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Past Meetings & Minutes
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1991 Meeting
Association
of Women Soil Scientists
First Annual Meeting
Denver, CO
Tuesday, October 29, 1991 at 7 p.m.
FIRST AWSS MEETING!
It was a cold and snowy night
when the Association of Women Soil Scientists met in Denver
on October 29. I finally met Barb Leuelling, AWSS founder,
earlier in the week. We were so excited anticipating this
first ever meeting and looking forward to getting to know
other members in person.
The American Society of Agronomy
scheduled two other soils meetings for our
night so we wondered how many people we would attract.
I left copies of a membership/meeting flyer at convention
headquarters to help attract people. Our efforts were
very successful--more people attended the meeting than
expected.
This special newsletter issue
focuses on the meeting, which was lively, full of discussion,
and energizing. It was truly a special evening!
~Margie Faber
MEMBERS WHO WERE AT THE
MEETING:
- Margie Faber, Soil Scientist, SCS,
Millbrook, NY
- Barb Leuelllng, Soil Scientist, FS,
Duluth, MN
- Carol Wettstein, State Soil Scientist,
SCS, Lakewood, CO
- Kathleen Mulholland, Soil Scientist,
SCS, Soda Springs, ID
- Pamm Kasper, Editor, American Society
of Agronomy, Madison, WI
- Ann Carey, Associate Deputy Chief,
Technology, SCS, Washington, DC
- Tara Drolma, Soil Scientist, FS, Santa
Fe, NM
- Diane Stott, Soil Microbiologist, ARS,
West Lafayette, IN
- Joyce Scheyer, Soil Soientist, SCS,
Lincoln, NE
- Carol Franks, Soil Scientist, SCS,
Lincoln, NE
- Jim Culver, Soil Scientist, SCS, Lincoln,
NE
- Betty McQuaid, Asst. State Soil Scientist,
SCS, Raleigh, NC
- Wendy Greenberg, Grad Student/SCS Soil
soientist, College Station, TX
- Maxine Levin, State Soil Correlator,
SCS, Somerset, NJ
- Susan Samson, Soil Scientist, SCS,
Lincoln, NE
- Frieda Eivazi, Associate Professor,
Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO
- Elissa Levine, Research Soil Scientist,
NASA, Greenbelt, MD
NEW MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED:
- Yun Wu, Grad Student, Michigan Tech.
Univ., Houghton, MI
- Ruth Yanai, Postdoc Associate, Boyce
Thompson Inst., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
- Samantha Langley Turnbaugh, Grad Student,
UNH, York, ME
- Hero Gollany, Grad Student, SDSU, Brookings,
SD
- Kalyn Brix-Davis, Research Associate,
SDSU, Brookings, SD
MEETING NOTES:
Catol Wettstein, meeting organizer
and moderator, welcomed us to Colorado.
History of AWSS
(Barb Leuelling)
See article.
Award Presentation
(Margie Faber)
Barb Leuelling, founder ofAWSS, was presented a plaque
that said:
"It's important to know that
words don't move mountains.
Work, exacting work moves mountains."
Danilo Dolci
The AWSS recognizes Barb Leuelling
whose vision, commitment, and leadership have moved mounatins.
(Thanks to Peg Harris, Durham,
NH for choosing the words to honor Barb and for gettlng
the plaque to Denver even though she could not attend
the meeting.)
Organizational Structure
(Margie Faber)
- Membership on annual basis, includes
three newsletters and Member Directory
- There is a great need for volunteers
to help out AWSS as Editors and Co-Editors. Margie is
the Secretary-Treasurer but has been acting as Editor
for the past year.
- Printing of the newsletter has been
a problem.
ASA/SSSA Affiliation
(Dr. Fred Miller, President SSSA)
- welcomed us on behalf of the Tri-Societles
- cautioned against isolating ourselves
in a "cocoon"
- become actively involved in professional
societies
High Level Career Opportunotoes
(Ann Carey)
- Job openings in SCS NHQ for Associate
Deputy Chief for Programs, pay is $87,000/year
- There will be many Senior Executive
openings in SCS in tht next few years
Mentoring (Kathleen
Mulholland)
See article. [This article is not yet posted on the web.]
Discussion
- How can ASA help us (possibly with
newsletter typesetting and mailing)
- Women in Natural Resources and other
groups were mentioned. Membership is $18, $13 for students.
They publish a quarterly journal (over 50 pages).
- Time to form Comittees to help AWSS
grow and flourish such as to help with newsletter, check
out funding sources, perhaps a scholarship committee,
work with other societies and groups.
- Newsletter: again, we need volunteers
become actively involved with the newsletters. Upcoming
events should be mentioned in each issue.
- Future meetings. We decided to definitely
meet at the ASA Meeting next tall in Minneapolis. Perhaps
there can be other meetings--when other professional
societies get together or on a statewide or regional
level.
- AWSS needs your help. To offer assistance,
fill out the form accompanying the newsletter and return
to Margie.
THANK YOU!
T-shirts were sold
The AWSS photo Display
was introduced featuring photos of:
- Maraha Sheppard (Canada)
- Diane Shields (VA)
- Margaret Wilson (VA)
- Patty McCloud (VA)
- Mary Woolf (SD)
- Jennifer Brookover (WV)
- Meg Babits (MT)
- Frieda Eivazi (MO)
- Joyce Scheyer (NE)
- Mary West (MN)
- Sherry Phillips (MN)
- Barb Leuelling (MN)
- Barb is still collecting photos
-- send one of you in the field to her.
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