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BIOLOGY CELEBRATES DARWIN’S 200TH BIRTHDAY

TTTTTHEHEHEHEHE ANSWERANSWERANSWERANSWERANSWER ISISISISIS, D, D, D, D, DARWINARWINARWINARWINARWIN!!!!! And they were all topics discussed as the Department of Biologycelebrated and commemorated the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth (February 12th)and the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species, one of Darwin’s major works. His conclu-sion that species evolve over time was based in part on zoological and geological discoveriesmade during a five-year voyage around the world on the HMS Beagle.

FFFFFELISAELISAELISAELISAELISA S S S S SMITHMITHMITHMITHMITH, Associate Professor of Biology, was instrumental in organizing the campus-wideevents honoring Darwin. The festivities began on Wednesday, February 11th, with a half-daysymposium that featured talks by eight faculty members from four departments who employDarwinian approaches to science. Following the symposium, the President’s office hosted areception where under-graduate and graduate stu-dents presented poster talks,which gave the students anopportunity to present theirresearch to the UNM com-munity at large.

On February 12th, theBiology Department hosteda campus-wide lunch recep-tion where “Darwin” (DDDDDRRRRR.....SSSSSAMAMAMAMAM L L L L LOKEROKEROKEROKEROKER, below) was on

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hand to answer questions. Following the luncheon, the Museum ofSouthwestern Biology hosted tours of their facilities. The festivitiesconcluded with DDDDDISTINGUISHEDISTINGUISHEDISTINGUISHEDISTINGUISHEDISTINGUISHED P P P P PROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSOR G G G G GEERATEERATEERATEERATEERAT V V V V VERMEIJERMEIJERMEIJERMEIJERMEIJ’s talk, The NewEvolutionary Synthesis: Put-ting Economics Back intoDarwinism. Dr. Vermeij,from the University ofCalifornia–Davis, is anevolutionary biologist/paleontologist instrumen-tal in developing the bio-logical escalation hypoth-esis, and in highlightingthe role of ecological in-teractions on evolutionaryprocesses. Interestingly,his work is conducted bytouching fossils because hehas been blind since child-hood.

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UNM BIOLOGY NEWSLETUNM BIOLOGY NEWSLETUNM BIOLOGY NEWSLETUNM BIOLOGY NEWSLETUNM BIOLOGY NEWSLETTERTERTERTERTER December 2009December 2009December 2009December 2009December 2009

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

GGGGGREETINGSREETINGSREETINGSREETINGSREETINGS to members,former members, andfriends of the Biology

Department. I am happy toreport that the Biology De-partment is in good shape!Despite the budget rescis-sions and cutbacks that havehampered progress else-where on campus and in thestate, our facilities and staffnumbers continue to grow.Elsewhere here, you will seedetails of the completion ofPhase I of the Castetter HallAddition, which is the firstbuilding on campus to re-ceive LEED Gold status forits sustainable design. Youalso will see that plans forfuture building space areafoot and that a new green-house is nearly completed.

Interest in biology as asubject has never been higher.We are fortunate to claimmore than 1,500 under-graduates as biology majors.With the able help of Biol-ogy Undergraduate AdvisorSSSSSHANNONHANNONHANNONHANNONHANNON M M M M MCCCCCCCCCCOYOYOYOYOY-H-H-H-H-HAYESAYESAYESAYESAYES, wehave resurrected the BiologyUndergraduate Society(BUGS), which holds regu-lar meetings to discuss biol-ogy degree progress and bio-logy careers. At the graduatelevel, we continue to fill all ofour places with the brightestand best students recruitedfrom local, national and in-ternational arenas.

We also continue to comple-ment our student services withcritical programs aimed at plac-ing trainees in research labora-tories, and at providing assis-tance in their application tograduate school. The newestsuch program is a grant tosupport postbaccalaureate stu-dents (see p. 6 for more de-tails). Our skills in these pro-grams have once again beenborne out, this time by receiptof a Presidential Award forExcellence for Mentoring byDDDDDRRRRR. M. M. M. M. MARYARYARYARYARY A A A A ANNENNENNENNENNE N N N N NELSONELSONELSONELSONELSON (see p. 4).

Our research enterprise con-tinues to attract success, awardsand funding. In 2009, researchfrom the Biology Departmentwas featured in the premierscientific journals Science andProceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences (amongmany other top journals) fortopics as diverse as: sexualtrimorphism in beetles, pro-viding evidence for species hav-

ing greater than oneeffective strategy formale success; ge-nomic analyses offungi populatingrotting wood, iden-tifying how novelspecies break downthe biochemicalcomponents ofwood; and the de-scription of a newpink species ofiguana in the Galá-

pagos Islands, an apt discov-ery in the anniversary year ofDarwin’s seminal publication.

Also, DDDDDISTINGUISHEDISTINGUISHEDISTINGUISHEDISTINGUISHEDISTINGUISHED P P P P PROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSOR

EEEEERICRICRICRICRIC C C C C CHARNOVHARNOVHARNOVHARNOVHARNOV was elected to theAmerican Academy of Arts andSciences; PPPPPROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSOR R R R R ROBERTOBERTOBERTOBERTOBERT W W W W WAIDEAIDEAIDEAIDEAIDE

received Recovery Act moneyof more than $15M to supporthis ecological monitoring re-search; and PPPPPROFESSORSROFESSORSROFESSORSROFESSORSROFESSORS E E E E ERICRICRICRICRIC “S “S “S “S “SAMAMAMAMAM”””””LLLLLOKEROKEROKEROKEROKER and RRRRROBERTOBERTOBERTOBERTOBERT D. M D. M D. M D. M D. MILLERILLERILLERILLERILLER re-cently learned that the Centerfor Evolutionary and Theoreti-cal Immunology once againwill be funded federally with$10M. These are just a few ofthe many highlights of our$60M grant portfolio. I con-gratulate and thank all of theresearchers in Biology, whowork so hard to carry out thecutting-edge research thatraises our visibility in the sci-entific arena.

