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Robert Wayne Van Devender, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608; (828) 262-6907; (828) 262-2127; vandevenderr@appstate.edu. 2010: Cathryn H. Greenberg, USDA Forest Service, 1577 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC 28806; (828) 667-5261 , ext. 118; FAX (828) 667-9097; kgreenberg@fs.fed.us. Douglas A. Rayner, Department of Biology, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC 29303; (864) 597-4624; raynerda@wofford.edu. Purpose The purpose of this association shall be to promote the advancement of biology as a science by encouraging research, the imparting of knowledge, the application of knowledge to the solution of biological problems, and the preservation of biological resources. The ASB has representation in Section G Committee of the AAAS. Varying types of membership are available to individuals and institutions. See inside back cover. Time and Place of Future Meetings 2008 April 16-19: Co-hosted by Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, and Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. 2009 April 1-4: Co-hosted by Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, and University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama. 2007 Meeting 377 THE VIEW FROM HERE A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT W. MICHAEL DENNIS As displayed on our logo, 1937 was the founding year of the Association of Southeastern Biologists. That would make the ASB 70 years old this year. Seventy years, as arguably the premier regional organization of Biologists in this country. Seventy years that have seen profound advancements in all fields and disciplines of biology. These advancements in knowledge, theoretical concepts, equipment and technology, and analytical approaches and techniques have, of necessity, lead to individual specialization and to a marked degree, separation of the disciplines of study. Thus, those individual specialized fields of biology have developed their own societies, with their own memberships, meetings, and publications. So, can ASB look forward to another 70 years? Is ASB relevant in today’s world of specialization? I would argue yes, and for at least these following reasons. First, we need a continuing crop of bright, energetic students who have a passion for the subjects that comprise our biological disciplines. Where do these students come from? They come from community colleges, four-year liberal arts colleges, and larger flagship universities; but coming from these varying paths our future biologists tend to have one thing in common — they were exposed to a teacher and mentor that showed them the way, that not only provided the educational knowledge, but inspired them to believe that they could make a difference and a life’s work could be rewarding in some field of biology. ASB has long provided a meeting place for these professors of Biology that yes, care about their individual research interest, but also more importantly, share their passion for their science with students. Second, following on the first reason for ASB’s relevancy is that ASB provides a “student friendly” forum for presenting their research and a place for establishing their first ties with academic colleagues outside their individual Institution. This “student friendly” setting may begin as early as members of our active participating Tri-Beta Chapters, and continue through a Ph.D. candidate’s presentation of her or his doctoral research. Third, ASB is in a unique position as an “umbrella” organization to develop ties with the specialized disciplines bringing them together as affiliates. A review of the history of scientific advances is replete with examples of major advances resulting from a “cross pollination” of knowledge and concepts from different fields. The synergy derived from having folks of different interests in a setting where they can share stories and ideas over a cup of coffee or a bottle of water, or even a libation is a special thing. ASB provides such an opportunity. Clearly, there are many more reasons for ASB’s relevancy, but I suggest that these at least make a convincing case. So where do we take ASB over the next 70 years? Building on the insights and ideas from you the membership, the past presidents, and our executive committee, I will be presenting in future 378 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 correspondence to the Association a proposed vision for the future of ASB and some immediate proposals for its continuing viability and relevance. The new President Michael Dennis (right) receives the gavel from Kim Marie Tolson. 2007 Meeting 379 ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGISTS 2007 Annual Meeting AIBS Representative Report The 57th Annual Meeting of AIBS entitled Evolutionary Biology and Human Health was held at the Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C., from 14-15 May 2007. This meeting was held in conjunction with the Natural Science Collections Alliance. Plenary speakers addressed topics that included The Evolution of Emerging Viruses, Modeling the Emergence of Infectious Diseases, Computational Methods for Enabling Gene Mapping in Natural Populations and Domestic Species, A Mitochondrial Paradigm for Metabolic and Degenerative Diseases, Cancer, and Aging, Genetic Variation and Adaptation in Africa; Implications for Human Evolution and Disease, and Evolutionary Dynamics of Cancer. Lectures of the major sessions [Infectious Diseases, Genes and Genomics, and Adaptation and Malfunction] will be available free online in the AIBS Media Library beginning in July. The winners of the Student Poster Competition were Lisa A. Pfeifer [U. Md], Jennifer R. Honda [U. Colo-Denver] and Felicia I. Gomez [George Washington Univ.]. Three recipients of the AIBS Diversity Scholars travel awards were in attendance at the meeting and the Diversity Luncheon. The AIBS Council Meeting followed on 15-16 May at the same site. Reports on the various AIBS programs and operations - public policy, education, diversity affairs, science programs and finances revealed a continued aggressive level of activity as well as sound fiscal practices. Council representatives were encouraged to have their respective member organization become engaged in activities such as [1] an NSF agenda on preparing for the future of Biology undergraduate education, [2] an AIBS agenda to produce “State of the Science” reports on a rapid-turnaround basis for posting online and hardcopy information, and [3] an AIBS project dealing with the Year of Science 2009 [www.yearofscience2009.org] and the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science [www.copusproject.org]. Copus is a grassroots effort linking universities, scientific societies, science advocacy groups, science media, science educators, businesses, and industry in a consortium fostering greater public understanding of the nature of science and its societal value. The status of Evolution in classrooms across the country continues to be monitored by the staff. The 2007 Evolution Symposium is scheduled for Sunday, 1 December 2007 at the NABT Professional Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2008 AIBS meeting is being planned, possibly in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of BSCS. Respectfully submitted, Geraldine W. Twitty AIBS Representative 380 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Events of the 2007 Annual Meeting in Columbia, South Carolina Hosted by the University of South Carolina, Columbia ASB Lifetime Achievement Award University Professor Honored John Herr The Association of Southeastern Biologists initiated the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. The first recipient of the award is John Herr, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. The award was presented to him at the annual meeting Friday night awards banquet April 20, 2007, by ASB President Kim Marie Tolson. John Herr (right) receives the ASB Lifetime on receiving the award Achievement Award from Kim Marie Tolson. From the Office of the Dean College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina, Columbia April 24, 2007 Biologist Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award The College of Arts and Sciences is delighted to announce that Dr. John Herr, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of Southeastern Biologists. The inaugural award is also named in his honor — the John Herr Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was given at the recent annual meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, hosted by the Department of Biological Sciences and the University of South Carolina. More than 870 biologists from throughout the Southeast attended the meeting, which featured more than 200 scientific presentations and 135 scientific paper and poster sessions. University of South 2007 Meeting 381 Carolina biologists were among a group of scientists who presented research on the ecological impact of Hurricane Katrina at the opening session of the meeting. Other topics discussed included plant biology and ecology, genetics, animal ecology, herpetology, invertebrate zoology, entomology and the teaching of biology. Dr. Herr’s field of specialization is in angiosperm embryology, with a major interest in the development of ovules and megagametophytes from both the aspects of comparative morphology and morphogenesis. ASB Meritorious Teaching Award University Professor Honored Safaa Al-Hamdani The ASB Meritorious Teaching Award is our most prestigious award, honoring those who have excelled in their commitment to excellence in teaching and relaying their love and passion for biology to others. The award carries a cash prize of $1,500.00 and is graciously sponsored by patron member Carolina Biological Supply Company, Burlington, North Carolina. Each year the Association of Southeastern Biologists bestows its highest honor on one of our members as the Meritorious Teacher. The recipient of the 2007 award is Dr. Safaa Al-Hamdani of Jacksonville State University, and was presented by award committee member, Dr. Kenneth Shull. The Meritorious Teaching Award Committee received many letters outlining how Dr. Al-Hamdani has impacted the lives of his students and colleagues throughout the years. Among the many comments were these: “During our first meeting he and I spoke only a few minutes, but his enthusiasm was immediately apparent. . . . We talked about a variety of topics, not just biology or education related, but about my personal goals and aspirations, family, almost anything. Prior to this no other teacher I had ever encountered had shown such an interest in me, not just as a student, but also as a person” “[He taught me] a great deal on how to do research, how to plan and carry out experiments, and how to present my work. . . . But the most important thing he did was believe in me when no one else did, myself included.” “I chose to work under him during graduate school because of his expectations of excellence from his students, insistence on publishing quality research, and his willingness to provide support.” “[His passion for teaching and research] would reveal itself in his interactions with students, and not just his students. His door was always open for anyone, at anytime and for any reason. His selflessness and willingness to teach outside the confines of a traditional classroom are the attributes that endear him to the students’ lives he has influenced.” “He is passionate about sharing his knowledge with students and making them understand that he is there to make them better biologists.” 382 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Dr. Al-Hamdani has received many awards over his career. Among these are: Jacksonville State University’s Faculty Scholar Lecturer Award, the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award for Institutional Services, the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Research Award, Education and Service Award and the International Student Organization Award. Besides his work at his university, this remarkable individual has taken his love of learning far beyond his campus and even far beyond the borders of the United States. Working with high school biology teachers in Alabama he “worked incessantly to demonstrate laboratory exercises that the teachers could complete with their students. He then followed through by visiting their classrooms, carrying laboratory supplies, assisting teachers in setting up the exercise, and then helping them to teach the exercise.” When he could not go, he sent his students, demonstrating to them the importance of teaching our discipline at every level. After spending one year in Jordan as a Fulbright scholar, he visited his homeland, Iraq, and realized the critical need for books and other material at the universities there. Not waiting for others to meet the need, he started “Books for Baghdad” and has collected and sent literally tens of thousands of books, and over $10,000 worth of supplies to that war-torn nation. The Association of Southeastern Biologists honors itself by claiming association with Dr. Safaa Al-Hamdani and bestowing the 2007 Meritorious Teacher Award to this outstanding teacher, mentor and humanitarian. Safaa Al-Hamdani (left) receives the 2007 Meritorious Teaching Award from committee member Kenneth Shull. 2007 Meeting ASB Enrichment Fund Award High School Teacher Honored 383 Allene Barans The ASB Enrichment Fund recognized the 2006 Outstanding Biology Teacher (OBT) from the state of South Carolina at the annual meeting of the association in Columbia, South Carolina. Ms. Allene Barans from Charleston, South Carolina, was named outstanding biology teacher for the year 2006 from the state of South Carolina by the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT). She attended the ASB meeting and was presented with a certificate and a check for $500.00 from the ASB Enrichment Fund account at the Friday night awards banquet by fund chair Bonnie Kelley. The Volume 5, Issue 1 , June, 2006 issue of “The Newsletter of the Southeast Phytoplankton Monitoring Network” (SEPMN) reports that Ms. Barans recently retired from 9th grade biology teaching at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina. She has been teaching college and high school students since the mid-1960s. She was a teaching assistant and instructor at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, and Trident Technical College, Charleston, South Carolina. Ms. Barans began teaching high school in the late 1980s at Bishop England High School in Charleston, South Carolina, and moved to Porter-Gaud School in 1999. She is an active member of several professional organizations including the National Science Teachers Association, the National Association of Biology Teachers, the National Marine Educators Association, the South Carolina Association of Biology Teachers, and the South Carolina Science Council. Ms. Barans and her students have been volunteering for SEPMN on a regular basis since September, 2001. Since then, she has guided hundreds of students through the world of phytoplankton. Allene Barans (left) receives the ASB Enrichment Fund Award from award fund chair, Bonnie Kelley. 384 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 2007 Research Award Recipients ASB Senior Research Award The ASB Senior Research Award sponsored by the Association of Southeastern Biologists was presented by award committee chair Howard S. Neufeld to Michael E. Dorcas, Department of Biology, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, for his manuscript entitled “Crab trapping causes population decline and demographic changes in Diamondback Terrapins over two decades.” The manuscript is in press at the journal Biological Conservation. His paper presentation at the annual meeting is entitled the same as the manuscript and is co-authored with J. D. Willson and J. Whitfield Gibbons of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, SE Biology Abstract 219, 54(3). Award committee chair, Howard S. Neufeld, submitted the following biography of Michael E. Dorcas. Mike Dorcas is currently an associate professor in the Department of Biology at Davidson College, Davidson, NC. He received a B.S. (1986) and M.S. (1990) from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Ph.D. from Idaho State University in 1995. Mike was named the 2004 Environmental Educator of the Year in North Carolina by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. Mike's research program focuses on the physiology, ecology and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. His research program is interdisciplinary in nature and relies heavily on collaboration with students. Mike has published several book chapters and over 60 articles on the biology of amphibians and reptiles, the most recent of which include students as co-authors. His recent books include, A Guide to the Snakes of North Carolina, Davidson College, and Snakes of the Southeast (with J. Whitfield Gibbons), University of Georgia Press. Michael E. Dorcas (left) receives the ASB Senior Research Award from award committee chair Howard Neufeld. 2007 Meeting 385 ASB Student Research Award The ASB Student Research Award sponsored by the Martin Microscope Company, Easley, South Carolina, was presented by award committee chair Dennis C. Haney to J. D. Willson, University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina, for his paper co-authored with Christopher T. Winne, Melissa A. Pilgrim (also of the University of South Carolina-Upstate), Christopher S. Romanek, and J. Whitfield Gibbons entitled “Effects of terrestrial resource pulses on trophic niche overlap between two sympatric aquatic snake species: a stable isotope approach,” SE Biology Abstract 150, 54(3). Brooks/Cole Student Research Award in Aquatic Biology The Brooks/Cole Student Research Award in Aquatic Biology sponsored by the Thomson Learning Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Belmont, California, was presented by award committee chair Dennis C. Haney to J. D. Willson, University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina, for his paper co-authored with Christopher T. Winne, Melissa A. Pilgrim (also of the University of South Carolina-Upstate). Christopher S. Romanek, and J. Whitfield Gibbons entitled “Effects of terrestrial resource pulses on trophic niche overlap between two sympatric aquatic snake species: a stable isotope approach,” SE Biology Abstract 150, 54(3). J. D. Willson (left) receives both the ASB Student Research Award and the Brooks/Cole Student Research Award in Aquatic Biology from the chair of both committees, Dennis Haney. 386 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 ASB Research Award in Microbiology The ASB Research Award in Microbiology sponsored by the Thomson Learning Brooks/ole Publishing Company, Belmont, California, was presented by award committee chair Kenneth Shull to Sydney E. Everhart, Department of Biology, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missiouri, for her paper co¬ authored with Harold W. Keller and Joseph S. Ely entitled “Ecology of canopy myxomycetes (true slime molds) on trees and grapevines (Vitis aestivalis and V. vulpine)," SE Biology Abstract 227, 54(3). Sydney E. Everhart (left) receives the ASB Research Award in Microbiology from award committee chair Kenneth Shull. ASB Student Poster Award The ASB Student Poster Award sponsored by ASB was awarded by the committee to Katherine Thomason, Department of Biology, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, for her poster co-authored with Walsh Thomas and Min-Ken Liao entitled “Diversity of the Escherichia coli population in Furman Lake, the Furman Golf Pond, and the feces of Canada geese,” SE Biology Abstract PI 02, 54(3). 2007 Meeting 387 Katherine Thomason (right), winner of the ASB Student Poster Award, with co-author Walsh Thomas. The North Carolina Botanical Garden Award The North Carolina Botanical Garden Award sponsored by the NCBG, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was presented by award committee chair Johnny Randall to Sarah E. Marcinko, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, for her paper co-authored with John L. Randall, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, entitled “Conservation implications of breeding systems, floral phenology and sexual expression in the federally endangered Ptilimnium nodosum (Apiaceae),” SE Biology Abstract 91, 54(3). Sarah Marcinko (left) receives the North Carolina Botanical Garden Award from award committee chair Johnny Randall. 388 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Eugene P. Odum Award The Eugene P. Odum Award sponsored by the Southeastern Chapter of the Ecological Society of America was presented by award committee chair Danny Gustafson at the Friday ESA/SE luncheon to the award winner, Sarah E. Marcinko, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for her paper co-authored with John L. Randall, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, entitled “Conservation implications of breeding systems, floral phenology and sexual expression in the federally endangered Ptilimnium nodosum (Apiaceae),” SE Biology Abstract 91, 54(3). Sarah E. Marcinko (right) receives the Eugene P. Odum Award from award committee chair Danny Gustafson. The Odum award committee recognized five finalists from whom the winner was selected. Each finalist was presented a copy of Odum and Barrett’s Fundamentals of Ecology textbook donated by the publisher — Thomson Learning Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Belmont, California. Besides the award winner, Sarah E. Marcinko, the following are the other four finalists. 2007 Meeting 389 1. Tracy N. Rogers, Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, for her paper co-authored with David R. Chalcraft entitled “Facilitation or competition? Hydroperiod may alter interspecific interactions among larval anurans,” SE Biology Abstract 211,54(3). 2. Bryan S. Marbert, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, for his paper co-authored with Ray S. Williams entitled “Long-term precipitation alteration affects ground beetle (Family Carabidae) community, structure in an intact hardwood forest,” SE Biology Abstract 53, 54(3). 