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Dear BSA
Members
Good morning! BSA Elections 2005 - Electronic Ballot
(on the web at: http://www.botany.org/EmailMessages/2005Ballot1-5-24-05.html)
2005 BSA ELECTRONIC BALLOT
Below you will find the 2005 BSA Electronic Election Ballot. You may
also receive a mail ballot in 2005 as we transition to a totally electronic
system. Please vote once, by only one method.
The ballot includes a brief biography for each candidate followed by
"email voting links" to be used to cast your votes electronically.
Please vote for one person in each of the two categories, PRESIDENT-ELECT
and Program Director. Do so by clicking on the email
link provided for that candidate (or copying the link into an email message),
placing the comment "2005 BSA Election" in the subject line,
and pushing send.
Electronic Voting will close at 11:59 PM on Thusday, June 30th.
All ballots will be tallied after the mail arrives on July 1, 2005.
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Candidates for President-Elect 2006
Christopher H. Haufler
- Professor and Chair of the Plant Biology Program in the Department of
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Director of Undergraduate Biology in
the Division of Biological Sciences, University of Kansas. BA Hiram College,
1972; Ph.D. Indiana University, 1977.
Research Interests: Systematics of seed-free
vascular plants; modes and mechanisms of speciation in ferns; phylogeny
and biogeography of the Polypodiaceae.
Current Teaching:
Principles of Organismal Biology; Diversity of Organisms; Topics in Teaching
Effectiveness; Advanced Biology for Honors Students.
Awards
and Honors: BSA Pteridological Section Wherry Award; W.T.
Kemper Award for Teaching Excellence.
BSA Service:
Secretary, 1991 – 1994; Merit Awards Committee, 2000 – 2004;
Editorial Board American Journal of Botany, 1994 – present; Education
Forum Planning Committee, 2001 – present; Publications Committee,
2004 – 2006; Sci-p Education Initiative, 2004 – present; Pteridological
Section, Editor, Annual Bibliography of American Pteridology, 1978 –
1982; Secretary-Treasurer, 1983 – 1989; Chairperson, 1991 –
1993.
Service to other societies: American Society
of Plant Taxonomists: Editorial Board, Systematic Botany, 1985 –
87; Research Awards Committee, 1989 – 1991; Program Director, 1990
– 1993; Associate Editor, Systematic Botany, 1994 – 1998;
President, 1996 – 1997: American Fern Society: Associate Editor,
American Fern Journal, 1986 – present; President, 2002 – 2004.
American Institute of Biological Science: Council Member-at-Large, 1998
– 2003; Chair, Meetings Committee, 1998 – 2000; Member, Education
Committee, 1998 – present; Board Member, 2003 – 2006: Society
of Systematic Biologists; Member, Editorial Board, 1992 – 1995
Jeffrey M. Osborn –
Professor and Chair, Department of Biology, Truman State University, Kirksville,
Missouri. Ph.D., Ohio State University, Columbus.
Research Interests:
Pollen development and evolution; paleobotany, functional morphology,
pollination biology.
Research Highlights: Received
over $3.6 million in extramural grant funding; Recipient, “Walker
and Doris Allen Fellowship for Faculty Excellence,” Truman’s
highest award for recognizing outstanding faculty in a research, teaching,
mentoring, and service; Recipient, “Outstanding Research Award,”
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.
BSA Service:
BSA-wide – Program Director and Executive Committee member (1999-present),
Council member (1995-present); Co-Director, Minority Student Participation
Program (2003-present); Conceived and initiated BSA Grant Opportunity
Newsletters (2004-); Karling Graduate Student Research Award Committee
(1998-2000; Chair, 1998-1999), Moseley Student Award Committee (1996-1999;
Chair, 1998-1999). BSA-Paleobotanical Section – Chair (1998-1999),
Secretary-Treasurer (1995-1998); Cichan Award Committee (1997-2002); Nominations
Committee for Editor (2000), Cookson Student Award Committee (Chair, 1993).
Other Professional Service: International Organization
of Paleobotany – Financial Aid Committee (1996); Sigma Xi –
President, Kirksville Chapter (1997-1999); Council for International Exchange
of Scholars (CIES)-Fulbright Senior Scholar Program – Peer Review
Committee (2002-2005); State of Oklahoma’s NIH-funded IDeA Network
of Biomedical Research Excellence Program – External Advisory Board
(2002-present); Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) – Biology
Division Chair and Executive Board (2001-2003), Biology Councilor (1997-2003).
Candidates for Program Director 2006- 2008
Karen S. Renzaglia - Research
Professor, Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, Illinois: Professor, Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State
University (1980-1997); PhD in Botany (1981), Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale.
Research
Interests: Anatomy, ultrastructure, development, phylogeny
and systematics of green plants, especially bryophytes and pteridophytes.
Teaching: General Plant Biology, General Biology,
Plant Anatomy, Plant Development, Electron Microscopy, Plant Diversity,
Bryology, Pteridology.
Administrative Service:
Director and Founder, SIUC McNair Scholars Program (2002-present); Director,
Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Bridge to the
Doctorate Program (2004-present); Director and Founder of Research-Enriched
Academic Challenge (REACH), the SIUC undergraduate research program (2000-2003);
Director of the SIU SYSTEM, an NSF supported program for secondary school
students with disabilities interested in science, technology, engineering
and math. BSA Service: Director (with Jeff Osborn), NSF, UMEB, "Increasing
Diversity at the Annual Botanical Society of America Meeting", Botany
2003, 2004; Secretary/ Treasurer, Pteridological Section, 2001-present;
Planning Committee, Educational Forum, Botany 2002, 2003, 2004; Chair,
Bryological and Lichenological Section, BSA, 1993-95
Write in - Please add the
candidate of your choosing. In spite of a lengthy election committee process
seeking a second candidate, only one person has agreed to be named on
the ballot. If you write-in a name, please first ensure that the person
is willing to serve if elected.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Candidates for President-Elect 2006:
___ Christopher H. Haufler (Christopher-H-Haufler@botany.org)
___ Jeffrey M. Osborn (Jeffrey-M-Osborn@botany.org)
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Candidates for Program Director 2006-2008:
___ Karen S. Renzaglia (Karen-S-Renzaglia@botany.org)
___ Write In Candidate (write-in@botany.org)
Thank you for your time!
Sincerely,
Bill Dahl
Executive Director
Botanical Society of America
4475 Castleman Ave.
PO Box 299
St. Louis, MO 63166
Phone: (314) 577-9566
FAX: (314) 577-9515
www.botany.org
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