Nevertheless, our many suc-cesses also present us with newchallenges: the spaces in the

Darwin Day .......................... 1Chairman’s Message .............. 2Rowland’s Beetle Research ..... 2Castetter Building Additions ... 3Dr. Mary Anne Nelson .......... 4BUGS .................................. 4Dr. Steve Poe ....................... 5Dr. Corey Fincher ................. 5PREP ................................... 62009 SACNAS Meeting ........ 6Lee Couch ............................ 7Wenyun Zuo ........................ 7Dr. Timothy K. Lowrey ........... 8Welcome Back Days .............. 82009 ESA Meeting ............... 9Dr. Nancy Grimm .................. 9May Award Nominees ......... 10In Memoriam: Kendra Lipinski 10Donors .............................. 11Scholarship Awards ............. 12

IN THIS ISSUE

older portions of CastetterHall need a significantfacelift before they can beutilized fully for new re-search programs; our grow-ing student population re-quires a significant invest-ment in new instructionaland research faculty andstaff, so that we can con-tinue to provide our mostpriceless commodity withthe education and researchopportunities that theyshould expect from our flag-ship institution; and ourever-increasing researchportfolio puts a strain on thelimited number of staff whowork so hard to keep us ontarget.

Finally, I am delighted towrite this message to you asthe new Chair of the Biol-ogy Department. I admitthat I have large shoes to fill,following the excellent sixyears of leadership providedby Dr. Sam Loker. Never-theless, I am confident thatworking with all the faculty,staff and students who graceour buildings will enable usto achieve these goals.

Mark is a UNM Adjunct Associate Professorof Biology. This research “explores a novelmating system discovered in beetles in whichthree different forms of males are expressedand individual females may mate with any oreach of them. Such a mating strategy impliessubstantial complexity, but may actually op-erate according to rules reminiscent of theold rock–paper–scissors game.”

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Rowland, J.M. & D.J. Emlen. 2009. TRowland, J.M. & D.J. Emlen. 2009. TRowland, J.M. & D.J. Emlen. 2009. TRowland, J.M. & D.J. Emlen. 2009. TRowland, J.M. & D.J. Emlen. 2009. Two thresholds, three male forms result in facultative malewo thresholds, three male forms result in facultative malewo thresholds, three male forms result in facultative malewo thresholds, three male forms result in facultative malewo thresholds, three male forms result in facultative maletrimorphism in beetles. trimorphism in beetles. trimorphism in beetles. trimorphism in beetles. trimorphism in beetles. ScienceScienceScienceScienceScience 323:773-776. 323:773-776. 323:773-776. 323:773-776. 323:773-776.

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BIOLOGY CONSTRUCTION UPDATES:AS ONE PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION, ANOTHER STARTS

AAAAAfter yearsfter yearsfter yearsfter yearsfter years of fund-raising, planning, contract negotia-tions, and actual construction, Phase I of the BiologyBuilding addition opened for partial usage this Fall se-

mester. When fully built-out, the two-story extension on thesouthwestern corner of Castetter Hall will provide ~18,000s.f. of breathing room for a jam-packed Biology building thathas been forced for many years to accommodate a steadily ex-panding population of researchers, staff and students. Currently,the second story of the Phase I addition has been completedand now houses research laboratories and offices for membersof the Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology(CETI) program. As CETI folks settle in, the finishing touchesare being carried out on the first floor so that by the end of theyear, the PIBBS (Program in Interdisciplinary Biological & Bio-medical Science) faculty, staff and students can move in. In ad-dition to the PIBBS home and a new stockroom convenientlylocated on the first floor next to a loading dock, the Phase Iaddition also will have a 2,200-s.f. greenhouse on its roof. Whenup and running by the end of the year, the new research green-house will comprise six individual bays equipped with custom-made benches, an irrigation system, and state-of-the-art heat-ing and cooling.

Collectively, construc-tion costs for Phase I,including the build-outof the first floor andthe rooftop green-house, have totaled~$6.6M, which havebeen assembled fromvarious sources such asbonds, the State Leg-islature, and UNM it-self, thanks in large partto the tireless efforts ofour former chair, DDDDDRRRRR.....SSSSSAMAMAMAMAM L L L L LOKEROKEROKEROKEROKER. These mon-

ies have been spent wisely, since the Phase I addition—designedby SMPC architects and built by Britton Construc-tion—has achieved the highly coveted Gold LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)certification for “green buildings.” As is appropriate fora department concerned with the sustainable utiliza-tion of natural resources, the Biology addition is thefirst LEED-certified building on the UNM campus andis a step above the Governor’s mandated Silver LEEDcertification.

Now that the southwestern addition is nearly com-plete, the next phase of construction will begin. Thispart of the addition eventually will constitute ~22,500s.f. of new construction spread over three floors on thesoutheastern corner of Biology. If all goes according toplan, construction will begin in February 2010 and endabout a year later. When fully built-out, the southeast-ern addition will provide a much needed new home on

the firstfloor for oc-cupants ofthe decrepitB i o l o g yAnnex, andthe twofloors a-bove even-tually willadd numer-ous re-search labo-ratories andoffices.

This isan excitingtime for Bi-ology, asthe first netnew spaceis openingup since the“new wing”was con-structed in1967. Tomake this addition a reality has taken both the concerted effortsof numerous dedicated folks and the ability of all involved to putup with the various inconveniences that such constructionbrings. As the southeastern phase gets underway, please beassured there is indeed light at the end of the tunnel, and thatlight is coming from a shiny new addition that will greatly en-hance the overall facilities available to Biology’s faculty, staff andstudents.

Above: The south face of the Phase I addition.Above: The south face of the Phase I addition.Above: The south face of the Phase I addition.Above: The south face of the Phase I addition.Above: The south face of the Phase I addition.Below: New researBelow: New researBelow: New researBelow: New researBelow: New research laboratories in the Phase I addition.ch laboratories in the Phase I addition.ch laboratories in the Phase I addition.ch laboratories in the Phase I addition.ch laboratories in the Phase I addition.


BUGS!

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is rapidly becoming the voiceof our Biology undergradu-ate students through theleadership of DDDDDEVEVEVEVEVARAJARAJARAJARAJARAJ A A A A ARANRANRANRANRAN

(President), DDDDDIANNEIANNEIANNEIANNEIANNE P P P P PAAAAATERTERTERTERTER

(Vice President-ex officio),M.J. VM.J. VM.J. VM.J. VM.J. VARGASARGASARGASARGASARGAS (incoming VicePresident), VVVVVANIANIANIANIANI A A A A ARANRANRANRANRAN (Secre-tary), WWWWWILLIAMILLIAMILLIAMILLIAMILLIAM E E E E EDELMANDELMANDELMANDELMANDELMAN (Com-munications Officer) andCCCCCHRISTINAHRISTINAHRISTINAHRISTINAHRISTINA T T T T TRUJILLORUJILLORUJILLORUJILLORUJILLO (Treasurer).

