COMMITTEES — North Carolina Academy of Science

As a NCAS member, you may want to participate by becoming a member of one of the Academy's committees. Some of these are listed below with a short description of the committee's responsibilities: Contact an Academy Board Member or email ncacadsci@gmail.com, if you are interested in serving on any of these committees. More detailed information regarding responsibilities of elected members and appointed Board Members can be found in the NCAS Handbook.

Bryden Committee

Finance Committee

Membership Committee

Publications Committee

Yarbrough Committee

Finance Committee

The Finance, Grants and Endowment Committee determines guidelines for handling Academy funds and prepares an annual budget, identifies and contacts potential sources of funding, organizes financing of specific projects for the Academy, and builds the endowment of the Academy. The Committee is made of the Chair, Treasurer, Chair of the Membership Committee, Senior Executive of CANCAS, Senior Executive Director of NCSAS, and NCAS President.

Committee ChairEid Haddad, PhDAssistant Professor of Physiology Department of Biological Sciences Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC ehaddad@uncfsu.edu — **Committee Chair**
Eid Haddad, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physiology
Department of Biological Sciences
Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
ehaddad@uncfsu.edu

Committee MemberLaura Reichenberg, PhD (CANCAS Co-director)Pfeiffer University Department of Biology Misenheimer, NC laura.reichenberg@pfeiffer.edu — **Committee Member**
Laura Reichenberg, PhD (CANCAS Co-director)
Pfeiffer University
Department of Biology
Misenheimer, NC
laura.reichenberg@pfeiffer.edu

Committee MemberChris Thomas, PhD (NCSAS Director) North Carolina School Science & Mathematics Distance Education Durham, NC thomas@ncssm.edu — **Committee Member**
Chris Thomas, PhD (NCSAS Director)

North Carolina School Science & Mathematics Distance Education Durham, NC thomas@ncssm.edu

TreasurerEvan Reynolds, PhDCampbell University Dept of Chemistry & Physics Buies Creek NC — **Treasurer**
Evan Reynolds, PhD
Campbell University Dept of Chemistry & Physics
Buies Creek NC

Committee Member Eric Anderson, PhD. (Membership Committee Chair)East Carolina University Department of Biology Greenville, NC — **Committee Member**
Eric Anderson, PhD. (Membership Committee Chair)
East Carolina University
Department of Biology
Greenville, NC

Committee MemberMichael Kingston, PhD (President Elect, Ex-Officio)Elon University Dept Biology Elon, NC — **Committee Member**
Michael Kingston, PhD (President Elect, Ex-Officio)
Elon University
Dept Biology
Elon, NC

Publications Committee

The Publications Committee is responsible for writing, arranging, and publishing the quarterly Academy Newsletters, producing one-time publications as needed, contributing to the NCAS Twitter and Instagram accounts, and managing the NCAS website. If you're interested in adding science communication or writing skills to your CV, consider joining the Publications committee!

Stephanie Mathews, PhD WebmasterAssistant Professor of Biology. Campbell University Buies Creek NC mathews@campbell.edu — Stephanie Mathews, PhD
Webmaster
Assistant Professor of Biology. Campbell University
Buies Creek NC mathews@campbell.edu

Meredith Rowe, PhDAssistant Professor of Biology Gardner Webb University Boiling Springs, NC mrowe1@gardner-webb.edu — **Meredith Rowe, PhD**
Assistant Professor of Biology
Gardner Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC mrowe1@gardner-webb.edu

Casey Davenport, PhDAssistant Professor of Meteorology University of North Carolina Charlotte Charlotte, NC Casey.Davenport@uncc.edu — **Casey Davenport, PhD**
Assistant Professor of Meteorology
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Casey.Davenport@uncc.edu

Beth Overman, PhDAssistant Professor of Biology. Campbell University Buies Creek NC boverman@campbell.edu — **Beth Overman, PhD**
Assistant Professor of Biology. Campbell University
Buies Creek NC

boverman@campbell.edu

Yarbrough Grant Committee

The Yarbrough Research Grant Committee manages undergraduate research funding in its name by advertising the grant, soliciting and evaluating proposals, and recommending funding requests to the NCAS Treasurer. The Undergraduate Research Grant was renamed to the Yarbrough Grant in 1976 in honor of Dr. John A. Yarbrough’s (Biology, Meredith College) 25 years of service to the Academy. The committee is comprised of the Chair, the Executive Director of CANCAS, and other members as appointed by the Chair of the committee.

Dr. Jordan WomickCampbell University Dept of Chemistry & Physics 205 Day Dorm Rd. Buies Creek, NC 27506 Ph 910-893-1738 womickj@campbell.edu — **Dr. Jordan Womick**
Campbell University
Dept of Chemistry & Physics
205 Day Dorm Rd.
Buies Creek, NC 27506
Ph 910-893-1738 womickj@campbell.edu

Dr. David CartrettePfeiffer University Dept of Natural Sciences 48380 US Hwy 52 Misenheimer, NC 28109 David.cartrette@Pfeiffer.edu — **Dr. David Cartrette**
Pfeiffer University
Dept of Natural Sciences
48380 US Hwy 52 Misenheimer, NC 28109 David.cartrette@Pfeiffer.edu

Dr. Laura ReichenbergPfeiffer University Department of Biology Misenheimer, NC 28109 Ph 704-463-3320 laura.reichenberg@pfeiffer.edu — **Dr. Laura Reichenberg**
Pfeiffer University
Department of Biology
Misenheimer, NC 28109
Ph 704-463-3320 laura.reichenberg@pfeiffer.edu

Bryden Grant Committee

**Dr. Helen Caldwell Bryden Awards Committee Chair**
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Physics-Geology-Earth Sciences
625 7th Ave
Hickory NC 28601
Ph: 828-328-7263

Dr. Sirena Hargrove-Leak

Elon University Engineering Campus Box 2630 Elon, NC 27244