3. Daniel B. Stover, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, for his paper co-authored with Frank P. Day, John R. Butnor of the U.S. Forest Service, C. Ross Hinkle of the Dynamac Corporation, and Bert G. Drake of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center entitled “The effects of elevated atmospheric C02 on fine and coarse root growth and biomass allocation in a scrub-oak ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center, Florida,” SE Biology Abstract 100, 54(3). 4. Christopher T. Winne, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia for his paper co-authored with J. D. Willson and J. Whitfield Gibbons entitled “Rapid recovery of an aquatic snake community following prolonged drought,” SE Biology Abstract 212, 54(3). Odum award winner Sarah E. Marcinko with award finalists Daniel B. Stover (left) and Christopher T. Winne (right). Award chair Danny Gustafson is at the far right. \ 390 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Elsie Quarterman-Catherine Keever Award The Elsie Quarterman-Catherine Keever Award sponsored by the Southeastern Chapter of the Ecological Society of America was presented by award committee chair Michael Held at the Friday ESA/SE luncheon to Sydney E. Everhart, Department of Biology, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri, for her poster co-authored with Harold W. Keller and Joseph S. Ely entitled “Role of bark characteristics and epiphyte cover in the abundance, distribution, and succession of corticolous myxomycetes (true slime molds),” SE Biology Abstract P84, 54(3). Sydney E. Everhart (left) receives the Elsie Quarterman-Catherine Keever Award from award committee chair Michael Held. The University of South Carolina Herbarium Award The 2007 ASB Meeting in Columbia was the setting for the first annual “A. C. Moore Herbarium Plant Science Presentation” competition and award. This award is provided through the Endowment of the A. C. Moore Herbarium at USC in recognition of excellence in the presentation of botanical research, by either undergraduate or graduate students at USC. The award embraces all aspects of plant sciences, including molecular research. As a part of the competition, voucher specimens of plant materials used during the research must be made, deposited within the Herbarium, and referenced in the presentation or poster. This award has been designed to encourage involvement of young USC plant biologists at the annual ASB meeting, and as recognition of the importance of herbaria in documenting serious botanical research. Competitors for the award 2007 Meeting 391 are judged by three non-USC personnel. One award of $500 is made. In addition, annual membership within ASB is provided for all competitors, as well as one- half of their registration costs. The first winner of our annual competition is Katherine Goodrich, a Ph.D. candidate under the direction of Robert Raguso. The title of her presentation (abstract) is “Floral biology and molecular systematics of Asimina and Deeringothamnus (Annonaceae)”, and it was co-authored by Michelle Zjhra (Georgia Southern University) and Rob Raguso, SE Biology Abstract 11, 54(3). Dwayne Estes (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), George Johnson (Arkansas Tech University), and Kathy Matthews (Western Carolina University) graciously provided invaluable assistance by serving as judges. John Nelson, curator of the USC Herbarium, presents Katherine Goodrich with her certificate as the winner of the first annual “A. C. Moore Herbarium Plant Science Presentation” competition and award. 392 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Society of Wetland Scientists South Atlantic Chapter Student Travel Award Chapter chair William H. Conner reported that Masamichi Ogasawara, Rachel E. Schroeder, Christopher T. Winne, Elizabeth R. Matthews, and Danielle C. Zoellner were the recipients of student travel awards to the annual ASB meeting from the South Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists. Award recipients must be currently enrolled students, conduct research pertaining to wetland science, and present their research at the ASB annual meeting. Each student was presented with a check at the chapter luncheon on Thursday, April 19, 2007. 1. Masamichi Ogasawara, Department of Biology, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, for his paper entitled “Spatial analysis of herbaceous vegetation in South Carolina tidally influenced freshwater forested wetlands,” SE Biology Abstract 162, 54(30). 2. Rachel E. Schroeder, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, for her paper co-authored with Gary J. Whiting of Christopher Newport University, entitled “The effect of elevated C02 on CH4 emission from an emergent wetland plant,” SE Biology Abstract 77, 54(3). 3. Christopher T. Winne, University of Georgia’s Savannah River-Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina, for his paper co-authored with J. D. Willson and J. Whitfield Gibbons entitled “Rapid recovery of an aquatic snake community following prolonged drought,” SE Biology Abstract 212, 54(3); and for his poster co-authored with William A. Hopkins entitled “Influence of sex and reproductive condition on terrestrial and aquatic locomotor performance in the semi-aquatic snake Seminatrix pyg,” SE Biology Abstract PI 5, 54(3). 4. Elizabeth R. Matthews, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for her paper co-authored with Robert K. Peet, Alan S. Weakley, and Thomas R. Wentworth of North Carolina State University, Raleigh, entitled “Alluvial plant communities of Piedmont brown-water rivers,” SE Biology Abstract 144, 54(3). 5. Danielle C. Zoellner, Department of Biology, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina, for her paper co-authored with Kevin S. Godwin entitled “Analysis of local and landscape level factors influencing development of three community types within Carolina bays in northeastern South Carolina,” SE Biology Abstract 140, 54(3). 2007 Meeting 393 Winners of the Society of Wetland Scientists South Atlantic Chapter Student Travel Awards. From Left to right: Masamichi Ogasawara, Rachel E. Schroeder, Christopher T. Winne, Elizabeth R. Matthews, and Danielle C. Zoellner. Southern Appalachian Botanical Society Awards Howard S. Neufeld, President of SABS, presided over awards in five categories at the SABS/BSA Friday morning breakfast/business meeting, and announced the names of the awardees at the Friday night awards banquet. Earl Core Student Award Dr. Earl Core was a major force in the founding of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Club in 1936. The annual Core Student Award was established by the Society to provide financial assistance in support of student research projects in plant taxonomy, systematics, and ecology. The application deadline is February 1 each year. Three awards were presented this to assist students with their research projects. Each student received a check for $300. 1. Fern Smallridge Perkins, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina. Increased nitrogen deposition and the green algal lichen Umbilicarid mammulata : too much of a good thing? Research Advisor: Howard S. Neufeld. 2. Jay F. Bolin, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. Evolution of Virginia quillworts: a morphological and molecular parentage study of several undescribed 394 SE Biology, Voi. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 tetraploid (2n=44) populations of Isoetes. Research Advisor: Lytton John Musselman. 3. Gerald Bresowar, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina. Phylogeography of Sibbaldiopsis tridentate. Research Advisor: Gary Walker. Gerald Bresowar (left), Fern Smallridge Perkins (center), and Jay F. Bolin (right), winners of the SABS Earl Core Student Award. Richard and Minnie Windier Award The Richard and Minnie Windier Award was established in 1990 at the annual meeting of the SABS by Dr. Donald R. Windier of Towson University as a memorial to his parents. The award is presented annually to the author or authors of the best systematic botany paper published in Castanea during the previous year. The eligible papers may fall into the broad area of plant systematics, including floristic, experimental, revisionary, and nomenclatural studies. A check for $500 was presented for the best systematics paper published within Castanea during 2006 to: Matthew Sewell, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York, and Michael Vincent, Department of Botany, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, for their paper entitled “Biosystematics of Phacelia ranunculacea complex (Hydrophyllaceae),” published in Castanea 71(3): 192-209 (September, 2006). 2007 Meeting 395 Matthew Sewell (right) receives the SABS Richard and Minnie Windier Award from SABS Editor George Johnson. Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew Award The Society annually presents this Award in memory of Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew’s untiring service to the public, to plant systematics, and to this organization. This award is presented to individuals who have also distinguished themselves in professional and public service that advances our knowledge and appreciation of the world of plants and their scientific, cultural, and aesthetic values, and/or exceptional service to the society. The 2007 award goes to Angus K. Gholson, Jr., who is a field associate of the University of Florida Herbarium, Florida Museum of Natural History, residing in Chattahoochee, Florida. He received the award for his research and service to botany of the Florida panhandle. A detailed presentation of Dr. Gholson’s accomplishments will be presented in the September 2007 issue of Castanea. Angus K. Gholson, Jr. (center) receives the Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew Award from Conley K. McMullen (left) with SABS President Howard S. Neufeld (right). 396 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Special Awards Dan Pittillo, editor of the newsletter Chinquapin for the last 15 years, received a special plaque in recognition of his dedicated service. Dan will retire as newsletter editor at the end of 2007. Dan Pittillo (left) receives the special award from SABS President Howard S. Neufeld. Michael Baranski, editor of Castanea, Occasional Papers #2 (papers from the Andre Michaux International Symposium), received a plaque for his dedicated work to get the issue together. Michael Baranski (left) receives the special award from Charles Williams. 2007 Meeting 397 Botanical Society of America Southeastern Section Student Award The Botanical Society of America Southeastern Section Student Award sponsored by the SE Section of the BSA was presented by award committee chair Lytton John Musselman to Daniel B. Stover, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, for his paper co-authored with Frank P. Day, John R. Butnor of the U. S. Forest Service, C. Ross Hinkle of the Dynamac Corporation, and Bert G. Drake of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center entitled “The effects of elevated atmospheric C02 on fine and coarse root growth and biomass allocation in a scrub-oak ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center, Florida,” SE Biology Abstract 100, 54(3). Daniel B. Stover, winner of the Botanical Society of America Southeastern Section Student Award. Beta Beta Beta Biological Society Southeastern District 1, Section 2 Outstanding Paper and Poster Awards M. Louise Lammons, Beta Rho Chapter, Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, won the Frank J. Brooks Southeastern District 1, Section 2 outstanding paper award for her paper entitled “Particle Processing on the mantle of the freshwater mussel Utterbackia imbecillis,” SE Biology Abstract on page 336, 54(3). Ms. Lammons graduated as a biology major from Wake Forest spring 2007, and will start graduate school at William and Mary University, Williamsburg, Virginia, fall semester 2007. SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Louise Lammons (left) receives congratulations from Ronald Dimock for winning a Beta Beta Beta award. Lafayette Frederick and Jim Caponetti at the Thursday evening social on April 19, 2007. 2007 Meeting 399 Beta Beta Beta Biological Society Southeastern Region Outstanding Paper and Poster Awards for 2007 Southeastern District I, Section 1 Paper Session Frank J. Brooks Paper Award Winner Angela Munoz, Beta Eta, Florida Southern University. “A quantitative study on the distribution of the channeled apple snail Pomacea canaliculata in a central Florida lake.” Southeastern District I, Section 2 Paper Session Frank J. Brooks Paper Award Winner M. Louise Lammons, Beta Rho, Wake Forest University. “Particle processing on the mantle of the freshwater mussel Utterbackia imbecillis." Southeastern District II Paper Session Frank J. Brooks Paper Award Winner Eric D. Banks, Mu lota, Northern Kentucky University. “Biogeochemical influences on the precipitation and dissolution of calcium carbonate in hypogean cave environments.” Southeastern District I Poster Session John C. Johnson Poster Award Winner Stephanie Cirilo and Justin Horne, Sigma Gamma, Erskine College. “ Salmonella spp. in small pets: Prevalence and characterization of isolates.” Southeastern District II Poster Session John C. Johnson Poster Award Winner Karen E. Burwinkel, Mu lota, Northern Kentucky University. “Cytochrome P4501A1 and arsenic in benzo(a)pyrene-induced carcinogenesis.” Southeastern Division, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists This SE Division ASB affiliate met with the ASIH in Saint Louis, Missouri, this year (2007) and presented their awards at that meeting. c* 400 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 ASB Thanks Its Exhibitors For Their Generous Contributions & Support Booth # Exhibitor _ 1 00 Southern Appalachian Botanical Society |101 Association of Southeastern Biologists 102 Association of Southeastern Biologists 103 Carolina Biological Supply Company-Patron 104 Carolina Biological Supply Company-Patron 105 Tri Beta 201 PerkinElmer Life & Analytical Sciences 203 McGraw Hill Higher Education 204 National Association of Biology T eachers |205 Paul Gritis Books 301 Brooks/Cole, Thomson-Patron 302 Mississippi State University 303 Contributing Exhibitors 304 AD Instruments, Inc 401 Martin Microscope-Patron 402 Whatdidyoubringme? 403 Whatdidyoubringme? 404 Highlands Biological Station 501 Associated Microscope-Patron 502 Associated Microscope-Patron 503 WH Freeman & Company 504 University of Georgia Press 504 Vashow Scientific 601 University of South Carolina 602 H Stevan Logsdon/Wildlife Artist 603 Spartanburg Marriott 604 Addison-Wesley/Benjamin Cummings 605 Nikon Instruments, Inc 2007 Meeting 401 Exhibitors at the Annual Meeting 402 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Awards from the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 2006 Awardees Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., Memorial Award Presented for excellence in systematic ichthyology. In July 2006 at the annual meeting of the ASIH in New Orleans, Louisiana, the award was presented to Richard Winterbottom, Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, for his outstanding contributions to the mycology of fishes, systematic relationships of many bony fishes (and was an early practitioner of Hennigian phylogenetics), and historical biogeography. Henry S. Fitch Award Presented for excellence in herpetology. In July 2006 at the annual meeting of the ASIH in New Orleans, Louisiana, the award was presented to J. Whitfield Gibbons. Robert K. Johnson Award Presented for excellence in service. In July 2006 at the annual meeting of the ASIH in New Orleans, Louisiana, the third Robert K. Johnson award was presented to Carter R. Gilbert. Raney Fund Awards Awards of $832.00 were made to each of the following six young ichthyologists in 2006. They are listed by name and institution. Shannon De Vaney, University of Kansas. Ron Eytan, Louisiana State University. Lucy Harrison, Simon Frasier University. Alison Mitchell, University of Colorado at Boulder. Marina Ramon, University of California at Santa Cruz. Catherine Wagner, Cornell University. Gaige Fund Awards Awards of $500.00 were made to each of the following 10 young herpetologists in 2006. They are listed by name and institution. Philip Bergmann, Tulane University. Jennifer Curtis, University of Central Oklahoma. Matt Gifford, Washington University. Myra Hughey, Boston University. Ali Rabatsky, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Julie Ray, Old Dominion Univeristy. 2007 Meeting 403 Gabriel Rivera, Clemson University. Rebecca Symula, University of Texas. Maria Thaker, Indiana State University. Nathan Turnbough, University of Tennessee. Stoye Awards Awards for best oral presentations were made to each of the following four students in 1006. Each winner received a cash award of $250.00, a certificate, and all available back issues of Copeia. They are listed by name and category. Brian L. Sedlauskas, General Ichthyology. Jacob J. D. Egge, Genetics, Development and Morphology. Gregory B. Pauly, Ecology and Ethology. R. J. David Wells, Conservation. Storer Awards Awards for best poster presentations were made to each of the following two students in 2006. Each winner received a cash award of $250.00, a certificate, and all available back issues of Copeia. They are listed by name and category. Kenneth G. Blanke, Ichthyology. Kristin A. Bakkegard, Herpetology 03 Scene from field trip #7 led by Bert Pittman to Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve on April 21, 2007. 404 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Poster Sessions at the Annual Meeting 1 2007 Meeting 405 The Pembroke Group at Columbia, South Carolina Pictured are faculty and students of the Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Pembroke, who attended the 68th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists in Columbia, South Carolina. Pictured in the photograph (from left to right) are: Dr. Leon Jernigan, Katherine Montgomery, Sarah Brown, Mindy Love-Stanley, Donna Kingsbury, Dr. Bonnie Kelly, Dr. Debby Hanmer, John Blue, Dr. Bruce Ezell, and Dr. Lisa Kelly. 03 406 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO THE UNIVERITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WHEREAS, the University of South Carolina at Columbia did agree to make all local arrangements for the Association of Southeastern Biologists to hold its annual meeting on 18 April through 20 April, 2007 in Columbia, South Carolina; and WHEREAS, Local Arrangements Chair Dr. John Herr of the University of South Carolina, Program Chairs Drs. David Lincoln and Rob Raguso of the University of South Carolina did an admirable job of orchestrating the events and organizing the paper and poster session; and WHEREAS, Drs. Dick Zingmark and Jerry Hilbish and Mr. Scott Jewell coordinated commercial exhibits and workshops, and corporate sponsorships, Dr. John Nelson planned field trips, Leeds Corporation handled registration and meeting statistics, Dr. David Rembert and Mr. Scott Jewell made social arrangements, Drs. David Reisman and Loran Knapp coordinated Beta Beta Beta, Dr. Dick Vogt coordinated volunteers, Dr. Robert Feller managed transportation and parking, Dr. Gerald Cowley supervised on-site registration, Dr. Clint Cook and Mr. Scott Jewell coordinated audiovisuals, Drs. Tim Mousseau and Richard Showman and Mr. Scott Jewell managed promotions and WHEREAS, the citizenry of Columbia South Carolina, and the administrators at the University of South Carolina at Columbia cooperated to welcome ASB to the city of Columbia, South Carolina; and WHEREAS, the students of the University of South Carolina at Columbia volunteered to assist with local arrangements; therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the members and officers of the Association of Southeastern Biologists give their sincere thanks and appreciation to all involved in making this the excellent and memorable ASB meeting that resulted from the cumulative efforts of these individuals and organizations. 20 April 2007 2007 Meeting 407 SYMPOSIUM SUMMARY ASB Annual Meeting Columbia, South Carolina April 19, 2007 Ecological Impacts and Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency Following Hurricane Katrina Organizer: John A. Kupfer, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active in recorded history, with 28 tropical and subtropical storms. Fifteen storms became hurricanes, seven strengthened into major hurricanes (Category 3, 4, or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale), and a record four reached Category 5 strength. Three of these hurricanes (Rita, Wilma and Katrina) are among the most intense Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, and Tropical Storm Zeta, which formed at 0600 UTC on December 31 and persisted into 2006, was the second latest-forming tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic. For many, however, the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season will be remembered for the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the U.S. coastline in the last century. Centered over the Gulf of Mexico on 28 August 2005, Katrina was a Category 5 storm with estimated maximum sustained winds of 280 km hr'1 and hurricane- and tropical storm-force winds extending more than 170 km and 370 km, respectively, from the eye (Knabb et al. 2005). It made landfall twice on 29 August 2005, first in southeast Louisiana with sustained wind speeds of ca. 180-200 km hr'1 and again on the Mississippi coastline near the mouth of the Pearl River. While the storm weakened as it reached the coast and moved inland, hurricane-force winds with gusts exceeding 160 km hr'1 and rainfall accumulations exceeding 20 cm penetrated more than 150 km inland (Kupfer et al., in press). Katrina caused widespread, massive destruction through not only its high winds but also a storm surge that exceeded nine meters near Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis, MS, surpassing the surge associated with Hurricane Camille as the highest ever recorded along the U.S. Gulf Coast. The flooding of New Orleans, LA was catastrophic, resulting in the displacement of more than 250,000 people. Responsible for more than $80 billion in damage and more than 1800 deaths, Hurricane Katrina was the most costly natural disaster ever to strike the United States and the deadliest since the Lake Okeechobee hurricane of September 1928 (Graumann et al. 2005). In the wake of the human tragedy and environmental damage left behind by Hurricane Katrina, the University of South Carolina’s Office for Research and Health Sciences awarded nearly $400,000 in grants to fund 18 research projects on the environmental and societal impacts of the storm as part of the university’s CRISIS (Coastal Resiliency Information Systems Initiative for the Southeast) initiative. The key to these grants was the rapid process, with awards being finalized within weeks of the hurricane. The grants thus enabled USC researchers and their collaborators at universities in the Gulf Coast, including 408 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University, Tulane University, the University of Southern Mississippi, the University of Memphis, and the University of New Orleans, as well as co-investigators with a range of federal and state agencies, including NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service and National Estuarine Research Reserve System, the USDA Forest Service, the US Geological Survey and the US Army Corps of Engineers, to investigate the disaster, capture perishable data necessary to understand aspects of coastal resiliency, and examine the recovery of natural processes and ecosystems and the societal changes that occur with the relocation of residents and the rebuilding of communities. This symposium, held at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, convened in Columbia, SC, included presentations from five of these projects that focused on the ecological effects of the hurricane and touched on the implications for ecosystem recovery. In light of rising sea levels and predictions of increased storm intensity in the Gulf under most climate scenarios (Twilley et al.2001), we offer the following observations in hope they will further understanding of and preparation for future hurricanes. Potential impacts of Hurricane Katrina on local populations of grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugioj. Joseph M.Guattro1, Mark A. Roberts” (presenter), James M. Grady2, T. VV. Greig3 and William B. Driggers4. