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 | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
SCIBUS - Scientific Corporations Interested in Bringing Up Scientists - was born from an idea conceived at Elf Atochem North America. The story of how this group was formed and has evolved is found in the introduction of this booklet. The member companies of SCIBUS and their corporate representatives have worked very hard to give this idea substance and to help develop the program which we present at this national meeting in Philadelphia of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). The lion's share of the credit for nurturing this program and for encouraging it to success belongs to Elf Atochem North America. Elf Atochem has been our host company for meetings and always ready to provide resources and any assistance necessary to achieve each goal we set for the group. Sister Helen Burke, SSJ, Ph.D., Professor, Chemistry Department of Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA has given support and input crucial to the workshop design effort. Sister has also provided direction and recommendations for Delaware Valley teachers who will participate in the hands-on workshop effort which will take place at the NSTA National Convention in Philadelphia. Sister also serves as the academic advisor to the Rohm and Haas Company-sponsored Project L.A.B.S. program. Without the insight and input from DuPont, we might still be trekking off in a direction that is not as productive as we believe our present course of action can be. Because our DuPont representatives have had such intense and long-term association with science teachers across the country through their own corporate science education support programs, we have been the beneficiaries of information gained from their vast experience in this area. DuPont has also had a long and rewarding relationship with the NSTA and has generously shared their knowledge of details regarding events at a national NSTA convention. Some of the experiments you see in this booklet were developed by DuPont within its science teachers' program for interaction. Rohm and Haas Company's representatives have tirelessly worked on various parts of this project since our first meeting in May of 1994. Our Chairman has unselfishlessly devoted many hours to this effort and has used his considerable collection of management skills to direct the group toward its goal. We are most fortunate in that our Chairman was reponsible for the discovery of our academic advisor, Dr. Charles Scaife, Professor of Chemistry at Union College, also our hands-on workshop director and developer of many of the experiments you see in this booklet. Some of the experiments contained in this booklet have been developed by Rohm and Haas' scientists in their Project L.A.B.S. program and have been donated by them to us for our use. The other Rohm and Haas participants have brought creative skills to the table and contributed much to the development of our group's logo design, letterhead design, as well as to the design and layout of this experiment booklet. The representative from the Merck Institute for Science Education was the architecht of our mission statement and vision for the future. He also shared valuable insight with us learned during his assignment with the Merck Institute and their work with science teachers and their support programs for science education. The representatives from SmithKline Beecham donated much information learned during their corporate experiences with programs designed to support science educators and other education support programs. The representative from Betz Laboratories has been masterful in managing our complicated volunteer recruitment and scheduling phase of the program. The representative from Sun Company has been gifted with the ability to design logistics plans which are simplified enough for anyone to follow but complete enough to include all tasks needed to accomplish a complicated goal. The representative from ICI Americas has shown unusual skill in developing a plan for exhibit booth volunteers to follow which provides sufficient coverage during exhibit hours, as well as providing exhibit visitors with all necessary information sources. The professional time donated by Godfrey Public Relations has been considerable and the creative and graphic art support provided by Godfrey Advertising staff is likewise sizeable. The educated support and "sweat equity" contributions from the non-profit members of SCIBUS must also be listed as noteworthy. The non-profit members of our group are: The Academy of Natural Sciences The Eastern PA Technology Council The Franklin Institute The Philadelphia Foundation SCIBUS is not a one-time effort. The mission statement and vision for the future provide for this group to continue its efforts into the future, always in support of science education. |
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