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Letter From Headquarters

How We Are Doing as a Society

year ago in this column, I introduced the plan to 800 individuals are listed in the report as serving on survey the membership in the summer of 2009 committees and boards. That is a level of activity that A to provide input to the AMS Council on how some might only expect in an organization several the Society could better serve its membership. That times the size of the AMS, but it is just business as survey happened as planned and many of you pro- usual for our Society. It is this spirit of volunteerism vided excellent feedback on Society programs. The that allows the AMS to have so many highly successful Council spent considerable time reviewing the survey programs and initiatives and that makes the AMS such responses and discussing ways to use the input pro- a special organization. vided by members to guide the evolution of Society With so many boards and committees engaged in programs and initiatives. This issue contains an article so many diverse activities, opportunities to become produced by the Council that summarizes the survey more active in the AMS are plentiful and wide rang- results and responds to it (see page 657). ing. If you have not served recently on an AMS board This article does not signal the end of the Coun- or committee—or even if you have—I encourage cil’s use of the survey results, but rather, is one step you to explore these opportunities and find some in communicating with the membership on how the that look intriguing. Volunteer service is an enriching input provided by the survey is guiding Council action. experience that allows you to network with other A number of changes in AMS programs have already professionals and expand your horizons. It takes time been made in response to the survey, and the article and energy, of course, but gives back more than you by the Council in this issue outlines additional steps put into it. Volunteering to serve the Society is easy. that are planned. You can contact specific board or committee chairs The survey questionnaire used last summer was directly (see the “Boards and Committees” link on based on the structure and organization of the Society’s the AMS home page) to discuss upcoming openings 2008 Annual Report, which was released in the spring or you can submit your name to be considered by of 2009. The 2009 Annual Repor t is now similarly avail- a commissioner for openings as they arise (see the able on the AMS Web site (www.ametsoc.org) and “Volunteer” link in the upper right corner of the AMS it—and past annual reports—can be found on the home page). members’ pages under the Member Services link. One It is clear from the results of the member survey of the significant findings of the survey was that the reported in this issue that AMS members feel a real membership is not as aware as it should be of some ownership in the Society and are eager to help chart of the excellent initiatives of the Society. I hope you its course for the future. The AMS will continue to all will take the few minutes required to read through be a vibrant organization serving our community as the concise 2009 report and see the highlights from long as its members continue to offer their talents and last year. expertise to carry out its mission. A very important aspect of the annual reports of the Society is the listing of the membership of the various volunteer boards and committees making up the many activities carried out by the AMS. Every year I find almost staggering the sheer number of Ke i t h L. Se i t t e r , CCM volunteers active in the Society. For 2009, well over Ex e c u t i v e Di r e c t o r

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wo of the longest-serving federal coordinators for ing infrastructure that continues today—under the meteorology met in December 2009, marking the leadership of White, who was also the chief of the T beginning and a nearly half-century milestone on U.S. Weather Bureau, then the administrator of the a long journey of successful U.S. federal interagency Environmental Science Services Administration, coordination and collaboration. The current federal and eventually the first administrator of the new coordinator, Samuel P. Williamson, paid tribute to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the legacy of Robert M. White’s leadership as the which was formed in 1970. first federal coordinator for meteorology from 1964 White firmly established the OFCM and began to 1972. Together, they represent nearly half of the 46 publishing the annual Federal Plan for Meteorologi- years of the U.S. Office of the Federal Coordinator cal Services and Supporting Research to document for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research agency and interagency activities and plans for each (OFCM). fiscal year. Across the next 46 years, the OFCM has facilitated interagency cooperation and collaboration and blazed new trails in a number of areas. From early field experiments to the gen- esis of supercomputing for numerical weather prediction, improved weather reconnaissance systems, response to national emergencies, and the interagency oversight of the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) program, the OFCM has provided the venue to develop effective, efficient, and improved weather services for the United States. In the last decade, under the leadership of the current federal coordinator, Samuel P. Wil- liamson, the OFCM continued to orchestrate numerous actions to improve products and services. It established the new application area of The first federal coordinator for meteorology, Robert M. weather information for surface transportation White (left), joined by the current federal coordinator, and developed the first comprehensive national Samuel P. Williamson. needs assessment for wildland fire weather support. Williamson also guided a successful In the early 1960s, weather was on the minds interagency effort to reduce fatal weather-related of the U.S. Congress and executive branch—not aviation accidents and established a tropical cy- because of a major blizzard or a hurricane, but be- clone research and development strategy setting cause a Bureau of the Budget survey undertaken at clear linkages between research and development the request of Congress found 15 federal agencies and the operational forecasting and warning cen- engaged in significant meteorological programs. ters of the Departments of Commerce and Defense. Was this proliferation of programs leading to dupli- In the area of space weather, the OFCM in 2009 cation and inefficiency? The acceleration of scien- completed a study for the White House Office tific and technological advances and the associated of Science and Technology Policy to develop op- expenditures pointed to the need for strengthened processes to plan and coordinate the government’s Radio Seals of Approval meteorological programs. As a result, in January 1964 the Department of Commerce established the 167 Stephen Visalli 2009 OFCM—and the federal meteorological coordinat-

652 | May 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC tions, estimate costs, and make recommendations sion. And following on the success of the NEXRAD to sustain solar wind monitoring (critical to geo- program, the OFCM continues to lead exploration magnetic storm warnings), and to restore the space of the potential benefits and risks of phased array environmental sensing capability removed from radar technology to meet concurrent weather and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environ- air surveillance needs at significant life-cycle cost mental Satellite System. Williamson also launched savings, averting multiple, asynchronous, unco- the Network of Weather and Climate Observing ordinated investments across the Departments Networks initiative to integrate the burgeoning of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, and patchwork of mesoscale observing networks across Transportation. the country without stifling innovation and expan- —Michael R. Babcock, OFCM

Moustafa T. Chahine, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, by the ingenious use of the radiative transfer equation Pasadena, California, was named the 2010 winner to atmospheric variables, such as temperature, hu- of the George W. Goddard Award in recognition midity, and fractional cloud of his exceptional achievement in optical science cover. This enabled the early and instrumentation for aerospace and atmospheric satellites of the 1970s with research. infrared sounders to gather The George W. Goddard Award is given annually vital vertical profiles needed in recognition of exceptional achievement in optical or for advancing numerical photonic instrumentation for aerospace, atmospheric weather prediction models. science, or astronomy research. The award is for the Chahine is science team invention and development of a new technique, photo- leader for NASA’s Atmo- nic instrumentation, instrument, or system. Chahine spheric Infrared Sounder developed an efficient inversion algorithm known as (AIRS), which was launched the “relaxation method” to convert satellite radiances onboard the Aqua spacecraft in 2002. He received his Ph.D. in 1960 from the University Moustafa T. Chahine Television Seals of Approval of California at Berkeley. At JPL he has served as founding 1827 Dennis Ketterer 2009 head of the Division of Earth and Space Sciences, and 1828 Sherry Ray 2009 was the laboratory’s chief scientist until 2001. 1829 Thomas Crawford 2009 Chahine’s primary interests are in remote sens- 1830 Patricia Darak Barrow 2009 ing of planetary atmospheres and surfaces, and in 1831 Kristen Van Dyke 2009 climate change processes. He has also developed a 1832 Elita Loresca 2009 multispectral method using infrared and micro- 1833 Dominic Brown 2010 wave observations to enable infrared remote sensing 1834 Julie Wunder 2010 through clouds. These methods were applied to the 1835 Brian Fitzgerald 2010 1836 Heidi Jones 2010 remote sensing of Earth, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. 1837 Mary Wasson 2010 More recently, he developed the “Vanishing Partial 1838 Eric Pritchett 2010 Derivatives” method to retrieve the mixing ratio of 1839 Michael Craig 2010 carbon dioxide and other minor gases in the tropo- 1840 Chita Johnson 2010 sphere and in the boundary layer. 1841 Michelle Riell-Arthur 2010 Chahine served as a member of NASA’s Earth Sys- 1842 Corey Henderson 2010 tem Sciences Committee, and as chair of the World 1843 Rebecca Schuld 2010 Meteorological Organization’s Global Energy and 1844 Alexandra Turiano 2010 Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Science Steering Group from 1989 to 1999.

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ack D. Cox died 25 January 2009. He was born in appointed deputy chief meteorologist in charge at the Blounts Creek, North Carolina, on 11 May 1922. weather office in Memphis, Tennessee. He officially J Raised on a farm in eastern North Carolina’s retired from that position in 1979, with 36 years of tobacco belt, he graduated from Aurora High federal service. School and attended Louisburg College in Louis- Until his death at age 86, Cox was an avid fitness burg, North Carolina, from enthusiast, going on daily runs and lifting weights. Jack D. Cox 1940 to 1942. He remained interested in music his entire life, regu- larly playing the guitar. His interest in mathematics 1922–2009 With the outbreak of World War II, Cox’s education was and science also remained throughout his life, as he interrupted when he enlisted in continued to purchase new publications on those the U.S. Army Air Forces. During the war, he served subjects. He was an all-around handyman, as he in the China offensive and in India. Following the war, serviced his own vehicles and seldom called in a paid he continued federal service with the U.S. Weather repairman. Bureau (now the National Weather Service.) Cox was married for 55 years to the late Clara Through earning a scholarship, Cox completed Allene Lee Cox. He is survived by his son and his bachelor’s degree in meteorology at The Florida daughter-in-law, Derwin and Lisa Cox; stepson, State University in 1957. Upon graduation, he was Samuel C. Best; and grandchildren, Charlotte and transferred to the National Meteorological Center in Dallas Cox. Maryland, where he served 15 years. In 1972, Cox was —Derwin Cox

els Edward Johnson, who retired in 1985 as was the base weather officer and she was the payroll director of international affairs of the National clerk. An inseparable team, they were married for 65 N Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration after years and traveled extensively. a 40-year career with the National Weather Service, Nels became an interna- died 25 July 2009 in Virginia’s Fairfax Hospital. He tional aviation forecaster in Nels Edward was 91. 1946, based at National Air- Johnson Nels was born in Newark, New Jersey on 23 No- port in Washington, D.C. He 1917–2009 vember 1917. He earned his bachelor’s degree in math- was named chief of overseas ematics and science from New Jersey State Teachers projects in 1947, worked in the Philippines as chief of College in Montclair, and, after getting a private weather services in 1948, and became head of interna- pilot’s license, became interested in weather patterns. tional affairs for the Weather Bureau in 1954. In 1958, Scholarships enabled him to study meteorology in he was appointed to head bureau affairs in the Pacific, an air corps cadet program at based in Honolulu. He headed the Massachusetts Institute of the office of international affairs Technology, and he became a In Memoriam of the Environmental Science federal weather observer at New- Fred K. Abell Services Administration from ark Airport in 1941. 1928–2009 1966 to 1970. After becoming Johnson was a major in the Donald E. Kent head of international affairs for army air corps during World War 1912–2010 NOAA in 1974, he continued a II, serving as a military weather Gary L. Sickler robust schedule of world travel, office who advised pilots on the 1945–2009 visiting dozens of nations to dis- Joanne Simpson weather they would encounter. cuss policies and negotiate trea- 1923–2010 He met Virginia “Ginny” Duke ties related to weather services, Kenneth C. Spengler Johnson at Warner Robins Air 1915–2010 fisheries, and environmental Force Base in Georgia, where he issues. He was a U.S. delegate

654 | May 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC at the World Meteorological Organization’s annual month-long conference in Geneva, Switzerland, for more than two decades, serving as chairman of the budget committee. He focused on consensus as well as efficiency, and earned a reputation as a “budget buster.” He was lauded by the State Department for a no-nonsense but reasonable style that promoted U.S. objectives and nurtured international relations while holding the line on costs. Nels was a friendly, loquacious man with a keen sense of humor, and he delighted in enthralling audiences with stories about his adventures across the globe, his views on political and economic affairs, gardening, and a variety of other topics. He retired from the air force reserve as a colonel and was a proud member of American Legion Post 270 in McLean as well as a number of scientific and charitable organizations. He was a longtime member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Johnson is survived by a son, Nelson Edward Johnson of Fairfax, California; three grandchildren, Owen, Kristen, and Gretchen, all of California; a great-grandchild, Kayla; and a number of nieces and nephews. —Nelson Johnson

Certified Broadcast Meteorologists (CBM)

387 John Ahrens 2009 388 Doug Iverson 2009 389 David Wire 2009 390 Andrew Switzer 2009 391 April Gonzales 2009 392 Jeremy Wheeler 2009 393 Bob Breck 2009 394 Joseph Mlodzik 2009 395 Lanie Pope Althoff 2009 396 Michelle Kennedy 2009 397 Cheryl Nelson 2009 398 Joshua Baynes 2009 399 Charles Koch 2009 400 Indra Petersons 2009 401 Christopher Suchan 2009 402 Betsy Kling 2009 403 John Golobish 2009 404 Carrie Rose 2009 405 Kimberly Vaughn 2009 406 Thomas Hagen 2009 407 Jeremy Kappell 2009 408 Frank Waugh 2009 409 Theresa Martin 2010

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Freshman undergraduate scholarship Sponsors

The March issue of BAMS featured the sponsors of the 2010 AMS Scholarship/Fellowship Program. Two organizations, Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors and AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc., were inadvertently omitted from the list of freshman undergraduate scholarship sponsors. We recognize them here and thank them for their generous support.

Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors operational requirements of individual customers and the populations they serve. Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed provide capabilities spanning domains from the Martin is a global security company that employs depths of the oceans to the stratosphere. Our solu- about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally tions are found on nearly 500 programs for U.S. engaged in the research, design, development, manu- and international customers, both government and facture, integration, and sustainment of advanced civilian, in nearly 50 nations. At Lockheed Martin we technology systems, products, and services. The are powered by innovation and guided by integrity corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion. as we help our customers achieve their most chal- Lockheed Martin is proud to support the Ameri- lenging goals. can Meteorological Society and its AMS Freshman The meteorological products group, located in Undergraduate Scholarship Program. Marion, Massachusetts, is an international supplier to government and military customers including the AWS Convergence National Weather Service and the U.S. Department technologies, inc. of Defense. The company’s current line of meteorological instrumentation includes fixed and mobile AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. is owner of the upper-air sounding systems and several models of WeatherBug Brand of Products and Solutions radiosondes to measure air temperature, barometric WeatherBug (http://weatherbug.com and http:// pressure, relative humidity, winds, ozone concentra- weatherbugprofessional.com) observes, organizes, tion, and beta/gamma radiation levels. and distributes the most precise global weather in- The corporation’s integrated weather and envi- telligence. As a trusted source of dynamic weather ronmental systems group in Syracuse, New York, information, WeatherBug empowers society to make provides fully integrated solutions to upgrade me- more informed weather-related decisions. Millions of teorological, hydrological, and other environmental consumers and professional organizations, including operations on a national or regional scale. Through the National Weather Service, rely on WeatherBug the development and integration of customized sen- to plan daily activities, safeguard lives, and improve sor networks, processing equipment and communica- business operations. WeatherBug is a brand of AWS tions, Lockheed Martin is able to create monitoring Convergence Technologies, Inc. (www.aws.com). and forecasting systems that support the unique

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The 2009 AMS Member Survey A Summary of Findings and Response to Members

Wr i t t e n b y t h e AMS Co u n c i l

Introduction. In 2009, the AMS Council bers across all areas of the atmospheric and related conducted an electronic survey of its membership sciences enterprise. The AMS Council is grateful to to gauge how the members perceive the quality and the many members who participated in the survey effectiveness of 10 AMS programs and to help guide and provided candid insights that elucidated impor- the Society in its effort to provide the highest value to tant issues and concerns. the membership. Of the nearly 11,000 members that were notified via e-mail about the survey, which can The process of conducting and be found in Appendix A, the Council received 821 evaluating the 2009 Survey. The sur- responses—an 8% response rate, which is typical of vey was conducted as a Web-based questionnaire online surveys. Based on an analysis of self-identified structured around the 2008 AMS Annual Report. specialties, the responses were assigned to five mem- The survey was divided into several parts. First, bership categories: 1) broadcasters, 2) forecasters, 3) respondents were asked to rate the quality and effec- researchers, 4) students, and 5) educators. Members tiveness of the specific AMS programs on a scale of were asked to provide a numerical ranking of each 1 to 5 (5 = high quality and effective; 1 = low quality program as well as their viewpoints through open- and ineffective). The survey consisted of 10 ques- ended responses. tions corresponding to the 10 major program areas This article summarizes the quantitative and discussed in the Annual Report (see Table 1), and an qualitative results of the survey and discusses actions additional 5 questions, which provided opportuni- that the AMS Council can implement to ensure that ties for comments on general aspects of the Society your Society continues to effectively serve its mem- and its programs. This section was followed by a few questions seeking additional information about the respondent and an opportunity for AMS Council the respondent to request follow-up contact. Appendix A contains the survey form that The following is an alphabetical list of the members on the 2009 and 2010 AMS Council, including all commissioners: appeared on the AMS Web site. The 2008 AMS Annual Report was post- Jennifer C. Alexander Rebecca E. Morss ed to the AMS Web site in May 2009 and Richard A. Anthes Franklin Nutter announced to the membership in Executive Lee E. Branscome, CCM Leonard J. Pietrafesa Director Keith Seitter’s “45 Beacon” column Mary M. Cairns X. William Proenza in the May 2009 issue of BAMS. That col- Richard E. Carbone Richard D. Rosen umn discussed both the annual report and Kenneth F. Carey John C. Schaake the survey that would begin in June. The Richard D. Clark Dian J. Seidel, CCM column noted that the survey would offer Kenneth C. Crawford Keith L. Seitter, CCM Walter F. Dabberdt Robert J. Serafin opportunities for narrative response, giving Anne R. Douglass Timothy C. Spangler, CCM members the chance to inform the AMS Elbert W. Friday Richard W. Spinrad Council about what the AMS was doing well Robert M. Hardesty Eugene S. Takle, CCM and what could be improved. The column Jill F. Hasling, CCM John R. Toohey-Morales, also noted that the survey was being con- James W. Hurrell CCM, CBM ducted online, but that paper copies would David P. Jorgensen Ahsha N. Tribble be available to anyone who requested one Thomas R. Karl Jay J. Trobec, CBM Margaret A. LeMone Roger M. Wakimoto (none were requested). Amanda H. Lynch Xubin Zeng An e-mail with a link to the survey form Jonathan T. Malay was sent to 10,970 members for whom the AMS had valid e-mail addresses on 15 June.

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY May 2010 | 657 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC Within one week, over 600 individuals had respond- a summary of the survey results ranked according ed to the survey. By mid-July, when the incoming to the number of numerical responses to a question responses had slowed to just a few per day and we (“NA” excluded) where members rated the program had received 791 responses, Gary Rasmussen of the favorably (either 4 or 5) regarding quality and ef- AMS staff began a statistical analysis of numerical fectiveness. In general, programs that were rated the scores of the survey, while Executive Director Seitter highest (lowest) quality and most (least) effective are developed a summary of the written comments. Both those that are most (least) familiar to respondents. were distributed to the AMS Council for consider- There were exceptions. For instance, the AMS Mem- ation at the 1–2 October 2009 meeting (these docu- ber Benefits and Services Program, which had the ments are available on the Members’ Page of the AMS second-highest number of categorical responses (729), Web site). An additional 30 responses were received was not rated as favorably as several other programs. by the time the survey closed on 15 September, but Notable results include the ratings by students for the these were not included in the numerical ratings Development, Scholarships, Fellowships, and Student because even with the addition of the sample it was Programs. They rated it lower than other programs too small to effectively change the statistical analysis even though they stand to potentially benefit from that had already been completed. However, all 2,053 these programs more than other respondent catego- separate narrative responses that were received were ries. The survey results also indicated that in general, considered. respondents that identify themselves as broadcasters A total of 71 respondents requested follow-up or forecasters tend to view the AMS programs less contact. Executive Director Seitter contacted each favorably than their counterparts. respondent and these conversations that ensued lent The commentary of our members revealed other additional input to the Council on how the Society concerns, including the high cost of membership in could improve. All of these data form the basis for the the Society, publication costs, the need for greater Council response provided in this article. social networking, greater support for local chapters, and the AMS policy on climate change. 2009 Survey Results. Overview. Overall, the On the positive side, students, the AMS lifeline to Council was pleased with the favorable rating given the future, rate nearly all AMS programs more favor- to all AMS programs, while recognizing that there ably than other professional categories, with educa- remain areas that need improving. Table 1 provides tors following closely behind. Publications are rated

Ta b l e 1. Summary of survey results by program. Red cells reflect the member group that rated the program the lowest, and blue cells the member group which rated the program highest. Programs are listed in the order of the survey questions. Percent of Respondents in Group Who Rated the Program Favorably (4 or 5)

Survey Re- All Respondents Broadcasters Forecasters Researchers Students Educators AMS Program sponses Publications 751 83.4% 74.0% 78.2% 87.5% 90.3% 88.2% Policy 489 60.1% 52.5% 55.7% 55.4% 82.9% 61.8% Education 514 69.3% 62.9% 68.4% 67.2% 76.0% 71.3% Member Benefits/Services 729 63.4% 60.8% 60.6% 61.7% 77.1% 66.0% Annual Meeting 515 70.7% 61.5% 58.1% 66.2% 89.4% 64.4% Specialty Meetings 447 78.3% 61.3% 75.0% 82.3% 84.0% 80.8% Outreach 427 58.5% 51.7% 50.7% 58.3% 68.3% 60.0% Seal and CBM 317 62.8% 50.0% 55.4% 72.2% 64.0% 72.3% CCM 245 72.7% 60.0% 61.4% 78.8% 92.9% 72.7% Dev., Fellow/Scholarships, 553 77.0% 67.7% 72.3% 78.6% 68.2% 85.4% Student

658 | May 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC most favorably in terms of quality and effectiveness color figure surcharges); 3) the process from submis- by nearly every group. These sample observations sion to publication is too long; and 4) there is insuf- and others will be discussed in greater detail in their ficient operationally relevant material for forecasters respective sections, but taken as a whole they offer and broadcasters. challenges for the Society as well as opportunities While the highly respected AMS journals continue for substantive improvement, while indicating a high to serve the membership well, many worry about the level of satisfaction by the majority of members for high cost of publishing, especially for color figures. all AMS programs. The AMS recognizes that Internet sites devoted A discussion of the responses for each of the 10 to scientific publication of Earth science research program areas covered in the survey is provided in are a very low-cost way to publish and do not have Table 1. The narrative responses to the five more gen- color surcharges. Yet, authors desire to publish in the eral questions in the survey mostly pertained to one highly-esteemed and circulated AMS journals. As de- or more of the program areas, and those responses clining budgets squeeze traditional funding sources, were used to help formulate the discussion for each principal investigators must make difficult choices program area. about spending limited resources. Although AMS page charges compete favorably with AGU and other Program-by-Program Results. print journals, and have not increased dramatically in the last decade relative to the consumer price index, Program: Publications (Survey Question 1) the Council understands that the high cost of color 751 categorical numeric responses and 168 written printing remains a major obstacle and is undertaking comments several immediate and long-term actions to reduce Favorable ratings (4 or above): publication costs. Students (90.3%) Beginning this fiscal year, the AMS is taking sev- Educators (88.2%) Researchers (87.5%) eral major steps to shift the burden of color printing Forecasters (78.2%) from authors to print subscribers. First, color figure Broadcasters (74.0%) surcharges were reduced in late 2009 from the prior $490/$390/$150 charges for the 1st/2nd/3rd and sub- Most of our members find AMS journals highly rel- sequent color figures to a flat rate of $150 per figure evant and top quality. Indeed, publications ranked for those paying full page charges. Second, print highest among all AMS programs. The AMS devotes institutional subscription rates for 2010 increased by one-third of its annual operating budget ($5M) to about 40%. While this may result in revenue losses publications and strives to produce journals that meet due to fewer subscriptions, this should be recouped the highest quality standards in scientific scholarship. The annual rankings of AMS journals, based on Impact Factor in the Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences category from the Institute of Scientific Information Journal Ci- tation Reports (2008), published by Thomson Scientific, consistently reflects the success of the AMS in achieving this goal. In fact, most AMS journals ranked in the top 10 of the 52 journals in this category and, in 2008, BAMS was ranked first!

