CONWAY, Ark. (August
13, 2015) – Hendrix College Biology Professor Dr. Ann Willyard is serving as
President of the Arkansas Academy of Science (AAS) for 2015-2016.
Willyard, Associate
Professor of Biology, holds the Nancy and Craig Wood Odyssey Professorship at
Hendrix.
This will be an exciting
year as the society reaches an important milestone – the 100th
annual meeting will be held next spring.
The AAS conference
is scheduled for April 1 – 2, 2016, in Fayetteville, and will celebrate the
organization’s many years of supporting science in The Natural State.
Many Hendrix faculty
and students have been active in AAS over the years. Dr. Arthur A. Johnson,
Emeritus Professor of Biology, served as President in 1993, and Dr. Joyce
Hardin, Professor of Biology, served as president in 2009 and as the AAS
treasurer for 10 years. Hendrix has hosted the annual meetings four times (in
1939, 1963, 1979, and most recently in 2005).
“This conference has
been an important regional venue for many Arkansas science students,” said
Willyard. “Hendrix students have a long history of successful presentations at
AAS, and they continue their active participation. For example, in 2015, Jillian
del Sol ’15, mentored by Dr. Matthew Moran, was awarded second place for her
oral presentation in the undergraduate biology competition and two Hendrix students,
Julia Lefler ’17 and Hassan Karemera ’16, received AAS research grants. I
expect even more students to present at the 100th anniversary
conference.”
For more AAS information,
visit http://www.arkansasacademyofscience.org/
About
Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in
Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist
Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized
in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality,
community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.