Since gaining its charterlast fall, several importantinitiatives have been on themind of the Society’s presi-dent, Devaraj Aran. Twoimmediate goals are adver-tisement and fund raising. Tothis end, the Society currently

supports a listserv of 218 mem-bers and has a Facebook page(designed and maintained byEdelman and Aran). With sup-port from the Biology Depart-ment and a logo designed byPater and Trujillo, BUGS alsohas purchased t-Shirts, waterbottles, coffee mugs, and aneye-catching Society banner!

The formation of a biologyundergraduate “community” isone reason for the society.Rather than focusing on indi-vidual academic paths, the of-ficers intend that BUGS willbring members together un-der the larger banner of “Biol-ogy.” One such community-building event was a SaturdaySandia Foothills hike. As Trea-surer Vani Aran said, “The hikewas fun! It was nice that peoplegot together. It was a reallynice day!” This year, BUGS

also has participated in theUNM’s 2009 Spring Storm,Biology’s Annual ResearchDay, Biology’s Spring Com-mencement, and our recent Fall2009 Biorama! Watch forBUGS at UNM’s annualHanging of the Greens inDecember!

Enhanced academic devel-opment is paramount to theBUGS agenda. Through theirrelationship with CCCCCHARLESHARLESHARLESHARLESHARLES B B B B BYRNESYRNESYRNESYRNESYRNES

at the Kaplan Testing Center,the Society brought practiceworkshops to Biology studentspreparing for the GRE. They’ve

also arranged free access toGRE and MCAT Quizbanksfor any BUGS member. Ad-ditionally, creation of aBUGS Journal Club is gain-ing steam. With the help andmentorship of AAAAASSISTANTSSISTANTSSISTANTSSISTANTSSISTANT P P P P PRORORORORO-----FESSORFESSORFESSORFESSORFESSOR K K K K KELLYELLYELLYELLYELLY M M M M MILLERILLERILLERILLERILLER (BUGS’ fac-ulty advisor), the Society’sincoming Vice President,M.J. Vargas, is “looking for-ward to the start-up of thisnew opportunity for under-graduate students.”

BUGS’s monthly meet-ings are held every thirdWednesday from 4:00–5:00p.m. at the Cherry Silverroom in the SUB. To contactBUGS regarding an event inwhich the Society can parti-cipate, please e-mail BUGSplease e-mail BUGSplease e-mail BUGSplease e-mail BUGSplease e-mail BUGS([email protected]) or contact([email protected]) or contact([email protected]) or contact([email protected]) or contact([email protected]) or contactstaff advisor Shannon McCoy-staff advisor Shannon McCoy-staff advisor Shannon McCoy-staff advisor Shannon McCoy-staff advisor Shannon McCoy-Hayes ([email protected]).Hayes ([email protected]).Hayes ([email protected]).Hayes ([email protected]).Hayes ([email protected]).

MARY ANNE NELSON HONORED WITHPRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

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was named by theWhite House and PresidentBarack Obama as one of 22individuals and organizationsto receive the PresidentialAward for Excellence in Sci-ence, Mathematics andEngineering Mentoring(PAESMEM), given eachyear since 1996 to recognizeindividuals and organiza-tions that have demonstrateda commitment to mentoringstudents and increasing theparticipation of minorities,women and disabled stu-dents in science, mathemat-ics and engineering. An addi-tional 87 recipients receivedthe Award.

“I’m very honored to havebeen recognized for my ef-

forts in mentor-ing undergradu-ates and graduatestudents in the sci-ences,” said MaryAnne, who is alsothe program di-rector for theMinority Accessto Research Ca-reers (MARC)program. “How-ever, it feels likethe award shouldgo to the students,not to me! It’sbeen a real privilege and alsolots of fun to work with thesestudents. It’s hard to put intowords the joy of watching themprogress as they embark ontheir research experience, andthen go on to impressivecareers.”

Mary Anne’sresearch interestscenter aroundsexual develop-ment in Neuro-spora crassa, thecontrol of geneexpression duringdeve l opmen t ,and fungal geno-mics. Nelson alsodirects the Neu-rospora GenomeProject (NGP), aneffort to obtainpartial or com-

plete nucleotide sequencesfrom a large number of cDNAclones derived from conidial,mycelial, unfertilized sexualand perithecial libraries of N.crassa.

The Presidential Awardrecognizes the critical impor-

tance of mentors in theacademic and personal de-velopment of students(from elementary throughgraduate school) and col-leagues who are under-rep-resented in the fields of sci-ence, technology, engin-eering and mathematics(STEM).

Award recipients receivean expense-paid trip toWashington, D.C. for aWhite House awards cer-emony, and several days ofeducational and celebratoryevents, including visits withmembers of Congress andscience agency leaders. Theyalso receive awards of$10,000 from the NationalScience Foundation toadvance their mentoringefforts.


DDDDDRRRRR. C. C. C. C. COREYOREYOREYOREYOREY F F F F FINCHERINCHERINCHERINCHERINCHER grewup in southern Loui-siana outside of New

Orleans, and then moved toOklahoma. He received hisB.S. in Wildlife and FisheriesEcology from Oklahoma StateUniversity, his M.S. degree inMay 2005 from UNM’s Biol-ogy Department, and com-pleted hisPh.D. degreein Biology atUNM in Au-gust of 2008.His interdisci-plinary disser-tation, Infec-tious Diseasesand the Ecologyand Evolutionof Social Life,includes thetopics of evo-lutionary biol-ogy, infectiousdisease ecology, political sci-ence, and religion studies. Im-pressively, it presents a newmodel of the formation of spe-cies and cultural groups, a newmodel of the development ofthe cross-cultural dimensionof collectivism–individualism,a new model of the democra-tization of human societies,and research on the naturalhistory of political values, hu-man life-spans, and human re-productive biology. Corey’sdissertation has generated animpressive seven manuscripts,six of which have already beenpublished in peer-reviewedjournals; five of these six arein top-tier journals such as Bio-logical Reviews, Oikos and TheProceedings of the Royal Society.

Since completing his doc-toral degree, Corey has be-come a Research Assistant

Professor in UNM’s BiologyDepartment. In this position,he has continued his researchon topics stemming from hisdissertation research. Cur-rently, he and his co-authorshave four manuscripts in re-view, two in revision and twoothers in preparation. Themanuscripts in review include

examinationsof the rela-tionship be-tween infec-tious diseasesand inbreed-ing, war, reli-giosity, andcognitive abil-ity in humans.Those in pre-paration in-clude studiesof snake de-fensive behav-ior and sex-

ratio patterns in humans.Corey plans to continue thisline of research, and has sub-mitted a research proposal tothe National Science Found-ation’s Ecology of InfectiousDiseases program.

