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ISU AMS Meeting Minutes
http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/
April 22, 2008

Members Attended: 44

Special Thanks

Thanks to all who have helped out in community outreach in the last months, your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks especially to those who participated in the weather radio programming at Hy-vee, the Science Nights and with organizing VEISHEA and the Career Panel. All these events were made possible by the efforts of the active members. Volunteering your time and efforts really showcases ISU AMS?s continuing commitment to community service.

Thank you cards were passed around and signed for those who dedicated their time at the career panel, their time was greatly appreciated!

Also, special thanks to all who attended Dr. Kerry Emanuel?s presentation on global warming and its effect on hurricanes. Hope everyone enjoyed Dr. Emanuel?s presentation and thanked him for his time here at Iowa State University.

Senior breakfast

Senior breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, May 10th at 10am. Seniors please join the faculty, your family and fellow students for our annual Senior Breakfast. E-mail cjohn@iastate.edu if you are attending.

National Weather Association

The final Central Iowa National Weather Association meeting this year is set for Thursday 6:30pm at the Des Moines NWS.

Reimbursements

A motion was made to reimburse those members who attended the Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference $5. The motion was seconded and passed. Reimbursement forms were filled out at and turned in. If you attended the conference and haven?t filled out a form yet please contact aubreys@iastate.edu for further information.

ISU AMS Constitution

The constitution of the Iowa State Chapter of the American Meteorological Society has been amended to meet university requirements. Amendments to the old constitution were spoken of and the motion was made to amend the constitution. This motion was seconded and the passed. The new constitution and bylaws are hereby enacted for the chapter.

Treasurer

Current Balance: $2504.00

Instruction was given to members of the chapter that participated in the Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference for filling out the reimbursement vouchers.

Academic Chair

Keep checking the meteorology forums on the ISU AMS website for updates about review sessions. Please contact group leaders to remind them of any upcoming exams. Feel free to email Chris Schaffer (schaffec@iastate.edu) with and questions you may have concerning exams and review sessions.

Social Chair

The ISU AMS Spring Picnic will occur 5:00PM this Sunday April 27th, 2008 at Moore Park. The AMS will provide the hamburgers, hot dogs and brats, but members attending are asked to bring beverages, chips, desserts, etc. A sign up sheet was passed around for those who plan on attending and for those who plan on bringing beverages and desserts. Also feel free to bring volleyballs, basketballs, etc for fun at the picnic.

Frisbee will be played on central campus Friday around noon; everyone is welcome to attend to hopefully enjoy the nice weather then!

Forecast Contests

National

The team as a whole finished 28th in the national rankings. Thanks to everyone for their hard work this year. The top 5 forecasters were: Jayson Prentice finishing 20th, Bill Gallus finishing 188th, Jon Hobbs finishing 215th, Chris Schaffer finishing 221st and Brandon Engelson finishing 244th. Congratulations for being ISU?s top forecasters this year!

Iowa Contest

Congratulations to Justin Wittrock for winning the day 2.5 period for Clinton, IA. Also congrats to Jon Hobbs for winning the day 4/3/2/1 for Sioux City, IA, Storm Lake, IA, Harlan, IA and Clarion, IA. This was a very challenging period! Our current city is Ottumwa forecasting for aviation. The current leader is Brandon Engelson, with the NGM Model in 2nd. The overall leader is the average followed by Jon Hobbs, Brandon Engelson, Jeff Duda and Jayson Prentice rounding out the top five. If anyone still wants to join, email jonhobbs@iastate.edu for further instructions. Contest is still free and goes throughout the summer, with a tournament at the beginning of next school year. It is an excellent opportunity to hone your forecasting skills!

Cys Eyes

The final show is the Senior show at 6:30pm on Wednesday April 23rd, 2008. Be sure to watch the seniors give their final on-air presentation at ISU. Things are going well with show otherwise.

Historian

Jeff Edmonson gave a presentation showing the year in review with activities that the AMS was involved with this year. Presentation was very entertaining and lasted 6 minutes, thanks to Jeff for putting it together!

