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President of the Tennessee Academy of Science for 2003.

Publication: Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science
Publication Date: 01-JAN-03 		Format: Online - approximately 1097 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
I am honored to have this opportunity to serve as the new president of the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS). Looking back, I can see that many members of the Academy have influenced me, and it only seems right to take my turn in giving back to the organization. So ill keeping with tradition, I'll describe my circuitous path to this point.

I was born in Nashville, Tennessee, making me a rarity, a native Nashvillian. I grew up in Nashville and attended Hume Fogg Technical and Vocational High School. Upon graduation, I planned to attend a diploma-nursing program in Memphis and enter the health care field as a registered nurse--something you could do in those days. Those plans changed when my father became ill and I looked to continue my education closer to home.

I headed for Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in the fall of 1971. The first semester was a tough one. I wasn't prepared academically, and my father died that...

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