Committee on Audit Review
The Committee on Audit Review meets annually with the Society's financial auditors and discuss the scope and results of their examinations. The committee is charged with establishing and maintaining an open line of communication between the Board of Directors and the auditors, assuring itself that the accounting procedures and financial controls of the Society adequately safeguard the assets of the Society and ensure the reliability of its financial records and ascertaining that the official auditors do contribute to Sigma Xi any and all of the affirmative comments and suggestions which can be helpful in improving the overall operations of the Society.
Membership: Three members appointed at the Annual Meeting of the Corporation to serve between Annual Assemblies of Delegates for three-year staggered terms. The senior member shall serve as Chair.
Nov. 2007 - Nov. 2008 Committee on Audit Review
Chair: John W. Prados
Staff Contact: Jasmine Shah
Raymond P. Lutz
John H. Moore
Committee on Audit Review Reports
Committee on Awards
The Committee on Awards recommends to the Board of Directors the recipients for the Procter Prize, Young Investigator Award, the John P. McGovern Science and Society Award, and nominates to the Board of Directors names of individuals to be elected as Honorary Members of the Society.
Membership: The Committee on Awards is a five-member committee of Directors composed of a chair, two geographic regional Directors, and two constituency group Directors. When necessary, the president invites suggestions from the Board for chair of the Committee and, if approved by the Board, the Chair serves a three-year term. Likewise, each year the president invites suggestions from the Board for a geographic regional Director and a constituency group Director to serve on the Committee. If elected, the Directors serve two-year terms on the Committee.
2008-2009 Committee on Awards
Chair: Linda K. Meadows
Staff Contact: Kevin Bowen
C. Clifton Chancey
J. Zachary Jacobson
William Klemm
Penelope Padgett
Committee on Awards Reports
Committee on Committees
The Committee on Committees was established by the Board of Directors in November 2003 to coordinate broad overarching issues affecting all committees and to provide communication among the standing committees of the Society. The Committee meets electronically or by telephone conference calls when necessary.
Membership: The Immediate Past President as Chair of the Committee and the chairs of the standing committees of the Society.
2008-2009 Committee on Committees
Chair: James W. Porter
Staff Contact: Jerry Baker, Executive Director
Jerry Baker
Carol Beck
George Bugliarello
Emma S. Creaser
W. Franklin Gilmore
Peggie J. Hollingsworth
John J. Kelley
David C. Lever
Victoria P. McGovern
Richard L. Meyer
Willie Pearson Jr.
Antonio Pita
John W. Prados
A. F. (Fred) Spilhaus
Ann H. Williams
Common Wealth Awards (ad hoc)
2008-2009 Common Wealth Awards Committee
Chair: Rita R. Colwell
Staff Contact: Jerry Baker, Executive Director
George Bugliarello
Robert A. Frosch
John H. (Jack) Gibbons
Susan Solomon
Committee on Development
The Committee on Development advises the Board of Directors on all matters which concern the development activities of the Society.
Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of four years, together with six other members appointed annually.
2008-2009 Committee on Development
Chair: David C. Lever
Staff Contact: Phillip Cates
James F. Baur
Jack H. Britt
Marian Johnson-Thompson
Committee on Development Reports
Committee on Diversity
The Committee on Diversity advises the Board of Directors on matters of policy concerning the diversity of the Society and on matters of policy and actions to encourage increases in participation and success of underrepresented groups in science, mathematics, and engineering. The Committee also advises the Board on actions to pursue cooperative participation and communication with other professional organizations concerning these issues.
Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with seven other members appointed annually.
2008-2009 Committee on Diversity
Chair: Peggie J. Hollingsworth
Staff Contacts: Kathy McLane
Regina McClinton
Debra Murray
Sonia Ortega
Peter Perschbacher
James E. Rogers
Ariana E. Sutton-Grier
Committee on Diversity Reports
Committee on Education
The Committee on Education advises the Board of Directors on all matters which concern the Society's activities in the area of science, mathematics, engineering and technology education. The Committee also oversees the Society's participation in the International Science and Engineering Fair each year that is undertaken by chapters at the host site of the Fair, the science and engineering education grants to chapters, and the Chapter Science Teacher Award Program.
Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with six other members appointed annually.
2008-2009 Committee on Education
Chair: Willie Pearson
Staff Contacts: TBA
Julia V. Clark
Norman L. Fortenberry
Myra J. Halpin
Kerry S. Havner
Stanford Hill
Committee on Education Reports
Committee on Ethics
The Committee on Ethics advises the Board of Directors on all matters which concern the Society's activities in the area of science and engineering ethics.
Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with six other members appointed annually.