Currently, Corey is teach-ing Life Science for pre-ser-vice K–8 teachers at UNM andintroductory biology at Cen-tral New Mexico CommunityCollege. He also is directingtwo honors students in UNM’sBiology Department. Coreyfinds science a powerful wayto understand the world andenjoys instilling the power ofscientific thinking in his stu-dents.

Married with three children,Corey considers rattlesnakes tobe The Coolest Animals, andis glad his kids also enjoysnakes.

COREY FINCHER,RESEARCH ASSISTANT

PROFESSOR

DDDDD RRRRR. S. S. S. S. STEVETEVETEVETEVETEVE P P P P POEOEOEOEOE’s labora-tory studies evolution,usually with a focus

on Anolis lizards and other rep-tiles and amphibians. Recently,they have been working ondistinguishing the evolution-ary processes of adaptationand exaptation, comparing theevolution of community struc-ture in mainland and islandfaunas, and predicting whichspecies are likely to becomeinvasive. In order to obtainsubjects for study, they spenda lot of time walking aroundat night in the jungles of LatinAmerica, shining bright lightsto locate sleeping lizards, andusing 24-foot telescoping fish-ing poles to knocklizards down fromheights up to 10meters.

Steve’s lab hasconducted fieldwork in Belize,Panama, Bolivia,Peru, Costa Rica,Colombia and Ec-uador. This work,done in collabora-tion with UNMstudents and international sci-entists, has resulted in publish-ed descriptions of seven newspecies of Anolis lizards, hun-dreds of specimens depositedin U.S. and Latin Americanmuseums, and a large NSFgrant. A publication on Anoliskunayalae was authored jointlywith EEEEERIKRIKRIKRIKRIK H H H H HULEBAKULEBAKULEBAKULEBAKULEBAK, then a UNMundergraduate, and RRRRROBERTOOBERTOOBERTOOBERTOOBERTO

IIIIIBAÑEZBAÑEZBAÑEZBAÑEZBAÑEZ, a Panamanian herpe-tologist. Their rediscov-ery of Anolis proboscis (pic-tured), a curiously orna-mented Andean speciesthat had not been col-lected in more than 50years, was accomplishedwith a field crew that in-

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and enjoyable aspect of biol-ogy, in the grand tradition ofDDDDDRSRSRSRSRS. D. D. D. D. DONONONONON D D D D DUSZYNSKIUSZYNSKIUSZYNSKIUSZYNSKIUSZYNSKI and TTTTTIMIMIMIMIM

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today, Steve’s group recentlyhas begun to offer an interna-tional field component to theUNM Biology herpetologycourse. Over Fall Break, eightstudents took a trip to El Cope,Panama, a wonderful place forherpetology. In five nights, theclass collected 74 species of

reptiles and amphibians whileexperiencing the fun and diffi-culty of tropical field work.

Future teaching and re-search in Steve’s laboratory willcontinue to incorporate fieldwork. Currently, graduate stu-dents Schaad, Latella, MMMMMASONASONASONASONASON

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are all involved in projects withfield components.

STEVE POE’S HERPETOLOGYFIELD TRIP SUCCESSES


THE POST-BACCALAUREATE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM

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—a four-year $1.39 milliongrant by the Minority Oppor-tunities in Research section ofthe National Institutes ofHealth—has the goal of in-creasing the number of under-represented minorities in bio-medical science/engineeringPh.D. programs. Under thedirection of DDDDDRRRRR. R. R. R. R. RICHARDICHARDICHARDICHARDICHARD C C C C CRIPPSRIPPSRIPPSRIPPSRIPPS,Biology Professor and Chair,and a host of faculty mentorsfrom various biomedical sci-ence departments, PREP pro-vides mentorship, researchtraining and informationabout a graduate education.“This program fulfills an im-portant function in providingresearch experience to indivi-duals who did not have accessto research work as under-graduates,” said PPPPPAAAAATRICIATRICIATRICIATRICIATRICIA

BBBBBAÑUELOSAÑUELOSAÑUELOSAÑUELOSAÑUELOS, Program Coordina-tor for PREP. “Moreover,

PREP supports and enhancesthe involvement of recent bac-calaureate graduates fromunder-represented groups toexplore biomedical research inareas that address reducinghealth disparities.”

Currently, PREP has eightscholars conducting hands-onresearch in eight different labo-ratories within seven depart-ments throughout the UNMcampus. They also meet regu-larly with their faculty mentorand program staff to ensurethey are meeting expectations.

PREP scholars attend pro-fessional meetings to presenttheir research and to gainknowledge in their area of in-terests. Recently, seven PREPscholars attended the Societyfor the Advancement ofHispanics/Chicanos and Na-tive Americans in Science(SACNAS) national confer-ence, where they attended vari-ous workshops.

AAAAASHLEESHLEESHLEESHLEESHLEE B B B B BEGAYEEGAYEEGAYEEGAYEEGAYE, a currentPREP scholar, found theSACNAS experience, “Amaz-ing! It was great to networkwith people who had the sameinterest as me. Everyone wasso nice and helpful!”

The scholarswill continue theirresearch during theSpring and Sum-mer semesters, inconjunction withmeeting the de-mands of academiccourse work, grad-uate school inter-views, and researchpresentations andpublications.

UNM’s PREPrecruits nation-wide; applicationsare being acceptednow for the Sum-mer 2010. For moreFor moreFor moreFor moreFor moreinformation, pleaseinformation, pleaseinformation, pleaseinformation, pleaseinformation, pleasevisit http://biology.visit http://biology.visit http://biology.visit http://biology.visit http://biology.

unm.edu/prep, or contact Pattyunm.edu/prep, or contact Pattyunm.edu/prep, or contact Pattyunm.edu/prep, or contact Pattyunm.edu/prep, or contact PattyBañuelos, PREP Coordinator atBañuelos, PREP Coordinator atBañuelos, PREP Coordinator atBañuelos, PREP Coordinator atBañuelos, PREP Coordinator [email protected] or 505/[email protected] or 505/[email protected] or 505/[email protected] or 505/[email protected] or 505/610-1725.1725.1725.1725.1725.

