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First of all, attending the meeting is key. We
want to have high attendance, and since the
meeting will be held in Fort Worth, it should
be accessible to most in our region. Also, en-
courage your business or university to par-
ticipate, whether through sponsoring, exhib-
iting, participating in the graduate school
fair, submitting an abstract, presenting a pa-
per or poster, or even just attending.
Finally, we can always use more assistance
in organizing the meeting. No contribution
is too small. Please contact me if you are
willing to get involved. The next few
months will be critical to the success of
SWRM 2014. (kirby.drake@kk-llp.com)
5) Who is your Science Hero? and
why? While there are
many people that I could
identify, my science he-
ro is Dr. James F. Bonk,
former chemistry pro-
fessor at Duke Universi-
ty. His name became so
synonymous with gen-
eral chemistry that the
class came to be called "Bonkistry." He was
a true teacher in every sense of the word; he
was passionate about teaching and would
constantly update/adjust his teaching style to
reach the largest number of students possi-
ble, even those just trying to fill a require-
ment through taking his course. Although I
only had him for general chemistry, he con-
tinued to be an excellent advisor and mentor
throughout my time in the chemistry pro-
gram at Duke.
Thank you, Ms. Drake, for participating in
'5Q'!
Interesting Scientists Wanted! To volunteer
to be interviewed for 5 Questions, contact
retort@acsdfw. org.cont. from page 9: And another thing
ugly ceiling fans and a lot of the accumula-
tions generated by an active career in sci-
ence may be necessary for this-or, the
more I think about it, perhaps not.
Happy New Year. Best wishes for the most
wonderful possible 2014. May your happi-
ness be focused outward, to the world and
the good we must do in it.
* Many, many thanks to the survey partici-
pants! Plans to cite respondents were
changed after many request anonymity,
and it became obvious that it was safer to
protect everyone's identity than to inad-
vertently rip off the masks.
cont. from page 19: Letter from the chair
Our Meeting-in-Miniature will take place at
Texas Wesleyan University in April, so stay
tuned for details about dates and abstract
submissions. Also, keep an eye out for a
Planning for Success meeting in May to dis-
cuss ways to revise our local section bylaws
and practices to make us even more awe-
some at serving and supporting chemists in
the local area. I look forward to hearing your
thoughts!
Finally, I'd like to extend a hearty "thanks
for all your hard work" to our outgoing past
chair Aaron Fletcher, and a welcome to our
new Chair-Elect Shana Santos.
Good luck in the New Year!
Katie Walker, 2014 Chair>LI
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