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, National Ocean Service, Charleston, Pascagoula, MS. SC and National Marine Fisheries Service, The daggerblade grass shrimp ( Palaemonetes pugio) is a widespread and common inhabitant of estuarine marshes and tidal creeks along the eastern coast of North America. Grass shrimp are an obligate food source for shrimps, crabs and most estuarine bottom-feeding fishes, making them both ecologically and commercially important. Because of their close association with aquatic vegetation, grass shrimp populations are negatively impacted by human activities that reduce habitat structure (Thorp, 1976; Heck and Crowder, 1991). Likewise, it is anticipated that natural phenomena, like major hurricanes, that destroy or alter vegetation and other forms of habitat structure, would negatively affect grass shrimp. Our previous research shows Gulf Coast populations to be more genetically diverse than any Atlantic Coast population (unpublished data); if this measure is in any way associated with genome-wide levels of genetic diversity, Gulf Coast populations might be more likely to weather environmental changes if standing genetic diversity allows populations to adapt to changing environmental conditions. We know that grass shrimp are relatively resistant to various pollutants, likely a trait determined largely genetically, and that this trait varies substantially from one locale to another (e.g., see Schimmel et al. 1977 and Moore 1988), reflecting exposure history and projecting ability to cope with future exposure. The effect that a catastrophic hurricane, such as Hurricane Katrina, would have on both the overall abundance and the genetic diversity of grass shrimp populations is largely unknown. While it is easy to see the tragic terrestrial consequences of such events, the effects on submerged aquatic flora and fauna have remained more difficult to ascertain. 2007 Meeting 409 We examined mitochondrial DNA diversity in approximately 200 samples of P. pugio collected before and immediately after Hurricane Katrina. Our previous genetic work suggested significant population-level subdivision in this species pre-Katrina, and we were interested in the potential impacts of this event on genetic differentiation among coastal populations. An Analysis of Molecular Variance (AMOVA; Excoffier et al., 1992) that nested pre-Katrina and post- Katrina samples as “regions” (with five “impacted” coastal populations collected from Alabama through Louisiana nested within these regions) was used to detect significant genetic differentiation before versus after the storm. Preliminary analyses suggest that a large significant, but interestingly, negative component of genetic variance can be attributed to pre- versus post- Katrina differentiation; a result that can be attributed to sampling of two rather divergent genetic lineages within one sample (Cocodrie, Louisiana). When this sample was removed, genetic differentiation across time (pre- versus post- Katrina) was small, negative but non-significant, and a larger proportion of the total genetic variance was found among samples within any one year. Our results suggest that Hurricane Katrina has had minimal impact on the population genetics of this common estuarine species. Observing Hurricane Katrina impacts and responses in the Grand Bay, MS National Estuarine Research Reserve. Samuel P. Walker1 (presenter), Dwayne E. Porter1, Madilyn Fletcher1 And Mark S. Woodrey2. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Moss Point, MS. This study assessed the impacts of Hurricane Katrina at the Grand Bay, MS, National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), an environmentally rich habitat that is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) NERR System. Specifically, our goals were twofold, to: 1) assess initial impacts of Hurricane Katrina on estuarine and upland groundwater water quality and marsh vegetation condition; and 2) develop a rapid assessment plan for the Grand Bay NERR that would guide the collection of perishable data in future storm events. We found that salt marsh habitats readjusted quickly after Hurricane Katrina, and there were no marked impacts on marsh vegetation or estuarine habitat. In this respect, the large storm surge may have been beneficial, as the marshes at Grand Bay were submerged under more than four meters of water and may have been protected from the heaviest wave- and surge-caused damage. Subsequent monitoring also determined that there was no groundwater intrusion within one month after the storm, although research to monitor possible slow intrusion in the longer term is planned. Indeed, we found that the marsh and estuary communities were markedly resilient when challenged with hurricane impacts, although longer-term change caused by increased salinity runoff from the upland forest is still a possibility. Researchers are also conducting ongoing monitoring of marsh vegetation communities, with sampling of emergent grasses and coastal woodlands for long-term effects. 410 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 The high resiliency of the salt marsh habitat contrasted markedly with developed areas and human-created structures, which experienced heavy damage. Such damage posed logistical challenges for conducting a rapid, post¬ disturbance assessment of ecological conditions on the reserve so one of our first actions was to help re-establish storm-damaged monitoring instrumentation and data streams crucial for tracking time-scales of recovery in this ecosystem. We also developed a rapid response plan to facilitate documentation of near- term impacts in future storm events; the intention is that the plan will serve as a template for other NERR sites. Through the development of rapid assessment plans for determining impacts to high-value estuarine communities, researchers will be able to better understand and protect the integrity of the nation’s valuable estuarine systems while also providing for the efficient use of public funding and resources. Phytoplankton community structure responses to urban effluent inputs following Hurricane Katrina. James L. Pinckney (presenter), Meghan Jelloe, Michael Coggins and Danielle Johnson. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. As a result of failures in the levees and floodwalls protecting New Orleans, 75-80% of the city was flooded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. To remove the floodwaters, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers led the pumping of roughly 224 billion gallons of water from New Orleans over a 43-day period following the hurricane. The floodwaters pumped back into Lake Pontchartrain contained toxic chemicals, carcinogens, pathogens, and human waste as well as high concentrations of nitrate and phosphate. The rate of loading of these con¬ taminants was unprecedented and presented a unique opportunity to describe ecosystem responses to this catastrophic event. Documentation of changes in phytoplankton community composition provided a sensitive bioindicator for quantifying potential shifts in ecosystem structure in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina. The overall objective of this study was to quantify the short- and long-term responses of the phytoplankton community to massive inputs of untreated floodwaters into Lake Pontchartrain. Water samples were collected weekly from 15 September to 15 December 2005 at several stations in Lake Pontchartrain by a Research Team at LSU. Filtered samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to quantify photopigment concentrations, and relative abundances of algal groups were calculated using ChemTax. The phytoplankton response to effluent inputs was limited to the immediate vicinity of the outfalls, and algal concentrations returned to normal levels within 45 days after the passage of Hurricane Katrina. Chlorophyll a concentrations peaked at 25 pg I'1, much below “bloom” concentrations. Diatoms and euglenophytes were the most abundant algal groups in the effluent plume. This event offered a unique opportunity to observe how ecological processes in Lake Pontchartrain were altered following the catastrophic addition of millions of gallons of untreated effluent. Overall, the impacts of effluent inputs were limited to 45 days following the storm and the system quickly returned to “normal” conditions. 2007 Meeting 411 Patterns and controls of forest damage following Hurricane Katrina in DeSoto National Forest, Mississippi. John A. Kupfer (presenter), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Hurricanes are important natural disturbances structuring terrestrial ecosystems in the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic Coast regions, modifying landscape- level patterns of forest structure and composition, altering disturbance regimes, and affecting short-term ecological fluxes. For example, it has been estimated that Hurricane Katrina damaged or destroyed nearly 20 billion board feet of timber with an estimated value of more than $5 billion on five million acres of private, public and commercial forestlands. Forest inventories indicated that one- third of the timber damaged was concentrated in eight counties in southern Mississippi, with nearly 90% of all damaged forestland occurring less than 100 km from the coast. Because hurricanes are normal, integral parts of long-term system dynamics in many coastal forested ecosystems, management plans need to recognize their occurrence and include the potential for their occurrence. In particular, there continues to be a need for research that helps land managers to better understand and predict ecosystem responses to hurricanes. The goal of this research was to develop and test an empirical model of forest damage resulting from Hurricane Katrina for DeSoto National Forest in southern Mississippi. Many studies have highlighted how forests regenerate following severe wind events, but fewer have analyzed how physical and biological factors interact with one another to determine patterns of forest damage. To do so, we categorized forest damage into four classes (none, low, moderate, heavy) for nearly 450 plots over a 153,000 ha study area using a combination of air photo interpretation and field sampling. We then developed predictive damage models using single tree classification tree analysis and stochastic gradient boosting and examined the importance of variables addressing storm meteorology, stand conditions, and site characteristics in predicting forest damage. Overall damage classification accuracies for a training dataset ( n=337 plots ) were 72% and 81% for the single tree and stochastic gradient boosting models, respectively. For an independent validation dataset ( n=112 plots), classification accuracy dropped to 57% and 56%, respectively. Proportions of agreement between observed and predicted damage were significantly greater (p < 0.05) than would be expected by chance alone for all damage classes with the training data and all but the moderate class for the validation data. Stand age was the best predictor of damage for both models, with forest type, stand condition, site aspect, and distance to the nearest perennial stream also explaining much of the variation in forest damage. Measures of storm meteorology (duration and steadiness of hurricane-force winds; maximum sustained winds) were of secondary importance. The results of this study show that broad-scale damage prediction for a given event is feasible and clarify how biotic and abiotic factors interact with one another to determine hurricane damage. The study also provides a first step toward the development of models identifying the susceptibility of forest stands to future events that could be used as an aid to incorporating the effects of hurricanes into forest management activities 412 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Southern Mississippi Coastal Forest soil and water chemistry. James E. Moore1 (presenter), John A. Kupfer2, Sam Pierce1 and Scott B. Franklin1. University of Memphis, Memphis, TN and 2University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Mississippi Gulf Shore, it brought with it a storm surge more than 9 m in height that penetrated inland up to 10 km. The main effects of storm surge on coastal ecosystems are mechanical damage from waves, salt spray damage, and chemical alterations of the soil. Thus, we asked the question, how did the storm surge from Hurricane Katrina affect soil chemistry and water quality, and what are the implications for forest stress and ecosystem resiliency? We performed repeated sampling of water and soils in storm surged and non-storm surged forests and salt marshes located around St. Louis Bay, MS. Sites were classified as hydric or non-hydric depending on soil and vegetation. Soils were collected from nearly 30 site locations in early October 2005 (one month after Hurricane Katrina), December 2005, February 2006, and December 2006. At each site, ten soil plugs, 10 cm diameter and 10 cm in depth (A horizon), were extracted randomly from the site area and mixed thoroughly. Water data, 50 sites including creeks, rivers, backwater areas, and salt-water marsh, were collected using a YSI probe in October 2005, February 2006, and December 2006; data included conductivity, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen and temperature. One month after the hurricane, water bodies within the storm surge zone showed statistically higher pH, conductivity, and salinity compared with those outside the surge zone. Water acidity showed no differences in surge and non¬ surge zones five months after Katrina. In storm surged areas, conductivity and salinity decreased from October to February, while dissolved oxygen increased. Both conductivity and salinity remained higher in December 2006 (more than one year after Hurricane Katrina), but only conductivity was significantly higher. Dissolved oxygen was significantly higher in cooler months (February and December), but was unrelated to surge. The initial pulse was expected, but the data suggest that recovery is not yet complete as chemical alterations caused by the surge are still being leached from the landscape. Soil pH mimicked water pH, being significantly higher one month after Katrina, and returning to non-surge levels by February 2006. Soils in storm surged areas had significantly higher concentrations of sodium, phosphorous, magnesium, calcium, and potassium during all samplings following Katrina, but also show a general pattern of recovery to non-surge zone levels. Hydric soils seemed to maintain higher concentrations for a longer period of time. Effects of the surge certainly lasted into the growing season following the late summer hurricane. Aluminum toxicity, especially in non-hydric soils, may have been a factor initially following Katrina, with levels over twice at high in surge zones. Aluminum levels in all sites decreased substantially by December 2006 and were not significantly different among sites. Organic matter initially increased in December 2005 and February 2006, but by December 2006 had declined to lower levels than September 2005, suggesting microbial decomposition during the growing season following Katrina. 2007 Meeting 413 With such strong differences in surge and non-surge zones and few differences occurring temporally in non-surge zones, we found no evidence of a salt-spray effect further inland from the surge zone. Forest recovery following natural disturbance is a function of effects of the disturbance on existing communities, responses of surviving individuals to changing and often stressful environmental conditions based on species-specific adaptations and life history traits, and germination and establishment of new individuals from the soil seed bank or colonization. Our data suggests forest recovery in the non-surge zone will be less affected by chemical changes to soil, and more affected by wind. Forests in the surge zone, however, were put through several stressful ecological filters. Recovery of these forests is a research aspect we plan to pursue. Discussion & Summary An important theme that runs through all of the papers presented in this symposium and was at the heart of the CRISIS Initiative is that of resilience. In the ecological literature, the concept of resilience has two meanings, both related to system state and disturbance (Gunderson 2000). As originally applied to ecological systems by Holling (1973), resilience refers to the persistence of systems and their ability to absorb change and disturbance and still maintain the same relationships between populations or state variables. The more resilient a system is, the larger a disturbance it can absorb without shifting into an alternate regime. The second definition of resilience focuses more explicitly on the responses of an ecosystem following a disturbance, for example, its ability to return to a ‘steady state’ following a perturbation (e.g., Pimm 1991). This second conceptualization of resilience emphasizes post-disturbance changes, distinguishing it from a system’s ability to ‘absorb’ disturbances, which is often referred to as ‘resistance’ or ‘inertia’ in this context. Westman (1978) and Malanson et al. (2007) provide a link between the two definitions in recognizing four components of resilience: 1) elasticity, the rate of recovery (e.g., changes in similarity to the pre-impact conditions over time), 2) malleability, the degree to which a ‘recovered’ system differs from its pre-impact state, 3) amplitude, the amount of change that can occur before a system cannot recover toward its pre¬ impact condition (i.e., a system threshold beyond which recovery is impossible), and 4) hysteresis, the degree to which the path of recovery varies from the path of impact-change. The papers in this symposium address both aspects of resilience with respect to the effects of Flurricane Katrina. Previous genetic work by Quattro, Roberts and their colleagues, for example, documented significant population- level genetic subdivision in the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio along the U.S. Gulf Coast prior to Hurricane Katrina, leading them to explore questions concerning the impacts of the hurricane on genetic differentiation among coastal populations. Their post-Katrina comparisons of genetic diversity among impacted areas and between impacted/non-impacted areas, however, suggested that Hurricane Katrina had minimal impact on the population genetics of this estuarine-dependent crustacean. Kupfer examined how initial forest damage resulting from Hurricane Katrina was influenced by a range of biotic and abiotic factors, including stand characteristics (e.g., age, forest type, stand condition), topographic setting (e.g., site aspect, distance to the nearest perennial stream) 414 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 and storm meteorology (e.g., duration and steadiness of hurricane-force winds; maximum sustained winds). His findings underscored the differences between forests that generally suffered minimal hurricane damage and whose dynamics should change little in upcoming years (particularly young, pine stands on sheltered slopes and uplands) and those stands that suffered severe canopy mortality (especially old age, bottomland hardwood stands) and whose future successional dynamics will dictate the eventual level of ‘resilience’ displayed by these stand types. In addition to those studies focused primarily on ecological impacts due to hurricane effects, other papers addressed short-term, post-disturbance recovery. In their study of phytoplankton communities in Lake Pontchartrain, Pinkney et al. found that the impacts of effluent inputs were limited to just 45 days following the storm, with the system quickly moving toward pre-disturbance conditions. Moore et al. similarly found substantial changes in a number of soil characteristics and surface water conditions in areas affected by storm surge, but flushing of the surface soils was well underway within the first 18 months following the storm. Although forests in the surge zone were put through a stressful ecological filter and their recovery will have to be monitored in years to come, the picture that emerges from these, and other studies, is one of generally resilient environmental systems. In other coastal systems, however, researchers have shown that storm effects clearly pushed ecosystems past a threshold, resulting in extensive and likely irreversible damage (e.g., coastal marshes and barrier islands