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me now appears more clear and bright,” says Rme now appears more clear and bright,” says Rme now appears more clear and bright,” says Rme now appears more clear and bright,” says Rme now appears more clear and bright,” says Raquela Thomas, one of our curaquela Thomas, one of our curaquela Thomas, one of our curaquela Thomas, one of our curaquela Thomas, one of our current PREP scholars.rent PREP scholars.rent PREP scholars.rent PREP scholars.rent PREP scholars.

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ground and representing ourstudent research programs(such as Initiatives to Maxi-mize Student Diversity[IMSD], Minority Access toResearch Careers [MARC],and PREP) attend the nationalmeeting of Society for theAdvancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Ameri-cans in the Sciences (SACNAS).Founded in 1978 by research-ers from around the U.S., in-cluding New Mexico, it is acombination of science andmentoring, with a goal of in-

creasing diversity in science,math and engineering. Often,this conference is the placewhere students give their firstmajor research presentation.

This year, approximately 40UNM students, staff and fac-ulty attended the conference,which was held in Dallas, TX,on October 15-18th. Approxi-mately 3,000 U.S. scientists,from undergraduates to seniorfaculty, attended this year’smeeting. This year’s NobelLaureate address was given byDDDDDRRRRR. M. M. M. M. MICHAELICHAELICHAELICHAELICHAEL S. B S. B S. B S. B S. BROWNROWNROWNROWNROWN, who re-ceived the prize for his work indiscovering statins.

Of the 595 un-dergraduates whopresented posters,MMMMMELISSAELISSAELISSAELISSAELISSA W W W W WILSONILSONILSONILSONILSON (ar-row in picture) aUNM senior inBiology whose re-search mentor isPPPPPROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSOR M M M M MAGGIEAGGIEAGGIEAGGIEAGGIE

WWWWWERNERERNERERNERERNERERNER-W-W-W-W-WASHBURNEASHBURNEASHBURNEASHBURNEASHBURNE, won a topposter award for her work,“The Contribution of Asym-metric and Symmetric Cell Di-vision to the Production ofQuiescent and Non-quiesentYeast Cells in Stationary PhaseYeast Cultures.” In responseto the honor, Melissa said,“This was my first presenta-

THE 2009 SACNAS ANNUAL MEETING

tion at a conference. EveryoneI talked to was so friendly andfrom such a variety of fieldsthat I ended up having a greattime just answering their ques-tions and learning about theirresearch. SACNAS is a won-derful meeting, especially forstudents.”


LLLLLEEEEEEEEEE C C C C COUCHOUCHOUCHOUCHOUCH completed herB.S. (1988) and herM.S. (1990) in Biology

at UNM with a focus on para-sitology. From 1991–2004,she was an instructor in theDepartment of Biology atCentral New Mexico Commu-nity College (formerly, Albu-querque TVI), where, from1990–97, she taught a fullteaching load and served as de-partmental chairperson. In1997, she became a part-timeLecturer in Microbiology forthe Health Sciences in UNM’sBiology Department, and hasbeen a part-time research as-sociate in parasitology since1990, all while still teachingpart-time at TVI. From 2000–present, she has been a Lec-turer II, teaching Microbiol-ogy for the Health Sciences toall pre-health (mostly nursingand pharmacy) students andassumed the added responsi-bility of being the Coordina-tor of the Microbiology Cul-

ture Center andMicro Labs. Inthe past, Leealso taught in-troductory Biol-ogy 121 and123 courses andoccasionally sec-tions of Parasi-tology.

Lee has re-mained active inresearch andother scholarlyactivities in thelast decade bycontinuing research on the sys-tematics and taxonomy of theCoccidia, publishing morethan a dozen parasitology pa-pers in refereed journals, pre-senting or co-authoring nu-merous papers or posters givenat regional, national or inter-national parasitology meet-ings. She is also the Webmasterfor the internationally recog-nized resource/database, TheCoccidia of the World (http://

biology.unm.edu/b io logy/coccidia/home.html).

Lee has serv-ed for the past10 years as theAmerican Soci-ety of Parasito-logists (ASP)Chair of theE d u c a t i o nCommittee, is apast member ofthe ASP Nomi-nating Com-

mittee, and currently is the co-chair of the ASP Auction Com-mittee, which established anendowment that supplies travelfunds to help about 30 ASPstudents attend national soci-ety meetings each year.

Currently, Lee is workingon a taxonomic monographwith DDDDDONALDONALDONALDONALDONALD W. D W. D W. D W. D W. DUSZYNSKIUSZYNSKIUSZYNSKIUSZYNSKIUSZYNSKI

(UNM Professor Emeritus ofBiology and former chair ofthe Biology Department) and

SSSSSCOTTCOTTCOTTCOTTCOTT G G G G GARDNERARDNERARDNERARDNERARDNER (University ofNebraska–Lincoln) entitled,The Coccidia (Apicomplexa:Eimeriidae) of Rabbits (Mam-malia: Lagomorpha) of theWorld.

In her spare time, Lee is avolunteer firefighter/EMTwith the Volunteer Fire Bri-gade in Placitas, where she liveswith her husband, Don Dus-zynski. She is the treasurer ofher Homeowners Association,and the editor of the local fire-fighter monthly newsletter,Encode. When time is avail-able, Lee enjoys doing stainedglass, knitting, and needle-work.

Lee has alwaysLee has alwaysLee has alwaysLee has alwaysLee has alwaysassumed, andassumed, andassumed, andassumed, andassumed, and

ably performed,ably performed,ably performed,ably performed,ably performed,multiple tasks andmultiple tasks andmultiple tasks andmultiple tasks andmultiple tasks andresponsibilities.responsibilities.responsibilities.responsibilities.responsibilities.

WENYUN ZUOWENYUN ZUOWENYUN ZUOWENYUN ZUOWENYUN ZUO

WWWWWENYUNENYUNENYUNENYUNENYUN Z Z Z Z ZUOUOUOUOUO is a Ph.D. candidate inEcology in the UNM BiologyDepartment. She earned her bache-

lor’s degree in Environmental Science fromPeking University, then completed hermaster’s degree in Ecology at the Institute ofBotany, Chinese Academy of Science. From2006 to 2008, she was a Howard HughesMedical Institute Interface scholar.