Member Comments and AMS Council Response. Respondent commentary about AMS publications can be broadly categorized into the following opinions: 1) AMS scholarly publications Fi g . 1. Categorical numeric responses for the Publications are top quality, very well respected, and used in Program. Respondents were asked to rate the overall qual- the scientific community; 2) AMS publications ity and effectiveness of the AMS Publications Program from are expensive to authors (i.e., page charges and 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest).

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY May 2010 | 659 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC by increased revenue from the remaining print electronic supplements, highly technical material subscribers and new subscribers. Further, as more (e.g., complicated mathematical derivations) can be print subscribers shift from online-plus-print to moved to an electronic medium such that the main online-only subscriptions, print runs should decline articles are more focused. Moreover, the Publications to a level where new digital printing technology can Commission is actively encouraging authors to pre- accommodate AMS print requirements at substantial pare short, highly focused papers by giving priority cost savings without sacrificing print quality. At the in the editorial and production processes to shorter pace of current print-run reductions, the AMS (and manuscripts. its Publications Commission) is within a few years Members expressed concern about the over- of reducing the color surcharge even further with a whelming amount of information in the field of switch to digital printing. meteorology. While the Council feels that review ar- In addition, authors expressed dissatisfaction about ticles or a collection of articles in special issues will the long time between submission and publication in help address this concern, we are also investigating print and online journals. This time to publication ways to improve the visibility of those articles. For is composed of editorial review and production time example, the annual NOAA State of the Climate Re- at AMS headquarters after editorial acceptance. The port that appears as a special supplement to BAMS, Publication Commission has a goal of average time which summarizes climate trends, changes, and from submission to initial editorial decision of 70 days major anomalies of the past year, is an integrated and, although that time has steadily improved over source of information on many of the major issues the last few years (to 81 days in 2008), it falls short of related to observed climate trends and variations. this goal. We expect the time to initial editorial deci- Special and targeted reports such as this can serve sion to be reduced further as efficiencies in electronic as a model for multidisciplinary topics that require processing of papers are fully realized. broader summaries combined with in-depth treat- At headquarters, progress is also being made ments of the subject. toward reducing production time to meet the Pub- lications Commission goal of 120 days. As the AMS Program: AMS Policy (Survey Question 2) completes its transition from an all-paper publishing 489 categorical numeric responses and 113 written business to an all-electronic one, production efficien- comments cies are improving. Before the transition began in Favorable ratings (4 or above): earnest in 2005, average production time for all AMS Students (82.9%) Educators (61.8%) journals was a respectable 150 days. Combined with Forecasters (55.7%) a coincident record number of manuscript submis- Researchers (55.4%) sions and printed pages, the transition to electronic Broadcasters (52.5%) publication created a backlog of manuscripts and an unacceptable spike in production time (270 days in The AMS Policy Program (APP) seeks to bridge the January 2008). However, the production time is cur- gap between science and policy, particularly in the rently around 160 days and the Council expects that national arena. It does so through five strategic goals the Commission goal of 120 days will be achieved focused on: 1) training in the policy process; 2) direct shortly. communication with policy makers; 3) fostering The Council has noted the concern of operational collaboration between scientists and policy makers; meteorologists that AMS journals have less relevance 4) development of policy research; and 5) broader for the operational community than for researchers. communication beyond our community. These goals To address this concern, the Council is encourag- are realized through a series of distinct projects, ing the publication of review articles, which allow a including seminars, colloquia, publications, and the critical examination of the state of rapidly changing popular Congressional Science Fellowship program, science, in the scholarly journals and in BAMS. sponsored jointly with the University Corporation for The latest AMS journal, Weather, Climate, and Atmospheric Research (UCAR). The Policy Program Society, has recently launched its first issue, and also supports the development of AMS statements. promises to bring rigorous discussions of policy and societal impacts to the AMS suite of publications. Member Comments and AMS Council Response. On bal- Additionally, as more authors take advantage of ance, members view the Policy Program rather favor-

660 | May 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC ably although many were apparently not aware of its About half of the broadcast community, espe- full range of activities. Many respondents noted their cially, seems dissatisfied with the Society’s Policy appreciation of AMS’s multidisciplinary outreach ef- Program. While there are likely additional issues forts in an attempt to address societal issues. The link at play here, there appears to be resistance by this between science and societal concerns appears to be group to embrace the AMS Statement on Climate valued by a broad range of the membership. Change (which, it should be noted, is a statement of The most favorable ratings and comments the AMS Council rather than a product of the APP). concerning the APP often came from members While there are mechanisms in place for learning who had directly participated in various aspects about the science (e.g., UCAR’s COMET program of the program. Respondents who provided writ- and conference calls on the state of the science ten comments seemed to value highly the Summer conducted by various groups), there is reluctance Policy Colloquium and the Congressional Science by many broadcast meteorologists to engage in this Fellowship. discussion. It is clear that the AMS Council needs to proactively reach out to broadcast meteorologists to improve dialogue and address concerns directly. Therefore, the Council will investigate developing mechanisms whereby broadcast meteorologists can interact directly with climate scientists. Possibly, the Climate Change Forums being planned by the Com- mission on the Weather and Climate Enter- prise could serve this role. Despite the fact that AMS statements are products of the Council rather than the APP, some respondents used this question to comment on AMS statements. Some felt that the statements were too numerous, lack currency, or are otherwise ineffective. One respondent Fi g . 2. Categorical numeric responses for the Policy Program. noted, “The AMS is the preeminent profes- Respondents were asked to rate the overall quality and ef- sional organization for atmospheric and fectiveness of the AMS Policy Program from 1 (lowest) to oceanic scientists and, as such, needs to do 5 (highest). a better job of communicating important information to the media (both print and Many appreciated the role of the APP in communi- broadcast). The AMS needs to be the lead source cating with policy makers on the value of meteorology of information about anything related to weather and allied sciences. The advancement of research, and climate.” This is a concern shared by the AMS promotion of collaboration among institutions, Council, which continues to refine and clarify the enhancement of meteorological operations, and the policy statement process. The Council particularly replenishment of Earth-observing systems in space seeks to use plain language in policy statements that were identified as requiring special effort that the have wide public interest, and is open to suggestions APP is well-placed to conduct. The AMS Council for advertising our statements to the public. encourages advocacy to support the advancement and A clear impression throughout the responses was understanding of the sciences and services of our pro- that, even in the context of a favorable impression, fession through the APP and across the enterprise. many members are not fully aware of the activities Some members expressed concern that the APP of the APP. This suggests that the most important reflects a particular political stance (e.g., in the case task for the APP in the coming year will be to clearly of climate change). This view was common among and succinctly communicate the program’s strategic those respondents who rated the Policy Program goals and activities to AMS members. The APP will unfavorably (1 or 2 on the rating scale), or made investigate how to engage the broader membership comments about areas in which the AMS was not and present a portfolio of actions to the Council doing well. during the next year.

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY May 2010 | 661 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC Program: Education (Survey Question 3) 514 categorical numeric responses and 77 written comments Favorable ratings (4 or above): Students (76%) Educators (71%) Forecasters (68.4%) Researchers (67.2%) Broadcasters (62.9%)

The AMS Education Program employs staff and volunteers to develop course materials and workshops for college-level introductory courses, K–12 education, and continuing education for professional meteorologists. A periodic review of the curriculum for an undergraduate Fi g . 3 Categorical numeric responses for the education pro- degree in the atmospheric sciences is conducted gram. Respondents were asked to rate the overall quality every five years under the Commission on Edu- and effectiveness of the AMS Education Program from 1 cation and Human Resources (EHR). (lowest) to 5 (highest).

Member Comments and AMS Council Response. tions included developing stricter standards and The majority of respondents ranked the effective- a curriculum that prepares students for a variety ness and overall quality of the educational program of career tracks, offering common exams, and in- as favorable (4 or 5 in the rating scale). In written creasing the amount of writing-intensive courses. comments, numerous members had complimentary These comments are timely, and will be considered remarks about the K–12 education component. There as part of the review of the recommended under- was a similarly positive reaction to the undergraduate graduate curriculum for meteorology that takes materials, which are widely used—especially by com- place this year. munity colleges and undergraduate institutions— 2. Continuing education was mentioned repeatedly, where meteorology courses were historically rarely and several respondents suggested that it be re- taught. Instructors had very positive comments about quired for certification or recertification of CCMs the materials and also reported that the AMS meteo- or CBMs. Some asked for even more courses, rology and oceanography courses are very popular. including courses for people whose job function Respondents feel that the current weather informa- is not primarily meteorologist/climatologist, but tion available online for labs is beneficial, and several whose job requires knowledge of the subjects. instructors are eager for the new AMS climate course. 3. Content of courses. Respondents want empirical Many comments explicitly mentioned the need for data in course work. While access to currently more program visibility, which was underscored by available weather information was viewed as comments that revealed gaps in knowledge about highly desirable, respondents also want archived AMS Education Program efforts. case studies, more field-work opportunities, Most members’ recommendations for improve- datasets for analysis, and more emphasis on re- ment can be divided into three categories: course motely sensed data from radars and satellites. In content, use of the Internet, and partnerships. response, the EHR Commission will explore the feasibility of linking into datasets held by weather Course Content. With regard to what should be and climate archive centers. While many were taught, members’ responses can be categorized into eagerly anticipating the new climate course and 1) undergraduate education, 2) continuing education, requested even more emphasis on climate, some and 3) content. were concerned that there is too much emphasis on global warming. The Council believes the AMS 1. Undergraduate education. Respondents men- is on track in the development and dissemination tioned a need for better matching of training to the of its courses at the K–12, undergraduate, and con- variety of job opportunities. Some recommenda- tinuing education levels, and believes the current

