Volume 35, Number 2

“Pea-corn. Pop-nuts. Chewing gars. Ci-gum. Magazettes!” While my Dad (and my Grandfather before him) often belted out this line as if a food vendor at a ballpark, this column is not about old family stories, or at least not entirely. Instead, I’m reminded of a...

Hello Members of ASB! It was such a blessing to return to an in-person conference at our NACOB gathering in August. I am very honored to be elected to this position and I jumped right into activities on the Executive Board at NACOB. While I have served ASB in a...

2022 was a busy year for the ASB Diversity Committee, with several events at NACOB 2022 and two new initiatives, B-SURE and GRADE. We have more big plans for 2023 to improve equity in our Society and help us be effective change agents at our home institutions as well....

Hola from your Communications Chair! Here are the updates from your ASB Communications Team: The Communications team has been working with Podium and other members of the ASB Executive Board to make sure the ASB website is up-to-date and accurate.  Several webpages...

Thank you to all the members of the various Awards Committees that served in 2022.  It was my pleasure to administer the award process for 13 ASB award types in 2022. Please see the website for a full list of winners: Award Winners Spotlight - American Society of...

I am super excited to share this update with you on the plans we have been making for you to attend ASB 2023!  The 47th annual ASB conference will be held in Knoxville, TN, on August 8-11, 2023.  Whether you experience Knoxville’s pedestrian-friendly streets and a...

The program is coming together for the ASB 2023 Annual Meeting in Knoxville (August 8-11).  Two keynote speakers have been confirmed, Dr. Catherine Kuo from the University of Maryland, and Dr. Cynthia Reinhart-King from Vanderbilt University.  A wide-ranging slate of...

As Past President, I have the honor to oversee the selection process for new ASB Fellows. Look for an announcement later this spring with the list of new initiates. I also oversee the nomination process for the positions of President-Elect, Program Chair-Elect, and...

Hello ASB Members, this is my first newsletter as ASB’s Education Chair and I am excited to highlight some of our upcoming initiatives. I am lucky to have a great group of members working on the Education committee and we have begun to work on updating the...

ASB is in excellent financial health at the end of 2022 with a balance of $338,209 and investments totaling $233,764.  We continue to work with Podium in streamlining our processes including invoicing, membership dues, and budgeting.  Both society and conference...

Hello members, and happy ASB membership renewal season! I’ll start with a few updates from the Membership committee, where we focused our 2022 efforts on learning about what our members wanted from the Society. For example, after conversations with retired ASB...

Hello everyone! My name is Anna Bailes, and I am your new Student Representative. I’d like to start off by thanking previous Student Representative Evan Dooley for his dedication to the students of ASB and for helping to ease my transition into this role. My favorite...

It’s 2023 and I hope that you had a relaxing and blessed holidays season as well as a positive start to the new year. I also hope you and your loved ones will stay safe and healthy in 2023. I have three things to cover in my article. First, I would like to thank all...