damaged by uprooting, excessive sedimentation, erosion, and mortality of dominant and keystone species; Barras 2006). While the concept of resilience has its roots in ecology, physics and systems theory, it has increasingly been applied to the dynamics of coupled social- ecological systems (Walker et al. 2006). In hazards and disaster research, resilience refers to “the ability to survive disasters without significant loss, disruption, and stress, combined with the ability to cope with the consequences of disasters, replace and restore what has been lost, and resume social and economic activity in a timely manner” (National Research Council 2006). Resiliency of coastal zone communities has been of particular interest in the last few decades as intensified development along the nation’s coasts continues to place more property and people at risk from a range of natural hazards, including tropical storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, shoreline erosion and sea-level rise. Most potential losses in coastal areas do not stem from unexpected events; rather, they are the semi-predictable results of interactions among the biophysical environment, the social and demographic characteristics of the communities that experience them, and the built environment (Heinz Center 2003). As it has become increasingly clear that problems associated with natural hazards cannot be solved in isolation but rather are symptoms of broader, more basic social and political issues, the practice of vulnerability analysis has shifted from an emphasis on nature as the cause of disasters toward an understanding of the role that humans play in creating vulnerability. For example, assessing the vulnerability and response capability of a specific coastal region requires an understanding of not only its population characteristics and distribution, but also the economic and political systems that largely determine how hazard 2007 Meeting 415 vulnerability is conceptualized and distributed among and between people and places. Resiliency of coastal communities to natural disasters such as hurricanes has been defined as a function of: 1) exposure, 2) susceptibility (vulnerability) and 3) response capacity (Cutter 2003; Turner et al. 2003). Exposure refers to the degree, duration, and/or extent to which a system is in contact with, or subject to, a given hazard, or alternatively, the probability of an event occurring (e.g., the frequency of a land-falling hurricane at a particular location). It also includes the number of people, buildings, or infrastructure potentially at risk, all of which have increased dramatically along U.S. coastlines in recent years. The combination of increasing population and building, increasing sea level rise, and increasing storm intensity under global warming suggest exposure will increase as well. A community’s susceptibility or vulnerability to external threats or disturbances are a function of its physical, economic, socio-cultural and ecological assets or ‘capital’ that themselves are associated with vulnerabilities related to biophysical systems, the built environment, and socio-economic systems. Biophysical factors involve the interaction between physical processes and human activity and can originate from diverse phenomena such as natural hazards (floods, earthquakes, coastal storms), technological failures (industrial accidents, chemical spills), or more routine and/or chronic environmental threats, such as pollution, coastal erosion, or global warming (Heinz Center 2002). The level of biophysical vulnerability can be dictated by a number of factors, such as proximity to the source of the threat or topography of the area, or through human actions that modify the natural landscape (e.g., residential development in coastal areas; conversion of coastal wetlands), as was also shown in Kupfer’s examination of forest landscape windthrow patterns. An important example of this is that salt marshes along the Gulf Coast and mangrove swamps throughout the world appear to serve the important service of buffering the influence of storms. Built environment indicators provide a measure of the potential economic loss of structures (houses, industries), infrastructure (highways, bridges, power facilities), lifelines (hospitals, fire stations), and cultural icons and monuments (churches, parks) that influence the overall economic vitality and livelihood of communities. Socio-economic factors are those related to the individual characteristics of people (age, gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, occupation, health status) that make them more susceptible to harm from environmental threats. The third component of resilience is response capacity, that is, the ability of a community to ‘bounce back’ following an event. The interaction between natural and human systems is a key indicator of response and thus resilience. For example, while it is well documented that social networks and capital as well as a “sense of place” within communities may be key predictors of community resilience following events such as hurricanes, economic recovery in some communities may be tied to a greater ability of ecosystems to withstand damage or for damaged ecosystems (e.g., forests, shrimp or fishing grounds) to recover, meaning that measures of ecosystem resilience should be considered as indicators of broader community resilience. In other words, understanding aspects of resilience for the full range of components in social-ecological 416 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 systems (and how they are linked) is an important pursuit for understanding the response and future behavior of the entire system (e.g., Boruff et al. 2005). While this theme was clearly present in all of the studies in this symposium, Walker, Fletcher and their colleagues perhaps most clearly demonstrated it in their study at the Grand Bay (MS) National Estuarine Research Reserve. Their findings suggested that there was little immediate impact on salt marsh ecosystems, and they concluded that these systems, as might be expected, were highly resilient to hurricane damage. In contrast, developed areas experienced extreme and persistent damage. The researchers’ experiences at Grand Bay led them to develop a prototype for a rapid-response plan to facilitate documentation of near-term impacts in future storm events that will identify personnel and sampling locations, define the necessary logistics, establish reliable lines of communication, identify roles and responsibilities, and serve as a guide for development of other site-specific plans for additional estuarine sites. Such plans (and specifically the data made available through carefully proscribed sampling and monitoring protocols) are necessary because of the inherent importance of these critical ecosystems to the larger communities of which they are a part. Conclusions In his introduction to the CRISIS program, Dr. Harris Pastides, Vice President for Research and Heath Sciences at the University of South Carolina, noted that: Coastal resiliency has obvious relevance for South Carolina. Our coastline measures 2,876 miles when all our bays, inlets, and islands are considered. There are 504,000 acres of coastal marshes. Almost a million people call our 6 coastal counties home. More than 8 billion dollars of the state's tourism revenue is generated along the coast. Knowledge derived from the natural, engineering, health and social sciences, as well as the humanities, is essential for the development of the data, models, tools and understanding that will enable critical improvements in coastal resiliency in the future. Advancements in our understanding of coastal resilience and vulnerability science also provide USC an opportunity to translate state-of-the-art research findings to public-policy decision making, while demonstrating the relevance of university-based research to improve our state, region and nation and underscoring why USC is poised to play a major role in responses to future natural and willful disasters. While Dr. Pastides was specifically citing the relevance and benefits of the CRISIS projects to the university and the residents of South Carolina, his comments apply to the larger U.S. coastal community. Human populations in counties bordering the Gulf and Atlantic coasts grew from 1 1 million to more than 53 million people from 1900-2000, with the value of insured property increasing at an even faster rate. Recent events such as Hurricane Katrina have shown that it is crucial for decision makers to have systematic metrics for assessing a community’s ability to prepare for, respond to, mitigate the effects of, and recover from environmental hazards, in other words, a clearer grasp of the resilience of coastal communities and ecosystems. The papers presented at this symposium provided a glimpse into aspects of resilience following Hurricane Katrina for 2007 Meeting 417 various ecological communities that provide important economical and ecological services. 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BEGINNING BALANCE RECEIPTS Non-Patron Dues Patron Dues Interest Meeting Revenue (ASB 2006 Gatlinburg) Meeting Revenue (ASB 2007 Columbia) Carolina Bio Meritorious Teaching Award Martin Microscope Student Research Award TL, Brooks/Cole Microbiology Award TL, Brooks/Cole Aquatic Biology Award Enrichment Royalties $18,088.00 $3,000.00 $109.00 $135,470.00 $3,528.00 $1,500.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 $200.00 $1,184.00 $73.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL RECEIPTS & BEGINNING BALANCE DISBURSEMENTS Publication SE Biology 53(1) SE Biology 53(2) SE Biology 53(3) SE Biology 53(4) Total Publication $(2,313.00) $(10,031.00) $(5,675.00) $(3,508.00) Office Expenses Awards, Grants, and Honoraria Graduate Student Support Aquatic Biology Award Speaker Honorarium Speaker Travel Senior Research Award Student Research Award Certificates/Plaques Poster Award Carolina Bio Teaching Award Microbiology Award Outstanding Bio Teacher Award $(500.00) Total Awards, Grants, & Honoraria $(4,816.00) $(200.00) $(1,000.00) $(1,956.00) $(1,000.00) $(1,000.00) $(432.00) $(300.00) $(1,500.00) $(500.00) Interim Meeting Local Committees $(21,527.00) $(1,200.00) $(13,204.00) $ - 2006 2007 Total Local Committees Liability Insurance A2Z Convention Services Web Site Bank Charges Credit Card Charges TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS ENDING BALANCE $(91,759.00) $(10,403.00) $(102,162.00) $(681.00) $(21,850.00) $(740.00) $(115.00) $(5,156.00) $43,271.00 $164,652.00 $207,923.00 $(166,635.00) $41,288.00 2007 Meeting ASB ENRICHMENT FUND 1 JANUARY -31 DECEMBER 2006 421 I. BEGINNING BALANCE II. RECEIPTS 1. Contributions $1,075 2. Interest $109 TOTAL RECEIPTS III. TOTAL RECEIPTS AND BEGINNING BALANCE IV. DISBURSEMENTS 1. Outstanding Biology Teacher Award $(500) 2. Bank Charges $(31) 3. Supplement Budget $(2,175) TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS V. ENDING BALANCE VI. NET DECREASE $42,810 $1,184 $43,994 $(2,706) $41,288 $(1,522) ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGISTS MEMBERSHIP OFFICER’S REPORT 2007 ASB DECEASED MEMBERS Madeline Palmer Burbanck Frederick Hamilton Norris Ronald Reed Cowden Clay Lewis Sellers 2007 ASB EMERITUS STATUS REQUESTS Richard N. Henson James F. Jackson George P. Sawyer Thomas H. Fox Virginia L. Martin R. Dale Thomas CURRENT MEMBERSHIP Apr 05 Mar 06 Mar 07 Complimentary 20 20 27 Contributing 11 11 8 Emeritus 65 73 74 Exhibitor 35 Family 33 32 36 Library 56 56 52 Life 11 25 38 Patron 7 7 10 (Life & Patron 2 2 2) Regular 787 892 821 Student 308 517 559 Sustaining 4 2 2 TOTAL 1,303 1,635 1,662 Respectfully submitted, Deborah K. 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Left to right seated: Cathryn Greenberg, Kim Marie Tolson, Patricia Cox and Douglas Rayner. 2007 Meeting 423 ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGISTS 2007 2008 PROPOSED BUDGET, REVISED 4/23/2007 I. II. III. IV. V. BEGINNING BALANCE RECEIPTS Non-Patron Dues Patron Dues Interest Meeting Revenue (ASB 2008 Spartanburg) Meeting Revenue (ASB 2009) Carolina Bio Meritorious Teaching Award Martin Microscope Student Research Award TL, Brooks/Cole Microbiology Award TL, Brooks/Cole Aquatic Biology Award Enrichment $20,000.00 $3,000.00 $1,000.00 $107,000.00 $4,000.00 $1,500.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 $200.00 $3,000.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL RECEIPTS & BEGINNING BALANCE DISBURSEMENTS 1. Publication SE Biology 55(1) SE Biology 55(2) SE Biology 55(3) SE Biology 55(4) Total Publication 2. Office Expenses 3. Awards, Grants, and Honoraria Graduate Student Support $(4,000.00) $(2,300.00) $(6,000.00) $(6,000.00) $(3,500.00) $(200.00) $(1,000.00) $(400.00) $(2,000.00) $(500.00) $(300.00) Aquatic Biology Award Speaker Honorarium Speaker Travel Research Awards Certificates/Plaques Poster Award Carolina Bio Teaching Award$(1 ,500.00) Microbiology Award $(500.00) Outstanding Biology Teacher Award $(1,000.00) Total Awards, Grants, & Honoraria Interim Meeting Local Committees 2008 Spartanburg $(90,000.00) Total Local Committees Liability Insurance 7. A2Z Convention Services 8. Web Site 9. Bank Charges 10. Credit Card Charges TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS ENDING BALANCE 4. 5. 6. $(17,800.00) $(800.00) $(11,400.00) $ - $(90,000.00) $(700.00) $(14,400.00) $(1,000.00) $(100.00) $(5,000.00) $ - $141,200.00 $141,200.00 $(141,200.00) $ - 424 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 ASB Past-President’s Address The Power of Incidental Influence By Dwayne Wise Past President, ASB This is the first Past-President’s address to be delivered in print only; therefore, there is no model. Nevertheless, I shall forge ahead. I would like to talk about some of the people who influenced the direction of my life and career without necessarily intending to. I hope these words may be of some use to people of all ages as they contemplate their influence on other people and the effect of other people's influence on them. If this piece has a message, it is this: don’t be afraid to influence other people, especially younger people, such as undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs and even junior faculty members. Exhort them to achieve. Many of us need that boost that others can provide (exhortation) in order to excel at the things we’re good at already. Demand more of people than they think they have. Many of them do have it and will produce if this is demanded. The first person who comes to mind when I think about the people who influenced my own career was a high school teacher. I'm sure many of you share this experience. Her name was (and is) Mrs. Abernathy and she taught Latin in my small-town high school. The school offered four years of Latin; unheard of today but common in the long-ago day of my youth. Mrs. Abernathy was classically educated, with a degree from a small liberal arts college. She was absolutely enthusiastic about Latin, now considered to be a dead language. In her classroom, it was very much alive. Mrs. Abernathy had those eyeglasses that were popular in the 1950’s--the ones with curved upper corners bejeweled with sequins. She wore these on a chain around her neck and they spent as much time on her little round stomach as they did on her nose. She would address the class as “Students”. Every time the word “Students” was uttered, the little stomach would jump and the glasses would bounce. I have a vivid memory of the first question of the first class of Latin I. Mrs. Abernathy liked to ask students about modern words with Latin roots. The first question of the first class was: “Students” (bounce), what modern word comes from the Latin “agricola”? Up shot my hand because, having been raised on a farm this was a word with which I had some intimacy. After being recognized, I said “agriculture”. This wonderful lady instilled in me a love for words and language and the ways in which words have their own histories and how the usages of these words have changed over the centuries. Even the word derived from agricola has changed dramatically, as is evidenced by mighty green farm machines towing thousands of dollars worth of tilling, planting, fertilizing and spraying equipment. She made me want to see other places in the world and to understand the history of these places. On a recent trip to Rome, as I walked through the Coliseum and the Forum, I was able to thank her that I could translate some of the words inscribed in the stone. In fact I can still conjugate eram, eras, erat and a few other Latin verbs. I also know that the plural of curriculum vitae is curricula vitorum. Because of her I know dozens of biological 2007 Meeting 425 words, such as pubescent, procumbent, and serrate. Because of her influence, these words are not mysterious to me. The next person of influence, even though he might not have intended to be recognized for it, was a local optometrist in my hometown. His name was Dr. Shivas. He arranged for me to be interviewed and to obtain an academic scholarship at a small liberal arts college. This occurred in the spring of my senior year. I had my eyes set on a job at a local factory because this was the career path of most of the people I knew. The scholarship opened the door to a set of opportunities that would have been closed without the kindness of this gracious man. Obviously, I could never thank him enough and my gratitude to him, in part, motivates this article. The opportunity provided to me by Dr. Shivas took me to Sewanee and a position on the football team commanded by (I use the word “commanded” rather than “coached” for a specific reason) Coach Shirley Majors. Believe me when I say that nobody called him “Shirley”. His name was either “Coach” or “Sir”. This amazing man demanded more than most of us thought we could produce, but somehow we did. He converted eleven ordinary young men into a cohesive team that went undefeated and untied. The team contained two future professional football players and a future bishop. My first biological opportunity was provided by Dr. Oliver Yates, an expert on the taxonomy of a particular group of grasses. When I was an undergraduate student, he provided me with the opportunity to make thousands of squashes of grass anthers, and after the passage of much time and the dissolution of the skin from my thumb, I counted the 20 chromosome pairs of upland sea oats, still one of my favorite plants. Dr. Yates was enthusiastic about this simple chromosome count and treated it as if it were a major scientific advancement. In the meantime, having sniffed the intrigue of meiosis, I was hooked forever and the influence of Dr. Yates took me to graduate school at Florida State University, where I came under the influence of two amazing people. One was Dr. Robert Godfrey, who taught me the wonder of plants in the places where they live. Here was a man who could be wildly enthusiastic about a patch of seedlings of the composite, Eupatorium perfoliatum. He gave me respect for taxonomists by dumping a pile of grass specimens on my desk and instructing me to key them and tell him the names when I was finished. This experience quickly led me to the pursuit of chromosomes and meiosis, having neither the brain nor the persistence to deal with remembering dozens of Latin binomials of grass species. Venturing to another part of campus, I found Dr. Margaret Menzel. I remember my interview with her. She was in her lab looking at chromosomes. I noticed that she had dirt under her fingernails, and for a farm boy, this was an important discovery. She looked me up and down, asked me some very pointed questions and said yes, I suppose you can work in my lab. This led to five of the happiest and most productive years of my life. Dr. Menzel taught me many things: new ways to look at species, to think about hybridization, ecology and evolution; even philosophy. Menzel students were required to meet on Wednesday evenings at her home and to discuss papers of interest, sometimes chosen by us; sometimes suggested by her. One of her “suggestions” (they were never actual suggestions; they were requirements) was to read a philosophy book called The Phenomenon of Man by a French priest named Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. I don't remember 426 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 much about the book except that it forms the basis for the famous Flannery O'Connor short story called “Everything That Rises Must Converge”. The point is that my horizons were broadened by an expectation that went beyond the usual. In the Menzel lab, much was demanded and I found that, after some struggle, I had a fair amount to give. The extent of what would be demanded came early in my graduate experience. A part of the initiation for any new Menzel student was to emasculate Hibiscus flowers in preparation for cross-pollination. These plants were kept in the greenhouse a short way from the campus in Tallahassee. Imagine a Hibiscus plant the size of a small tree with thorns. The duty of the greenhorn was to climb on a ladder through these branches, locate every flower bud, pry open the petals and rip out the anthers with forceps. The plants were kept in a greenhouse in Tallahassee in the summertime with a temperature, as I recall, of at least 200°F. Having done this my first day as greenhorn and feeling secretly quite pleased with myself, I returned the next day to find a cardboard box on my desk. Inside the box were the flowers, with anthers intact, that I had missed the day before. A small note inside asked “May I assume that this will not happen again?” These are some of the people who had “incidental” influence on my own career and I thank each and every one of them. Some of them are lost to me now and I cannot express my gratitude directly. I hope that, by convincing you to have an influence on the people around you, I can try to perpetuate their influence. So take an interest in the local high school student who deserves more but has less. Make opportunities for other people, whatever it requires. It could be encouragement, it could be money, or it could be the chance to be interviewed for a scholarship. It could take many other forms. Don’t hesitate. Provide the opportunity and a deserving student will take advantage of it. Demand the best from your students, from your colleagues and from yourself. In this way you will achieve and you will leave a legacy someone will remember. Perhaps a paper that mentions your name will be published. As Mrs. Abernathy would say: “Carpe diem, Students”. 