662 | May 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC balance of courses between weather and climate high-priority AMS Education and Outreach strategic reflects the state of the science and the demand objective. In response to this survey, a representative from educators. of the Local Chapter Affairs Committee was invited to the Board on Professional Development meeting Use of the Internet. Currently, the three AMS under- at the 2010 Annual AMS Meeting. graduate courses are available online, but continuing education courses are not. Respondents requested Program: Member Services (Survey Question 4) Webinars, more resources (or links to resources) 9 categorical numeric responses and 89 written on the AMS Web site such as support in ordering comments Favorable ratings (4 or above): classroom weather stations, a roster of potential Students (77.1%) speakers, and materials for volunteer speakers. In Educators (66.0%) response, the EHR Commission will explore creat- Researchers (61.7%) ing additional links on the AMS Web site to publicly Broadcasters (60.8%) available archived data, which would be useful not Forecasters (60.6%) only to educators but also to the larger membership and to local chapters. More materials for volunteer Member Services, which covers a wide range of ac- speakers, including interactive materials, would tivities, is the second-most widely recognized AMS be useful to weather enthusiasts as well as those program. Yet, it was ranked seventh in favorability. involved in meteorology education and outreach. It This could be interpreted as a result of familiarity was suggested that the AMS consider marketing its with some aspects of member services but not the undergraduate courses to the weather-enthusiast au- overall scope of services, or more troubling, a real dience. Although considerable work would be needed dissatisfaction with Member Services by a significant to update the AMS Web site, access to the increasing fraction of the membership. To address this gap, the volume of current educational materials would appeal AMS Council has developed several action items to to the weather-enthusiast audience. Making the Web improve the value of AMS membership. site more user-friendly for K–12 and informal educational purposes is a high-priority AMS Education Member Comments and AMS Council Response. Some and Outreach strategic objective. Currently, budget comments—such as those expressing a desire for constraints are hindering progress in this effort. services already available—revealed a lack of knowledge about the breadth of current services offered by Partnerships. Numerous members recommended the AMS. For example, when asked about additional that the AMS Education Program collaborate more services that would be useful, some respondents sug- with other groups, such as universities, national labo- gested reduced meeting rates for retired members. ratories, private companies, other organizations (such Yet, this discount has been in place for some time. A as the Red Cross and science teachers’ organizations), clear message is that the AMS must do a better job of and local chapters. The EHR Commission plans to ex- communicating the privileges of membership, both plore the feasibility of developing more partnerships, to inform existing members of available services and including those from which summer internships and to aid in recruiting new members. field experience could result. Some felt dues were fair and some expressed AMS has already teamed up with COMET and appreciation for discounted student memberships, the National Environmental Education Founda- while several complained that dues were too high, tion to design an online climate course designed for particularly for retired members. A few respondents weather broadcasters [see www.meted.ucar.edu/ compared AMS dues with those of the American Geo- broadcastmet.php or Wilson (2009)]. Additional physical Union, which are much lower, and wondered AMS partnerships with Unidata or COMET will be why such a difference exists. The Council discussed explored to address the desire for more online mate- the AMS dues structure at length in fall 2009, and rial. Through the AMS Web site, members can find strives to maintain affordable dues while achieving AMS and other online course offerings and, based on a balanced overall budget. The dues schedule had member response and current technology, this trend been revised prior to the survey and the Council has toward increasing online offerings should continue. decided to maintain the current dues rates. Improve- Facilitating local-chapter K–12 student outreach is a ments will be made in communicating the Society’s

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY May 2010 | 663 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC revenues and expenses so that members can be better national AMS, local chapters, and international AMS informed about how their dues support the activities members, with an eye toward strengthening these of the Society. connections. Further, the AMS is actively working to Although many enjoy receiving BAMS, others enhance connections with other national meteorologi- mentioned that they do not read it and do not want cal societies and with the international meteorological to receive it. Several suggested a membership category community. In 2008, AMS President Dabberdt made for multimember households, involving a single copy this one of his three priorities. As a result, the AMS of BAMS, perhaps with a reduced per-person mem- has hosted two meetings where common concerns bership rate. Members are now given the option of and issues of the world’s meteorological societies have receiving BAMS digitally, making it easy to receive been discussed. These meetings helped facilitate the one issue per household in the mail, but this will not formation of the International Forum of Meteorologi- change member dues. cal Societies (see www.ifms.org). This forum enables dialogue on a number of substantive issues, including seeking a coordinated approach in developing coherent policy related to access to data and algorithms used in journal articles. Many expressed appreciation for AMS publications (including electronic access to archived journals) and conferences, and considered them among the primary benefits of membership. (Publications are addressed in Question 1 and meetings are addressed under Questions 5 and 6.) Some members called for member benefits not currently offered by AMS, including health insurance, job-search support for members seeking employment, and child care at AMS Fi g . 4. Categorical numeric responses for Member Services. conferences. In the past, the Council has Respondents were asked to rate the overall quality and ef- considered offering on-site child care at AMS fectiveness of the AMS Member Services program from 1 conferences but, due to legal considerations, (lowest) to 5 (highest). the AMS has chosen not to contract directly with child-care providers. However, the Meet- Similarly, some were satisfied with the AMS Web ings Department staff will continue to facilitate site and the amount and type of information available communication between interested AMS meeting there, while others were critical of its design and user- participants and local child-care providers to meet friendliness. A few suggested that AMS engage more child-care needs. fully in social networking for its members. To improve the Web site, ongoing improvements are being made Program: Annual Meeting (Survey Question 5) that will increase the quantity, quality, and accessibility 515 categorical numeric responses and 144 written of information about AMS member services. We are comments Favorable ratings (4 or above): also exploring using social networking systems, includ- Students (89.4%) ing Facebook and Twitter, for some aspects of AMS Researchers (66.2%) communications, building on “The Front Page” blog Educators (64.4%) that was introduced at the 2009 Annual Meeting. Broadcasters (61.5%) Several members complained that the AMS is Forecasters (58.1%) insufficiently supportive of local chapters, including student chapters. Others thought that little attention Over two-thirds of respondents rate the AMS An- or support is given to members outside the United nual Meeting favorably (rating of 4 or 5). Especially States, and some suggested enhanced interaction encouraging is the high rating by students, who are with foreign meteorological societies. In response, the often experiencing their first exposure to the Society Council will examine the relationships between the at-large through the Annual Meetings as beneficiaries

664 | May 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC of targeted programs and activities such as the AMS and would hinder the broad community’s engagement Student Conference, Career Fair, commercial exhib- across an increasingly multidisciplinary conference. its, and the full suite of scientific venues. In fact, the To address the need for personal scheduling at the students’ rating actually skews the distribution of fa- Annual Meeting, daily event cards are available, and vorable responses such that, if removed from the data, the online agenda planner can be used in advance of the overall favorable rating decreases from 70.7% to the meeting. The Council recognizes that the Annual 62.6%. Broadcasters, forecasters, researchers, and Meeting is likely to continue to remain inherently dif- educators identify a variety of issues that the Council ferent from the specialty meetings, but believes that may use as guidance for improving the structure of there are advantages to both venues. Nonetheless, the the Annual Meeting. A sampling follows. suggestions in this survey will be used to guide change to the Annual Meetings while maintaining the broad Member Comments and AMS Council Response. spectrum of activities that many members have come Cost of Meeting Attendance. Many respondents feel to expect and find favorable. that the Annual Meeting is extremely beneficial to In response to the survey input, a new number- their career, but several expressed concern that the ing scheme for poster sessions was implemented cost of attendance is prohibitive. Shultz et al. (2007) at the 90th Annual Meeting in Atlanta to help im- discuss the reasons for the rising cost of all profes- prove navigation, and several attendee suggestions sional society meetings, including the AMS Annual regarding the new system will guide modifications Meeting. They note that the gradual rise in registra- for next year. The Council will continue to explore tion costs has been compounded by even greater how to infuse the popular elements of the smaller increases in hotel and airfare costs. The increased specialty meetings into the Annual Meeting, and costs associated with hotels and convention centers member input is welcome. cannot be avoided, but can be ameliorated through long-term cost negotiations with convention centers and hotels. The AMS signs agreements with large convention centers and hotels many years in advance, and we are taking aggressive action today to negotiate contracts while the sluggish economy creates bargaining power for the AMS. This action will help keep meeting costs down as we look out over the next 10 years. Some members expressed concern that insufficient hotel rooms are reserved near the venues of the Annual Meetings. This can be alleviated if members always book AMS- recommended hotels, because we can better identify the number of rooms we are likely to need. Further, our negotiating power for rates Fi g . 5. Categorical numeric responses for the Annual Meet- is based on the number of rooms booked in the ing. Respondents were asked to rate the overall quality and effectiveness of the AMS Annual Meeting from 1 (lowest) past, and the more rooms we book as a group, to 5 (highest). the better the rate that can be negotiated.

Complexity of the Annual Meeting. A common con- Timing of Abstract Submission. Some members cern regarding the Annual Meeting is the difficulty could not understand why so much advance time in navigating through the numerous activities. The was necessary for submission of abstracts for the Council agrees that it can be daunting to develop a per- Annual Meeting. The most recent Annual Meeting sonal schedule that optimizes quality and effectiveness (2010 in Atlanta) saw 2,019 abstract submissions for for the participant. However, the trade-off—to limit 32 conferences, symposia, and special sessions that the breadth of the Annual Meeting—would stymie occurred during the Annual Meeting. Much of this community-building among the diverse membership time is needed for program chairs to put together

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY May 2010 | 665 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC effective and coherent programs. Recently, the AMS Program: Specialty Meetings (Survey Question 6) greatly reduced the advance time required for final 447 categorical numeric responses and 81 written submission of extended manuscripts for conference comments Favorable ratings (4 or above): proceedings by eliminating the print version. None- Students (84.0%) theless, the Council will look into ways to shorten Researchers (82.3%) the initial abstract submission time to the extent Educators (80.8%) that it does not cause undue burden on program Forecasters (75.0%) chairs. Broadcasters (61.3%)

Sector Perspective of the Annual Meeting. Self-iden- Overall, the specialty meetings rated high in program tified broadcasters and forecasters commenting quality and effectiveness, with over three-fourths of on the Annual Meeting expressed concern about respondents rating the meetings a four or five. Meet- an apparent lack of emphasis on issues relevant ings were described very positively, and as stimulating to day-to-day weather forecasters. This is likely opportunities to learn and exchange ideas with col- reflected in the relatively low Annual Meeting leagues in a similar field. Nevertheless, respondents ratings from these groups. This is not a surpris- presented many ideas for improving AMS specialty ing result, because the Annual Meeting program meetings. development draws heavily from the committee chairs of the Scientific and Technological Activities Member Comments and AMS Council Response. Commission, which has over 30 committees but Meeting Cost. As with the Annual Meeting, respon- only one devoted specifically to weather analysis dents were concerned about cost. Respondents also and forecasting. To interest more broadcast and mentioned the costs associated with holding these operational meteorologists in the Annual Meet- meetings outside the United States (which limits the ing, the Council will engage these communities number of attendees due to travel restrictions) and through the appropriate commissions to look for the locations of the domestic meetings. For example, ways to encourage special sessions that are relevant some members have claimed that having meetings to these communities. It was noted that it can be consistently in larger cities in the southern United difficult for broadcasters to attend the Annual States created undue travel costs for those from the Meeting when the week of the meeting falls in very northern United States. It may be worth considering late January or early February, since that conflicts consolidating meetings by holding joint conferences with a major ratings period. cosponsored with other professional organizations. We also note the concern that legal and budget The Council and the staff of the AMS are open to issues facing NOAA’s National Weather Service af- considering more economical locations, as well as to fects the ability of its employees to attend the Annual providing separate meeting rooms and banquets at Meeting. The AMS Council and the AMS executive joint meetings, but it should be noted that the meeting director are in discussion with senior NWS manage- locations are often recommended by the conference ment to determine how the AMS can convey the program committees and the Council tries to ac- value of the AMS Annual Meeting to professional commodate these requests from representatives of a weather forecasters and to the broader meteorologi- particular community. The chairs of the various com- cal community. mittees on the Scientific and Technological Activities Commission (STAC) will be asked to be sensitive to Awards. There was concern expressed that it was these issues as they propose future venues. not clear how the AMS names symposium honorees A range of opinions was expressed about the at the Annual Meeting. In the past, it has not been information that is provided to attendees, such as advertised on the AMS Web site that it has been extended abstracts/preprints, CDs, and Internet- the STAC’s responsibility to develop nominations. based material. While AMS attempts to provide a AMS staff will modify the STAC Web page to clarify variety of options, each comes with a cost that is the process. STAC committee chairs are open to reflected in the registration fee. This continues to be nominations from AMS members, which then can evaluated by the AMS to help specialty conferences be passed to the commissioner for vote by the AMS achieve a balance between information provided Council. and overall costs.