Wenyun’s primary research interest in-volves the study of energy budgets for differ-ent biological processes, such as ontogeneticgrowth, reproduction and infection. Her lat-est work involves studying how temperatureaffects the energy allocation to maintain basicbodily functions to support everyday activi-ties and growth during the growing phaseacross a diversity of cold-blooded organisms.Her work helps to understand the effects oftemperature on evolution direction. It may be able to shed lighton pressing issues of today, such as fisheries, which are facing

unprecedented influence from global warm-ing. Her research methodology uses the firstprinciples of physics, chemistry and biology,leading her to actively collaborate with physi-ologists, computer scientists and physicistsand to publish jointly with members of the“Scaling Group” from the Santa Fe Instituteand Los Alamos National Laboratory in sev-eral journals, such as Science and AmericanNaturalist.

Wenyun is from the beautiful Guizhouprovince of China. During the summer ofAugust 2003, she did field work in Tibet.When she stepped out of her jeep, 18,536 feet(5,650 meters) above sea level, she was greetedby snowfall and breathtaking scenery. She felta deep respect and love for nature, and a strongdesire to study it. She realizes that ecology isa relatively young discipline and enjoys the

sense of adventure associated with its youth. Besides playingwith equations, Wenyun enjoys playing badminton.

GRADUATE STUDENT PROFILE

FACULTY PROFILE: LEE COUCH


FACULTY PROFILE: TIMOTHY K. LOWREY

DDDDDRRRRR. T. T. T. T. TIMIMIMIMIM L L L L LOWREYOWREYOWREYOWREYOWREY is a Pro-fessor of Biology, an

Associate Chair of the Biol-ogy Department, and theCurator of the UNM Her-barium, a division of theMuseum of SouthwesternBiology (MSB). He also hasbeen the Acting Chair of Bi-ology (during summer se-mesters) and the Director ofthe MSB.

Tim obtained his Ph.D. inBotany from the Universityof California–Berkeley in1981. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship at theOhio State University in1982 and accepted a posi-tion as a Lecturer in theBotany Department at theUniversity of the Witwaters-rand in Johannesburg, SouthAfrica. In 1987, he left SouthAfrica to accept a facultyposition at the National Uni-

versity of Singapore. Timjoined the UNM Biology De-partment in January, 1990.

Over the past 28 years sincecompleting his Ph.D., Tim’sresearch has focused largely onthe evolution and systematicsof the Sunflower Family in thePacific Basin (Hawaii, CookIslands, Australia, and NewGuinea) and Africa. Recently,he completed a collaborativeproject assessing the evolution-ary relationships of the daisygroup of the Sunflower Fam-ily, a group comprised of morethan 200 genera and 3,000species. He has on-going re-search collaborations involv-ing a number of different flow-ering plant groups in the south-ern hemisphere and in theAmerican southwest, whichinclude: plant–fungal relation-ships in arid-land plants (withDDDDDONALDONALDONALDONALDONALD O. N O. N O. N O. N O. NATVIGATVIGATVIGATVIGATVIG [UNM] and

AAAAANDREANDREANDREANDREANDREA P P P P PORRASORRASORRASORRASORRAS-A-A-A-A-ALFAROLFAROLFAROLFAROLFARO [WesternIllinois University]); revisionof the genus Pteronia in south-ern Africa (with NNNNNIGELIGELIGELIGELIGEL B B B B BARKERARKERARKERARKERARKER

[Rhodes University, SouthAfrica]); a biomedical analy-sis of New Mexico plants withWWWWWIMIMIMIMIM S S S S STEELANTTEELANTTEELANTTEELANTTEELANT [NM Tech]);tropical primate feeding ecol-ogy (with PPPPPETERETERETERETERETER L L L L LUCASUCASUCASUCASUCAS [GeorgeWashington University]); anda revision of The Flora of NewMexico. His graduate studentsgenerally work on evolution-ary systematic studies of U.S.Southwestern plant genera.

Among Tim’s recent pub-lications are two collaborativechapters on the genetic diver-sity, phylogeny and evolutionof Asteraceae in the 2009 book,Systematics, Evolution and Bio-geography of Compositae; a 2008article on the leaf anatomy ofOrcuttieae; a 2008 articleabout how Taraxacum offici-

nale affects the growth andinvasion of breast and pros-tate cancer cells, publishedin the International Journalof Oncology; and a 2008 col-laborative effort with otherMSB staff: JJJJJEANEANEANEANEAN-L-L-L-L-LUCUCUCUCUC C C C C CARTRONARTRONARTRONARTRONARTRON,,,,,DDDDDAVIDAVIDAVIDAVIDAVID L L L L LIGHTFOOTIGHTFOOTIGHTFOOTIGHTFOOTIGHTFOOT, S, S, S, S, SANDYANDYANDYANDYANDY B B B B BRANTRANTRANTRANTRANT-----LEYLEYLEYLEYLEY, J, J, J, J, JANEANEANEANEANE M M M M MYGATTYGATTYGATTYGATTYGATT on the FieldGuide to the Middle RioGrande Bosque.

TTTTTHEHEHEHEHE U U U U UNIVERSITYNIVERSITYNIVERSITYNIVERSITYNIVERSITY of NewMexico hosted a weekof activities to welcome

new and returning students.The Biology Department par-ticipated in many events of thisannual tradition celebratedAugust 20–24. SSSSSHANNONHANNONHANNONHANNONHANNON M M M M MCCCCCCCCCCOOOOOYYYYY-----HHHHHAAAAAYESYESYESYESYES, Undergraduate Advisor,provided students with infor-mation about becoming a Bio-logy major while giving stu-dents healthy snack bags.BUGS, the Biology Under-graduate Society, provided stu-dents with information aboutthe Biology undergraduatecommunity. The SustainabilityStudies Program promoted

their Grower’s Market and alternative fuel sources. MinorityAccess to Research Careers (MARC), Initiatives to MaximizeStudent Diversity (IMSD), Undergraduate Opportunities

(UNO) and PostbaccalaureateResearch and Education Pro-gram (PREP) recruited stu-dents for jobs in departmentallaboratories under the super-vision of a mentor. In additionto recruitment activities, theDepartment hosted a recep-tion that included refresh-ments (food and ice cream) towelcome back faculty, staff andstudents to the start of a newacademic year. The new de-partmental chair had a greattime handing out ice creamfrom a pushcart while social-izingwith fellow BiologyDepartment members.

BIOLOGY CELEBRATES UNM’SANNUAL WELCOME BACK DAYS


THE 2009 ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA MEETING

TTTTT HEHEHEHEHE UNM D UNM D UNM D UNM D UNM DEPEPEPEPEPARARARARARTMENTTMENTTMENTTMENTTMENT of Biology hosted the annual meet-ing of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) at theAlbuquerque Convention Center on August 2-7, 2009.

