ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGISTS (ASB)

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ANNUAL MEETING

ASB COMMITTEES

Archives Office - The President with approval of the Executive Committee shall establish an Archives Office  consisting of an Archivist, Associate Archivist, and assistant Archivist each serving a 2-year term.  At the close of the Archivist’s term, the Associate Archivist assumes that position, and the Assistant becomes the Associate Archivist.  The President and Executive Committee can  reappoint the former Archivist to the position of Assistant Archivist or appoint someone from the membership to fill that position. The Archives Office shall be custodian of the permanent records or archives and, with the approval of the Executive Committee, make appropriate arrangements for the collection, care, and maintenance of such records.

• Jenny Davis - (jspiesd@gmail.com) (Archivist 2017-2019)
• Dwayne Wise - (daw1@ra.msstate.edu) (Associate Archivist 2017-2019)
  Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS  
• Kim Hays - (khays@daltonstate.edu) (Assistant Archivist 2017-2019)
  Department of Natural Sciences, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA

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Committee on Human Diversity – The Committee on Human Diversity shall promote career opportunities in the biological sciences for women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities and implement programs to eliminate barriers that restrict the access of underrepresented groups to biological careers. The committee shall consist of three members appointed for terms of 3 years, with a member appointed annually and serving as Chair in the third year.

• Loretta Adoghe – (oovueray@mdc.edu) (Co-Chair 2016-2018)
  Miami Dade College, North Campus, Miami, FL
• Alfredo Leon – (aleon6@mdc.edu) (Co-Chair 2017-2019)
  Miami Dade College, North Campus, Miami, FL
• Valarie Burnett – (valarie.burnett@newberry.edu)
  Newberry College, Newberry, SC
• Veronica Sergarra – (vsegarra@highpoint.edu)
  High Point University, High Point, NC
• Jeffrey Thomas – (thomasj@queens.edu)
  Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
• Baohong Zhang – (zhangb@ecu.edu)
  East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
• Gary Morris - (gary.morris@glenville.edu)
  Glenville State College, Glenville, WV
• Irma Santoro - (Ims@reinhardt.edu)
  Reinhardt University, Waleska, GA
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Conservation Committee – The Conservation Committee shall accumulate facts about environmental issues; shall, where it deems appropriate, disseminate such information to the membership; and shall bring resolutions addressing issues of significance to the Executive Committee for presentation to the membership through the Resolutions Committee. The committee shall consist of three members appointed for terms of 3 years, with a member appointed annually and serving as Chair in the third year.

• Johnny Randall (jrandall@email.unc.edu) – (Chair 2017-2018)
  North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC
• Kim Hays (khays@daltonstate.edu) – (Chair 2018-2019)
  Dalton State College, Dalton, GA
• Member needed
  
  

Education Committee - The Education Committee shall explore ways and means by which the Association might contribute to improve biological education at all levels.  Where feasible, the committee shall organize symposia and workshops for the Annual Meeting designed to acquaint the membership with new pedagogy and critical issues in biological education. The committee shall have the responsibility for identifying an outstanding teacher to receive the Lucrecia Herr Outstanding Biology Teacher Award. The committee shall consist of six members appointed for terms of 3 years, with two members appointed annually and serving as Co-Chairs in the third year.

• Holly Boettger-Tong (hboettger-tong@weslyeancollege.edu) (co-chair)
  Wesleyan College, Macon, GA
  
• Nicole Vanderbush (nvanderbush@gordonstate.edu) (co-chair)
  Gordon State College, Barnesville, GA
  
• Kim Sadler (kim.sadler@mtsu.edu)
  Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
  
• Valarie Burnett (valarie.burnett@newberry.edu)
  Newberry College, Newberry, SC
  
• Mabel Royal (mroyal@nccu.edu)
  North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
  
• Alfredo Leon (aleon6@mdc.edu)
  Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
  
• Cindy Aulbach (cynthia.aulbach@newberry.edu)
  Newberry College, Newberry, SC
  
• Alexis Nystrom (anystrom@newberry.k12.sc.us)
  Newberry College, Newberry, SC
  
• Michelle Thomas (suhan@campbell.edu)
  Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
  
• Amy Wethington (wethia@chowan.edu)
  Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC
  
• Stephen Richter (stephen.richter@eku.edu)
  Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
• Bruce Kirchoff (kirchoff@uncg.edu)
  University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

Finance Committee – The Finance Committee shall review the finances of the Association, prepare budget projections for future years, and recommend actions regarding dues structure and other financial matters to the Executive Committee. The committee shall consist of the ASB Treasurer (Chair), Past President, President-Elect (or VP), and a member of the Executive Committee.