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Attendance. Several members requested greater presence from the Council at specialty conferences, and wondered if the AMS could an- nounce when Council members or other AMS leaders are attending a specialty conference so they could be prepared to meet with them. Another suggestion that the AMS Council will discuss is whether a half-day short course on a specific topic may encourage more students to attend. The Council will consider the merits of recommending a “meet your Councilor” seg- ment at specialty meetings. Fi g . 6. Categorical numeric responses for Specialty Meetings. Respondents were asked to rate the overall quality and ef- The Council and the STAC Commissioner fectiveness of the AMS Specialty Meetings from 1 (lowest) will continue to explore ways to allow access to to 5 (highest). specialty meetings for those who cannot attend (e.g., Webcasts with electronic submissions of questions) and encourage the broadest partici- Scientific Exchange. Many respondents agreed that pation of students (e.g., recruit students from the local specialty meetings are the best venue in which to area hosting the meeting). focus on the science within a particular discipline. These meetings allow for intimate discussions on spe- Program: Outreach (Survey Question 7) cial topics, educational opportunities for students just 427 categorical numeric responses and 46 written entering a field, and sharing of cutting-edge research comments Favorable ratings (4 or above): results prior to publication. In contrast, some felt that Students (68.3%) the conferences held in conjunction with the Annual Educators (60.0%) Meeting inhibit scientific exchange with members of Researchers (58.3%) their research community because there are too many Broadcasters (51.7%) parallel sessions. Another perspective was that the Forecasters (50.7%) specialty meetings are becoming too similar to the Annual Meeting, with top-heavy presentations by The AMS Outreach Program ranks 8th out of 10 pro- high-level management in government organizations, grams in familiarity to respondents (427 ratings), and which detracts from the time for scientific presenta- ranks last in favorable responses overall. Nonetheless, tions. Some suggested that these overviews be done over half of the respondents in each membership in the evening or at a luncheon. The Council will group rated it favorably, with students and educators consider these suggestions as it prepares for the new reporting the highest ratings. The Outreach Program season of meetings. garnered the fewest number of comments, and there appears to be a general lack of awareness of the efforts Publications and presentations. It was suggested that that the AMS directs toward outreach. WeatherFest AMS print more meeting summaries in BAMS to al- may be an exception, since nearly one-third of the low those who could not attend access to highlights AMS professional members attend the Annual Meet- and discussion of new science being presented. The ings, and this activity is well publicized as a premier Council will consider this versus a less costly ap- outreach activity of that meeting. proach of asking the conference program commit- Another activity that is a highly visible part of the tee chair to provide a meeting summary that can be Annual Meeting is the AMS Student Conference. At- posted with the online conference program. It is clear tendance has grown from about 200 to 500 students that the AMS needs to promote the availability of over its 8 years. The success of the Student Conference recorded presentations from meetings more heavily. presumably contributes some to the favorable ratings Further, in line with member suggestions, the AMS by students regarding the Annual Meetings. However,

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY May 2010 | 667 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC students benefit from other AMS Outreach Program to outreach activities using the organization-wide activities as well, so it is difficult to assess the intrinsic search option. Significant upgrades to the online importance of the conference on favorable ratings by presence of the AMS are underway, which should students. Forecasters and broadcasters are least likely help improve visibility and create logical links to to view the Outreach Program favorably, or may not outreach activities. see how the program benefits them. In summary, the survey shows that there are opportunities for the AMS to develop a better strategy Member Comments and AMS Council Response. The for outreach to its own community as well as the main inferences from respondents’ comments are at-large community that has an interest in, or can that there is a need to expand AMS outreach ac- be served by, the AMS Outreach Program. While tivities, do a better job with making the community funding may limit building new programs at this more aware of activities, and engage new audiences. time, the AMS will consider increasing awareness Expanding outreach activities depends somewhat on of existing programs and using its membership as a available funds, which are already being stretched, resource for outreach. but it is possible that volunteers—such as retired AMS members—can help improve membership, Program: Broadcast Certification outreach, and local programs. In addition, local (Survey Question 8) chapters may serve as a conduit for specific types 317 categorical numeric responses and 75 written of community outreach by using the breadth of the comments Favorable ratings (4 or above): membership to educate the regional community on Educators (72.3%) matters of importance to the weather and climate Researchers (72,2%) enterprise. Students (64.0%) Expanding outreach programs can also be accom- Forecasters (55.4%) plished by increasing awareness of existing activities. Broadcasters (50.0%) An attempt to find information on outreach activities on the AMS Web site quickly reveals an urgent need The survey results suggest that there may be some for an upgrade. Absent from the AMS Web site are: dissatisfaction among broadcast meteorologists with 1) a direct link to the AMS Outreach Program that, how they are being served by the AMS. For example, in turn, could contain the full gamut of outreach only about half of broadcast meteorologists respond- activities taking place across the organization, with ing to the survey rated the Certified Broadcast links to relevant constituencies; 2) reference to out- Meteorologist (CBM) program and the legacy AMS reach activities in the pull-down menu; and 3) links Television and Radio Seal of Approval (AMS Seal) program favorably. Responses span a broad range of opinions—subsets of the membership believe the process is too lax, while others believe it is too stringent. Given the different educational backgrounds of broadcast meteorologists, this polarity is not likely to change in the near future.

Member Comments and AMS Council Response. Comments suggest the certification programs are not well understood, and some even feel they are no longer relevant. Perhaps news directors and station program managers (and by extension, the general public) do not understand how the CBM is different

Fi g . 7. Categorical numeric responses for Outreach. Re- from the AMS Seal (or even the related Na- spondents were asked to rate the overall quality and ef- tional Weather Association Seal). The Society fectiveness of the AMS Outreach Program from 1 (lowest) needs to reach out to news directors and to 5 (highest). general managers to find out how important

668 | May 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC need to publicize both the Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) program and the quality of CCMs. The CCM profiles in BAMS, the CCM Ribbons at meetings and conferences, and the CCM booth allow for greater visibility within the AMS. A more recent initiative for improving publicity has been the CCM Forum. The target audience for the CCM Forum is the general population of meteorologists who attend AMS conferences. Allowing the CCMs the opportunity to describe what they do, through individual presentations and panel discussions, provides publicity and showcases the quality of their work. Another initiative undertaken and

Fi g . 8. Categorical numeric responses for the Broadcast completed this year was the creation of a CCM Certification program. Respondents were asked to rate page on the AMS Web site, which provides an the overall quality and effectiveness of the AMS Broadcast entry point for all AMS CCM information and Certification program from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). includes a section for CCMs that have been honored by the AMS. the certification programs are to their product. There are several other initiatives underway The Council will work with the Commissioner of but not completed to date, including Professional Affairs to explore implementation of a more rigorous campaign toward educating pro- • a CCM Town Meeting, gram news managers on the value of the certifica- • introduction of a new award recognizing contribution programs, particularly the CBM. tions of CCMs, • a Mentorship Program (within the AMS and Royal Program: Certified Consulting Meteorologist Meteorological Society), (Survey Question 9) • promotion of a special recognition of individual 245 categorical numeric responses and 52 written CCMs within U.S. government agencies, and comments • a quarterly newsletter to the membership focusing Favorable ratings (4 or above): Students (92.9%) on board activities. Researchers (78.8%) Educators (72.7%) Concerns were also raised about the need to Forecasters (61.4%) reevaluate the existing CCM written examination. Broadcasters (60.0%) The board recognizes that some of the questions are outdated and that new areas within meteorology are Although the fewest number of respondents provide not adequately covered. In 2009, the board established a rating for the overall quality and effectiveness of the a working group to coordinate the review of the exist- Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) program, ing exam and to gather new questions. The group’s it was the only program that had more category 5 rat- work will continue into 2010. ings than any other rating. Clearly, among those who Another concern of our members is the perceived are familiar with the CCM program, many are highly lack of a procedure to address unethical behavior satisfied with it. Nonetheless, there were a number or gross misconduct by a CCM. This perception is of issues raised by the membership to improve the invalid. There is a procedure, clearly described in program. the CCM program description (www.ametsoc.org/ memb/ccm/ccmhome.html) to address such behavior. Member Comments and AMS Council Response. The This procedure is frequently addressed as part of the majority of comments were directed at an issue that oral examination of each candidate, and all CCMs the Board of Certified Consulting Meteorologists has should be aware of it. The fact that members were focused on for at least four years: lack of publicity for not aware of the procedure may be due to the low the certification. Several initiatives are addressing the frequency of such allegations or a lack of visibility of

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY May 2010 | 669 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC board meetings will be augmented by an end- of-year meeting in December. As the level of effort of organizing and monitoring the activities of the CCM board has risen beyond the expectations of a chairperson, the board is discussing the use of standing committees to distribute the workload while being sensitive to the need for continuity based on board member terms.

Program: Development, Scholarships, Fel- lowships, and Student Programs (Survey Question 10) 553 categorical numeric responses and 81 written comments Fi g . 9. Categorical numeric responses for the Certified Con- Favorable ratings (4 or above): sulting Meteorologist program. Respondents were asked to Educators (85.4%) rate the overall quality and effectiveness of the AMS CCM Researchers (78.6%) program from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Forecasters (72.3%) Students (68.2%) the mechanism. Corrective action will be undertaken Broadcasters (67.7%) in the form of a recommendation to the Chair of the BCCM to increase the visibility on the CCM Web The Development, Scholarships, Fellowship, and Stu- page of the process and a hotlink e-mail for filing an dent Program, which provides financial support and ethics complaint. other professional opportunities for undergraduate Some expressed a desired for more flexibility in and graduate students, was familiar to the majority scheduling the CCM oral exam, which is typically of respondents (ranking third in familiarity among offered during the AMS Annual Meeting. In 2008, all the programs), and received a favorable rating the chair of the Board on CCMs assembled a list of from more than three-quarters of those respondents. past board members who were willing to serve on However, students—the group which stands to gain regional oral examination boards. Although the more from these programs than any other group and regional boards were not established, this could be which is the nearly exclusive target of the programs— reconsidered if there are enough willing and quali- rated the programs relatively low. fied volunteers. Oral examination scheduling is also part of a larger problem of timely processing of CCM Member Comments and AMS Council Response. A candidate examinations (e.g., developing question review of the comments hint that while educators sets and grading examinations and technical papers). most appreciate the programs’ benefits, students want Although the problem was addressed in part by past better dissemination of information about funding CCM board chairs through the implementation of through more visible advertising or student e-mail a database tracking system of candidates, graders, distribution lists. Certainly, enhanced communica- and question assignments, as well as a protocol for tion through local chapters could be a conduit for reassigning exam grading if a CCM board member dissemination, but direct solicitation to the student cannot complete the assignment in time, further membership may yield better results. improvements are needed. A clear message from the respondents is that the expansion of opportunities for scholarships and fel- Need for qualified volunteers. CCM board activity has lowships over the last decade is commendable, but increased to a level that a single Annual Meeting does there is need to provide even more student assistance. not allow enough time to focus on all issues that need Student travel grants for meetings are viewed as be- attention. In response, a quarterly meeting structure ing particularly important for acquainting the next was instituted in 2009 and, this year, the quarterly generation of meteorologists with the opportunities

670 | May 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC viable under any and all economic conditions could include developing a reserve during good economic times to serve as a buffer during downturns; • solicit better ways to inform the membership—especially students—of various scholarships, fellowships, and other programs. The Council will explore an improved marketing strategy to build program awareness through direct contact with AMS membership or through a targeted Internet presence; • discuss the feasibility of establishing an AMS Council endowed scholarship for students; and • sustain and, wherever possible, enhance ef- Fi g . 10. Categorical numeric responses for the Development, forts to target underrepresented minorities. Scholarships, Fellowships, and Student program. Respon- dents were asked to rate the overall quality and effectiveness Concluding Thoughts. The ini- of the Development, Scholarships, Fellowships, and Student tiative to conduct a survey of the membership program from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). in 2009 was very useful. Through it, the AMS Council available in the discipline, including mentoring opportunities. Further, financial aid and special student • learned how familiar each AMS program is to its programs are considered good ways of enhancing members and how each program is perceived; diversity in our discipline. • discovered which elements of the Society are serv- Some responses suggest there is need for better ing its members well; advertising of scholarships, fellowships, and student • uncovered areas that need improvement; and programs. More than one comment suggested there • carefully scrutinized members’ comments to is an imbalance toward minorities in scholarships develop actionable items to improve the activities and fellowships. One respondent suggested there is of the Society. too much emphasis on those pursuing graduate degrees and not enough for those focusing on Bachelor Based on comments from the diverse member- of Science degrees for the operational community. ship of the AMS, the Council has developed numer- Based upon this survey, if there is room for improve- ous actions aimed at improving the value of AMS ment, it would be for the AMS to seek additional membership to all. As we implement these improve- funding mechanisms or expand on those that exist ments, the Council will disseminate to the members to provide more opportunities to a greater number progress on these issues. Although the formal survey of students. has ended, the Council continues to welcome the In response to the desire for increasing the number valuable feedback of members as a means of ongoing of student fellowships for the graduate levels and for improvement. travel to conferences, the Council intends to References • explore ways to maintain or increase funding for Schultz, D. M, K. Seitter, L. Bosart, C. Gorski, and C. student programs even during economic down- Iovinella, 2007: Factors affecting the increasing costs turns. Unfortunately, student travel grants were of AMS conferences. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 88, eliminated for the 2010 Annual Meeting even as 408–417. the survey identifies travel grants as extremely Wilson, K., 2009: Opportunities and obstacles for televi- beneficial to students. Efforts to keep student sion weathercasters to report on climate change. Bull. scholarships, fellowships, and other programs Amer. Meteor. Soc., 90, 1457–1465.