03 2007 Meeting 427 MEMORIES FROM ASB ANNUAL MEETING IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA By Robert Y. George President, George Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability Wilmington, NC 28409 On April 18, 2007 the capital of the former confederate city Columbia in South Carolina was in a mood of melancholy and so were all the members of the ASB 68th annual conference participants. The flag was flying in half-mast in memory and honor of the faculty and students who were brutally murdered by a sole mindless assassin in Virginia Tech. (Fig. 1 right. In solemn remembrance.) President of ASB Prof. Kim Marie Tolson asked twice, once in the plenary session and again in the business meeting, to observe a minute of silence to pray for the many victims of the Virginia Tech. All participants were fascinated with the extraordinary skill of our host Prof. John Herr who, with the help of the efficient local arrangement committee, did a superb job to make the 68th annual meeting of the ASB a major milestone in the history of our growing and vibrant association. The plenary session was a full house with a famous biologist Dr. Peter C. H. Pritchard who virtually took all of us to Galapagos with his vivid presentation of the vanishing giant tortoises in the island, which once was Charles Darwin’s sojourn in his voyage. I came to Columbia as a past chairman of the ASB conservation committee and was happy to present a paper to save the elegant “Tundra Swans” Cygnus columbianus (as if it was named after our host town) from the plans of US Navy to develop the “Outlying Landing Field” (OLF) in the vicinity of the outer banks of North Carolina. I once met the great ecosystem-ecologist Eugene Odum in the ASB meeting in New Orleans, not too long before he died. We discussed the need for conservation biologists to be vigilant to save the vanishing species of plants and animals because of bad management strategies or the impact of global warming, pollution or habitat loss. Our wetlands along the Gulf coast of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana are rapidly disappearing. Eugene Odum laid the foundation for studying the ecosystem structure and function. We have to follow his tradition and wisdom to save the nature from further deterioration. I was so pleased to buy a copy of the recent book “Eugene Odum: Ecosystem Ecologist and Environmentalist” by the author Jean Craige (University of Georgia Press) at the ASB booth in Columbia. 428 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Fig. 2. 2007 ASB meeting venue- The Columbia Metropolitan Con¬ vention Center located in the so- called “The Congaree Vista” in downtown Columbia, capital of S.C. Fig. 4. Meeting old friends and making new friends is always typical of ASB meetings. Fig. 3. The Hampton Inn adjacent to the conference facility-Convention Center. Fig. 5. Our hosts Dr. & Mrs. John Herr. We in ASB recently made (while I served as chair of ASB conservation committee) resolutions on “Invasive species problem” and also on the “Status of Endangered species” which is growing with many land and aquatic species on the verge of extinction. These resolutions need not remain as just documents in our archives but also need to be taken to the US Congress for action. The traditional systems of conservation have by and large evolved around species that are basically of practical use (for food, fodder, timber etc.). In contrast, till recently conservation policies of Governments (autocratic, democratic or communistic) have evolved around species that are charismatic (whales, seals, birds of beauty etc). We have thus far ignored the non-charismatic small or microscopic species (meiofauna, macrofauna and microorganisms) that are also components of biodiversity and their survival must be a major driving force in conservation. Time has come we shift gear to the newly realized approach to conservation, the so called “ecosystem-based management” in the 21st century. We need to adhere to IUCN (World Conservation Union or International Union of the Conservation of Nature) system to recognize (A) Critically Endangered, (B) Endangered (C) Threatened and (D) Vulnerable Species of plants and animals in the Southeastern United States. Most importantly ASB members must be constantly reminded of our purpose: “the solution of biological problems and the preservation of biological resources”. 2007 Meeting 429 Fig. 6. The author with the distinguished late Prof. Eugene Odum in New Orleans. Fig. 7. Dr. & Mrs. Robert Y. George with an exhibit of the Tundra Swan’ in the Wildlife Resource Commission Museum in Duck, N. C. Over 100, 000 migratory tundra swans visit the North Carolina Pocosin wildlife reserve to winter over, after flying a transcontinental route from Northern Arctic shores of Alaska. Conservation biologists appealed to abort Navy’s plan to develop a 900 square miles as a military site to fly high-speed F-fighter planes that could jeopardize not only the thousands of migratory birds but also the pilots (by sucking the birds into the engines). I presented my paper in Columbia to stop the Navy’s plans. Lo and behold, not only my paper but also many other petitions from conservation groups such as the Audubon Society now convinced the Navy to give up the plan. Meanwhile, Virginia has offered to accommodate the Navy’s proposed landing field for F/A-18 Super Hornet jet fighters. This is indeed a success story for conservation and migratory swans are now saved! My wife Chandra and I drove together to Columbia, South Carolina, and we both celebrated the “Tundra Swan survival” from Navy’s threat by visiting not only the Duck Wildlife Museum in Outer Banks, North Carolina prior to our trip but also the famous “Swan Garden in Sumter, South Carolina”. Pictures speak a thousand words and therefore, I present the following figures. Fig. 9. Mute swan & a Canadian goose in ‘Sumter Swan Lake.’ (Photo taken on April 21 , 2007, final day of ASB 2007.) SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 o CO ■"t Association Affairs 431 ASB Southeastern Biology Staff, ASB Officers, and Executive Committee Members-at-Large, 2007-2008 Telephone numbers, Fax numbers and e-mail addresses can be found on the inside front cover of each issue of the Southeastern Biology. Southeastern Biology Staff James D. Caponetti, Division of Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Nicole T. Welch, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN Dwayne A. Wise, Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS Tim Atkinson, Carolina Biological Supply Company, Burlington, NC Ricky Fiorillo, Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA Debbie Moore, Department of Natural Sciences, Troy University, Dothan, AL Scott Jewell, P. O. Box 1088, Mebane, NC ASB Officers W. Michael Dennis, Breedlove, Dennis and Associates, Inc., 330 W. Canton Ave., Winter Park, FL Thomas R. Wentworth, Department of Botany, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Patricia B. Cox, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN Kim Marie Tolson, Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA Nicole T. Welch, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN Tim Atkinson, Carolina Biological Supply Company, Burlington, NC Deborah Atkinson, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC John Herr, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Executive Committee Members-at-Large 2008: Jennifer J. Davis, Dept, of Biology, Shorter College, Rome, GA. Dennis C. Haney, Dept, of Biology, Furman University, Greenville, SC. 2009: Donald H. Roush, Dept, of Biology, Univ. of North Alabama, Florence, AL Robert Wayne Van Devender, Dept, of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 2010: Cathryn H. Greenberg, USDA Forest Service, 1577 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC Douglas A. Rayner, Dept, of Biology, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC Print Editor Associate Editor Web Editor Business Manager News Editor Book Review Editor Meetings Coord. President President-elect Vice-President Past President Secretary Treasurer Membership Officer Archivist 432 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 ASB COMMITTEES 2007-2008 Representatives to Other Societies AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science Representative: Tim Atkinson, Carolina Biological Supply Company, 2700 York Road, Burlington, NC 27215; (336) 538-6224; tim.atkinson@ carolina.com. AIBS - American Institute of Biological Science Representative: Geraldine Twitty. Department of Biology, Howard University, 415 College St., NW, Washington, DC 20059; 202-806-6953; FAX 202-806-4564; gtwitty@howard.edu. ASB Committees Committee for Human Diversity Chair: LaJoyce Debro, Department of Biology, Jacksonville State University, 700 N. Pelham Road, Jacksonville, AL 36265; 256-781-5036; ledebro@Jsucc.jsu.edu Anisha Campbell, Department of Natural Sciences, Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Rd., Bowie, MD 20715; 301-860-3341; acampbell@bowiestate.edu Diane Nelson, Professor Emerita, Dept, of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614-1710; 423-282- 4828; janddnelson@yahoo.com Conservation Committee Chair: Michael Woods, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082; 334-670-3403; mwoods@ troy.edu Danny Gustafson, Department of Biology, The Citadel, 171 Moultrie Street, Duckett Hall, Room 301, Charleston, SC 29409; 843-953-7876; FAX 843-953-7264; danny.gustafson@citadel.edu A. P. Giunta, Fox Creek High School, 1297 W. Martintown Road, North Augusta, South Carolina 29841; 803-613-9435; FAX 803-613-1533; Cell 781-492-4015; apgiunta@aol.com Education Committee Co-Chair: Dennis Haney, Department of Biology, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613; 864-294-2050; FAX 864-294- 2058; dennis.haney@furman.edu Association Affairs 433 Co-Chair: Don Roush, Department of Biology, UNA Box 5212, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632; 256-765-4435; dhroush@una.edu John Shields, EM Lab, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602; 706-542- 4080; jshields@cb.uga.edu Enrichment Fund Chair: Bonnie Kelley, Biology Department, UNC Pembroke, One University Drive, P.O. Box 1510, Pembroke, NC 28372-1510; 910-521-6419, FAX 910-521-6649; bonnie.kelley@uncp.edu Finance Committee Chair: Tim Atkinson, Carolina Biological Supply Co., 2700 York Road, Burlington, NC 27215; 336-538-6224, FAX 800-222-7112; tim.atkinson@ carolina.com Past President: Kim Marie Tolson, Department of Biology, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; tolson@ulm.edu President-Elect: Tom Wentworth, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor of Botany, Department of Plant Biology, Box 7612, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7612; 919-515-2168; FAX 919-515-3436; twentwo@ncsu.edu Executive Committee Member: Doug Rayner, Biology Department, Wofford College, 2030 Miliken Science Center West, Spartanburg, SC 29303; 864-597-4624; FAX 864-597-4629; Raynerda@wofford.edu Ex-Officio-Enrichment: Bonnie Kelley, Biology Department, UNC Pembroke, One University Drive, P.O. Box 1510, Pembroke, NC 28372- 1510; 910-521-6419, FAX 910-521-6649; bonnie.kelley@uncp.edu Graduate Student Award Committee Chair: Steven W. Keenum, TVA, 16401 Chenal Valley Dr., Apt. 7211, Little Rock, AR 72223; 501-821-6390; swkeenum@tva.gov M. Wayne Morris, P.O. Box 2583, Gainesville, GA 30503; 678-357-4307; mwmorris@troy.edu Joey Shaw, Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee- Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598; Cell: 423-443-9568; joeyshaw@utc.edu Local Arrangements Committee Chair: Joe Pollard, Department of Biology, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613-0418; 864-294-3244; FAX 864- 294-2058; joe.pollard@furman.edu Doug Rayner, Biology Department, Wofford College, 2030 Miliken Science Center West, Spartanburg, SC 29303; 864-597-4624; FAX 864-597- 4629; Raynerda@wofford.edu Scott Jewell, A2ZConvention Services, P. O. Box 1088, Mebane, NC 27302; 336-421-0034, Cell 336-213-7373, FAX 336-421-3425, a2zconvention @yahoo.com 434 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Meritorious Teaching Award Committee - Award Sponsored by Carolina Biological Supply Company Chair: Ken Shull, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608-2027; 828-262-2675, FAX 828-262-2127; shulljk@appstate.edu Ron Dimock, Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston- Salem, NC 27109; 336-758-5567; dimock@wfu.edu Safaa Al-Hamdanai, Biology Department, Jacksonville State University, 700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602; 256-782-5642; sah@jsu.edu Nominating Committee Chair: Dwayne Wise, Department of Biological Sciences, P.O. Drawer GY, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762; 662-325-7579; FAX 662-325-7939; daw1@ra.msstate.edu Tom Wentworth, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor of Botany, Department of Plant Biology, Box 7612, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7612; 919-515-2168; FAX 919-515-3436; twentwo@ncsu.edu Bonnie Kelley, Biology Department, UNC Pembroke, One University Drive, P.O. Box 1510, Pembroke, NC 28372-1510; 910-521-6419, FAX 910- 521-6649; bonnie.kelley@uncp.edu Past-President’s Council Kim Marie Tolson, Department of Biology, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; tolson@ulm.edu Patron Member and Exhibitor Committee Chair until 2009: Wayne Van Devender (Chair until 2009), Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608; 828-262-6907, FAX 828-262-2127; vandevenderr@appstate.edu Vice-Chair: Randy Small, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996; 865-974-3065; FAX 865- 974-3067; rsmall@utk.edu Patricia Cox, TVA Heritage Program, 400 West Summit Hill Dr., WT11C407K, Knoxville, TN 37901; 865-632-3609; pbcox@tva.gov Scott Jewell, A2ZConvention Services, P. O. Box 1088, Mebane, NC 27302; 336-421-0034, Cell 336-213-7373, FAX 336-421-3425, a2zconvention @yahoo.com John Herr, Department of Biology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; 803-777-81 10; FAX 803-777-4002; herr@biol.sc.edu Place of Meeting Committee Chair: Don Roush, Department of Biology, UNA Box 5212, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632; 256-765-4435; dhroush@una.edu Patricia Cox, TVA Heritage Program, 400 West Summit Hill Dr., WT11C407K, Knoxville, TN 37901 ; 865-632-3609; pbcox@tva.gov Association Affairs 435 John Herr, Department of Biology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; 803-777-8110; FAX 803-777-4002; herr@biol.sc.edu Scott Jewell, A2ZConvention Services, P. O. Box 1088, Mebane, NC 27302; 336-421-0034, Cell 336-213-7373, FAX 336-421-3425, a2zconvention @yahoo.com Poster Awards Committee - Award sponsored by ASB Chair: Ray Williams, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608-2027; 828-262-6511, FAX 828-262-2127; willmsrs@appstate.edu Brian Odom, Biology Department, Wingate University, P.O. Box 5014, Wingate, NC 28174; 704-2333-8237; odom@wingate.edu Lathiena Manning, 11712 S. Laurel Drive, Apt. 2A, Laurel, MD 20708; Cell: 302-740-0531 ; lmanningbiology@hotmail.com Roland Roberts, Biological Sciences, Towson University, 8000 York Road, 341 Smith Hall, Towson, MD 21252-0001; 410-704-3034; rroberts@towson.edu John Delfino, Midway College, 512 E. Stephens Street, Midway, KY 40347- 1120; 859-846-5813 (work), 859-272-7964; jdelfino@midway.edu Publication Committee Chair: Jennifer Davis, Department of Biology, Shorter College, Rome, GA 30161; 707-233-7292; jdavis@shorter.edu Don Roush, Department of Biology, UNA Box 5212, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632; 256-765-4435; dhroush@una.edu Jim Caponetti, Division of Biology, M303 Walters Life Sciences Bldg. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0830; 865-974-6841; FAX 865-974-4057; jcaponet@utk.edu Tom Wentworth, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor of Botany, Department of Plant Biology, Box 7612, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7612; 919-515-2168; FAX 919-515-3436; twentwo@ncsu.edu Research Awards Committee - Senior - Award Sponsored by ASB Chair: Nitya Jacob, Department of Biology, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Oxford College of Emory University, Oxford, GA 30054; 770-784-8346, FAX 770-784-8423; njacob@learnlink.emory.edu Martin Henry Stevens, Botany Department, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056; 513-529-4206, FAX 513-529-4243; hstevens@muohio.edu George Cline, Department of Biology, Jacksonville State University, 700 Pelham Rd. North, Jacksonville, AL 36265; 256-782-5038; gcline@jsucc.jsu.edu Research Awards Committee-Student - Award Sponsored by Martin Microscope Company and Thomson Brooks/Cole Chair: Frank Romano, Department of Biology, Jacksonville State University, 700 Pelham Rd. North, Jacksonville, AL 36265; 256-782-5038; fromano@jsucc.jsu.edu 436 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Tom Pauley, Department of Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755; 304-696-2376, FAX 304-736-1424; pauley@marshall.edu Ricky Fiorillo, Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209; 318-342-1797; FAX 318-342-3312; fiorillo@ulm.edu Research Awards Committee-Microbiology - Award Sponsored by Thomson Brooks/Cole Chair: Min-Ken Liao, Department of Biology, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613; 864-294-3246; min-ken.liao@ furman.edu Christi Magrath, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, MSCX 31 2C, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082; 334-670-3622; FAX 334- 670-3626; cmagrath@troy.edu Don Roush, Department of Biology, UNA Box 5212, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632; 256-765-4435; dhroush@una.edu Resolutions Committee Chair: Kim Marie Tolson, Department of Biology, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; tolson@ulm.edu Rebecca Cook, Biological Department, Lambuth University, 705 Lambuth Blvd. Jackson, TN 38301; 901-425-3278; FAX 901-988-4900; cook- reb@lambuth.edu Derek Jones, 342 Elm Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; Cell 303-258- 6944; drJones@howard.edu eg Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Site of the Thursday evening social, April 19, 2007. 2008 Meeting 437 2008 MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGISTS SPARTANBURG MARRIOTT AT RENAISSANCE PARK SPARTANBURG, SC APRIL 16-19, 2008 438 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 CALL FOR PAPERS (this is the only call) THE 69™ ANNUAL ASB MEETING HOSTED BY: FURMAN UNIVERSITY and WOFFORD COLLEGE FURMAN WOFFORD COLLEGE FOUNDED 1854 2008 Meeting 439 Please note the following deadlines for our 69th annual meeting. This will be the only call for papers! 15 OCTOBER Nominations for ASB officers and executive committee due to the Nominations Committee. 3 JANUARY Titles and abstracts of papers and posters, including those applying for awards, due to the Program Committee. This will be the only call for papers. They must reach the Program Committee by this date. 3 JANUARY-25 JANUARY Submission materials for research awards due to respective research awards committees. 25 JANUARY Meritorious Teaching Award materials due to Meritorious Teaching Award Committee. Application for graduate student travel awards due to Graduate Student Travel Awards Committee. Special note from the Treasurer If you are submitting an abstract, you know now that you plan to attend the meeting, so PLEASE make sure your membership is up- to-date, then go ahead and register for the meeting as soon as possible. Please do not delay until the last minute when we will have a logjam of people trying to pay membership and register before the deadline!! 440 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 LOCAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE 69th ANNUAL MEETING FURMAN UNIVERSITY, GREENVILLE, SC AND WOFFORD COLLEGE, SPARTANBURG, SC Local Arrangements Co-Chairs: Joe Pollard ioe.oollard(a)fu rman.edu Doug Rayner ravnerda(a)wofford.edu (864) 294-3244 (864) 597-4624 Program Committee: Dennis Haney dennis.hanev(a).fu rman.edu G.R. Davis davisar(5)wofford.edu (864) 294-2050 (864) 597-4621 Field Trips: Greg Lewis area. Iewis(a)fu rman.edu Doug Rayner ra v n e rd a (a) woffo rd . ed u (864) 294-3249 (864) 597-4624 Social Events: Victoria Turgeon victoria. turqeon(a)furman.edu (864) 294-3791 Volunteer Coordinators: Min-Ken Liao min-ken.liao(5)fu rman.edu Lisa Thomas thomaslo(5).wofford.edu (864) 294-3246 (864) 597-4620 Tri-Beta Coordinators: Eli Hestermann eli.hestermann(a)fu rman.edu Stacey Hettes hettessr(Q)wofford.edu (864) 294-3527 (864) 597-4659 Audiovisual Coordinator: Nicholas Schisler nicholas.schisler(a)furman.edu (864) 294-3243 Silent Auction: Edna Steele edna.steele(a)converse.edu (864) 596-9120 Meeting Coordinator: Scott Jewell a2zconvention(a)vahoo.com (336)421-0034 The Meeting Coordinator handles Commercial Exhibits & Workshops, Registration, Hotel Accommodations, and Transportation. 2008 Meeting 441 PAPER & POSTER SUBMISSION DOCUMENTS FOR 2008 MEETING DEADLINE: THURSDAY, 3 JANUARY 2008 Individuals presenting papers or posters are expected to be members of ASB or an affiliate society! INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS Submit a single e-mail message with two attachments in MS Word document format to the appropriate address for posters or papers (see below). The two attachments should be titled, “Author Information” and “Abstract”. DO NOT submit author information or abstracts within the text of the e-mail message. Submit oral papers to ASBpapers@furman.edu and posters to ASBposters@furman.edu. ATTACHMENT 1 (Titled “Author Information”) Number and list the following information items: 1. AUTHOR(S) 2. INSTITUTION(S) 3. FIRST AUTHOR PHONE/FAX 4. FIRST AUTHOR E-MAIL 5. ABSTRACT TITLE 6. PRESENTATION TYPE: PAPER or POSTER NOTE: All oral presentations must be in MS PowerPoint with a backup copy on a CD disk or USB memory drive. Slide projectors will not be available. Poster space is 46” x 46”. Bring your own pins or Velcro. 7. CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE SECTION(S) TO WHICH YOUR PAPER OR POSTER SHOULD BE ASSIGNED. IF YOU CHOOSE MORE THAN ONE, RANK SECTIONS AS TO YOUR PREFERENCE (1 = MOST PREFERRED). Animal Behavior Animal Physiology Developmental Biology Herpetology Invertebrate Zoology & Entomology Ornithology Plant Biology Plant Systematics Animal Ecology Aquatic, Wetland & Marine Mgmt. Genetics, Cell & Molecular Biology Ichthyology Microbiology Parasitology Plant Ecology Teaching Biology 442 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 8. AWARDS: If you intend to apply for one of the following awards, you must indicate this to the Program Committee during the abstract submission so that talks can be scheduled appropriately. Students must be first author to be considered for student awards. Applicants must be present at the Awards Banquet to be considered for an ASB award. For most awards, you MUST also submit an abstract to the award committee chairperson. Please see applicable rules for each award at www.asb.appstate.edu/2008_Meeting_Awards.php and in this issue. If you do not follow these instructions, you will not be considered for the award. ASB Senior Research Award ($1,000). Sponsored by ASB. ASB Student Research Award ($1,000). Sponsored by Martin Microscope Company. Brooks/Cole Student Research Award in Aquatic Biology ($200). Sponsored by Thomson Learning Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. ASB Research Award in Microbiology ($500). Sponsored by Thomson Learning Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. ASB Student Poster Award ($300). Sponsored by ASB. Eugene P. Odum Award ($500). Sponsored by the SE Chapter of ESA. Elsie Quarterman-Catherine Keever Award ($300). Sponsored by the SE Chapter of ESA. NC Botanical Garden Award ($200). Sponsored by the NCBG. SEASIH Student Travel Awards ($50). Sponsored by the SE Chapter of ASIH. See http://www.asih.org. SEASIH Student Ichthyology Award ($100). Sponsored by the SE Chapter of ASIH. See http://www.asih.org. SEASIH Student Herpetology Award ($100). Sponsored by the SE Chapter of ASIH. See http://www.asih.org. SAC/SWS Student Travel Awards ($100). Sponsored by the SA Chapter of SWS. BSA Student Plant Science Award ($300) plus travel expenses. Sponsored by the SE Section of BSA. ATTACHMENT 2 (Titled “Abstract”) Please follow guidelines below. The abstract must be in 9 point Arial (if your computer does not have Arial, use Times New Roman) with margins of 1 inch right and 214 inches left. Text should be fully justified. Do not place hard returns at ends of lines; allow word wrapping. The abstract (not including the authors’ name(s), address(es) or title of the presentation) must not exceed 250 words. Single space all typing. 1. Indent author, institution, and title information 1 tab stop (1/2 inch). Type in the following order: AUTHOR’S NAME(S) all capitalized; last name first for first author; other authors’ names (if any), first names first. If two authors, separate names with “AND”. In the case of more than two authors, separate all but the last name with a comma and separate last two with “AND”. End with a period. 2008 Meeting 443 2. Institution(s) follow authors’ names directly. Maintain the same indentation as names and end with a dash ( — ). In case of two or more authors from different institutions, place all author names together first, followed by all institutions in the same order. If necessary, key the authors’ names to the institution with a superscript number. 3. Start the title immediately after the dash without a space. Capitalize first letter of first word, then only proper and scientific names as customary. Underline all of the title, and maintain the same indentation as the name and institution. End with a period. Leave one full blank line between title and abstract text. 4. Start text of abstract on a new line. Do not indent first line. Use one paragraph for entire text. Do not put any reference citations in the abstract. Justify both left and right margins. 250 word maximum. 5. Single space all typing. Put taxonomic names in italics. EXAMPLES RADENBAUGH, TODD A. United States Peace Corps, Jamaica — Major plant community types of Duncan Bay, Jamaica, West Indies. There is an urgent need to record and describe the coastal ecosystems on the North coast of Jamaica before they are severely altered by human . DAVIS, JENNIFER1 AND DWAYNE WISE2. Shorter College1 and Mississippi State University2 — Causes and consequences of elevated levels of meiotic abnormalities in laboratory colonies of the crane fly Nephrotoma suturalis. Progeny of wild-caught crane flies were compared to a laboratory colony of Nephrotoma suturalis for mean % chromosomal abnormalities, mean % survival, and parameters indicative of . INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ORAL PRESENTATIONS All oral presentations will be done using Microsoft PowerPoint only. Presenters should bring a backup copy on a CD or USB memory drive. Complete and final presentations must be submitted on CD to the audiovisual coordinator to be received by April 4. The first author’s name and truncated title should be written on the upper surface of the CD using an indelible marker. Submit the CD to be received by April 4 2008 to: Dr. Nicholas Schisler, Department of Biology, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613. 444 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 ASB 2008 FIELD TRIPS The upstate of South Carolina is adjacent to the Blue Ridge Escarpment, one of the richest botanical and zoological zones in the Southeast. Plan early to attend one of the Saturday trips! The list of field trips below is tentative. More information will be available in the January issue of SE Biology. 1 . Botanical Diversity Field Trip, Wadakoe Mountain, Pickens County SC. 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. Trip leader: Patrick McMillan, Clemson University, host of SCETV’s “Expeditions.” Spectacular plant diversity and many botanical rarities, because of unusual geology and soils. 2. Wildfiowers Field Trip, Bridal Veil Falls, Tran si vania County, A/C. 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Trip leader: Doug Jensen, Converse College. An easy hike in an area with a great diversity of wildfiowers, finishing at a spectacular waterfall. 3. Herpetological Field Trip, Location TBA. Time TBA. Trip leaders: Wayne Van Devender, Appalachian State University, Ab Abercrombie, Wofford College. Reptiles and amphibians of the piedmont and Blue Ridge. 4. Birding Field Trip, Cottonwood Trail, Spartanburg County, SC. Time TBA. Trip leaders: Lyle and Sarah Campbell, USC Upstate. Avifauna of the South Carolina piedmont. 5. Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Field Trip, Croft State Natural Area, Spartanburg County, SC. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Trip leader: Jim Glover, SC Dept, of Health and Environmental Control. Characteristic macroinvertebrates of an upper piedmont stream, including identification, life history, and use of macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality. 6. Ichthyology Field Trip, Middle Saluda River, Jones Gap State Park, Greenville County, SC. Time TBA. Trip leader: Dan Rankin, SC Dept, of Natural Resources. Characteristic fish fauna of a beautiful Blue Ridge mountain stream and a downstream piedmont segment of the same stream. 2008 Meeting 445 ACTIVITIES FOR GUESTS Guests who are not participating in the conference will find many interesting places to visit in the Greenville-Spartanburg area. In Spartanburg, the brand-new Chapman Cultural Center, including the Spartanburg County Museum of Art, is immediately next door to the convention hotel. The Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve is a horticultural oasis near the center of the city. Historic homes include the Seay House and the Thomas Price House. Also close to Spartanburg you can relive a pivotal battle of the American Revolution at Cowpens National Battlefield, which can easily be combined with a trip to one of the state’s largest outlet malls. Greenville also has many attractions, including the spectacular Liberty Bridge over the Reedy River Falls, as well as the Greenville Zoo. Stroll through downtown Greenville, which recently won the American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and enjoy a wide range of shops and restaurants. Car enthusiasts love the exhibition and tour at the BMW Zentrum, BMW's first plant outside Germany, located between Greenville and Spartanburg (near GSP airport). Golfers will find a huge range of public and semi-private courses throughout the upstate area. Lake and Bell Tower at Furman University 446 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Announcing the ASB Thursday Night Social “ Let the Good Times Roll . ” ASB has a reputation for hosting an exciting and fun-filled Thursday Night Social. This year’s plans include all the excitement and fun, with a few new twists. A multimedia musical extravaganza will be provided by E & M Entertainment. E & M excites every crowd with the most popular American hits and all genres of music, enhanced by giant screen music videos, dance lights, and a great sound system. Don’t miss the casino games! Yes, we’ll have activities for those who want to sit back and enjoy the music from a gaming table. There will also be quiet corners for those whose main priority is to hang out with old friends. Local micro-brews, great wines and a giant buffet of mouth¬ watering South Carolina flavors will ensure a most enjoyable and exciting evening. Please note: ASB will provide transportation to/from satellite hotels for this event only! More details will be found in the January issue of SE Biology. 2008 Meeting 447 Silent Auction _ Yes I would like to contribute to the Silent Auction to help with student travel to the Annual Meeting. (100% of all proceeds to benefit student travel awards) Partial List of Items Donated at the 2007 Annual Meeting in Columbia Dissection Set Corporate Gift Certificates Heart Model Dinner for Two Two Nights Hotel Accommodations Books Charts Gift Basket Educational Charts Microscope IPod Description of ltem(s) to be donated Please check appropriate option: _ Please contact me at the conference to pick-up donation _ I will mail the donation to Scott Jewell, ASB Meeting Coordinator before March 15, 2008. Signature Date phone Title e-mail Return form by March 15, 2008 to: Scott Jewell, ASB Meeting Coordinator, PO Box 1088, Mebane, NC 27302; A2Zconvention@vahoo.com, 336/213-7373 cell, 336/421-0034 office, 336/421-3425 fax. 448 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Workshop Form 2008 Association of Southeastern Biologists April 16-19, 2008 Spartanburg, SC Workshop Description: All commercial workshops will be conducted during the meeting on a first-come first-served basis. Classroom style seating will be provided at no additional charge to the presenter. Each classroom will be set for a minimum of 50 participants. A screen will be provided for each room. LCD projectors and laptops will not be provided. One workshop per application please. Company/Organization _ (Please list company name as you wish it to appear on printed materials) Presenter _ Email Add ress : _ Contact Address: Telephone: _ Fax: _ Workshop Title: _ 50 Word Workshop Description: _ web site: (Description will appear in Final Program of Southeastern Biology) Please indicate which time slot you prefer below: Pre-Conference Workshop: Wed 4pm-5:30pm _ Thurs 8:30am-10am _ Thurs 10:30am-12noon _ Thurs 1:30pm-3pm Thurs 3:30pm-5pm _ Fri 8:30am-10am _ Deadline for workshop submission is 14 October 2007 Hold Harmless Clause The workshop presenter assumes all responsibility and liability for losses, damages and claims arising out of injury to the presenter’s display, equipment and other property brought upon the premises of the convention facilities and shall indemnify and hold harmless the association agents, servants and employees as well as the ASB organization from any losses, damages and claims. Upon acceptance by ASB, this signed application and Workshop Contract form becomes the contract for the 2008 ASB Annual Convention. Workshop presenter will be notified of their acceptance by letter no later than 15 Dec 2007. Signature Date Return form by October 14 2007 to: Scott Jewell, ASB Meeting Coordinator, PO Box 1088, Mebane, NC 27302; A2Zconvention@vahoo.com. 336/213-7373 cell, 336/421-0034 office, 336/421-3425 fax. 2008 Meeting 449 Industry Partners Form 2008 Association of Southeastern Biologists April 16-19, 2008 Spartanburg, SC _ Yes I Would Like To Partner With ASB And Participate In the Industry Partners Program!! Send no money now, please complete form and return to address shown below Company/Organization Representative: (Please list company name as you wish it to appear on printed materials) Email Address: City, State, Zip: Telephone: Fax: ‘Special Recognition at the Thursday Night Social, Friday Night Awards Banquet, signage at the Convention Center and a listing in Final Program of Southeastern Biology! Qty Item Amount Wed Night Cash Bar (4 Opportunities) $500/opportunity Coffee Breaks (8 Opportunities) $500/opportunity Cyber Cafe & Marketing Survey $750/opportunity Thurs Night Social (4 Opportunities) $900/opportunity Fri Night Banquet Cash Bar $850 Yes 1 wish to present a workshop See Workshop Form 24 Hour Exhibit Hall Security $1,000 ASB Executive Committee Breakfast $350 Yes 1 would like to Donate an Item to the Silent Auction to help with Student Travel ASB Web Site Hot Link to See Silent Auction Form Your Company (12 months) $375 Yes 1 would like an AD in all 4 See Advertising Form 2008 issues of Southeastern Biology, (circle choice) % page=$200, V2 page=$325, full page=$425 AD in Final On Site Program (circle choice) See Advertising Form % page=$175, 14 page=$225, full page=$275 Signature Date Title e-mail Return Form With Check or Credit Card Information by January 1 2008 to: Scott Jewell, ASB Meeting Coordinator, PO Box 1088, Mebane, NC 27302; A2Zconvention@yahoo.com, 336/213-7373 cell, 336/421-0034 office, 336/421-3425 fax. 450 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Advertise With The Association of Southeastern Biologists Reach Your Target Audience and Promote your Products and Services Throughout the Year!! Advertise in Southeastern Biology!! Advertise in Southeastern Biology and reach over 1 ,500 members from 40 states and 13 countries. ASB publishes four issues of Southeastern Biology per year and an on-site Program for the Annual Meeting. Choose either or both of these opportunities to increase your marketing exposure. Promote your products and services throughout the year! Ad Sizes !4 Page Ad VA” x 1” y2 Page Ad 3” x 2” Full Page Ad 714" x 4 3/4” r 2008 Meeting 451 ADVERTISING ORDER FORM _ Ad in all 4 issues of Southeastern Biology (circle choice) % page = $200, page = $325, full page = $425 _ Ad in Final On Site Program (circle choice) % page = $175, !4 page = $225, full page = $275 *AII ads are black and white and must be submitted in pdf. Signature Date Title phone e-mail _ Visa _ MasterCard _ Discover CC# _ Exp _ / _ 3 digit code on back of credit card _ / _ / Name As It Appears On Card _ Credit Card Billing Address * Last N ame _ * F irst N ame ‘Company/Organization _ ‘Address _ ‘Line 2 _ ‘City _ ‘State _ ‘Postal Code _ ‘Phone _ Office Use Only Paid with check # _ on Date _ Rec’d by: _ Paid with credit card # _ on Date: _ Rec’d by Confirmation Sent on Date: via _ Return form with check or credit card information to: Scott Jewell, ASB Meeting Coordinator, PO Box 1088, Mebane, NC 27302; A2Zconvention@yahoo.com, 336/213-7373 cell, 336/421-0034 office, 336/421-3425 fax. os 452 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Special Reminders from the Print Editor ASB BANQUET ATTENDANCE Please keep in mind that recipients of ASB awards must be present at the annual ASB banquet to receive the award. Therefore, all applicants for ASB awards must attend the banquet to insure the presence of the winners. MEMBERSHIP UPDATE Please make sure your membership status is up-to-date amply before the deadline for abstract submission and for annual meeting registration. Please be aware that mailing a check or money order for membership renewal to the treasurer and then trying to register online or by mail for the annual meeting on the same day does not work. Moreover, trying to pay for membership renewal online in tandem with registering for the annual meeting online does not work well either. EXTRA ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Besides sending abstracts of papers and posters to the Program Committee by January 3, 2008, anyone wishing to be considered for an award must send an abstract to the respective award committee chairperson in order to be considered. Checking the box on the registration form for the award is not enough. An abstract must be sent to the chairperson by January 25, 2008. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ORAL PRESENTATIONS All oral presentations will be done using Microsoft PowerPoint only. Presenters should bring a backup copy on a CD or USB memory drive. Complete and final presentations must be submitted on CD to the audiovisual coordinator to be received by April 4. The first author’s name and truncated title should be written on the upper surface of the CD using an indelible marker. Submit the CD to be received by April 4, 2008 to: Dr. Nicholas Schisler, Department of Biology, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613. 03 2008 Meeting 453 Nomination for ASB Officers and Executive Committee Positions DEADLINE: 15 OCTOBER 2007 To members of the Nominating Committee: I wish to suggest that you consider the following ASB member(s) in selecting nominees for officers and executive committee positions. ( Please include the institutional address of each nominee.) PRESIDENT-ELECT VICE-PRESIDENT TREASURER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ( two will be elected for three-year terms) MAIL TO: Dr. Dwayne A. Wise, Department of Biological Sciences, P. O. Drawer GY, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 37962; (662) 325-7579; Fax (662) 325-7939; daw1@ra.msstate.edu. NAME & ADDRESS OF NOMINATOR 454 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 SUPPORT AWARDS FOR GRADUATE STUDENT MEMBERS OF ASB DEADLINE FOR POSTMARK: 25 JANUARY 2008 Limited funds are available to partially defray the expenses of graduate students attending the Annual Meeting. The awards are for lodging and meals only, including the ASB Banquet. Departments are urged to provide transportation for their graduate students. Recipients must be members of ASB. See ASB web site for membership application or renewal forms. The guidelines for application are as follows: (a) The recipient is a current member of ASB. (b) The recipient must be presenting a paper or poster at the Annual Meeting and must include a separate copy of the abstract of the paper or poster to be presented along with the application. (c) The recipient must be currently enrolled as a graduate student in the department where he/she conducted this research. (d) Student travel awards are granted on a competitive basis. Applicants must document expected expenses and list other sources of financial support for this meeting, including institutional aid, shared lodging and shared transportation. (e) In a paragraph, give a brief history of your education to date: indicate how many years you have been in graduate school and the expected date of completion of work for your degree, your major field of study and research, publications including those in press and in preparation, degree sought, name of major professor and any other pertinent details. (f) Give your source(s) of support while in graduate school: e.g. NSF, NIH, USDA, Teaching Asst., Research Asst., etc. (g) Include a letter of recommendation for an ASB support award from your faculty research advisor. This letter should comment on the work being presented and indicate the financial need of the student presenter. It should also indicate whether any departmental or other funding is available to the student. (h) Send application with supporting letter to: Dr. Steven W. Keenum, Tennessee Valley Authority, 16401 Chenal Valley Drive, Apt. 7211, Little Rock, AR 72223; 501-821-6390. In addition, e-mail a copy of your completed application documents without the supporting letter to swkeenum@tva.gov. (i) Applicants will be notified of the decision of the Committee as soon as is practical. Recipients of the award will pick up their checks at the ASB table at the meeting. 