996-present; Research Consultant, Purdue University, summer 1999; Visiting Scientist, B.F. Goodrich, summer 1997/98; Assistant Professor, Purdue University Calumet 1993-96. NSF Grant, "Incorporating FT-IR into the Laboratory Curriculum", 1995; Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh College Grant, "Fiber Optic CCD 440 Array UV-Vis Spectrophotometer," 2000; Sigma Xi research Grant, "Polymerization of Cyclic Olefins using Nickel Catalysts," 2001. Chemistry Outreach: Chemistry Show Coordinator 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 for preschool children to 3rd grade with an emphasis on minority and home schooled children. Chair of the Grove City College Sigma Xi Chapter Committee for the selection of the Sigma Xi Outstanding High-school Science and Math Teacher, 1998-2002. Programs Administered: Northwest Indiana Regional Science Olympiad Purdue University Calumet, Event Coordinator, 1994-96; Expanding your Horizons in Mathematics and Science Conference, Purdue University, volunteer. Research Interests: Active undergraduate inorganic/organometallic research program. Research involves the preparation, characterization and reactivity of metal-phosphines and their use as catalysts for polymerization reactions.

Name: Timothy J. Ng

Present Position: Professor of Natural Resource Sciences & Landscape Architecture
Organization: University of Maryland

Address: 2118 Plant Sciences Building
College Park, Maryland 20742-4452

Telephone: 301-405-6918
FAX: 301-314-1475
E-mail: tng@deans.umd.edu

Chapter Affiliation: University of Maryland

Candidate's Statement: Sigma Xi has made great strides in recent years, but much more can be done to maintain and enhance the Society's role as a potent voice for the achievements and promise of science. As a Director for the Mid-Atlantic Region, I would work with our chapters to enhance communications within and between chapters, and to identify "best practices and programs" within the region that might also be applicable at the regional and national level. I would also help our chapters to seek solutions on how to improve the efficiency of their recruitment and educational activities.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Regular Member since 1979; Member, Grants-in-Aid of Research Committee (2001-2004); assisted with Sigma Xi's early web efforts, including creating the first ever website for a Sigma Xi Forum and presenting the first ever web workshop for delegates at an annual meeting; Officer of the University of Maryland Chapter for 15 years, including two terms as President, one of which culminated in the chapter receiving a "Certificate of Excellence" Award (1994).

Biographical Information: I graduated from U.C. Berkeley in the 60's, getting my first exposure to science as I earned a B.S. in Genetics. I received my M.S. and Ph.D. from Purdue University in Plant Breeding & Genetics, and joined the faculty at the University of Maryland in 1977, where I became a member of Sigma Xi. I have been a plant breeder at Maryland for the past 27 years, releasing or co-releasing three varieties of melons and chairing the international Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative since 1988. I have also advised graduate students and conducted research into plant diseases and postharvest physiology. Although I have never applied for an administrative position at Maryland, I have held several, including Acting Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Vice President for Research. In the latter capacity, I have regularly presented seminars to graduate and undergraduate students on the ethics and responsible conduct of research.

Name: Andrew J. Velkey, II

Present Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology
Organization: Christopher Newport University

Address: 1 University Place
Newport News, VA 23606
USA

Telephone: 757-594-7927
FAX: 757-594-7342
E-mail: avelkey@cnu.edu

Chapter Affiliation: Tidewater, VA

Candidate's Statement: Membership in Sigma Xi is a matter of both honor and duty. Members who fulfill their duty to promote the aims of the society, in turn, honor the legacy of past members who made Sigma Xi what it is today. As a chapter-based society for science and engineering, the success of Sigma Xi depends on the success of the local chapters. Through the efforts of dedicated individuals at both the local and national level, progress in chapter vitality has been made---new chapters have been chartered, and other chapters have been re-vitalized. However, some chapters remain "flat" and others continue to decline. While I have been able to serve my local chapters in various officer positions, I wish to do more for the society. If elected to the office of Regional Director for the Mid-Atlantic region, I will encourage dialogue and foster connections and collaborations between chapters in the region in order to increase the impact and vitality of the chapters.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi: Tidewater Ch. President, 2004-present; Tidewater Ch. President-Elect, 2003-2004; Tidewater Ch. Secretary, 2001-2003; University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Ch. President, 2000-2001; UMMC Ch. President-Elect, 1999-2000; Delegate to annual meeting, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004; Area Groups/Industries/State and Federal Laboratories Constituency Group Nominating Committee, 2001-2004; National Committee on Minutes, 2001-2004; Teller, 2002 Annual Meeting; Sigma Xi National Travel Grant for PKAL summer institute workshop on "Developing Courses that Link to Themes and Goals in Project 2061 (AAAS)", 2000; Sigma Xi Science Education Development Grant for the development of a new science course at Millsaps College, 2001; Supervised seven undergraduate research projects funded in part by local grants awarded by the UMMC Chapter, 1998-2001.

Biographical Information: Education: Ph.D.-Experimental Psychology, The Univ. of Montana, 1997; M.A.-Experimental Psychology, The Univ. of Montana, 1995; B.S.-Psychology, Millsaps College, 1991. Employment: Asst. Professor of Psychology, Christopher Newport Univ., 2001-present; Asst. Professor of Psychology, Mississippi College, 1997-2001; Asst. Program Evaluator, Department of Community and Government Studies, The Univ. of Montana, 1995-1997. Publications: American Journal of Primatology, Behavioural Processes, Perceptual & Motor Skills, and Psychopharmacology. Currently researching territoriality and aggression in Siamese Fighting Fish (B. splendens) and the reinforcing properties of the aggressive encounters between resident and invading male fish.