2007 Assembly of Delegates:
Southeast Regional Associate Director

2007 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference

November 1-4, 2007
Rosen Shingle Creek Resort and Golf Club
Orlando, Florida

Name: Clark A. Gantzer

Present Position: Prof. Soil & Water Conservation
Organization: University of Missouri at Columbia

Address: Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences
302 ABNR, School of Natural Resources
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
United States

Telephone: 573-882-0611
E-mail: GantzerC@missouri.edu

Chapter Affiliation: University of Missouri at Columbia Chapter

Candidate's Statement: I have been active in Sigma Xi at the local and national level during the last five years. I have been the chapter president for the last three years. During this time I helped develop a new chapter award for "Outstanding Science Teaching" (at the secondary school), and a new "Faculty Research Award," both of which promote science and honor scientific achievement in Missouri. I have also served as a Southeast Representative to Committee on Nominations. If elected Associate Director, I will work with the current director to help to renew Sigma Xi activity in Missouri and the Southeast region. One goal I have is to promote increased student participation to the Sigma Xi local and national meetings. A second goal is to work to develop an annual regional Sigma Xi meeting that draws together members from most of the eight chapters in Missouri, and perhaps surrounding states that will highlight excellence and achievement in science and engineering in the Southeast region on an ongoing basis.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: President, University of Missouri-Columbia Chapter 2004-07; Mentor Award Committee University of Missouri-Columbia Chapter 2003-present; Southeast Representative to Committee on Nominations, 2005-07; Delegate to annual meeting, 2005. Other: Assoc. Ed., Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), 2001-06; Pres., Div. S-6, SSSA Young Scholar Award, 2006-07; Chair, National Annual Meeting Poster Committee, SSSA, 1986; Board Member, Soil and Water Conservation Society of America (SWCS), 2007; Member, SWCS Regional Conference Planning Committee, 2004 05; Co-Advisor, University of Missouri Student Chapter, SWCS 1996-98; 2000-06; Chair, SWCS Chapter Scholarship Committee, 1987-99.

Biographical Information: Clark J. Gantzer, Soil Scientist. Positions: Assistant Professor, Univ of Missouri-Columbia, 1982-88; Associate Professor, Univ of Missouri-Columbia, 1988-2005; Professor of Soil Science, Univ of Missouri-Columbia, 2005-. Personal Data: Born: Dec 10, 1949. Education: University of Minnesota, BS (soil science), 1974; University of Minnesota, MS (soil science), 1976; University of Minnesota, Ph.D. (soil science), 1980. Awards: Award of Merit, SWCS-Missouri Chapter 1995; Senior Researcher of the Year Award - Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society - Missouri Chapter, 2004.

Name: Anthony R. Lupo

Present Position: Associate Professor / Director of Graduate Studies
Organization: University of Missouri - Columbia

Address: Department of Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Science
302 E ABNR Building
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
United States

Telephone: 573-884-1638
FAX:
E-mail: LupoA@missouri.edu

Chapter Affiliation: University of Missouri at Columbia Chapter

Candidate's Statement: My membership in Sigma Xi has always been a source of pride for me. It is the premiere honor society for scientists, and there are many benefits to being a member. I have recently finished serving my local chapter as president, vice president and secretary. I would like to serve the society on the national level.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: I am a full member of Sigma Xi. I belong to each of the professional societies in my discipline and serve them in various capacities.

Biographical Information: Anthony R. Lupo is an Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences in the Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences Department at the University of Missouri - Columbia. His research has been in the areas of large-scale atmospheric dynamics, climate dynamics, and climate change and has several peer-reviewed publications in each of these areas. He was a Fulbright Scholar during the summer of 2004 to Russia, studying climate change at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Additionally, he has served as an expert reviewer and/or contributing author to the last three Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Reports (sponsored by the United Nations). He received his MS and PhD degrees in Atmospheric Science from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN.

Name: Patrick S. Market

Present Position: Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science
Organization: University of Missouri

Address: University of Missouri-Columbia
Dept. of Soil, Env. & Atmospheric Sciences
302 ABNR
Columbia, MO 65211
United States

Telephone: 573-882-1496
E-mail: marketp@missouri.edu

Chapter Affiliation: University of Missouri at Columbia Chapter

Candidate's Statement: I view Sigma Xi as the single most important organized body for scientists and engineers. Our advocacy (e.g., the recent Confronting Climate Change report) and efforts to inform the science and engineering community (e.g., the exemplary journal American Scientist) are proof enough of this assertion. If elected, I will make every effort to perpetuate the high standards and ideals of Sigma Xi.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities:

1. Sigma Xi University of Missouri-Columbia chapter President (2007-08); chapter Vice President (2002-03)
2. National Weather Association Councilor (2006-2008); Co-Editor, National Weather Digest (2003-2006)
3. American Geophysical Union
4. American Meteorological Society
5. Missouri Academy of Science Chair, Atmospheric Science Section (2002-2004)
6. Chi Epsilon Pi Meteorology Honor Society

Biographical Information: Dr. Patrick Market is a native of western Pennsylvania, the son of a metallurgist and a homemaker. Having recieved his BS in meteorology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, he went on to earn his graduate degrees in meteorology (MS and PhD) from Saint Louis University. Dr. Market is presently an associate professor of atmospheric science at the University of Missouri-Columbia, having joined the faculty there in 1999.