The meeting, last held in Albuquerque in 1997, was organizedaround the theme of “Ecological Knowledge and a Global Sus-tainable Society” and was attended by nearly 4,000 ecologistsfrom the U.S. and abroad.

UNM Biology was well represented among presenters (sub-mitting more than 150 abstracts for poster and oral presenta-tions) and played a major role in organizing the meeting. ManyUNM Biology graduate and undergraduate students worked asvolunteers during the meeting, their efforts (and those of largenumbers of students from outside NM) coordinated by gradu-ate student JJJJJENENENENEN P P P P PLAUTLAUTLAUTLAUTLAUT.

UNM Biology AAAAASSOCIATESSOCIATESSOCIATESSOCIATESSOCIATE P P P P PROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSOR W W W W WILLIAMILLIAMILLIAMILLIAMILLIAM T. P T. P T. P T. P T. POCKMANOCKMANOCKMANOCKMANOCKMAN served asthe chair of the Local Host Committee, working with ESA staffto coordinate the development of field trips to local sites of inter-est. Many of these trips were organized by faculty and graduate

students from the Biology Department, including trips to learnabout climate change manipulation experiments at the SevilletaLong Term Ecological Research (LTER) site (PPPPPROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSOR S S S S SCOTTCOTTCOTTCOTTCOTT

CCCCCOLLINSOLLINSOLLINSOLLINSOLLINS, Ph.D. candidate Jen Plaut), lava tube ecology at ElMalpais National Monument (DDDDDRRRRR. D. D. D. D. DIANAIANAIANAIANAIANA N N N N NORTHUPORTHUPORTHUPORTHUPORTHUP, M.S. candi-date JJJJJESSICAESSICAESSICAESSICAESSICA S S S S SNIDERNIDERNIDERNIDERNIDER), agricultural ecology of Pueblo and acequiacommunities (Ph.D. candidate MMMMMIGUELIGUELIGUELIGUELIGUEL S S S S SANTISTEVANANTISTEVANANTISTEVANANTISTEVANANTISTEVAN), riparianrestoration efforts at Bosque del Apache N.W.R. (PPPPPROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSORROFESSOR

EEEEEMERITUSMERITUSMERITUSMERITUSMERITUS M M M M MANUALANUALANUALANUALANUAL C. M C. M C. M C. M C. MOLLESOLLESOLLESOLLESOLLES J J J J JRRRRR..... and GGGGGINAINAINAINAINA D D D D DELLOELLOELLOELLOELLO R R R R RUSSOUSSOUSSOUSSOUSSO, U.S. F.W.S.),Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP, KKKKKIMIIMIIMIIMIIMI S S S S SCHEERERCHEERERCHEERERCHEERERCHEERER

and KKKKKIMBERLYIMBERLYIMBERLYIMBERLYIMBERLY E E E E EICHORSTICHORSTICHORSTICHORSTICHORST), and the ecology of the Valles CalderaNational Preserve (DDDDDRRRRR. R. R. R. R. ROBERTOBERTOBERTOBERTOBERT R. P R. P R. P R. P R. PARMENTERARMENTERARMENTERARMENTERARMENTER, Chief Scientist,V.C.N.P. and formerly of UNM Biology and the SevilletaLTER). Like the meeting itself, these trips were a resoundingsuccess and drew more than 10% of the meetings attendees awayfrom Albuquerque to see some of the unique ecological aspectsof central New Mexico, many of which showcased past orongoing research conducted in UNM Biology.

ADJUNCT FACULTY PROFILE: NANCY GRIMM

AAAAARECENTRECENTRECENTRECENTRECENT PRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENT OFOFOFOFOF ESA ESA ESA ESA ESAis DDDDDRRRRR. N. N. N. N. NANCYANCYANCYANCYANCY B. G B. G B. G B. G B. GRIMMRIMMRIMMRIMMRIMM,a Professor of Ecol-

ogy in the School of Life Sci-ences at Arizona State Uni-versity and now an AdjunctProfessor of Biology here atUNM. Nancy studies howhuman–environment inter-actions and climate variabil-ity influence biogeochemicalprocesses in both riverineand urban ecosystems, andcollaborates with hydrolo-gists, engineers, geologists,chemists, sociologists, geo-graphers and anthropolo-gists. She is the Lead Princi-pal Investigator and co-Di-rector of the Central Ari-zona–Phoenix Long TermEcological Research (LTER)project, a study of the Phoe-nix metropolis and its sur-roundings that is one of thefirst comprehensive investi-gations of an urban ecosys-tem.

Nancy earned her B.A.(1978) from Hampshire Col-

lege in Massachusetts and herM.S. (1980) and Ph.D. (1985)from Arizona State Univer-sity, and has held research sci-entist and faculty positions atthe latter institution since1990. She has been a distin-guished visiting scholar at theUniversity of Wisconsin(1998), the National Centerfor Ecological Analysis andSynthesis (1998–99), UtahState University (2003), Colo-rado State University (2004),Idaho State University (2007),and the Centre d’Estudis

Avançats de Blanes (Spain,2007).

Nancy is also a past presi-dent of the North AmericanBenthological Society, and is aFellow of the American Asso-ciation for the Advancementof Science. She has chaired andserved on several national andinternational advisory and edi-torial boards, and currently isthe assigning editor for Eco-logical Applications and an edi-tor for Ecohydrology.

Over 25 years, Nancy hasmentored more than 100 un-dergraduate, graduate and

postdoctoral scholars, hasworked with more than 120collaborators, is the authoror co-author of more than120 scientific publications,and has been awarded morethan $28M in federal re-search funding. Nancy wasa contributing author of therecently released synthesisreport, Global ClimateChange Impacts in the UnitedStates.

We welcome Nancy andare delighted to have herassociated with the depart-ment.

“I am interested in learning how society can bothmitigate and adapt to the environmental changesthat are here today and increasing in severity. Overhalf the world’s population and more than 80% ofthe U.S. population lives in cities. I’m inspired bythe possibility of doing important work that will helphumans to live more sustainably on the planet—or at least to understand the consequences of ourdecisions for ecosystems and the services they provide.”