Elections

President

Jayson Prentice, Ben Schwedler and Adam Deppe introduced themselves and gave a list of activities with which they are involved. The chapter questioned the candidates on various topics and then had a closed discussion about the candidates. The chapter then voted on the position and a special congratulation goes out to Benjamin Schwedler for being elected the president of the Iowa State Chapter of the American Meteorological Society for the 2008-2009 academic school year.

Vice President

Justin Schultz, Logan Karsten, Adam Deppe, Jayson Prentice and Jeff Duda introduced themselves, gave a brief description of what their next semester consists of and what other qualifications they posses. The chapter questioned the candidates on topics that were very informative. The candidates were then asked to leave the room and a closed discussion occurred among the chapter. The position was then voted on and Adam Deppe was elected Vice President for the 2008-2009 academic school year.

Treasurer

Justin Wittrock, Shannon Rabideau and Logan Karsten introduced themselves to the chapter. The chapter then questioned the candidates and the candidates gave answers to the best of their abilities. The candidates were then asked to leave the room and the chapter went into closed discussion about the candidates. The position was put to a vote and Logan Karsten was elected the treasurer of the 2008-2009 academic school year.

Secretary

Justin Schultz, Nick Carletta and Elizabeth Suess introduced themselves and the chapter questioned each of the candidates on various topics. The candidates answered the questions to the best of their abilities. A closed discussion was then brought about by the chapter bringing out the best in each of the candidates. The chapter then put the position to a vote and Justin Schultz was elected into the position of secretary for the 2008-2009 academic school year.

Social

Shannon Rabideau and Matt Hoffman introduced themselves to the chapter. The chapter then proceeded in questioning each of the candidates on various topics. The candidates then answered the questions that the chapter had supporting why they were the best candidate. The candidates were then escorted out of the room and the chapter went into a closed discussion about both candidates, discussing the qualities one of the candidates. The chapter then put the position to a vote and Matt Hoffman was elected into the position of Social Chair for the 2008-2009 academic school year.

Academic

Megan Brosowske, Matthew Ramthun, Jeff Duda, Nick Carletta, Shannon Rabideau and Jayson Prentice introduced themselves and what they were majoring in. Questioning of the candidates was then conducted about any questions that the chapter had for the candidates. The chapter then proceeded in putting the position to a vote and Jayson Prentice was elected into the position of Academic Chair for the 2008-2009 academic school year.

Webmaster

Andy Mair introduced himself and was questioned by the chapter. Andy was the only candidate and was elected into the Webmaster position for the 2008-2009 academic school year.

Historian

Racheal Witter introduced herself to the chapter and answered questions that the chapter had. Racheal was the only candidate and was elected into the Webmaster Chair for the 2008-2009 academic school year.

Sophomore

JoBeth Minniear, Ryan Alliss, Nick Carletta and Elizabeth Suess introduced themselves and answered any questions that the chapter had. The candidates were led out of the room so the chapter could have a closed discussion about the candidates. The position was put to a vote and JoBeth was elected Sophomore Chair for the 2008-2009 academic school year.

Outreach

Shannon Rabideau, Elizabeth Suess, Nick Carletta and Megan Brosowske introduced themselves and answered questions from the chapter. The candidates left the room so the chapter could discuss the qualities of each candidate. The position was put to a vote and Shannon was elected Outreach Chair for the 2008-2009 academic school year.

A meeting has been scheduled for next Monday April 28th, 2008 6:00Pm at Pizza Hut. This meeting will serve to acquaint the incoming cabinet members with some of the duties of their positions and ask questions of the current cabinet.

Congratulations to all of the elected cabinet members! Thank you everyone for making this year a great one for the chapter and the community. This is possible due to hard working individuals which make up our chapter. It is members like this that make our chapter a great candidate for chapter of the year. Good luck to everyone in the future!

Next Meeting will be determined and will be at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year