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September, 2011
MSCI Monthly Newsletter
In This Issue
Welch Grant Extended
Fall Orientation Photo Gallery
May 2011 Graduation
Spring Research Day 2011
Faculty Profile
Dr. Gary O. Gray
Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Gray received his BS in
chemistry from Wayland Baptist
College in 1979, and he
completed his PhD at Texas
Tech University in 1984. From
1984 until 1987, Dr. Gray
conducted postdoctoral research
at the Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center, and,
upon completion of his
postdoctoral work, Dr. Gray
worked for two years as a
cancer researcher at the
Hershey Medical Center (Penn
State University). After leaving
Penn State University in 1989,
Dr. Gray served eighteen years
From the "Herb-arium"
Dr. Herb Grover, Dean
School of Mathematics and Sciences
One of Dr. Vaughn Ross's accomplishments while
Dean of the School of Math and Sciences was the
establishment of a bachelors degree program and
Wayland campus associated with the Kenya
Baptist Theological College (KBTC) in Limuru,
Kenya. This followed almost 20 years of mission
work in Kenya for Dr. Ross and wife Johnene prior
to his joining the Wayland faculty in 1996. His love for the people of Africa,
the natural environment of the region, and the Ross's commitment to the
mission of Wayland to be a light to the world has now led to the initiation of
a summer travel studies program in Kenya planned for the summer of
2012.
Led by Dr. Herb Grover and Dr. Andrew Kasner, students will be able to
take course work through this program in general ecology, vertebrate
natural history, and/or environmental science while experiencing the natural
environment and culture of east Africa.
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as a faculty member in the
Department of Chemistry and
Physics, Southwest Baptist
University (SBU), Bolivar,
Missouri.
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Calendar
Undergraduate Research
Seminar in Chemistry
Friday, September 30
Annual Fall Cookout
for Math and Science
Majors and Minors
Thursday, October 6
Support our programs
If anything in this newsletter
sparks your interest and you
would like to provide your
financial support to our
students, either by funding
specific areas of research or by
providing scholarship moneys,
there are easy ways for you to
give.
Contact our
Development Team:
Phone: 806-291-3430
Fax: 806-291-1984
E-mail: hope@wbu.edu
Mail: 1900 W 7th Street #621
Plainview, TX 79072
You can also give online:
https://give.wbu.edu
If you would like your funds to
be directed toward research or
scholarships in our School,
please designate your gift. Our
Development Team will make
sure our students receive your
support.
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News & Events
Welch Grant for Chemistry Research
Extended through 2012-2013
Our Welch Departmental Grant was given an automatic extension
through 2012-2013. This means that our undergraduate program for
Chemistry research will be supported by another $25,000 for the 20122013 academic year.
Supervised by Dr. Gary Gray and Dr. Adam Reinhart, we had four
students working over the past summer, including Trevor Burrow, Libby
Saultz, Jenna Wilson and Stephanie Whitaker. Each of the students were
selected by competitive application. They worked for 8-weeks (June &
July) each receiving a $3,000 fellowship, free room and board, and 3hours free tuition (Undergrad research course credit). Also, Dr. Gray's
research team is scheduled to give a research seminar presentation on
their work at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 30 in the Moody Science
Auditorium (MSB 110).
Fall Orientation + Ice Cream Social Photo
Gallery
The Fall semester is now in full swing. To kick off the term, the School of
Mathematics and Sciences hosted its second annual Fall Orientation + Ice
Cream Social. Students had the chance to hear from each of the Student
Organizations about ways they can get involved.
Check out the Photo Gallery to see what a great time we had!
Contact Us
The School of Math & Sciences
Wayland Baptist University
1900 W. 7th St. #413
Plainview, TX 79072
(806)291-1115
mathscience@wbu.edu
http://www.wbu.edu/mathsci
Graduates Urged to Walk Forward in
Faith
During the Spring Graduation in May 2011, one of our graduates, Mr.
Garrett Breazeale was selected as the student speaker. The following
article appear in the Plainview Daily Herald on May 8, 2011
.
Garrett Breazeale summed up perfectly the typical feelings of the soonto-be college graduate.
"We are teetering on a thin line between college and the real world. How
much I have looked forward to this day, but now that I'm here, I want to
run backwards," he said, addressing his fellow graduates at the spring
commencement ceremony at Wayland Baptist University.
Breazeale said while the safety and comfort of the Wayland family was
hard to leave, he graduated Saturday knowing he had the tools and
friends to be confident about the future, whatever it holds.
"We can walk forward in faith, trusting that there's a plan for our lives
built by the creator himself," said Breazeale, a senior molecular biology
major from Gladewater. "We are a generation capable of great things,
especially with God behind us."
Brezeale urged his fellow graduates to stay in touch with friends,
professors and others at Wayland that have created a firm foundation for
life and to cherish the memories of their time at WBU.
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Second Annual Spring Research Day
On April 15, 2011, the School of Mathematics and Sciences held its
second annual Spring Research, inviting students from various disciplines
to present the undergraduate research projects and class groups
projects. Students from math, biology, chemistry and geology shared
their findings in posters and talks presented to their fellow students and
their professors.
Jarrett Ross and Libby Saultz were awarded the Outstanding Talk prize
for their presentation, "Development of a western blot assay of caspase3 to indicate apoptosis in 4T1 breast cancer cells". Additionally, Christa
Day, Patrick Hernandez, and Stephanie Whitaker won the prize for
Outstanding poster entitled "Isolation and characterization of mushroom
tyrosinase from various anatomical regions of Agaricus
bisporus". Desiree Luevano and Rosemary Ribera were each awarded
the Golden Dippy Award for Student's Choice.
Check out the Photo Gallery at Facebook.
Scholarship Applications Now
Online!
Beginning last year, we moved all of our scholarship
application materials online. If you are a declared
math or science major, you may be eligible to receive
scholarships that are awarded through our school. The application for
high school students planning on attending next semester is always
open. The application for current students will be available in March of
2012.
To apply, visit http://www.wbu.edu/mathsci
Click Scholarships in the menu and select the appropriate application.
About Wayland Baptist University
Dreaming big for more than a century.
Wayland began in 1908 as the dream of pioneers who respected the lifealtering value of education. Now the oldest university in continuous
existence on the High Plains of Texas, Wayland Baptist reaffirms that
commitment every day through a distinctive combination of offerings.
Mission
Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically
challenging, learning focused, and distinctively Christian environment for
professional success and service to God and humankind.
Location
Main campus in Plainview, a community of 25,000 on the high plains of
West Texas between Lubbock and Amarillo.
Enrollment
More than 1,000 students on the main campus in Plainview, TX, plus
5,800 students on campuses in Amarillo, Lubbock, San Antonio, and
Wichita Falls, Texas; Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska: Sierra Vista and
Phoenix, Arizona; Aiea, Hawaii; Albuquerque and Clovis, New Mexico;
Altus, Oklahoma; and Kenya, Africa.
Our School
The School of Mathematics and Sciences emphasizes a rigorous, ethical
approach to the study of mathematics and science. We believe that
success in these disciplines requires a broad base of content knowledge
and the development of the critical thinking skills necessary for the
ongoing acquisition, processing and communication of current subject
matter. The activities of the School, both academic and professional,
intentionally reflect the Lordship of Jesus Christ and His centrality to all of
creation.
Prepared by Dr. Scott R. Franklin, Associate Dean
School of Mathematics and Science, Wayland Baptist University
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