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The Sigma Zetan 2 Volume LXXII 2006 Proceedings of the National Convention McKendree College Lebanon, Illinois 30 March–1 April 2006 The Sigma Zetan3 4 The Official Publication of Sigma Zeta Table of Contents National Officers……………………………………………5 Chapter Officers, 2005–2006…………………….………6-7 List of Attendees……………………………………………8 Proceedings of the National Convention…………..……9-28 Minutes of Executive Council Meeting………...…..9-22 Opening Session…………………………..…………..23 Closing Business Meeting….…….….…………….23-28 Founders Cup Applications………….…………….…..28-29 Abstracts of Student Presentations……….…………....30-37 Abstracts of Student Posters…………………….……..38-39 Volume LXXII Cary Guffey, Editor Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, Texas National Officers 5 Chapter Officers 6 2005-2006 2005-06 National Officers Executive Director: Harold Wilkinson, Pi President: Joe Burnell, Rho Beta: McKendree College Alpha Nu: Oglethorpe University President-elect: Bernadine Cochran, Beta Xi President: Kellie Persons President: Ronald Remington Vice President: Stephanie Robbins Vice President: Veer Chahwala Past President: Robb VanPutte, Beta Secretary: Karla Johnson Secretary: Pierceu Oliver Treasurer: David Hahn, Alpha Gamma Treasurer: Alicia Crow Advisor: John A. Cramer Web Master: Bob Kistler, Beta Iota Advisors: Robb VanPutte Historian/Publicist: Cary Guffey, Sigma Michael Henshaw Alpha Upsilon: Union University Alan Alewine President: Chelsea Mytyk Vice President: Justin Hutto Rho: University of Indianapolis Secretary: Alydia Murray President: Adam Everhart Treasurer: Allorie Smith Secretary: Meghan DuHadway Advisor: Elsie Y. Smith Treasurer: Tyler Arnold Advisor: Joe C. Burnell Alpha Psi: Hillsdale College President: Vesna Pulko Sigma: Our Lady of the Lake Uni- Vice President: Zachary Kohley versity Secretary: Shannon Stranglewicz President: Cynthia Sanchez Treasurer: James Kasuboski 2006-07 National Officers Vice President: Gemma Monroy Advisor: Jim Peters Executive Director: Harold Wilkinson, Pi Secretary: Estrella De La Peña Treasurer: Stephanie Rodriguez Beta Beta: George Fox University President: Bernadine Cochran, Beta Xi Advisors: James Hall President: Melissa Farmer President-elect: Mike Henshaw, Beta Cary Guffey Vice Presidents: Holly Vanbrocklin Past President: Joe Burnell, Rho Secretary: Travis Lund Treasurer: David Hahn, Alpha Gamma Alpha Gamma: Malone College Treasurer: Andrea Bryan Web Master: Bob Kistler, Beta Iota President: Megan Sweet Advisor: Carlisle Chambers Vice President: Christina Marian Historian/Publicist: Cary Guffey, Sigma Secretary: Jessica Johnson Beta Eta: Evangel University Treasurer: Aaron Cochran President: Megan Rooney Advisor: David W. Hahn Vice President: Jamie Lochner Secretary: Allison Ragsdale Alpha Theta: Asbury College Treasurer: Amanda Gullick President: Melissa Phillips Advisors: Glenner Richards Vice President: Rachel Gibson Michael McCorcle Secretary: Hadassah Hill Treasurer: Phillip Fryman Advisor: Ann Witherington List of Attendees Beta Theta: Belhaven College BETA CHAPTER MCKENDREE COLLEGE President: Cathy Karlak 7 Dr. Robb VanPutte Jesse Gibbs Eric Burge8 Gabrielle Pickle Dr. Mike Henshaw Michelle Mannino Dan Casper Vice President: Brian Kirby Dr. David Jennings Karla Johnson Jen Scheibel Secretary: Aubrey Voorbrood Dr. Kian Pokorny Tyler Sondag