2008 Meeting 455 GUIDELINES FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS Poster sessions have been incorporated as a regular means of scientific presentation at the annual ASB meetings. This type of presentation provides a more informal environment that encourages a direct interchange of ideas and discussion between presenter and audience. Poster presentations are open to all ASB members. Adherence to the following guidelines helps ensure the effectiveness of the poster presentation and consideration for the award. (1) Display should fit on a 4' h x 4' w board suitable for thumbtacks, pushpins, or Velcro. (2) Poster must be displayed from 10 a.m. Thursday through 5 p.m. Friday. Authors will be required to be present at specified times during the Annual Meeting. (3) Poster should be carefully planned to maximize clarity and simplicity in conveying information. (4) Poster should have a heading, including a title, author, and author's institution(s). This heading should be placed at the top in letters no less than 3 cm high. (5) The body of the poster, including text, figure legends, and table captions, should be in type no smaller than 18 pt (3-4 mm) and must be legible from a distance of about 1-2 meters. (6) The body should be self-explanatory and should include figures, tables, graphs, maps, or photographs displayed in a well organized, coherent, and easy-to-follow sequence from top to bottom. Each illustration should contain a caption. Do not overcrowd the display. Significance will be one of the criteria looked for in judging the posters. (7) A limited degree of text may be included, but care should be taken not to overwhelm the audience. (8) A large, abbreviated version of the abstract should be presented at the top of the poster, but below the heading. A clear listing of specific conclusions should appear at the bottom or end of the presentation. An abstract must also be submitted to the award committee chair. Further inquiries may be directed to the Chair of the ASB Poster Award Committee: Dr. Ray Williams, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608-2027; 828-262-6511; Fax 828-262-2127; willmsrs@appstate.edu. 456 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 RESEARCH AWARDS SPECIAL NOTICE: Please read carefully the description of requirements for the ASB award for which you apply. Note especially that recipients of ASB awards must be present at the annual ASB banquet to receive the award. ASB Senior Research Award ($1000) Given for an especially meritorious manuscript presented orally by the senior author at the annual meeting of ASB (or co-author under exceptional circumstances if the senior author cannot attend). The award applicant must be senior author on both the manuscript and oral presentation, and the presenter must be a member of ASB. In order to qualify for this award, sponsored by ASB, the senior author (or a representative) must have presented work orally at any previous annual meeting or have submitted an abstract by the 3 January abstract deadline for an oral presentation at the next annual meeting. The manuscript must either have been submitted for publication or be ready for submission and carry the format of the journal to which it will be (or has been) submitted. Author(s) may submit their papers electronically by emailing them to the committee chair (pdf preferred). Include a short (1 page maximum) biography of the award applicant. If sent by hardcopy, submit three copies of the manuscript and biographical sketch. Manuscripts received by 25 January 2008 will compete for the 2008 Senior Research Award. Manuscripts not received by this deadline (but submitted by the next year’s deadline) will remain in competition for the 2009 Senior Research Award. However, such manuscripts cannot have been published prior to the last annual meeting. Judges will use a standard evaluation form that includes the following criteria: significance of ideas, soundness of hypotheses, originality (creativity), quality of methodology, validity of results, soundness of conclusions, clarity, completeness, organization, and contribution to the field. Review papers, if submitted, should contain new information, such as novel syntheses from existing data, or an original contribution that extends our knowledge of the field, rather than just a review of existing literature. At the discretion of the Senior Research Award Committee, the award may be withheld or it may be split in case of a tie. The recipient of the award must be present at the annual ASB banquet to receive the award. Committee Chair: Dr. Nitya Jacob, Department of Biology, Oxford College of Emory University, Pierce Hall, 100 Hamill St., Oxford, GA 30054; 770-784-8346; fax 770-784-8423; njacob@learnlink.emory.edu. ASB Student Research Award ($1000) Given for an especially meritorious manuscript presented orally by the author(s) at the annual meeting. To be eligible for the Student Research Award (sponsored by Patron Member Martin Microscope Company), the recipient must be the senior author on the manuscript, and must be a graduate or undergraduate student at the time of presentation. To qualify for the award, the author(s) must submit an abstract to the current Student Research Award Committee Chair (posted on the website), due the same date as abstract 2008 Meeting 457 submission to the program committee for presentations or posters (specified in the official call for papers). Complete applications for the competition must be received by the Student Research Award Committee Chair by January 25th prior to the annual meeting. Complete applications include (1) Three copies of a journal-ready manuscript. Papers may be in press, or published after the previous ASB annual meeting, but not prior; (2) abstract in same format as submitted for the ASB call for papers, including author names, titles, and contact information; (3) biographical sketches of each author. These materials may also (in addition to hardcopy) be sent by email to the committee chair. Judges will evaluate the manuscripts based on significance of ideas, soundness of hypotheses, originality, methodology, validity of results, soundness of conclusions, clarity, completeness, organization, and contribution to the field. At the discretion of the Student Research Award Committee, the award may be withheld or it may be split in the case of a tie. Only members of the ASB are eligible and the recipient of the award must be present at the Annual ASB Awards Banquet to receive the award. Committee Chair: Dr. Frank Romano, Department of Biology, Jacksonville State University, 700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, AL 36265; 256-782-5038; fromano@jsucc.jsu.edu. Thomson Learning Brooks/Cole Student Research Award in Aquatic Biology ($200) The purpose of this award, sponsored by Patron Member Thomson Learning Brooks/Cole, is to encourage excellence in aquatic biology research by undergraduate and graduate students. It is intended that “aquatic biology” be broadly interpreted. For example, research projects on aquatic organisms, wetland biota, and water quality are eligible. To be eligible for the Student Research Award in Aquatic Biology, the recipient must be the senior author on the manuscript, and must be a graduate or undergraduate student at the time of presentation. The paper must be based on research designed and completed by the student, and must be presented orally by the student as senior author at the annual meeting. To qualify for the award, the author(s) must submit an abstract to the current Student Research Award Committee Chair (posted on the website), due the same date as abstract submission to the program committee for presentations or posters (specified in the official call for papers). Complete applications for the competition must be received by the Student Research Award Committee Chair by January 25th prior to the annual meeting. Complete applications include (1) Three copies of a journal-ready manuscript. Papers may be in press, or published after the previous ASB annual meeting, but not prior; (2) abstract in same format as submitted for the ASB call for papers, including author names, titles, and contact information; (3) biographical sketches of each author. These materials may also (in addition to hardcopy) be sent by email to the committee chair. Judges will evaluate the manuscripts based on significance of ideas, soundness of hypotheses, originality, methodology, validity of results, soundness of conclusions, clarity, completeness, organization, and contribution to the field. At the discretion of the Student Research Award Committee, the award may be withheld or it may be split in the case of a tie. 458 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Only members of the ASB are eligible and the recipient of the award must be present at the Annual ASB Awards Banquet to receive the award. Committee Chair: Dr. Frank Romano, Department of Biology, Jacksonville State University, 700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, AL 36265; 256-782-5038; fromano@jsucc.jsu.edu. ASB Research Award in Microbiology ($500) Sponsored by Thomson Learning Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, the award is given for an especially meritorious oral presentation of research results by the author(s) at the annual meeting. The purpose of the award is to stimulate greater participation at the Annual Meeting in the broad area of microbiology, principally prokaryotic microbiology. The research may involve cell biology, physiology, molecular biology and/or genetics of these organisms, but must clearly be about the organisms and not the other disciplines. The presentation must deal clearly with prokaryotic microbes and should represent substantially completed work. In order to qualify for this award, the senior author must request consideration for the award on the abstract submission form, submit one copy of the title and abstract to the ASB Program Chair by the 3 January 2008 deadline, and submit a second copy by the same date to the Microbiology Award Committee Chair. Only members of ASB are eligible and the recipient of the award must be present at the Annual ASB Banquet to receive the award (go to http://www.asb.appstate.edu/ member.htm for membership application or renewal form). Committee Chair: Dr. Min-Ken Liao, Department of Biology, Furman University, 330 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613; 864-294-3246; min-ken.liao @fu rman.edu. ASB Student Poster Award ($300) Given for an especially meritorious poster presentation by the author(s) at the Annual Meeting. The purpose of the award is to stimulate greater student participation at the Annual Meeting. To qualify for this award, the senior author must be a graduate or undergraduate student at the time of presentation, must be a member of ASB, must submit an abstract by the 3 January 2008 deadline, and must be present at the Annual ASB Awards Banquet. Student poster presentations must also adhere to the “Guidelines for Poster Presentations.” Only student authors who request consideration for the poster award on the abstract submission form will be judged for the award. In addition to adherence to the “Guidelines for Poster Presentations,” student poster presentations will also be judged using the following specific criteria: (1) Overall aesthetics and attractiveness of presentation (2) Ease of reading from a distance (1-2 meters) (3) Clear and concise organization (4) Clearly stated hypothesis or study objectives (5) Soundness of methods for testing hypotheses or meeting study objectives (6) How well conclusions are supported by results 2008 Meeting 459 At the discretion of the ASB Poster Award Committee, the award may be withheld or it may be split in the case of a tie. Some posters may also be awarded “Honorable Mention” at the discretion of the ASB Poster Award Committee (Honorable Mention awardees receive no monetary award). Further inquiries may be directed to the chair of the ASB Poster Award Committee. Committee Chair: Dr. Ray Williams, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608-2027; 828-262-6511; fax 828-262-2127; willmsrs@appstate.edu. Eugene P. Odum Award ($500) Given by the Southeastern Chapter of the Ecological Society of America for the best ecological paper presented by a student. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible, and the student must be the sole or senior author. The paper must deal with a clearly ecological topic and should represent substantially completed work. It should be presented in one of the following sections: Aquatic Ecology, Plant Ecology, or Animal Ecology. One copy of the title and abstract should be sent to the ASB Program Chair by 3 January 2008, and a second copy must be sent by the same date to the Odum Committee Chair. Committee Chair: Dr. Diane De Steven, USDA Forest Service, Southern Hardwoods Laboratory, P. O. Box 227, Stoneville, MS 38776-0227; 662-686- 3602; fax 662-686-3195; ddesteven@fs.fed.us. Elsie Quarterman-Catherine Keever Award ($300) Given by the Southeastern Chapter of the Ecological Society of America for the best ecological poster presented by a student. This award was given for the first time in 2005. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible, and the student must be the sole or senior author. The poster must deal with a clearly ecological topic and should represent substantially completed work. It should be presented in a regular contributed poster session. One copy of the title and abstract should be sent to the ASB Program Chair by 3 January 2008, and a second copy must be sent by the same date to the Quarterman-Keever Committee Chair. Committee Chair: Dr. James Luken, Department of Biology, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528-6054; (943) 349-2235; Fax (843) 349-2201; joluken@coastal.edu. The North Carolina Botanical Garden Award ($200) Given by NCBG (through the Southeastern Section of the Botanical Society of America and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society). This is awarded for a paper presented at the annual ASB meetings that best advances our understanding of the biology and conservation of the southeastern plants and 460 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 thus contributes to the mission of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Of special interest to the Garden are the rare plant species of the Southeast: why they are rare; how they interact with plants, animals, and their environment; and what can be done to ensure their survival. The paper may deal with a broad area including systematics, ecology and conservation. All individuals who are eligible to present at the ASB meetings are eligible for this award. They may be students, faculty or others. Committee Chair: Dr. John Randall, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC 27412; (919) 962-0522; fax (919) 962-3531; jrandall@email.unc.edu. Society of Wetland Scientists South Atlantic Chapter Student Travel Award The South Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) will again offer its student travel award to support students presenting wetland research at the ASB annual meeting. We will award at least $100 to a maximum of five students. The Chapter’s Awards and Executive Committees will judge the applicants based on the scientific quality and importance of their research as described in the abstract. All students presenting research on a wetland topic are eligible; membership in SWS is not required. Please check the appropriate box on the ASB registration form and submit the abstract as instructed in the ASB call for papers. Further, applicants must also submit their abstract, by electronic mail, to Dr. Mary M. Davis at mdavis@tnc.org, at the same time the abstract is submitted to ASB. Award winners will be invited to the Chapter’s luncheon meeting (no charge for awardees) held during the ASB annual meeting. Dr. Davis’s address: The Nature Conservancy, 1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 410, Atlanta, GA 30309; (404) 253-7217; Fax (404) 873-6984. Botanical Society Of America Southeastern Section Student Awards Two awards: A $300 cash prize for the best paper and a $300 cash prize for the best poster in plant science presented at the annual meeting of ASB. In addition, each winner will receive funds towards travel to the annual BSA meeting as well as one year’s membership in BSA. These are awards for papers and posters in botany in its broadest sense including fungi and algae as well as plants. Who is eligible: Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. The student must be the sole or senior author of the paper or poster. How to apply: To be included in the competition, applicants should e-mail their abstract to the Botanical Society of America Southeastern Section Student Award committee chair by the abstract deadline of 3 January 2008. The winner will be announced at the ASB Banquet. Committee Chair: Dr. Lytton John Musselman, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529-0266; (757) 683-3595; Fax (757) 683-5283; cell (757) 434-0982; lmusselm@odu.edu. 2008 Meeting 461 For the award requirements of other ASB affiliates, visit their respective web site: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists — http://www.asih.org/ Southeastern Microscopy Society — http://www.semicroscopy.org Southern Society of Parasitologists — http://asp.unl.edu Southern Appalachian Botanical Society — http://www.newberry-college.net/sabs 03 A camellia plant on the grounds of Middleton Place, Charleston, SC. It is one of four camellia plants donated to Middleton Place by Andre Michaux in 1786. 462 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Honor Thy Teacher! ASB Meritorious Teaching Award Deadline January 25, 2008 Each year the Association of Southeastern Biologists recognizes one of its members for especially meritorious teaching. Carolina Biological Supply Company, Burlington, North Carolina, generously sponsors this $1500 award, which will be presented together with a plaque and appropriate citation at the Annual Banquet in Greenville, South Carolina in April, 2008. The Meritorious Teaching Award Committee each year selects the award winner > from the membership of the association > who has taught biology for at least ten years in any college or university represented in the association. There is no restriction on the size of the institution, nor must the institution have a graduate program. The award simply recognizes highly effective teaching. > From nominations from former students or colleagues There are many deserving teachers in ASB; however, these individuals cannot nominate themselves, so former students or colleagues must take an active role in assembling the materials that the committee will then evaluate. We urge you to take the lead, pass the word - serve as the coordinator and nominate a deserving teacher! Solicit supporting letters from the nominee’s present and former students. Contact his or her colleagues for additional endorsements. Document any form of recognition by the nominee’s home institution of excellence in teaching, as well as special assignments and mentoring roles facilitating good teaching. Of special note would be the number and quality of students for whom the nominee provided primary inspiration to continue their study of biology, especially for students who subsequently earned advanced degrees. In short, document the educational impact this individual has made by virtue of his or her role as a biology professor. Nominators should prepare a portfolio containing at least a letter of nomination, the nominee’s current curriculum vitae, and supporting letters, together with the Nomination Form for the Meritorious Teaching Award and other relevant documentation. Submit all materials in triplicate by the January 25 deadline to: Dr. Ken Shull, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28607; (828) 262-2675; Fax (828) 262-2127; shulljk@appstate.edu. If you have any questions, please call me or send an email. Files for previously nominated candidates who did not receive the award will remain active for two additional years, and these files may be updated. Such updated files are very carefully considered by the committee. The committee would welcome the task of deciding among several candidates. Thanks for taking the initiative to nominate your favorite teacher! Dr. Kenneth Shull, Chair ASB Meritorious Teaching Award Committee. 2008 Meeting 463 NOMINATION-ASB MERITORIOUS TEACHING AWARD, 2008 Name: _ Address: Teaching Interest: Nominator Name/Address: Supporting Documentation: Letter of nomination _ (enclosed, in triplicate _ ) Supporting letters _ Curriculum Vitae _ Additional Information (list) _ 03 ASB Enrichment Fund Award ASB maintains an enrichment fund to support long- and short-range objectives to advance biological education through teaching and research. The Enrichment Fund Board is chaired by Bonnie Kelley. As has been the custom for the past several meetings, ASB recognizes individuals for their achievements and dedication to biology education at the secondary school level. The awardee is invited to attend the annual meeting and be honored. Expenses for attendance at the meeting are defrayed by the Enrichment Fund. The use of money from this fund shows appreciation for excellence in teaching at the secondary level, and to reach out to our colleagues in the teaching profession. Contributions to the fund can be made at the annual meeting or can be sent to the Treasurer of ASB whose address can be found in the inside front cover of this issue. 03 464 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 A Letter from the Treasurer Dear ASB Member: As you know, ASB strives to serve the educational and scientific community in many ways. These endeavors also serve the world community. ASB encourages the advancement of biology by • The promotion of research in biology • The increase and diffusion of knowledge of biology • The application of biology to the solution of biological problems • The preservation of biological resources • Its meetings, reports, discussions, and publications to promote scientific interests and inquiry Website: http://www.asb.appstate.edu PURPOSE The Association of Southeastern Biologists was established in 1937 by biologists concerned with the quality of biological research in the southeastern United States. Today, ASB is the largest regional biology association in the country, and is committed to the advancement of biology as a science by the promotion of science education, research, and the application of scientific knowledge to human problems. WHO WE ARE ASB members include faculty, students, researchers, conservation workers, military and government personnel, and business people with a common interest in biological issues in the southeastern United States. Interests are diverse but range from genetics and molecular biology, to physiology and population ecology, to community and ecosystem ecology. PATRONS Associated Microscope Inc, Elon College and Haw River, NC Tim Atkinson, Burlington, NC Breedlove, Dennis & Associates, Winter Park, FL Carolina Biological Supply Company, Burlington, NC Martin Microscope Company, Easley, SC Thomson Learning Brooks/Cole Publishing, Belmont, CA Marilyn Pendley, West Iredell High School, Statesville, NC AFFILIATE SOCIETIES American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Southeastern Division Beta Beta Beta, Southeastern Districts I and II Botanical Society of America, Southeastern Division Ecological Society of America, Southeastern Chapter Society of Wetland Scientists, South Atlantic Chapter Southeastern Microscopy Society Southeastern Society of Parasitologists Southern Appalachian Botanical Society Society of Herbarium Curators 2008 Meeting 465 AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE ASSOCIATION The Association and its affiliates present a number of awards at the annual meeting. These include several for outstanding research, plus service awards. ASB Awards Meritorious Teaching Award - presented in recognition of outstanding teaching and mentoring of students. This is the association’s most prestigious award. Sponsored by Carolina Biological Supply Company, Burlington, NC. Student Research Award - presented to a student member for outstanding research. A written manuscript is required as well as an oral presentation at the annual meeting. Sponsored by the Martin Microscopy Company, Easley, SC. Brooks/Cole Student Research Award in Aquatic Biology - presented to that student whose research in aquatic biology is deemed outstanding. Sponsored by Thomson Learning Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Belmont, CA. Senior Research Award - presented to a senior member for outstanding research. A written manuscript is required as well as an oral presentation at the annual meeting. Sponsored by ASB. Student Poster Award - presented to a student member who has the best overall poster at the annual meeting. Sponsored by ASB. Travel Support Grants - given to assist graduate students with expenses at the annual meeting. Sponsored by ASB. Research Award in Microbiology - presented to a member for outstanding research in Microbiology. Sponsored by Thomson Learning Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Belmont, CA. Affiliate Awards The North Carolina Botanical Garden Award - sponsored by the NCBG. Presented to a member for outstanding research which best advances our understanding of the biology and conservation of the southeastern plants. Eugene P. Odum Award - sponsored by the Southeastern Chapter of the Ecological Society of America. Presented to a student member for the most outstanding paper presentation in the field of ecological research. Elsie Quarterman-Catherine Keever Award - sponsored by the South¬ eastern Chapter of the Ecological Society of America. Presented to a student member for the most outstanding poster presentation in the field of ecological research. 