2008-2009 Committee on Ethics
Chair: George Bugliarello
Staff Contact: Jerry Baker
C. Kumar N. Patel
Judith P. Swazey
Vivian Weil
Committee on Ethics Reports
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee acts for the Board of Directors between meetings of the Board in a wide range of areas. It also assists the Board in giving preliminary consideration to matters which do not come within the purview of other committees or where time does not permit referral to the otherwise appropriate committee. The Executive Committee also provides overall supervision of the headquarters of the Society.
Membership: Chair is the President of the Society; members include Immediate Past President, President-elect, Treasurer, and two other members of the Board serving two-year terms comprising a Constituency Director elected in even numbered ears, and a Regional Director elected in odd-numbered years.
2008-2009 Executive Committee
President: Ann H. Williams
President-elect: Howard Ceri
Immediate Past President: James W. Porter
Treasurer: Richard L. Meyer
Constituency Director: Kelly O. Sullivan
Regional Director: John J. Kelley
Committee on Finances
The Committee on Finances advises the Board of Directors of the Corporation regarding all aspects of the finances of the Society, including, but not limited to the raising and acquisition of capital funds; the investment of its endowments, funds and reserves; and the annual budgets for research, operations and capital equipment, including the physical plant. The committee prepares annual operating and capital budgets for the consideration of the Board of Directors.
Membership: Treasurer as Chair, together with the President, the President-elect and the Executive Director, ex officiis, and six members, three of whom shall not be Directors, nominated by the Treasurer and approved by the Board of Directors for three-year staggered terms.
2008-2009 Committee on Finances
Chair: Richard L. Meyer
Staff Contact: Jasmine Shah
Jerry Baker
Howard Ceri
Grant Gardner
Arthur M. Geller
W. Franklin Gilmore
Millicent Goldschmidt
Richard E. Miller
Bradford B. Walters
Ann H. Williams
Committee on Finances Reports
Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research
The Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR) acts upon the applications to the Society's GIAR program for financial assistance for research proposals within the limits set by the Board of Directors.
Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with eleven other members appointed annually.
2008-2009 Grants-in-Aid of Research
Chair: Emma S. Creaser
Staff Contact: Kevin Bowen
Erica Barthelmess
Shawn Michael Ellerbroek
Anthony Elbie Glenn
Amy M. Grunden
Olivia Hanson
Peter J. Harries
Catherine Lee Jahncke
Mark W. Martin
Cecil H. McManus
Linda K. Meadows
Sue Ann Miller
Jared Robert Morrow
Frank E. Price
Matthew P. Rowe
Ann Yezerski
Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research Reports
International Committee
The International Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the international affairs of the Society. It assists and advises the Committee on Qualifications and Membership and the Board of Directors concerning the Society's chapters, activities, and issues of concern to chapters outside of Canada, Mexico and the United States of America.
[In accordance with the Board's decision in November 2001, the Director of the Canadian/International Constituency Group oversees the performance of existing chapters outside North America, coordinates chapter activities and programs for these chapters, and makes recommendations in regard to Certificates of Excellence and the Young Investigator Award on behalf of chapters outside North America.]
Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, the Director of the Canadian/International Constituency group who serves ex officio, together with six other members appointed annually.
2008-2009 International Committee
Chair: Antonio Pita
Staff Contact: Kathy McLane
Satyajit (Sat) Bhattacharya
Michael P. Crosby
George J. Hammons
Zara Khatib
K. Venkatesh Prasad
Robert A. Schwartz
International Committee Reports
Committee on Lectureships
The Committee on Lectureships makes recommendations to the Board of Directors for Societal, regional and other lecture programs. The Committee implements and manages many of these programs.
Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with eleven other members appointed annually.
2008-2009 Committee on Lectureships
Chair: Willie Pearson Jr.
Staff Contact: Kevin Bowen
Virginia Butler
Charles H. Dowding
Judith Herzfeld
Isiah M. Warner
John A. Watson
Committee on Lectureships Reports
Committee on Meetings
The Committee on Meetings provides advice on all matters pertaining to meetings of the Society including dates, locations, and subject matter, and assists with broad guidance on the uses and applications of the Sigma Xi Center facility
Membership: Executive Director as Chair; the President-elect, and the President-elect Designate, ex officiis; together with four appointed members.
2008-2009 Committee on Meetings
Chair: Jerry Baker
Staff Contact: Meg Murphy
Howard Ceri
President-elect designate (TBD)
Committee on Meetings Reports
Committee on Nominations
The committee is responsible each year for selecting at least two nominees for President to be forwarded to the Assembly of Delegates and at least two nominees for Treasurer every four years to be forwarded to the Assembly. The election procedures for the Committee on Nominations are specified by the Executive Committee. In recent years the Committee's deliberations have been carried out via conference calls and electronic correspondence, including electronic balloting to select the nominees.