Aaron Povolish Treasurer: Marlena Mattingly Sara Rubenacker Alicia Crow Travis Shemwell Advisors: Al Chestnut Brandi Simmons Stephanie Robbins Amber Jackson Phillip Kelly Stephen Gregory Jordan Smith Laxman Pandey Lora Nation Aaron Rogier Bryan Hopkins Beta Iota: Bethel University Kellie Persons Donielle Jordan President: Munya Chimukangara Vice Presidents: Jonathan Shelver PI CHAPTER MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY Secretary/Treasurer: Noël Santora Dr. Harold Wilkinson Samantha Madlem Amy Wade Communications: Brett Einerson Dr. Anne Rammelsberg Tom Beckmeyer Activities Coordinator: Robyn Gilbertson At-large: Owen Boldt RHO CHAPTER UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS Zachary Schwartz Dr. Joe Burnell Adam Everhart Tyler Arnold Advisors: James Reynhout Josh Scheidler Jessica Brown Meghan Duhadway Kenneth Rohly SIGMA CHAPTER OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY Beta Nu: Houghton College Dr. James Hall Albert Affeldt VI Gemma Monroy President: Jason Shambach Dr. Cary Guffey Estrella De La Peña Andrew Martinez Vice President: Laura Blackford Stephanie Rodriguez Jessica Hottenstein Secretary: Jennifer Olmstead Treasurer: Lauren Phinney ALPHA BETA CHAPTER CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY Advisors: David Perkins Glenn McQuaide Jeff Huang Eric Thompson Martha Whiting Steven Kim Beta Xi: Pikeville College ALPHA GAMMA MALONE COLLEGE President: Emily Ruth Dr. David Hahn Vice President: Ashley Justice Secretary: Christy Hopkins BETA GAMMA COLUMBIA COLLEGE SGA Representative: Amanda Goble Dr. Frank Somer Advisor: Bernadine Cochran BETA IOTA BETHEL UNIVERSITY Beta Rho: Castleton State College Dr. James Reynhout Natalie Johnson Noël Santora President: Dona Turek Dr. Robert Kistler Munya Chimukangara Brett Einerson Vice President: Dakota Trufant Kelly Schwartzbauer Megan Schwartzbauer Secretary: Marcie Brown Treasurer: Amy Taylor Advisors: Brad Coupe BETA XI PIKEVILLE COLLEGE Catherine Garland Dr. Bernadine Cochran Emily Ruth Tonya Milam Dale Kreisler Bridgette Thacker Ashley Justice Proceedings of the National Office Activity Report National Convention 9 30 March 2005 through 1 April 2006 10 Date of New Stu- New Fac- Last Officer dent ulty Dues Election Report Jewelry Executive Council Meeting Chapter Members Sponsors Received Report Received Dispersed Minutes Beta 19 $475 12/16/06 00-01 Gamma $0 Thursday March 30, 2006 Delta 6 $150 10/9/05 6 Epsilon $0 Meeting Convened at 8:00 p.m. in room 212 of Pipen Academic Center, McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois. President Joe Burnell brought Lambda 1 $25 3/17/05 99-00 the meeting to order. Mu $0 Xi $0 98-99 ROLL CALL Pi 39 $975 2/16/06 00-01 39 Officers: Harold Wilkinson (Executive Director), Cary Guffey Rho $0 05-06 (Historian/Editor), Robb VanPutte (Past President), Joe Burnell (President), Sigma 3 $75 2/23/05 00-01 Bernadine Cochran (President-elect), David Hahn (Treasurer), and Bob Ki- Tau $0 stler (Web Master). Upsilon 1 $25 4/1/05 Chapter Representatives: Jim Hall (Sigma), Jim Reynhout (Beta Iota), Glenn McQuaide (Alpha Beta) and Anne Rammelsburg (Pi). Phi 6 2 $150 3/2/05 Chi $0 Nine chapters are in attendance Psi $0 Alpha Beta 13 $325 1/25/05 99-00 APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES Alpha Gamma $0 4/9/01 00-01 Minutes for the convention March 30-April 1, 2005 at Malone