• Tracy Deem – ASB Associate Treasurer (tdeem@bridgewater.edu) – Chair
  Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
• Ed Lickey –ASB Treasurer (elickey@bridgewater.edu)
  Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
• Joey Shaw – Past President (joey-shaw@utc.edu)
  University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
• Chris Havran – ASB Vice President (havran@campbell.edu)
  Campbell University, Buies, NC
• Chris Gissendanner – EC liaison (gissendanner@ulm.edu)
  University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA

Graduate Student Support Award Committee – The Graduate Student Support Award Committee shall make monetary awards to assist graduate students to attend the Annual Meetings of ASB. The committee shall consist of three members appointed for terms of 3 years, with a member appointed annually and serving as Chair in the third year.

• Matt Estep (estepmc@appstate.edu) – (Chair 2017-2018)
  Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
• Jonas King (Jonas.king@mstate.edu) – (Chair 2018-2019)
  Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
• Member needed

Annual Meeting Arrangements Committee – The Annual Meeting Arrangement Committee shall assist the Meetings Coordinator in meeting audiovisual needs, arranging field trips, and managing the silent auction. The committee shall consist of the Meetings Coordinator as permanent chair, two members from the host institution, and three members appointed by the President for terms of 3 years, with one member appointed or reappointed annually.

2018 Meeting – Myrtle Beach, SC:

• Ashley Morris – ASB President (ashley.morris@mtsu.edu) – (Co-Chair)
  Middle Tennessee State University
• Joey Shaw – ASB Past President (joey-shaw@utc.edu) – (Co-Chair)
  University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
• ASB Vice President Chris Havrn (havran@campbell.edu)
  Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
• Emily Gillespie – EC liaison (gillespiee@marshall.edu)
  Marshall University, Huntington, WV
• Dawn Wilkins – EC liaison (hwilkins@utm.edu)
  University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN
  
  

2019 Meeting – Memphis, TN:

• Ashley Morris – ASB President (ashley.morris@mtsu.edu) – (Co-Chair)
  Middle Tennessee State University
• President-Elect 2018-2019 (to be elected) – (Co-Chair)
• ASB Vice President 2018-2019 (to be elected)
• Chris Gissendanner – EC liaison (gissendanner@ulm.edu)
  University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA
• Chris Brown - EC liason (cbrown37@ggc.edu)
  Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA

​Meritorious Teaching Award Committee – The Meritorious Teaching Award Committee may each year select for the award a member of the Association who has taught biology for at least ten years in any college or university represented in the Association and has been a member of the Association for at least ten years. The committee shall consist of three members appointed for terms of 3 years, with a member appointed annually and serving as Chair in the third year.

• Bill Ensign (bensign@kennesaw.edu) – (Chair 2017-2018)
  Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
• Claudia Jolls – Chair (jollsc@ecu.edu) – (Chair 2018-2019)
  East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
• Sharryse Henderson (shenders@highlands.edu)
  Georgia Highlands College, Cartersville, GA

Nominating Committee – The Nominating Committee shall, with due consideration of suggestions received from the membership, prepare a multiple slate of nominees for each office to be filled. The committee shall consist of three members, one of whom is a recent past president who shall serve as the Chair.

• Joey Shaw – ASB Past President (joey-shaw@utc.edu) – (Chair)
  University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
• Chris Havran (havran@campbell.edu)
  Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
• Member needed

Past President’s Council – The Past Presidents’ Council, composed of the Past Presidents attending the Annual Meeting with the current Past President serving as Chair, shall review and discuss major issues under consideration by the Executive Committee and, where appropriate, shall share its consensus view with the Executive Committee on the resolution of these issues.

• Joey Shaw – ASB Past President (joey-shaw@utc.edu) – (Chair 2017-2019)
  University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN

ASB Poster and Presentation Awards Committee – The Poster Awards Committee may each year select a recipient of the Association Poster Award for the meritorious presentation of original research by members at the Annual Meeting. The committee shall consist of six members appointed for terms of 3 years, with a member appointed annually and serving as Co-Chairs in the third year. One poster award and one presentation award will be given out for each of the following categories: Cell and Molecular Biology, Aquatic Biology, Animal Biology, and Microbiology.