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Please mail your contributions and ideas to: Tim Atkinson ASB Treasurer/Business Manager Carolina Biological Supply Company 2700 York Road Burlington, NC 27215-3398 468 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 ASB and the Southeastern Naturalist. .A A shared tradition of natural history scholarship. Southeastern Naturalist Volume 6 2007 Number 2 ♦ The latest regional natural history Southeastern , Naturalist research. - — ♦ Approximately 800 pages per year. ♦ 3750 pages since 2002! ♦ Concise reviews of new and notable books. ♦ Subscribe today. For more information visit us at: www.eaglehill.us/jsgeninf. utheastern (aturalist Southeastern Naturalist Information 469 Southeastern Naturalist CONTENTS RESEARCH ARTICLES An Assessment of Leech Parasitism on Semi-aquatic Turtles in the Western Piedmont 191 of North Carolina J. Clint McCoy, Elisabeth L. Failey, Steven J. Price, and Michael E. Dorcas Population Estimates of Hyla cinerea (Schneider) (Green Treefrog) in an Urban 203 Environment Lanminh Pham, Seth Boudreaux, Sam Karhbet, Becky Price, Azmy S. Ackleh, Jacoby Carter, and Nabendu Pal Hydrogeomorphology and Forest Composition of Sunrise Towhead Island in the Lower 217 Mississippi River Sabine Greulich, Scott Franklin, Thad Wasklewicz, and Jack Grubaugh Associations Between Two Bottomland Hardwood Forest Shrew Species and 235 Hurricane-Generated Woody Debris R. Brandon Cromer, Charles A. Gresham, Megan Goddard, J. Drew Landham, and Hugh G. Hanlin Winter Relative Abundance and Habitat Associations of Swamp Rabbits in 247 Eastern Arkansas Allison Fowler and Robert E. Kissell, Jr. Translocation of Swamp Rabbits in Southern Illinois 259 Angela M. Watland, Eric M. Schauber, and Alan Woolf Castor canadensis (Beaver) Impoundment Associated with Geomorphology of 271 Southeastern Streams Andrew F. Jakes, Joel W. Snodgrass, and Joanna Burger Nest Success of Grassland Birds in Florida Dry Prairie 283 Dustin W. Perkins and Peter D. Vickery Abundance, Density, and Diversity of Neotropical Migrants at the Lula Lake 293 Land Trust, GA David A. Aborn Catostomid Fishes of the Wateree River, South Carolina 305 David J. Coughlan, B. Kim Baker, D. Hugh Barwick, A. Brad Garner, and W. Robert Doby Factors Influencing Paddlefish Spawning in the Tombigbee Watershed 321 Daniel M. O’Keefe, Johanna C. O’Keefe, and Donald C. Jackson Sexual Dimorphism in Growth of Freshwater Drum 333 Andrew L. Rypel Freshwater Fish Assemblages in Isolated South Florida Wetlands 343 Martin B. Main, David W. Ceilley, and Phil Stansly Deposit Feeding During Tidal Emersion by the Suspension-feeding Polychaete, 351 Mesochaetopterus taylori Thomas O. Busby and Craig J. Plante Clonal Diversity in Differently Aged Patches of the Dune Grass Uniola paniculata 359 Stephen P. Bush and Marcio E. Stelato Summer Abundance Estimates of Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Turtles) in Core 365 Sound, NC Christopher R. Sasso, Joanne Braun-McNeill, Larisa Avens, and Sheryan P. Epperly NOTES Use of Small- volume Nest Boxes by Apis mellifera L. (European Honey Bees) in Alabama 370 Suzanne Prange and David H. Nelson BOOK REVIEWS _ _ 376 Publication Date: June 30, 2007 Printed on Recycled Paper 470 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 NEWS OF BIOLOGY IN THE SOUTHEAST Ricky Fiorillo — News Editor Department of Biology University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA 71209 ABOUT PEOPLE AND PLACES NORTH CAROLINA Dr. James E. Mickle, Associate Professor of Paleobotany, Department of Plant Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, received an honorary doctorate in natural sciences from the University of Naples, Italy, in recognition of his work in designing a museum of paleobotany for their Botanical Garden. TENNESSEE Lovett Evan Reddick, a 5th-year Ph.D. candidate, Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, is the 2005 and 2007 two-time recipient of the Science Alliance Award given to graduate students who display excellence in the classroom as well as in the laboratory. Receipt of this award twice during one’s graduate education is rare and highly coveted. L. E. Reddick researches the mechanism by which a protein complex located at the outer membrane of the chloroplast specifically recognizes and imports proteins across a two-membrane system. His recent research has redefined how chloroplast import and GTPase biologists view the proteins that make up this dynamic complex. J. Biol. Cherri., Vol. 282, Issue 15, 11410-11426, April 13, 2007.es All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) Gatlinburg, Tennessee ATBI is an organization devoted to surveying all life in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. More information about the ATBI and Discovery Life in America (DLIA) may be obtained from the Administrative Officer, Jeanie Hilten, by e-mail jeanie@dlia.org. The website is http://www.discoverlifeinamerica.org or at http://www.dlia.org. The mailing address is Discover Life in America, 1314 Cherokee Orchard Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. The telephone number is (865) 430-4752.es Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition (SAFC) Asheville, North Carolina As stated in their newsletter Across Our Mountains, SAFC is an organization dedicated to “working together to protect and restore southern Appalachian forests.” More information about SAFC may be obtained from their web site at http://www.safc.org, and by e-mail at safc@safc.org. The mailing address is Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition, 46 Haywood Street, Suite 323, Asheville, North Carolina 28801-2838. The telephone number is (828) 252-9223.es Obituaries 471 Obituaries Madeline Palmer Burbanck, 1914-2007 Dr. Madeline Palmer Burbanck, age 92, researcher and botany professor at Emory University, departed this life peacefully at Morningside Assisted Living in Newport News, Virginia, on January 1, 2007. She was born in Moorestown, New Jersey, daughter of the Reverend E. W. and Margaret Hopkins Palmer. She and her younger siblings Peggy (Margaret Thurler) and brother Win (Winthrop) attended Moorestown Friends School where her prowess in field hockey began. She received a B.A. in 1935 and M.A. in botany in 1939 from Wellesley College, where she was also an outstanding field hockey player and earned an assistantship to help with the planning, maintaining, etc., of Wellesley’s gardens. In 1941, she received her Ph.D. in botany at the same ceremony that her husband Dr. W. D. Burbanck (Bill) received his Ph.D. in zoology. Their two children were born while living in Springfield, Missouri, and they both taught at Drury College — her classes were in field botany, anatomy and physiology. Madeline and Bill moved to Georgia in the 1950s to teach at Emory University where she assisted Bill in biology research and conducted studies funded by NSF and others on floristics and ecological succession on granite outcrops. She was a joint author with her husband Bill in areas of genetic variation and distribution of an estuarine isopod, Cyathura polita. A species of Cyathura was named in her honor, Madeline sis. One of her greatest joys was traveling to regional, national and international conferences including six trips to Europe with Bill. This increased their already large group of friends around the world and led to their nearly 60 years of Christmas newsletters to over 150 households and leaving for their future generations an invaluable saga of their lives. Other activities, awards and offices include an ecologically based column in the DeKalb New Era, member of the board of Druid Hills Civic Association, Georgia Botanical Society, Georgia Conservancy, secretary of the Schipperke Club of America, office holder in the Association of Southeastern Biologists and many others. 472 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Madeline enjoyed playing tennis and bridge with her family, friends and colleagues and worked to keep clean the once highly polluted Peavine Creek running through her heavily wooded and flowered valley lot in the Druid Hills area. Other hobbies and activities in Georgia and Massachusetts included gardening and the local garden club, training and showing champion schipperkes traveling to several states, her love for her pet cats, singing in the Episcopal church choir, sewing, bird watching — in the field and outside their dining room window, coin and stamp collecting, Girl Scout leader, attending Gilbert and Sullivan light opera at Highfield Theater on the Cape and Metropolitan Opera productions in Atlanta, Through the years, she spent time with Bill watching TV tennis around the world and as long suffering fans finally saw their Atlanta Braves win the World Series. Dr. Madeline Burbanck is survived by her sister Peggy, two children Melinda and George, her son and daughter-in-law John and Sabrina, five grandchildren, John Jr. and Laura, Alexander, Chelsea, Graham, and two great-grandchildren, Megan and Dylan. (John Jr. and wife Margaret expect the third, a boy, in late January.) A memorial to the life of Dr. Madeline P. Burbanck will be Saturday morning January 13 at 11:00 a.m., Chruch of the Messiah, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 508 548-2145, followed by interment next to Bill, her husband of 65 years. The Burbanck’s property at 1164 Clifton Road, is now owned by Emory as greenspace and Burbanck Park is to be dedicated April 22, 2007, Earth Day. In lieu of flowers, tax deductible donations to the park can be made in memory of Madeline and Bill. Make check payable to “Park Pride-Burbanck.” Mail to: Park Pride, 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue, 8th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30308. Melinda Burbanck Miller, 548 Douinci Pass, Poinciana, Florida 34759.cz Burbanck Park Dedication Ceremony April 22, 2007 2:00 p.m. Tree and native species planting 3:00 p.m. Welcome and thanks — Ciannat M. Howett, Chair, Burbanck Park Committee and Director of Sustainability Initiatives, Emory University Park Dedication — Michael Mandl, executive Vice President for Finance & Administration, Emory University. Bruce MacGregor, President, Druid Hills Civic Association Davis Fox, President, Alliance to Improve Emory Village 3:15 p.m. Song of thanks, Glenn Memorial Children’s Youth Choir 3:30 p.m. Ribbon-Cutting — Michael Mandl, EVP, Emory University Bruce MacGregor, President, Druid Hills Civic Association Obituaries 473 Randy Delaney, President, Peavine Watershed Alliance George Dusenbury, Executive Director, Park Pride 3:30 p.m.-- Tree and native species planting and invasive species removal 4:00 p.m. Music at today’s event provided by the Emory University Jazz Quartet and the Druid Hills High School Bluegrass Band. Background on Burbanck Park: Burbanck Park is named after Drs. Madeline and William Burbanck, Emory professors who lived in the home on the park site. The Burbanck house will be removed to provide additional natural space in the 1.2 acre park, which borders Peavine Creek. Emory University purchased the site to transform it into a natural public area. This park is being developed through collaboration between the Druid Hills Civic Association, Park Pride, and Alliance to Improve Emory Village, Peavine Watershed Alliance and Emory. Burbanck Park 474 SE Biology, Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Frederick Hamilton Norris, 1912-2006 Fred was born in Westerville, Ohio, on December 28, 1912, and passed away at Otterbein Retirement Living Community near Lebanon, Ohio, on November 13, 2006. After attending primary and secondary public schools in Westerville, he entered Otterbein College in Westerville in 1930, and graduated in 1934 with a B.S. degree having majored in Biological Sciences and minored in Education including teaching minors in English, Physics, and Chemistry. After graduation, Fred became a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Botany at The Ohio State University in Columbus in 1935, and earned the M.S. degree with a major in Botany in 1937. He stayed on at Ohio State as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Botany from 1935 to 1939, Head Assistant from 1939 to 1943, and Instructor in Botany plus being in charge of the botany laboratories from 1943 to 1947. During these many latter years at Ohio State, Fred gained quite a reputation for his excellence in teaching and in directing the general botany program. Several faculty members in the Department of Botany at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville had become aware of Fred’s teaching and program directing talents when they were earning their doctorates at Ohio State. As a result of this situation, Fred was brought to Tennessee in 1947 as an Instructor in Botany from 1947 to 1949, and to direct the general botany program from 1947 to 1961. While still at Ohio State, Fred continued his graduate work toward the Ph.D. degree in Botany which he earned in 1948 with research emphasis in plant ecology under E. N. Transeau. At Tennessee, he continued to rise in the ranks as Assistant Professor of Botany from 1949 to 1953, Associate Professor from 1953 to 1957, and Professor from 1957 until his retirement in 1980 as Professor Emeritus. He was Visiting Professor at Urbana College in Urbana, Ohio, for several years during the early 1980s, and then moved to Lebanon, Ohio, to be near family. Fred’s teaching excellence continued at Tennessee with several undergraduate and graduate courses in plant growth, morphology, and field botany/taxonomy. This excellence was recognized in 1972 by his receiving the Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award from the University of Tennessee, the Conservation Teaching Award from the East Tennessee Education Association in 1977, and the Meritorious Teaching Award from the Association of Southeastern Biologists in 1982. From knowledge gained in his studies for the minor in Education at Otterbein College, Fred participated in many education related teaching activities including pre-service training programs for state parks naturalists, advisor and judge of middle and high school science projects for the Southern Appalachian Science Fair and college science projects for the Tennessee Junior Academy of Science, instructor for Conservation-Education Summer Camp sponsored by the University of Tennessee’s College of Education, and in 1951 was instrumental in establishing the Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and became a trip leader. These education-related activities spanned over many years from 1952 to 1981. Being in charge of the general botany programs at Ohio State and at the University of Tennessee gave Fred so much valuable greenhouse experience Obituaries 475 that he was appointed Supervisor of the Greenhouse at Tennessee in 1952 and served in that position until his retirement in 1980. The greenhouses he supervised were constructed in 1934 along with the Hesler Biology Building. By the early 1970s, it became obvious that the greenhouses needed to be replaced. Shortness of funds at that time prevented replacement. Meanwhile, Fred chaired a committee to draw plans for new greenhouses. When funding became available in the early 1980s, the old greenhouses were cleared away and replaced. The new facility was named the “Fred Norris Greenhouses” in his honor at a dedication ceremony on November 16, 1984. In 1938, Fred married the former Pauline Kelser who predeceased him on March 12, 2005. He is survived by a son Frank and a daughter-in-law Carol of Knoxville, Tennessee; a daughter Catherine McKiblin of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; grandchildren Meui McKiblin of California and Eben McKiblin of British Columbia, and great granddaughter Sita McKiblin of British Columbia. A memorial service for Fred was held at Otterbein Retirement Living Community on November 17, 2006. James D. Caponetti with contributions by Henry R. (Hal) De Seim, Alan S. Heilman, Kenneth D. McFarland, and Ronald H. Petersen, Division of Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996. 03 Pauline and Fred Norris. 476 SE Biology , Vol. 54, No. 4, October, 2007 Capt. Clay Lewis Sellers, M.D., 1978-2007 Captain Clay Lewis Sellers, M.D., 28, of Silver Spring, Maryland, died unexpectedly on April 3, 2007, in Bethesda, MD. Clay was born June 12, 1978, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and is the son of Cletus and Libby Sellers of Linville. Clay was an outstanding student and individual, always striving to be the best at any task he began. His life is full of personal and community accomplishments. In 1993, Clay was part of the JASON Expedition with Bob Ballard and the National Geographic Society to the Gulf of California to study hydrothermal vents and the ocean floor. He placed fourth in the Microbiology category at the 46th International Science Fair in Tucson, Arizona, in 1996. Clay’s community involvement was evidenced by his membership in the Singers Glen Volunteer Fire Company. Clay was the Salutatorian of the Broadway High School Class of 1996. Clay’s success continued as he entered Denison University, Granville, Ohio, on a full Faculty Scholarship for Achievement. From his studies with diseased oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, Clay was selected as the 1996 winner of the National Future Farmers of America’s Agriscience Student Recognition Program. He was also the recipient of the National FFA American Farmer Degree, the highest FFA achievement, in 1998. During his education at Denison, Clay was actively involved with the university and local community. He belonged to the Ohio and Virginia Academies of Science, the Association of Southeastern Biologists and published various scientific articles. He was honored with membership into Omicron Delta Kappa (national leadership honorary), Alpha Epsilon Delta (national premedical honor society), and Mortar Board (senior leadership honorary). He volunteered with the local hospice and the Granville Volunteer Fire Department, both as a firefighter and as an emergency medical technician. For his selfless volunteering efforts, Clay was the Kussmaul Award winner of Volunteer of the Year in 2000. Majoring in Biology, Clay decided to pursue a career in medicine with the military. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve Medical Service Corps, October 2000. As a senior at Denison, Clay was one of six distinguished students to be awarded the President’s Medal, Denison’s highest and most prestigious honor. Clay graduated from Denison in 2001 to continue his education in medicine. Clay began medical school at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2001. He received scholarships from both The University of Tennessee and the military. Obituaries 477 I I i During medical school, Clay found enjoyment and relaxation in many sports including running. Clay’s desire to run led him to complete numerous races including 5Ks, half marathons, 10 milers and a full marathon. He ran the Midsouth Championship Half Marathon in 2003 and 2004, the Fairfield Road Races Half Marathon in 2003 and 2004, and the Germantown Half Marathon in 2005. He also completed the Army 10 Miler in 2004 and 2005 and the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in 2006. Clay fulfilled his goal of running a full marathon in 2005 when he completed the Nashville Country Music Marathon. In 2005, Clay was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, the National Honor Medical Student Society. Upon his graduation from The University of Tennessee in 2005, lay was promoted to the rank of Army Captain. Clay was selected to complete his residency for medical training on active duty at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Clay was a licensed physician in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Clay transitioned from Memphis, Tennessee, to Silver Spring, Maryland, in 2005. He made new friends and continued his faith by joining Bethesda United Methodist Church, where he was an active member. He participated in Men’s Group Bible Study, Young Adults activities and recently traveled to Slidell, Louisiana, on a relief trip to help repair and build houses to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina. Clay was always appreciative and thankful for the love and help of those who contributed to his happiness and success. “If we keep our hearts open, we can always do some good,” was a guiding principle in his life. On July 20, 2006, Clay married Jessica Cross of Cordova, Tennessee. In addition to his wife, he is also survived by his parents, Cletus and Libby Sellers; his brother, Clint and wife, Jeanine, and their children, Jack and Audrey; his sister, Tara, his aunts, uncles and cousins and his special pets, Marty and Slink. In memory of Clay, memorial contributions can be made to Singers Glen Volunteer Fire Company, P. O. Box 373, Singers Glen, VA 22850, Bethesda United Methodist Church, 8300 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, or Denison University in memory of Dr. Clay Sellers, Denison University, P. O. Box 716, Granville, OH 43023. Arrangements are pending with Robert J. Murphy Funeral Home, Arlington, VA, (703) 920-4800, http://www.murphyfuneralhomes.com. 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