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Survey of AMS Members enough knowledge of the program to feel comfortable The survey below is organized following the structure providing a ranking.) of the 2008 AMS Annual Repor t [http://ametsoc.org/ aboutams/annualreports/2008annualreport.pdf]. It N/A 1 2 3 4 5 may be helpful to have read through the brief summaries of AMS programs and 2008 accomplishments Please provide any additional comments concerning that are in the Annual Report before completing the AMS Education Program (positive or negative) that survey. you want to share with the AMS Council. Please respond to any, or all, of the following questions. Your responses will provide input to the AMS Council as it guides the Society’s programs. (Your 4. Member Services responses will be anonymous unless you choose to Please rate the overall array of benefits for AMS provide your contact information.) membership on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest. (Choose N/A if you do not have enough knowledge of the benefits to feel comfor table provid- 1. Publications ing a ranking.) Please rate the overall quality and effectiveness of AMS publications on a scale from to 5, with 5 being N/A 1 2 3 4 5 the highest. (Choose N/A if you do not have enough knowledge of the program to feel comfortable pro- Please provide any additional comments concerning viding a ranking.) AMS member benefits and member services (positive or negative) that you want to share with the AMS N/A 1 2 3 4 5 Council.

Please provide any additional comments concerning AMS publications (positive or negative) that you want 5. Meetings—Annual Meeting to share with the AMS Council. Please rate the overall quality and effectiveness of the AMS Annual Meeting on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest. (Choose N/A if you do not have 2. Policy Program enough knowledge of the meetings to feel comfort- Please rate the overall quality and effectiveness of the able providing a ranking.) AMS Policy Program on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest. (Choose N/A if you do not have N/A 1 2 3 4 5 enough knowledge of the program to feel comfortable providing a ranking.) Please provide any additional comments concerning the AMS Annual Meeting (positive or negative) that N/A 1 2 3 4 5 you want to share with the AMS Council.

Please provide any additional comments concerning AMS Policy Program (positive or negative) that you 6. Meetings—Specialty Meetings want to share with the AMS Council. Please rate the overall quality and effectiveness of the AMS specialty meetings on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest. (Choose N/A if you do not have 3. Education Program enough knowledge of the meetings to feel comfort- Please rate the overall quality and effectiveness of the able providing a ranking.) AMS Education Program on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest. (Choose N/A if you do not have N/A 1 2 3 4 5

672 | May 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC Appendix Please provide any additional comments concerning 10. Development, Scholarships, Fellowships, and AMS specialty meetings (positive or negative) that you Student Programs want to share with the AMS Council. Please rate the overall quality and effectiveness of the AMS development, scholarships, fellowships, and student programs on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being 7. Outreach the highest. (Choose N/A if you do not have enough Please rate the overall quality and effectiveness of the knowledge of the programs to feel comfortable pro- AMS outreach programs on a scale from 1 to 5, with viding a ranking.) 5 being the highest. (Choose N/A if you do not have enough knowledge of the programs to feel comfort- N/A 1 2 3 4 5 able providing a ranking.) Please provide any additional comments concerning N/A 1 2 3 4 5 AMS development, scholarships, fellowships, and student programs (positive or negative) that you want to Please provide any additional comments concerning share with the AMS Council. AMS outreach programs (positive or negative) that you want to share with the AMS Council. 11. Overall Comments Please use the following questions to provide addi- 8. Certification Programs—Broadcast tional input to the Council that you were not able to Please rate the overall quality and effectiveness of the provide in the previous questions. AMS Broadcast Seal of Approval and AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist programs on a scale from 1 What is AMS doing well? to 5, with 5 being the highest. (Choose N/A if you do not have enough knowledge of the programs to feel What is AMS not doing well? comfortable providing a ranking.) What should AMS be doing that it is not doing now? N/A 1 2 3 4 5 What is AMS doing now that it could or should dis- Please provide any additional comments concern- continue? ing AMS broadcast certification programs (positive or negative) that you want to share with the AMS What general comments do you have that would Council. make AMS a more useful scientific and professional society for you?

9. Certification Programs—CCM Please rate the overall quality and effectiveness 12. A little about you of the AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist program on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the How would you describe yourself (student, researcher, highest. (Choose N/A if you do not have enough operational forecaster, etc.): knowledge of the programs to feel comfortable providing a ranking.) Your name and e-mail address (optional):

N/A 1 2 3 4 5 Would you like someone from AMS to contact you to discuss your comments further? Please provide any additional comments concerning AMS CCM program (positive or negative) that you [Y/N] (If yes, be sure to provide an e-mail address want to share with the AMS Council. above)

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Membership. The membership of the Society as org/memdir/seallist/get_listoftv.cfm (numbers 1736– of 31 December 2009: 1832). There are 738 active Television Sealholders.

Honorary Members 32 Certificates Granted to Certified Consulting Me- Fellows 603 teorologists in 2009. Four persons were approved as Members 9005 Certified Consulting Meteorologists. Their names Members with Student Privileges 192 can be found at www.ametsoc.org/memdir/seallist/ Associate Members, Voting 38 get_listofccm.cfm (numbers 654–657). There are 299 Associate Members, Nonvoting 997 active CCMs. Associate Members, Precollege 154 Associate Members, K–12 Teacher 112 Meetings of the Council and Ex- Student Members 2660 ecutive Committee. The Council of the Corporation Members* 171 American Meteorological Society met in Phoenix, Arizona, on 11 January; by teleconference 20 July; Total 13,964 and in Boston, Massachusetts, on 1–2 October. * Includes 8 Sustaining; 68 Regular; 11 Small Business; The Executive Committee met in Phoenix, Ari- 84 Publications zona, on 10 January; in Washington, D.C., on 6–7 April; by teleconference 9–10 and 28 July; and in Election of Honorary Members. The Council elected Boston, Massachusetts, on 30 September. Keith A. Browning, Joost A. Businger, and Eugene M. Rasmusson as Honorary Members of the Society. Election Results—President-Elect and new Councilors.

President-Elect: Jonathan T. Malay Councilors: Kenneth F. Carey John C. Schaake Richard W. Spinrad Browning Businger Rasmusson Ahsha N. Tribble

Publications. AMS publication activities pro- Fellows elected in 2009. See sidebar. duced the following output during 2009: Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Certificates Pages Awarded in 2009. Fifty-eight persons were approved Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 1936 as Certified Broadcast Meteorologists. Their names Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 3748 can be found at www.ametsoc.org/memdir/seallist/ Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 2592 get_listofcbm.cfm (numbers 351–408). There are 370 Journal of Physical Oceanography 3232 active CBMs. Monthly Weather Review 4432 Journal of Climate 6788 Radio Seals of Approval Granted in 2009. Two Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 2696 people were granted Radio Seals of Approval. Their Weather and Forecasting 1756 names can be found at www.ametsoc.org/memdir/ Journal of Hydrometeorology 1568 seallist/get_listofradio.cfm (numbers 166–167). There Earth Interactions 306 are 19 active Radio Sealholders. Weather, Climate, and Society 86 Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts 2709 Television Seals of Approval Granted in 2009. Books 808 Ninety-seven persons were granted Television Seals of Total Pages 32,657 Approval. Their names can be found at www.ametsoc.

674 | may 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC Books, CD-ROMS, lecture notes, Chapters authorized in 2009. The fol- and videotapes. lowing 6 chapters were authorized in 2009, bringing • The AMS Weather Book: The Ultimate Guide to the total number of active chapters to 148. A full list America’s Weather, by Jack Williams, 396 pp. of AMS chapters may be found on the AMS Web site • Eloquent Science: A Practical Guide to Becoming a at www.ametsoc.org/amschaps/newdirec/. Better Writer, Speaker, and Atmospheric Scientist, by David Schultz, 412 pp. Emerald Coast, Hurlburt Field, Florida Houston Area Student Chapter, Houston, Texas Meetings and conferences under Howard University Student Chapter, Washington, D.C. sponsorship or cosponsorship of Northern Arizona, Bellemont, Arizona the Society. See table. Program abstracts, Ohio University Student Chapter, Athens, Ohio extended abstracts, and recorded presentations are, Triad Student Chapter at A&T, Greensboro, North Carolina in many cases, available on line at http://ams.confex. com/ams/htsearch.cgi.

Fellows Elected in 2009 The 31 individuals pictured below were elected as Fellows of the AMS in 2009 for their outstanding contributions to the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences or their application. The newly elected Fellows were honored with a reception during the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. First row (l–r): Bruce A. Albrecht, Robert M. Banta, Robert O. Baron, James H. Block, CCM, Thomas J. Bogdan, Steven Businger, CCM, Robert F. Cahalan, and Simon W. Chang. Second row: Peter C. Chu, Kerry H. Cook, Gerald J. Dittberner, CCM, Randall M. Dole, William J. Emery, Jenni L. Evans, Harindra J. S. (“Joe”) Fernando, and Jack Fishman. Third row: Qiang Fu, Jose Dolores Fuentes, R. Wayne Higgins, Jack A. Kaye, James L. Kinter III, William P. Kustas, and John F. Le Marshall. Fourth row: Patrick Minnis, Lai-yung Ruby Leung, William J. Randel, Adrian A. Ritchie, CCM, Paul H. Ruscher, Thomas B. Sanford, Johannes K. Schmetz, and Bruce A. Warren.

