INTRODUCING.....THE OFFICERS
 

PRESIDENT: STEVE KNAUS Welcome to a new academic year at MC! I hope it goes well for everyone and especially those of you beginning on the track to your degree in science from Manchester College. My name is Steve Knaus, and I am the president of ACS for 1999-2000. We have an ambitious agenda this year as we hope to be more active and visible than in recent years. We want YOUR membership and participation!! I am a senior (three years have just flown by!) and am a biology-chemistry major. I have been going through the application process to medical school this summer and hope to eventually become a family physician. By the time you read this, I will have completed my first interview. If I'm not invited to medical school, my backup plan is to enter the master's degree program in pharmacology and toxicology at Indiana University.

I spent the summer working in a medical devices company in West Lafayette, enjoying the chance to be involved in "real" research. I worked under a biochemist and pharmacologist, carrying out their experiments, writing lab reports, and presenting graphs of the data I had accumulated to our supervising physician. It was great to be able to use what I have learned at MC in the world of biomedical research! Whether it be the survey distributed at the first meeting or a one-on-one chat with an officer, feel free to give us your input on the types of speakers and field trips you would prefer this year. Let us know! I wish you all a great year and success in every aspect of your time at MC.
 

VICE PRESIDENT: ELIZA SMOKER

I am the vice president of the ACS this year after serving as the secretary last year. I am looking forward to a great year with the ACS! I am a senior biology-chemistry major and can hardly believe how quickly the past three years have passed. I came to Manchester College from Goshen, Indiana and have enjoyed my time at this school. I have been able to participate in a wide variety of activities over the years. I have been involved with TUNSIS for 2 years and am one of the co-chairs this year. I am currently working as a student health assistant, microbiology lab assistant and a student researcher under Dr. Gaier and Dr. Krep's guidance. My current plans for after graduation involve going to grad school in biological science and seeing where I want to go from there.
 

SECRETARY: JANEL BAILEY

Hi! I'm Janel Bailey and I am the secretary of ACS for the 99-00 year. I am a sophomore biology-chemistry major. One day I hope to be a family physician. My hometown is Rensselaer, a small town in northwest Indiana. I am the oldest of three children and am fortunate to have both a brother and a sister. The past summer I became a certified nurse's assistant and worked at our town's nursing home and in the alternacare unit of our county's hospital. Besides being involved in ACS I am a Principles of Biology lab assistant, chemistry stockroom assistant, a member of GIVE, involved in intramurals (flag football, volleyball), and a part-time waitress at Main View restaurant. I look forward to the upcoming events planned for our club!
 

TREASURER: AMY ROGERS

Hi! My name is Amy Rogers. I am a junior chemistry major from Goshen, Indiana. I graduated from Northridge High School in Middlebury, Indiana in 1997. Along with attaining my chemistry degree, I am also working to be certified to teach chemistry and math in middle and high school. On campus I enjoy working as a Fundies lab assistant and tutor. Besides ACS, I am involved in MARC, FESP, SEA, track and field, and new student orientation. I am looking forward to a fun and exciting year with the ACS.
 

NEW FACULTY IN THE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

WRITTEN BY: STEVE KNAUS

The beginning of a new academic year at MC marks the addition of two new faculty members, Dr. Mark Bryant and Dr. Terese (Terrie) Salupo-Bryant, to the chemistry department. They will fill in for Dr. Jim Gaier this year as he is on sabbatical in China, and they will replace the position held by Dr. Jim Streator after he retires. Mark and Terrie cite the flexibility of a shared position as one of its major benefits over a joint position (which would require the workload to be split in half). In a shared position, they can split up the workload as they see fit. Mark is originally from New, Haven, Indiana

He earned his B.S. in chemistry from Indiana University in 1985 and his Ph.D in analytical chemistry from the University of Arizona in 1991. He then spent one and a half years as a postdoc at the University of New Mexico. Mark then took a position at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, which he held for six years. While there, he met Terrie Salupo, who had taken a two year teaching postdoc at the university. Her position was extended, and she ended up spending six years at UT-Chattanooga. Terrie grew up in Cleveland, and she earned her B.S. in chemistry from the University of Dayton in 1986. Her Ph.D was from Ohio State in inorganic chemistry in 1993.

Terrie says that family and their sanity drew them from Tennessee to the Midwest. She says that Mark drew a circle of 5 hour radius on the atlas around both Cleveland and Fort Wayne. They chose to look for a position in those areas. In November 1998 the Chemical Engineering News (Terrie calls it the Newsweek of chemists) told of the opening at MC and they applied for the position. While the position will allow them to "exchange" entry level courses from time to time, Terrie will teach advanced inorganic courses and Mark will teach advanced analytical courses.

Besides taking over Dr. Gaier's position, the couple are also taking over Dr. Gaier's house while he is away. They are looking for a house in North Manchester. Mark was originally a music major in college, and he still enjoys playing the guitar, piano, and accordion, among other instruments. Terrie enjoys swimming, hiking, cooking, and gardening (although she claims she needs to improve her gardening skills!). They are both interested in the field of chemical education including conducting K-12 teacher workshops. They also go to a camp (Camp Andrew Jackson Christian Appalachian Project) each summer in McKee, Kentucky, where they assist with boys and girls ages 7-15. They would like anyone interested in being a camp counselor for such an experience to talk with them. Positions could be for nine weeks, but you don't have to stay the full nine weeks if you are unable to.

Please welcome them to Manchester College.