NANCY DAVIS AND ROY RICCI NOMINATEDFOR THE GERALD W. MAY AWARD

UUUUUNMNMNMNMNM established an endowment from funds earmarkedby former UNM President Gerald W. May specificallyfor staff recognition. A matching amount was made avail-

able from the Regents’ Endowment Fund, designated at theend of President May’s tenure, in recognition of his service andassistance in creating the UNM Staff Council. Income fromthe endowment is used by the Office of the President to recog-nize outstandingstaff members whohave made signifi-cant contributionsto the University.This year, the De-partment of Biol-ogy was pleased tonominate NNNNNANCYANCYANCYANCYANCY

DDDDDAAAAAVISVISVISVISVIS and RRRRROOOOOYYYYY R R R R RICCIICCIICCIICCIICCI

as recipients of theGerald W. MayAward.

As a System Ad-ministrator, formore than nineyears, NANCY DAVIS

has provided com-puter systems support services to more than 100 people withinthe Biology Department. Her service to the people working inthe department, however, has far exceeded the requirements ofthe job. Nancy’s dedicated service to the Biology Departmentand the UNM community in general has been extraordinary.Nancy’s routine duties include maintaining the department’sservers and setting up new computers for the department’s MainOffice personnel, but in service above and beyond her expectedresponsibilities, she helps people when their computers aresuddenly hacked by increasingly sophisticated and stubbornviruses, helped to design the department’s newest Web site,chairs the UNM-IT monthly meetings, and has served on theUniversity’s implementation committee to upgrade all campusbuildings to a wireless network. In addition to her daily tasks,Nancy supervises her part-time assistant, and is a role model ofpursuing additional education in her skill set by enrolling inclasses. Nancy continues to show her deep understanding ofdepartmental and university issues, her ability to work affablywith everyone, and her always-amazing attentiveness to detail.Nancy has proven herself to be an innovative and outstandingstaff leader at UNM.

ROY RICCI is the supervisor of the Biology Department’sAnimal Resource Facility, which is charged with the mainte-nance and health of the many animals used in our teaching andresearch. Roy also supervises a part-time Animal Technician forthis facility. Truly, Roy is an person who improves the enjoy-

OOOOOURURURURUR FRIENDFRIENDFRIENDFRIENDFRIEND, colleague andstudent, KKKKKENDRAENDRAENDRAENDRAENDRA L L L L LIPINSKIIPINSKIIPINSKIIPINSKIIPINSKI,

passed away on May 21.Kendra was an exceptionallymature and intelligent stu-dent, thoughtful, indepen-dent and resourceful. Aftercompleting her undergradu-ate degree at Pomona Col-lege, she stayed for a coupleof years here in Albuquerque,where she has family. In thesummer of 2008, she de-fended her M.S. thesis,“Gene Duplication and De-letion During Adaptive Re-covery in Caenorhabditiselegans,” with distinction.Kendra played an importantrole in laboratory experi-ments aimed at measuringthe genome-wide gene dupli-cation and deletion rates in

C. elegans. She also was cho-sen to represent the gradu-ate students on a Cell andMolecular Biology facultysearch committee.

Kendra had a seeminglyboundless enthusiasm forscience and life in general.She sang with the Univer-sity Choir, loved dancing,music, and many outdoorsactivities, including cavingand mountain climbing.

In the fall of 2008, Kendramoved to San Diego for afuture that those who knewher was certain to be brightand exciting. We are deeplysaddened by her unexpectedpassing and miss her quirkysense of humor, her enthusi-asm and her kindness.

IN MEMORIAM:KENDRA LIPINSKI

ment of the work envi-ronment for those 100+people in our depart-ment. Roy constantlysmiles, is friendly witheveryone, and alwaysmakes time to chat andjoke with folks. AlthoughRoy’s formal positioninvolves maintenance ofthe Animal Facility, hemakes an extra effort tooversee the researchcomponent of the facil-ity; in this regard, Royperforms above and be-yond his job expecta-tions. Roy has long been

a member of the Biology Department, and he has long beeninvolved in community activities. Most notably, he has servedas an Intel Science Fair judge for 16 consecutive years, under-scoring his commitment to mentoring and education.

The recipient of the May Award will be known in earlyDecember. The Biology Department congratulates both ofthese outstanding nominees.


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UnderUnderUnderUnderUndergraduate Scholarship Wgraduate Scholarship Wgraduate Scholarship Wgraduate Scholarship Wgraduate Scholarship WinnersinnersinnersinnersinnersTHE COCALINA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP assists women stu-dents in their pursuit of science. This year’s recipient is DianePater.THE ROSALIE DOOLITTLE SCHOLARSHIP funds undergradu-ates pursuing studies in botany. Diane Pater is this year’sawardee.

Graduate ScholarshipsGraduate ScholarshipsGraduate ScholarshipsGraduate ScholarshipsGraduate ScholarshipsTHE MELINDA BEALMER MEMORIAL SCHOLARHIP is awardedto attend and present at conferences. The award winner forthis year is Susan Mirabal.

THE CRAWFORD RIO GRANDE SCHOLARSHIP assists those con-ducting research related to the Rio Grande Bosque. This year’saward winner is Trevor Krabbenhoft.

THE DR. LYNN A. HERTEL GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD

was established to support the research program of those com-pleting their thesis or dissertation. This year’s award recipientis Trevor Krabbenhoft.

THE DR. HARRY WAYNE SPRINGFIELD SCHOLARSHIP providesfunds to conduct research in plant ecology. The year’s win-ner is Kathleen Chuchra-Zbytniuk.

THE ALVIN AND CAROLINE GROVE SCHOLARSHIP awards thosewho show scholastic and academic achievement in their pri-mary research field. This year’s award recipient for the Doc-toral scholarship is William Dunn. The award winners forthe Summer scholarship are Kathleen Chuchra-Zbytniuk, Jen-nifer Hathaway, Andrew Hope, Sally Koerner, Jolene Rearickand Mason Ryan. The Grove Research Scholarship winnersare Brittany Barker, Traci Grzymala, Angela Hung, JordanOkie and Rhiannon West.

UnderUnderUnderUnderUndergraduate/Graduate Scholarshipsgraduate/Graduate Scholarshipsgraduate/Graduate Scholarshipsgraduate/Graduate Scholarshipsgraduate/Graduate ScholarshipsTHE JOSEPH GAUDIN SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to studentsstudying mammals, in particular members of the cat family(Felidae). The scholarship winners are Ivy Brown, AndrewEdelman, Jacob Greenberg and Wenyun Zuo.

THE THELMA EVANS TRUST SCHOLARSHIP provides supportfor those pursuing a career in veterinary medicine. The recipi-ents this year are Lia Hulsbos, Stacey Real, Jennifer Rodriquez,Hagit Salamon, Melissa Smith and Patricia Warne.

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