Membership: The Society's Bylaws specify that the Committee on Nominations be composed of an elected member from each of the six geographic regions, the five constituency groups, the Membership-at-Large, and the three most recently retired(from the Board) Past Presidents for a total of 15 members. One of the elected members of the Committee on Nominations is selected by the Board to serve a one-year term between annual meetings. No member of the Committee may also serve on the Board of Directors.
Nov. 2007 - Nov. 2008 Committee on Nominations
Chair: Melissa A. Kenney
Staff Contact: Jerry Baker, Executive Director
Francisco J. Ayala
Henry A. Buchtel
Lia M. Haynes
Pamela K. Kerrigan
Gary A. Laursen
Bertis B. Little
Penelope J. Padgett
Peter H. Raven
Nancy F. Smith
Stanley E. Vaughn
Andrew James Velkey, II
Michael Anthony Whitehead
Member-at-Large Representative (TBD)
Committee on Nominations Reports
Committee on Public Understanding of Science
The Committee on the Public Understanding of Science advises the Board of Directors on all matters which concern the Society's activities in the area of the public understanding of science. The Committee also provides oversight for the Society's Media Resource Service, Science in the News, and Science in the News Weekly programs.
Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with six other members appointed annually.
2008-2009 Committee on Public Understanding of Science
Chair: Victoria McGovern
Staff Contact: TBD
Julie C. Benyo
Ben Patrusky
Paul M. Raeburn
Joann E. Rodgers
Committee on Public Understanding of Science Reports
Committee on Publications
The Committee on Publications advises the Board of Directors on all matters concerning the publications of the Society.
Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with the Editor of American Scientist, the Executive Director and four other members appointed annually.
2008-2009 Committee on Publications
Chair: A. F. (Fred) Spilhaus Jr.
Staff Contact: David Schoonmaker
Jerry Baker
Howard Ceri
Lawrence M. Kushner
J. Madeleine Nash
David Schoonmaker
Committee on Publications Reports
Committee on Qualifications and Membership
The Committee on Qualifications and Membership has the responsibility for: (a) ensuring the vitality of chapters that have the potential to be vital units of the Society; (b) determining the suitability of any petitioning group to be granted chapter status and making the appropriate recommendations to the Board of Directors; (c) studying and making recommendations to the Board of Directors in cases of chapters failing to remain in good standing; (d) monitoring and encouraging the health and performance of chapters; (e) making recommendations to the Board of Directors on matters of policy concerning membership in the Society; (f) serving through a subcommittee appointed by the Chair as the Committee on Admissions for the membership-at-large, or on behalf and at the request of chapters; and (g) render judgment in cases involving eligibility for membership referred to it by a chapter or the Board of Directors.
Membership: Chair elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with eight other members appointed annually.
2008-2009 Committee on Qualifications and Membership
Chair: Carol Beck
Staff Contact: Kathy McLane
Greg Buck
Cristina C. Gouin-Paul
John McLean
Omar A. Oyarzabal
Lou Reinisch
Andrew J. Velkey
Joseph Whittaker
Committee on Qualifications and Membership Reports
The Committee on Regions
The Committee on Regions assists and advises the Board of Directors concerning the health of the Society's organizations and activities in the several regions, collects and disseminates information on group and regional programs and activities, assists in the coordination of programs such as lectureships and meetings with group and regional activities, and plans and coordinates the sessions of Regional Meetings of the Assembly of Delegates.
Membership: The regionally elected members of the Board of Directors together with a Chair appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the President-elect.
2008-2009 Committee on Regions
Chair: John J. Kelley
Staff Contact: Kathy McLane
J. Zachary Jacobson
William R. Klemm
John A. Knesel
Linda K. Meadows
Andrew J. Velkey II
Committee on Regions Reports
Committee on Strategic Planning
Formerly the Committee on Long-Range Planning, the Committee on Strategic Planning advises the Board of Directors on all matters concerning the objectives, policies, plans, future activities and the well being of the Society. It is charged with initiating studies and responding to requests from the Board of Directors regarding long-range plans of the Society and monitoring progress toward attainment of the vision and goals of the Society and monitoring the consistency of programs with the mission and culture of Sigma Xi.
Membership: A Chair and ten members as follows: The Chair is elected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years, together with the President, President-elect, Immediate Past President, Treasurer and Executive Director all of whom serve ex officio, and six additional members. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the outgoing president appoints a member to serve on the Committee for a three-year term and the incoming president nominates one member to be confirmed by the Board and serve a three-year term.
2008-2009 Strategic Planning Committee
Chair: W. Franklin Gilmore
Staff Contact: Jerry Baker, Executive Director
Jerry Baker
Christopher Brodie
Howard Ceri
Grant Gardner
Peggie Hollingsworth
Linda H. Mantel
Richard L. Meyer
James W. Porter
Patricia Ross
Kelly O. Sullivan
Ann Williams
Committee on Strategic Planning Reports
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