Texas Academy of Sciences
115th Annual Meeting - March 1 - 3, 2012
Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas
http://www.sulross.edu/
Checked out the schedule (above)?
Done your on-line registration?
- Late Registration in effect - deadline is 5pm Feb 22nd for late registration and refunds
- For multiple registrants, please contact Dr. Andy Kasner, TAS Executive Secretary.
Made travel & housing arrangements?
Read the guidelines for presentations?
Special Event: Film Screening - 9 pm Thursday night
Come help us congratulate this year's DTS & OTE:
DISTINGUISHED TEXAS SCIENTIST
Lawrence E. Gilbert, Jr.
Lawrence E. Gilbert, Jr., has been selected as the 2012 Distinguished Texas Scientist.
Gilbert is an ecologist and international leader in studies of insect/plant coevolution. He is most widely known for his contributions to the understanding of the coevolution of Heliconius butterflies and their host Passiflora passion vines. His voice on the international stage in this area can be quickly estimated from his publication list in noted journals, including Science and Nature, that deal with all aspects of the systematics, ecology and evolution of both the insects as well as the plants. He teaches at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has mentored generations of notable biologists since 1983. He was born and raised in Texas, receiving his earliest education here. Following further studies at Oxford and Stanford Universities, he returned to Texas. At the University of Texas he served for almost 30 years as Director of the Brackenridge Field Laboratory and Stengl “Lost Pines” Biological Field Station. The Brackenridge Field Laboratory is a unique property that has enabled important long-term field studies and unique learning opportunities for students of the University.
For more information, see his website: http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/ib/faculty/gilbert.htm
OUTSTANDING TEXAS EDUCATOR
Joy Killough
Joy Killough has over 30 years of experience teaching science to young Texans, currently teaching biology at Westwood High School in the Round Rock Independent School District. There she has distinguished herself not only as a classroom teacher, but a leader at her campus and at the district level. She was selected in 2011 as one of six nominees from Texas for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching; this is her second time to be nominated for this illustrious national award. She served as a consultant to the College Board on AP Biology, Pre-AP Biology, Technology and Pre-AP Science Vertical Teaming, as president of the Texas Association of Biology Teachers, and on the Science Teachers Association of Texas board of directors. She received an M.S. in Biology, and B.A. in biological sciences, from the University of Houston – Clear Lake. Her teaching philosophy includes the statement, “There is a path for every student.” Ms. Killough has had an impact not only on college-bound students, of which many have gone on to notable science careers, but with at-risk students as well.
If you questions about the scientific program (Draft Forthcoming),
please contact
Dr. Cathy Early, 2012 Program Chair
We look forward to seeing you there!
TAS Executive Board
Updated 16 Feb 2012
