Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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.,A. mx 533' QA, Chauvin IS also advisor to the CHEM ISTRY CLUB Gerard Murtagh is presi dent of the club which was formed to improve communication among chem istry mayors Other officers are Bryan PICOU treasurer and Wanda Smith secretary Some members of the chemistry department are involved in research proiects Dr lack Field professor of chemistry is a member of the Shrimp Research Pro1ect and Flowers is partici pating in the Sugar Cane Ripening Agents Research Proyect. Other members of the department are: Walter Castille, associate profes- sor, Althea Picou, assistant professor: and Dr. Pierre Rathle, professor. Audrey Dugas is the department's sec- retary. Department of Earth Sciences Sexual field tri s were held by the I YI X p I EARTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT, U ll . Q. N, Q I X, 9' directed by Dr Iules Sachs department head and professor The field trips took department mem bers to Colorado central Texas Oklahoma Tennessee and Alabama Faculty members were involved in various protects during the year Dr Donald Davis associate professor par ticipated in a four part program on the historv and settlement of the Lafourche region sponsored by the Lafourche Heritage Society Inc Dr Randall Detro professor of geog raphy completed an extensive work- shop in data collection for the Society for the Survey of North American Cul- ture under the sponsorship of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Dr. Robert Self, associate professor, serves as advisor to SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON, an honorary society primar- ily for geology majors. The group, which received its charter during the spring, was formed to promote geologi- cal activities on campus. .. W' I X

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by Claire Clements The COLLEGE OF SCIENCES, which includes the departments of aer- onautical science, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, mathematics, military science and physics, is headed by Dr. Merlin Ohmer, dean and profes- sor of mathematics. Ohmer is also director of the Metric Education Center in Peltier Hall. The function of the center is to offer assist- ance in matters of metric conversion on all levels, Ohmer said. A metric materi- als library and visual aids department are available for use at the center, which is staffed by student workers. awarded a grant to Nicholls to develop programs in metric education to be tele- vised in the area. Several 30-minute video tapes were made by Ohmer for use by teachers and others interested in the metric system. Ohmer also gave speeches to various groups about the metric system, includ- ing the Mideast Region Metric Confer- ence and the Associated General Con- tractors of America. He attended the International Metric Conference in New Orleans along with other Nicholls educators. The aim of the conference was to familiarize instructors with the latest develop- Ohmer said. Department of Chemistry Dr. Frank Avonda is coordinator of the CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT. Avonda and Drf K. S. Mandhare, pro- fessor of chemistry, accompanied Dean Ohmer to a meeting on the Toxic Sub- stances Control Act in Houston, Texas. One promotion was made in the department, as Carey Flowers was pro- moted from assistant to associate pro- fessor. Another instructor, Iudy Chau- vin, is working toward her Ph.D. at the The Louisiana Model Metric Program IHCHIS and Changes in metric education, Universitlof New Orleans- ' V A V -- Y fr ' ffv--M, 1 2 X iii fg I Y l '3l'3 I 4,5 , if 'lip 1 .1 Ev! J, if ,r i -es' a Q ,jig -f' 'TJ Q3 .f: p,' 4 i gl I 15h A5 -'Z TQ .4 J ' kv ':1 ,sg . aa: -- tg 5153553 , . aw 3553. . if - 'S . :f- LQ , ,eff . sn- e?'i2'x F ' ' T , Baudvan 4-J I 2. - A I 4? 1 Q3 n ESQ ,l 'ss Q A .'- Scivnu 4

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