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AMS 2009 Annual Meeting, 11–15 January 2009, Phoenix, Arizona Ninth Presidential Forum; Seventh Presidential History Symposium; Timothy Oke Symposium; Anthony Hollingsworth Symposium; 25th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology; 23rd Conference on Hydrology; 21st Conference on Climate Variability and Change; 18th Symposium on Education; 16th Conference on Air–Sea Interaction; 16th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography; 13th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); 12th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International; 11th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; Eighth Communications Workshop: Communication—Moving Toward a Better Understanding of a Complex Process; Eighth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes; Eighth Conference on the Urban Environment; Seventh Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; Seventh Annual Users Forum; Sixth Symposium on Space Weather; Fifth Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems NPOESS and GOES-R; Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning DataFourth Conference on Atmospheric Electricity; Fourth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; Fourth Symposium on Policy and Socioeconomic Research; Second Annual CCM Forum; Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather–Air Traffic Management Integration; Workshop on Eloquent Professional Communication: Customer-Oriented Writing and High-Impact Presentations; IMPACTS: Weather 2008; Symposium on Urban High Impact Weather; Special Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; Special Symposium on Measurements in the Urban Environment and Observations

2009 Specialty Meetings Ninth International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, 9–13 February, Melbourne, Australia AMS Public–Private-Partnership Forum, 21–22 April, Washington, D.C. 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, 18–22 May, Madison, Wisconsin 30th NATO/SPS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application, 18–22 May, San Francisco, California 23rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/19th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, 1–5 June, Omaha, Nebraska 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, 8–12 June, Stowe, Vermont 15th Conference on Middle Atmosphere, 8–12 June, Stowe, Vermont 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology, 22–25 June, Portland, Oregon 13th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, 17–20 August, Salt Lake City, Utah 2009 AMS Summer Community Meeting, 10–12 August, Norman, Oklahoma 34th Radar Meteorology Conference, 5–9 October, Williamsburg, Virginia Eighth Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology, 13–15 October, Kalispell, Montana

2009 Exhibit Programs AMS Annual Meeting, 11–15 January, Phoenix, Arizona 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology, 26–29 June, Denver, Colorado 34th Radar Meteorology Conference, 5–9 October, Williamsburg, Virginia

2009 Short Courses, Workshops, and Educational Forums Annual Meeting Short Courses, 11 January, Phoenix, Arizona • Online Visualization and Analysis of Atmospheric Processes Utilizing NASA Satellite Data in Giovanni • Statistics of Extreme Events • The Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) Data and Accessibility 2009 Specialty Meeting Short Courses • Climate Change Science, Broadcast Meeting, 21 June, Portland, Oregon

676 | may 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC Deceased members. With deep regret we list Member donations. AMS gratefully below the members of the Society who died in 2009: acknowledges the following individuals who supported the AMS 21st Century Campaign in 2009. Fred Abell Howard Lewit This report acknowledges donations received prior Lewis Allison Julius London to December 1, 2009. A complete listing of 2009 Lee Anderson Stanley Marczewski donors will be published in an upcoming Bulletin of Tadao Aoki Michael McCormack the AMS. The structure of the Campaign consists of Douglas Barnett Robert McFadden the following giving levels: Friends of the AMS (up to James Belville Horace Meredith $99), Contributor ($100–$299), Sponsor ($300–$999), Frederick Berg Eric Mollo-Christensen Benefactor ($1,000–$2,999), Patron ($3,000–$9,999), Joseph Bird Sabino Palmieri Leadership Circle ($1000 or more for at least 3 years), George Collins Kenneth Pruitt Founder ($10,000 or more). Francis Courtney Ralph Quiring Robert Cunningham Uwe Radok Founder______Derek Cunnold Ronald Reap Elen M. C. Cutrim Robert Reid David Atlas Yoshimitsu Ogura Grant Darkow William Reifsnyder Werner A. Baum* Richard E. Orville Fred Decker Edward Rich Stephen Bennett Harold D. Orville Dezso Devenyi Charles Roberts Charlotte Benton Jerome M. Paros Paul Ekern George Rumney Al Blackadar Donald Perkey Danny Fread Gary Sickler Elbert W. Friday Arthur Pike* Duane Goodman Anthony Slingo Harry R. Glahn Eugene M. Rasmusson Earl Gossard Freeman Smith Richard* and Helen* Richard J. Reed John Ground Robert Stapleford Hagemeyer Michael A. Roberts Rheinhart Harms Howard Taylor Richard E. Hallgren Manon G. Rodriguez Gene Hetsel Morris Tepper Larry and Nancy Heacock Richard D. Rosen Orville Holt Paul Wolff J. Leith Holloway Robert T. Ryan Carl Johnson Warren Wooster Charles L. Hosler Edgar J. Saltsman* Nels Johnson John Yates Paul A. Humphrey Yale M. Schiffman Joachim Joseph David S. Johnson* Mark J. Schroeder Charles Kinzer Robert J. Serafin James J. Obrien Thomas E. Skilling III Family of K. Vic Ooyama* Paul L. Smith AMS/Industry/Government Gradu- Paul H. Kutschenreuter* Kenneth C. Spengler* ate Fellowship and Scholarship James R. Mahoney Verner E. Suomi* Ronald D. McPherson John W. Townsend Program. Since its inception in 1991, the Fel- H. Stuart Muench Eva S. Walther* lowship and Scholarship Program has awarded 851 Rochelle M. Murphy David Q. Wark* fellowships and undergraduate scholarships with a Jerome Namias* value exceeding $6.2 million. We are extremely for- tunate to have so many wonderful partners that see Leadership circle______the enormous value in supporting the next generation Richard A. Anthes Harry R. Glahn of scientists. Many of the fellowship and scholarship David Atlas Todd Glickman sponsors will be exhibiting in Atlanta, affording Susan K. Avery Benjamin C. Hablutzel members the opportunity to thank them for their James A. Brey Richard E. Hallgren continued support. A listing of organizations that Bradley R. Colman William H. Hooke are currently sponsoring a fellowship or scholarship John A. Dutton John E. Jones is shown in Table 2. Franco Einaudi Thomas R. Karl Jennifer Francis John J. Kelly Elbert W. Friday Ira W. Geer *deceased

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY may 2010 | 677 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC Ta b l e 2. AMS/Industry/Government Graduate Fellowship and Scholarship Program sponsors. AMS Cor- porate Patrons are noted with an asterisk.

FELLOWSHIP SPONSORS minority Scholarship SPONSORS AMS 21st Century Campaign AMS 21st Century Campaign ITT* Baron Services Lockheed Martin Corporation* Earth Resources Technology, Inc. NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise Wyle Information Systems NOAA’s National Weather Service NOAA’s Climate Program Office senior undergraduate Scholarships SAIC, Earth Sciences Operation* (SUPPORTED BY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF AMS) U.S. Department of Energy AMS 75th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship Bhanwar Lal Bahethi Scholarship freshman undergraduate Om and Saraswati Bahethi Scholarship Scholarship sPONSORS Saraswati (Sara) Bahethi Scholarship Baron Radar Services Werner A. Baum Undergraduate Endowed Scholarship Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems Loren W. Crow Memorial Scholarship The Boeing Company Karen Hauschild Friday Endowed Scholarship CLS America, Inc. Bob Glahn Endowed Scholarship in Statistical Meteorology Harris Corporation Dr. Pedro Grau Undergraduate Scholarship Lockheed Martin MS2 Richard and Helen Hagemeyer Scholarship NOAA’s Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology John R. Hope Endowed Scholarship in Atmospheric Sciences Raytheon Information Services David S. Johnson Endowed Scholarship R. M. Young Company Larry R. Johnson Scholarship Science and Technology Corporation Dr. Yoram Kaufman Scholarship Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Carl W. Kreitzberg Endowed Scholarship Center for Atmospheric Physics Max Mayfield Scholarship in Weather Forecasting SGT Ethan and Allan Murphy Endowed Memorial Scholarship Vaisala, Inc. K. Vic Ooyama Endowed Scholarship Jerome Namias Memorial Endowed Scholarship Howard T. Orville Endowed Scholarship in Meteorology Edgar J. Saltsman Endowed Scholarship Paros-Digiquartz Scholarship Bernard Vonnegut and Vincent Schaefer Endowed Scholarship Guillermo Salazar Rodriguez Undergraduate Scholarship Percival D. Wark and Clara B. (Mackey) Wark Endowed Mark J. Schroeder Endowed Scholarship in Meteorology Scholarship

T. N. Krishnamurti X. William Proenza Robert J. Serafin Terry C. Tarbell Ronald D. McPherson Alan Robock Eileen Shea Paul D. Try H. Stuart Muench Richard D. Rosen Thomas E. Skilling III Warren M. Washington James J. O’Brien Robert T. Ryan John T. Snow Robert M. White Richard E. Orville John C. Schaake Kenneth C. Spengler Samuel P. Williamson Harold D. Orville Keith L. Seitter

Benefactor______William T. Babcock Akira Kasahara Chris C. Robbins Yoshihide Takano Anthony J. Baltz Paul F. Lucas William F. Ryan

678 | may 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC sponsor______Grant C. Aufderhaar James Giraytys Ada R. Monzon James R. Scoggins Eric J. Barron William M. Gray Edward A. Olenic Steve E. Short Lance F. Bosart Steven R. Hanna Rajul Pandya Raymond C. Staley Bob Breck Raymond Meyers Hoff Matthew James Parker Pamela L. Stephens William H. Brune Laurel E. Johnson Walter A. Robinson Dayton G. Vincent Richard E. Carbone Robert D. Kelly Richard B. Rood Thomas H. VonderHaar James A. Coakley Walter A. Lyons Chester F. Ropelewski Yongkang Xue Michael J. Dixon Parker MacCready Scott A. Sandgathe Edward J. Zipser

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The Society recognizes those who make outstanding contributions to the atmospheric, oceanic, hydrologic, and related sciences with awards. Awardees are recognized every year at the AMS Annual Meeting Awards Banquet, held this past year on 20 January 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. Specifications for all AMS awards, along with nomination forms, are posted on the AMS Web site. the CARL-GUSTAF ROSSBY RESEARCH MEDAL The SVERDRUP GOLD MEDAL Timothy N. Palmer, European Centre Bruce A. Warren, Woods Hole Ocean- for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, ographic Institution, Woods Hole, Reading, United Kingdom, for funda- Massachusetts, for advancing our un- mental contributions to understanding derstanding of the general circulation the role of nonlinear processes in the of the ocean through observations and predictability of weather and climate, dynamical interpretation. and for developing tools for estimating Palmer such predictability. Warren

THE JULE G. CHARNEY AWARD The HENRY STOMMEL RESEARCH AWARD Eric F. Wood, Princeton University, Thomas B. Sanford, University of Princeton, New Jersey, for pioneering Washington, Seattle, Washington, for contributions to understanding the pioneering development of unique role of land surface heterogeneity in the instruments based on electromagnetic coupled water and energy balance of the sensors and for using them to unravel Earth surface. key features of ocean dynamics.

Wood Sanford

The Verner E. SUOMI AWARD The Charles Franklin BROOKS Award for Outstanding Services to the Society W. Timothy Liu, Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena, California, for research in Julie A. Winkler, Michigan State Uni- space-borne measurements of air–sea versity, East Lansing, Michigan, for interactions and the water cycle, and extraordinary leadership of the Educa- for inspiring progress through inter- tion and Human Resources Commis- disciplinary science team leadership. sion, outstanding service as editor of the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Liu Climatology, and distinguished mentor- Winkler ing of colleagues, students, and Society volunteers.

682 | may 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC The Cleveland ABBE Award for Distinguished The CLARENCE LEROY MEISINGER AWARD Service to Atmospheric Sciences Adam H. Sobel, Columbia University, by an Individual New York, New York, for outstanding Ernest M. Agee, Purdue University, contributions to the understanding West Lafayette, Indiana, for nearly 40 of the tropical atmosphere, through years of contributions and service to at- observational studies and analyses of mospheric science at the local, national, idealized dynamical models. and international levels. Sobel

Agee

The CHARLES E. ANDERSON AWARD THE HENRY G. HOUGHTON AWARD Armando L. Garza, National Weather Alfonso Saiz-Lopez, Laboratorio de Service, Shreveport, Louisiana, for tire- Ciencias de la Atmósfera y el Clima less promotion of workforce diversity (CIAC), Spain, for outstanding achieve- and inclusiveness through workshops, ments in elucidating the role played by manager toolkits, and especially the en- biogenic halogen-containing molecules gagement of students at all levels from on ozone and aerosol formation in the underrepresented groups. marine boundary layer. Garza Saiz-Lopez

The KENNETH C. SPENGLER AWARD The NICHOLAS P. FOFONOFF AWARD William P. Mahoney, National Center Mark T. Stacey, University of Cali- for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, fornia, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, Colorado, for exemplary leadership for pioneering work on the dynamics in fostering economic growth of the of stratified flows in estuaries and the weather and climate enterprise. coastal ocean.

