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Executive Council

Officers

President (2006-2009)
Moustapha Diack
Dept. Science/Math Education and Dept. Chemistry 
Southern University
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
(225) 771-2028 
Fax: (225) 771-3992
moustapha_diack@subr.edu
Mdiack@aol.com
Past-President (2007-2009)
Harry A. Meyer
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences 
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA  70609
(337) 475-5671
hmeyer@mcneese.edu
President-Elect (2009-2011)
William H. Dees
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences 
McNeese State University
P.O. Box 92000
Lake Charles, LA 79609
(337) 475-5654 
wdees@mcneese.edu
Long Range Planning Chair
William H. Dees
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences 
McNeese State University
P.O. Box 92000
Lake Charles, LA 79609
(337) 475-5654 
wdees@mcneese.edu
Treasurer and Membership Secretary
Elisabeth Elder
Department of Biological Sciences 
Lousiana State University at Alexandria 
Alexandria, LA  71302
(318) 473-6518
eelder@lsua.edu
Secretary, Editor of the Proceedings
Thomas Sasek
Department of Biology
The University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA 71209
(318) 342-1792 
sasek@ulm.edu
Associate Editor
John Doucet
Department of Biological Sciences
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA 70310
(985) 448-4721
John.Doucet@nicholls.edu
Web Site/Communication Coordinator
Yenumula Reddy
Department of Math and Computer Science 
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA 71245 
(318) 274-2421 
ybreddy@gram.edu
Annual Meeting Student Competitions Coordinator
Juliana Hinton
Department of Biologyical and Environmental Sciences
McNeese State University
P.O Box 92000
Lake Charles, LA  70609
(337) 475-5651
jhinton@mcneese.edu

Agriculture, Forestry, and Wildlife Division

Director 
Ray Newbold
Louisiana Tech University  
School of Forestry
Box 10138
Ruston, LA  71272
(318) 257-2168 
Rnewbold@rans.latech.edu

Biological Sciences Division

Director
Jameel Al-Dujaili
Division of Sciences  
Louisiana State University at Eunice
Eunice, LA 70535
(337) 457- 7311 Ext. 251 
jdujaili@lsue.edu
Section Chairs    
Botany
Alex Lasseigne
Department of Biological Sciences
Nicholls State University 
Thibodaux, LA  70310
(985) 448-4709 
Alex.Lasseigne@nicholls.edu
Environmental Sciences
Frank Phillips
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
McNeese State University 
Lake Charles, LA  70609
(337) 475-5656
fphillip@mcneese.edu
Microbiology
Jameel Al-Dujaili
Division of Sciences
Louisiana State University at Eunice
Eunice, LA 70535 
(337) 457- 7311 Ext. 251
jdujaili@lsue.edu
Molecular and Biomedical Biology
Ann Findley
Department of Biology 
University of Louisiana Monroe 
Monroe, LA  71209
(318) 342-1817
afindley@ulm.edu
Zoology
Jonathan Akin
Department of Biology
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(337) 357-5323
jonathana@nsula.edu

Physical Sciences Division

Division Director (1995-2000)
Anand S. Katiyar
Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science 
McNeese State University 
Lake Charles, LA  70609
(337) 475-5807 
katiyar@mcneese.edu
Section Chairs    
Chemistry 
August Gallo
Department of Chemistry 
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA  70504
(337) 482-5679
gallo@louisiana.edu
Computer Science
Yenumula Reddy
Department of Math and Computer Science
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA  71245
(318) 274-2421 
ybreddy@gram.edu
Earth Sciences
Gary Stringer
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
University of Louisiana Monroe 
Monroe, LA  71209
(318) 342-1235 
stringer@ulm.edu
Materials Science and Engineering
Naidu Seetala
Department of Physics
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA 71245
(318) 274-2574
naidusv@gram.edu
Math & Statistics
Richard DeVault
Department of Mathematics & Sciences 
Northwestern State University 
Natchitoches, LA  71497
(318) 357-5042 
rich@nsula.edu
Physics
Gerard Blanchard
Dept of Chemistry and Physics
SLU 10878
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA 70402
(985) 549-2158
Fax: (985) 549-5126
gblanchard@selu.edu

Science Education Division

Division Director
Moustapha Diack
Dept. Science/Math Education and Dept. Chemistry
Southern University
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
(225) 771-2028 
Fax: (225) 771-3992
moustapha_diack@subr.edu
Mdiack@aol.com
Section Chairs    
Higher Education
Peter Sheppard
Manager of Academic Affairs
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
(225) 578-6241
pshepp@lsu.edu
K-12 Education
James Whelan
Lusher High School
719 S. Carrollton Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 304-3960
jameswhelan@charter.net

Social Sciences Division

Interim Division Director
Alma Thornton
Center for Social Research and Dept. Sociology
Southern University
Baton Rouge , LA 70813
(225) 771-4249
Fax: (225) 771-4716
alma_thornton@subr.edu

Science Fair

State Science & Engineering Fair
Jackie Johnson
199 Pleasant Hall
Baton Rouge, LA  70803
(225) 578-1067
jjohnson@doce.lsu.edu


If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact the academy's president at Moustapha Diack.


Keynote Speaker

Victor R. Townsend, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, VA.

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