Col- Alpha Delta $0 lege were reviewed. Minutes were approved as published in the Sigma Zetan. Alpha Epsilon $0 A discussion of what to do with minutes in the future was concluded with the decision to publish the minutes in the Sigma Zetan as well as on the web. The Alpha Zeta $0 location would be password protected for access by the Executive Council. Alpha Eta $0 Minutes of the Advisors’ meeting held February 12, 2006 at Keisss Alpha Theta 12 $300 3/31/05 05-06 Hall, Gwenydd Mercy College were reviewed, Corrections were made and Alpha Kappa $0 10/1/00 00-01 minutes were approved. A copy will be posted on the web site. Alpha Lambda $0 Alpha Mu $0 4/12/05 99-00 REPORTS FROM NATIONAL OFFICERS Alpha Nu 7 $175 4/14/00 05-06 10 Harold Wilkinson, National Executive Director: A summary report of the past Alpha Xi 28 $700 4/10/05 98-99 year was presented. The group accepted the report. Noteworthy items in- clude: Alpha Pi 15 $375 2/15/05 00-01 658 new members; Alpha Rho 22 $550 2/24/06 00-01 2 1 new chapter installed; Alpha Sigma 9 $225 4/24/06 99-00 9 continued faculty support with the addition of 11 new sponsors; and Alpha Tau $0 activation of Beta Gamma Chapter at Columbia, Missouri. Alpha Upsilon 19 $475 3/10/06 00-01 Alpha Phi 43 $1075 4/28/05 00-01 Alpha Chi $0 3/1/01 00-01 Alpha Psi 32 3 $800 11/30/05 05-06 57 Alpha Omega $0 National Office Activity Report David Hahn, Treasurer: Report 30 March 2005 through 1 April 2006 11 12 Date of New Stu- New Fac- Last Officer Jewelry The financial state of the national organization is good. I have dent ulty Dues Election Report Dis- revised our accounting of the development fund, so as to properly ac- Chapter Members Sponsors Received Report Received persed count for the interest that these accounts are accruing as income. This is Beta Alpha $0 00-01 summarized in the included tables [pages 13-16], and necessitated a revi- Beta Beta 6 $150 10/1/05 05-06 sion of the financial report for July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004. The interest Beta Gamma 11 $275 10/5/05 05-06 from the development fund is now properly counted as income for the Beta Delta 6 $150 1/2/04 05-06 6 society. Beta Epsilon $0 4/27/00 11 During the period of July 1,2004 to June 30, 2005, the society had income totaling $15,553.91 and disbursements totaling $12,872.31, Beta Zeta 7 1 $175 3/10/05 21 bringing our total funds from $53,034.35 to $55,715.95 These amounts Beta Eta 51 $1275 2/13/06 05-06 and the relevant accounts are detailed in the included chart. Beta Theta 21 $525 4/20/05 05-06 25 Since June 30, 2005, the Capital One credit card has been Beta Iota 22 $550 12/6/05 05-06 10 closed, and the account at First National Bank in Columbia has been Beta Kappa $0 closed, thus consolidating our accounts to the Millikin account and the Beta Lambda 113 $2825 12/1/05 four accounts at Regions Bank. Beta Mu 19 $475 4/27/05 19 One issue remaining is that Regions had been charging the Beta Nu 27 1 $675 3/17/05 05-06 checking account an internet banking fee. Dr. Wilkinson inquired and Beta Xi 6 2 $150 10/4/05 99-00 6 had this fee discontinued. However, they subsequently began charging Beta Omicron 30 1 $750 1/27/06 00-01 74 us a $10 per month service fee. I will inquire and have this fee discontin- Beta Pi $0 ued. Beta Rho 38 $950 3/29/06 05-06 13 The present status of our finances is detailed in the final chart.