Mahoney Stacey

tHE TEACHING EXCELLENCE Award The Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advance of APPLIED METEOROLOGY Douglas N. Yarger, retired, formerly Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, for Steven A. Root, CCM, WeatherBank, a career devoted to outstanding teach- Inc., Edmond, Oklahoma, for pioneering and innovative use of cutting-edge ing applications resulting in the wide- technology in the classroom to improve spread demand for value-added weather worldwide student understanding of information. meteorology. Yarger Root

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY may 2010 | 683 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC The Award for OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT EXCEPTIONAL SPECIFIC PREDICTION in BIOMETEOROLOGY NWS Forecast Office, San Juan, Puerto Rico, for ex- Raymond L. Desjardins, Ottawa, ceptional long-lead forecasts of a high surf and coastal Canada, for advancing our understand- flooding event that occurred in Puerto Rico and the U.S. ing of the complex interactions between Virgin Islands in March 2008. the biosphere and climate through his pioneering research using eddy flux measuring techniques.

Desjardins

The AWARD for BROADCAST METEOROLOGy Jay Prater, CBM, KAKE, Wichita, Kansas, for a career devoted to educating viewers about severe weather, as AMS President Tom Karl presents the Award for an Exception exemplified by his life-saving coverage Specific Prediction to Israel Matos, accepting on behalf of of the May 2007 Greensburg, Kansas, the National Weather Service Forecast Office in San Juan, tornado. Puerto Rico.

Prater

The AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE The Francis W. REICHELDERFER AWARD REPORTING BY A BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST Jason Dunn, NWS Forecast Office, Ada Monzón, CBM, Univision Puerto Ft. Worth, Texas, for his work in con- Rico, for reporting on Joseph Acaba, ception, execution, layout, and coordi- the first Puerto Rican astronaut and nation for the Texas Hurricane Guide important role model for Puerto Rico’s 2005–2009. youth, and the scientific achievements aboard Space Shuttle Mission STS-119. Dunn Monzón

the charles l. mitchell award The HELMUT E. LANDSBERG AWARD Neil Frank, Fulshear, Texas, for four Steven Hanna, Hanna Consultants, decades of leadership in advancing the Kennebunkport, Maine, for significant forecasting and public awareness of novel and insightful contributions in hurricanes and their threats. applied meteorology and urban studies, including field work, data interpretation, model development, and model evaluation. Frank Hanna

684 | may 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC The Louis J. BATTAN author’s Award The Award for distinguished science journalism in the atmospheric and related Götz Hoeppe, Universität Konstanz, sciences Germany, for Why the Sky is Blue: Discovering the Color of Life, a fascinat- Albert Sidney Perkins, Science News ing and comprehensive scientific and Magazine, for an insightful article historical account of human endeavors providing lessons for modern society to answer a romantic and deceptively on global climate disruption from a simple question. Peruvian volcanic eruption in 1600 that Hoeppe created global societal impacts.

Perkins

The Louis J. BATTAN author’s Award The Award for Outstanding Services to K–12 category Meteorology by a CORPORATion Mark Breen, Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, Pennsylvania, for St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and Kathleen Friestad, Iowa nearly 50 years of exceptional innovation and leadership City, Iowa, for The Kids’ Book of Weather Forecasting, a in weather applications and communication. kid-friendly, wonderfully illustrated, and comprehensive book of hands-on ways for helping young students observe and understand weather.

Breen Friestad AMS President Tom Karl presents the Award for Outstanding Services to Meteorology by a Corporation to Joel Myers, accepting on behalf of the AccuWeather, Inc.

SCIENCE LIBRARIANS HONOR The ams wEATHER bOOK

tmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI) bestowed an A honorable mention in the popular book category to The AMS Weather Book: The Ultimate Guide to America’s Weather. Presented at the fifth annual ASLI’s Choice Awards ceremony, held during the AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, the award lauds the book “for its accessible and informative approach to all aspects of weather, and the richness of its illustrations.”

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Jack Williams, author of The AMS Weather Book: The Ultimate Guide to America’s Weather, receives c o u r t e s y

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AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY may 2010 | 685 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC Special award Special award Team SMFR—Peter Black, James Carswell, Scott Carter, The WxChallenge, for a new paradigm for the nation’s Paul Chang, Calvin Swift, Mark Goodberlet, Ivan Pop- weather forecasting enterprise based on a voluntary grass- stefanija, Alan Goldstein, Robert Dumont, Eric Uhl- roots effort, with impressive national impact through its horn, James Franklin, Jonathan Talbot, and LouAnne use in curricula at scores of universities. Powell, for sustaining over 30 years an exceptional, interdisciplinary project, resulting in continuous operational monitoring of hurricane surface winds, improved hurricane intensity advisories, and saving countless lives.

WxChallenge advisory board members (l–r) Brad Illston, Mike Voss, Chris Weiss, and Jeff Basara proudly receive an AMS Special Award from President Tom Karl.

AMS President Tom Karl, second from left, with members of Team SMFR: (l–r) Calvin Swift, Peter Black, Eric Uhlhorn, Ivan Popstefanija, and Alan Goldstein.

Special Award The BANNER I. MILLER Award David Bader, Jennifer Aquilino, Curtis Covey, Robert George H. Bryan and Richard Rotunno for their Drach, Karl Taylor, and Dean Williams, for leadership in paper, The Maximum Intensity of Tropical Cyclones in implementing, maintaining, and facilitating access to the Axisymmetric Numerical Model Simulations. CMIP3 multi-model dataset archive, which led to a new era in climate system analysis and understanding.

Bryan Rotunno

Bader Aquilino Covey

Drach Taylor Williams

686 | may 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC the max a. eaton prize Editor’s award Brian H. Tang, MIT, Cambridge, Mas- JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY sachusetts, for his paper, “Mid-level AND CLIMATOLOGY ventilation’s effects on tropical cyclone Haider Taha, Altostratus Inc., Marti- thermodynamic structure and inten- nez, California, for critical, fair, con- sity” presented at the 28th Conference structive, and timely reviews that, while on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorol- acknowledging difficulty authors may ogy, Orlando, Florida, 30 April 2008. face in revision, stand firm on initial Tang concerns for scientific quality.

Taha

the spiros G. Geotis prize inaugural ARAM Best student David Bodine, University of Oklahoma, paper award Norman, Oklahoma, R. D. Palmer, The AMS Committee on Aviation, Range and Aerospace B. M. Isom, and B. L. Cheong, Univer- Meteorology (ARAM) introduced its first ARAM Best sity of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, Student Paper Award competition at the 14th ARAM for their paper, “A New Frontier for Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This award recognizes Mobile Weather Radar—The Atmo- outstanding student contributions based on an evalu- spheric Imaging Radar: meteorological ation of both the submitted written paper and corre- Bodine implications and requirements.” sponding oral or poster presentation. Contenders for the award will have to be enrolled at a university (either at the undergraduate or graduate level), be the lead author, and personally make the presentation of their work. The inaugural ARAM Best Student the spiros G. Geotis prize Paper Award was won by Alexander Matus of Texas A&M University for Shinju Park, McGill University, Mon- his contribution, “The Impacts on Air treal, Quebec, Canada, and F. Fabry, Traffic of Volcanic Ash from the 2009 for their paper, “Estimation of low-level Mt. Redoubt Eruption” (paper J3.1). atmospheric refractivity gradient using Alexander receives a certificate and ground echo coverage” presented at the prize of $200 for placing first in this 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology, competition. The runner-up, Jung-Hoon Matus Williamsburg, Virginia, 5–9 October Kim of Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, receives a certificate for placing second with Park 2009. his paper, “A Numerical Study of Clear-Air Turbulence (CAT) Encounters Occurred in Korea” (11.2). Alexander Matus is currently pursuing a Masters degree in atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University, focusing on AIRS radiances in relation to cloud types. editor’s award After completing his Bachelor degree at The Pennsyl- JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES vania State University, Alexander spent several months Shafer Smith, New York University, at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, where he performed satellite-based analyses of New York, New York, for his many the 2009 Mount Redoubt volcanic eruptions and the as- timely and thoughtful reviews that sociated impact of dispersing ash clouds on commercial have helped to maintain high scientific aviation—the topic of his award-winning ARAM paper. quality. The AMS and ARAM committee members congratu- late Alexander Matus and Jung-Hoon Kim for their great work and wish them success with their future careers. Smith

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY may 2010 | 687 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC Editor’s award Editor’s award JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY WEATHER AND FORECASTING Joseph Pedlosky, Woods Hole Ocean- Daniel Cecil, University of Alabama/ ographic Institution, Woods Hole, Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, for Massachusetts, for the highest level of his careful, timely, and critical reviews insightful reviewing on a wide variety improving the quality of manuscripts of subjects, with turnaround time that published. should inspire all of us to higher levels of diligence. Pedlosky Cecil

Editor’s award Editor’s award MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW JOURNAL OF CLIMATE Kristen Corbosiero, University of Cali- Andrey Ganopolski, Potsdam Institute fornia, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Cali- for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, fornia, for providing thorough reviews Germany, for thorough, insightful, and of a large number of manuscripts and constructive reviews that contributed to for special assistance to the editors in the significant improvement of numer- evaluating controversial manuscripts. ous manuscripts.

Corbosiero Ganopolski

Editor’s award Editor’s award MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW JOURNAL OF CLIMATE Jack Kain, NOAA/National Severe Oleg Saenko, Canadian Centre for Cli- Storms Laboratory, Norman, Okla- mate Modeling and Analysis, Victoria, homa, for constructive and timely British Columbia, Canada, for provid- reviews that improved the quality of ing numerous, timely, detailed reviews papers published. and advice that consistently ensure the high caliber of manuscripts.

Kain Saenko

Editor’s award Editor’s award JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL OF HYDROMETEOROLOGY Luca Baldini, Institute of Atmospheric Wade Crow, USDA, Hydrology and Sciences and Climate, Rome, Italy, for Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, consistently excellent, expeditious, and Maryland, for rigorous, insightful, and perceptive reviews that improved the timely reviews that greatly aided the quality and timeliness of publications. Editors.

Baldini Crow

688 | may 2010 Unauthenticated | Downloaded 10/05/21 08:52 PM UTC Editor’s award The Award for OUTSTANDING BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY CHAPTER of the Year Eugene Cordero, San Jose State Univer- North Florida, for exemplary community outreach and sity, San Jose, California, for providing involvement with the national Society, along with notable numerous insightful reviews that were accomplishments that include a successful outreach festi- very beneficial to the authors as well as val, improving ways to connect with members, and several the BAMS readership. members receiving national awards.

Cordero

The Bernhard Haurwitz memorial Lecturer for 2010 Rolando R. Garcia for contributions that range from understanding planetary waves, parameterization of processes related to global climate– Peggy LeMone (left), incoming AMS president, presents the Local Chapter chemistry coupling, and for fundamen- of the Year Award to (l–r) John Smith of the North Florida Chapter of tal contributions to whole atmospheric the AMS. modeling. Garcia

The Award for OUTSTANDING The Robert E. Horton Lecturer STUDENT CHAPTER of the Year in Hydrology for 2010 Southwest Pennsylvania, for continued pursuit of excel- John C. Schaake for outstanding con- lence with outreach activities, as well as its mentoring tributions in operational hydrologic program, involvement in fundraising events, and weather forecasting, hydrologic modeling, and support for its campus. flood hydrology and advancing the use of meteorological information in hydrologic applications.

Schaake

The Walter Orr Roberts Lecturer In Interdisciplinary Sciences For 2010 Edward J. Zipser for contributions to our understanding of tropical deep convection using techniques that span multiple disciplines including radar and satellite meteorology, hydrology, cloud The Student Chapter of the Year Award is presented to the Southwest microphysics, atmospheric electricity, Pennsylvania Chapter. (l–r) Peggy LeMone, incoming AMS president, chapter and chemistry. representatives Brian Hutton, Jason Fouchard, Dustin Snare, Emily Sheer, Zipser Elizabeth Repasi, Lindsay Rice, Michael Defino.

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