• David K. Giles (david-giles@utc.edu) Co-Chair – 2017-2018
  University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
• Mark Schorr (mark-schorr@utc.edu) Co-Chair – 2017-2018 
  University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
• Andrew Coleman (andycoleman@birminghamaudubon.org) 
  Birmingham Audubon Society, Birmingham, AL
• Christine May (maycl@jmu.edu) 
  James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
• Gary Morris (gary.morris@glenville.edu)
  Glenville State College, Glenville, WV
• Member needed

ASB and Affiliate Awards Coordinating Committee – This committee shall coordinate the reporting of all final judging decisions across awards offered by the Association and its Affiliates at the annual meeting.

• Association of Southeastern Biologists - Rep TBD
• Johnny Randall (jrandall@email.unc.edu)
  North Carolina Botanic Garden
• Charlie Horn (charles.horn@newberry.edu)
  Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
  Newberry College, Newberry, SC
• Malia Fincher (rmfinche@samford.edu)
  Southeastern Section of the Ecological Society of America
  Samford University, Birmingham, AL
• Chris Havran (havran@campbell.edu)
  Southeastern Section of the Botanical Society of America
  Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC

Publications Committee – The Publications Committee shall provide oversight of the Association’s publications, consider requests for special publication activities, and recommend any alteration of publication policy to the Executive Committee for approval and subsequent approval by the membership. The committee shall consist of three of the Members-at-Large of the Executive Committee and the Editor (ex officio).

• Riccardo Fiorillo (rfiorill@ggc.edu) – (Chair 2016-2017)
  Georgia Gwinnet College, Lawrenceville, GA
• Emily Gillespie (gillespiee@marshall.edu)
  Marshall University, Huntington, WV – (Chair 2017-2018)
• Chris Havran (havran@campbell.edu)- (Chair 2018-2019)
  Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
• Jim Caponetti – Ex-Officio, Print Editor (jcaponet@utk.edu)
  University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
• Ashley B. Morris – Ex-Officio, Web Editor (ashley.morris@mtsu.edu)
  Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

Resolutions Committee – The Resolutions Committee shall formulate and, with approval of the Executive Committee, present to the membership such resolutions as may be considered worthy of action by the Association. The committee shall be served by the Past President as Chair and two additional members with terms of 1 year.

• Joey Shaw – ASB Past President (joey-shaw@utc.edu) 
  University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
• Member needed
• Member needed

Senior Research Award Committee – The Senior Research Awards Committee may each year select a recipient of the Association Senior Research Prize for the meritorious presentation of original research by a member (student members excluded) at the Annual Meeting. The committee shall consist of three members appointed for terms of 3 years, with a member appointed annually and serving as Chair in the third year.

• Jennifer Mandel (jmandel@memphis.edu) – (Chair 2017-2018)
  University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
• Steven Price (steven.price@uky.edu) – (Chair 2018-2019)
  University of Kentucky
• Member needed

Student Research Award Committee – The Student Research Awards Committee may each year select the recipients of the Association Student Research Prizes for the meritorious presentation of original research by a student member at the Annual Meeting. The committee shall consist of three members appointed for terms of 3 years, with a member appointed annually and serving as Chair in the third year.

• John Quinn (john.quinn@furman.edu)
  Furman University, Greenville, SC
• Jennifer Hancock (jhancock@marybaldwin.edu)
  Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
• Member needed

Ad hoc Program Committee – The ad hoc Program Committee shall collate the abstracts and develop the Program for the current year’s meeting. The committee shall consist of the three (3) members appointed for terms of three (3) years, with one a member appointed annually unless the committee decides to stay together.

• Howie Neufeld – Co-chair (neufeldhs@appstate.edu)
  Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
• Riccardo Fiorillo – Co-chair (rfiorill@ggc.edu)
  Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
• Christopher Brown (cbrown37@ggc.edu)
  Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA

​Ad hoc Exhibitors Committee – To develop pricing and advertising strategy to attract exhibitors and potential employers to the exhibit hall.​

• Dawn Wilkins (hwilkins@utm.edu) – (Chair 2017-2018)
  University of Tennessee Martin, Martin, TN
• Tom Blanchard (tblanch@utm.edu) – (Chair 2018-2019)
  University of Tennessee Martin, Martin, TN
• Tracy Deem – ASB Associate Treasurer (tdeem@bridgewater.edu)
  Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA