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November 5, 2007

Student meteorology chapter again named one of the best in the nation

The Iowa State University student chapter of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) has been received "runner-up" Honor Roll status in the national Student Chapter of the Year competition.

This is the fifth time that the AMS Student Chapter at Iowa State has won this award. Last year, the group was named the national student chapter of the year.

Some of the activities that the student group undertakes include:

  • Sponsoring a severe weather poster for central Iowa school districts
  • Inviting guest speakers to campus to speak to meteorology majors about their chosen profession
  • Coordinating local weather forecasting contest among its members and participating in a national competition
  • Organizing spring break trips to weather-related locales including the National Hurricane Center in Florida, NASA headquarters in Houston and the National Severe Storms Lab in Oklahoma
  • Coordinating "Cy's Eyes on the Skies," a 20-minute information weather show produced, directed and anchored by students on ISU TV 18
  • Establishing review sessions for meteorology students who are having difficulties in courses in mathematics, physics and chemistry

Current officers of the Iowa State AMS student chapter include Chris Conoan, president; Rachel Butterworth, vice president; Bree Sullivan, treasurer; Brandon Engelson, secretary; Jayson Prentice, social chair; Jeff Edmonson, historian; Ben Schwedler, web; and Chris Schaffer, academic chair.