GDPE Annual Meeting and Salsa Contest

May 3 - 3:30 at 1305-1307 W. Mountain Ave   PHOTOS

Music by Wildwood Holler

I.  Awards announced and/or presented:  

Keynote Presentation to the FRSES: Maria Fernandez-Gimenez

Best Citizen Faculty: Tom Stohlgren

Best Citizen Students: Liz Harp and Angie Moline

Best Sport: Sarah Bevins

Most Phylogenetically Accurate Vegetarian: Jim Bromberg  

2007-2008 GDPE Distinguished Ecologist: Jim Detling (award to be presented next fall)  

II.  MANY thanks to the faculty and students who contributed their time and intellectual energies to the program this year:

Outgoing Executive Committee members:

Cameron Ghalambor, Scott Denning, Rich Conant, Andrew Norton, Larry Todd, Sarah Bevins, & Liz Harp  

Continuing Executive Committee members: Ruth Hufbauer Barry Noon Bill Romme  

Teaching Fall 2006

EY 592 – Michael & Marlis Douglas; Ruth Hufbauer

EY 600 – Kurt Fausch

EY 620 – Barry Noon & Dave Theobald  

Teaching Spring 2007

EY 571 – Tom Stohlgren

EY 592 – Chuck Rhoades, Kate Dwire & Rob Hubbard; Ellen Wohl; John McKay; Dan Binkley; Mike Antolin & Liz Harp   

EY 693 – Jill Baron  

All the others who teach ecology and related courses that our students take.  

III.  Results of the Executive Committee Elections:

    College of Agricultural Sciences: John McKay

College of Natural Sciences: Colleen Webb

At large: Mike Coughenour

College of Engineering: Jorge Ramirez

College of Liberal Arts: Chris Fisher  

IV.  The results of the Salsa Contest are in!

Best HOT salsa:  Winner: Kick Butt Salsa (prepared by Greg Florant)                        

Runner up: Working Girl Red (Dave Theobald and Pam)  

Best SWEET salsa: Winner: Mango Madness (prepared by Matt Wallenstein)                         Runner Up: Orange Salsa (prepared by Ruth Hufbauer)  

Most UNUSUAL salsa: Winner: Apple Salsa (prepared by Elan Alford)                                 Runner Up: Geek Salsa (prepared by Chrissy Alba)  

Best TEXTURED salsa: Winner: Geek Salsa (prepared by Chrissy Alba)                                 Runners Up: Peppino Loco (prepared by Ian Leinwald), and Yo Mama (prepared by Sarah Bevins)  

The Salsa I would most want to serve to a visiting scientist from Iceland:

Winner: Apple Sala (prepared by Elan Alford)                        

Runners Up: Roadkill Tomato (Kurt Fausch), and Chupa De Gallo (prepared by Jim Bromberg and Katie Driver)  

The Salsa I would most want to serve to a visiting scientist from Mexico:

Winner:  Chupa de Gallo (Prepared by Jim Bromberg and Katie Driver)                        

Runners Up: Apple Salsa and Kick Butt (Elan Alford and Greg Florant, as above!)  

Overall FAVORITE: Winner:  El Chupa de Gallo (prepared by Jim Bromberg and Katie Driver)      Runners UP: Mango (Prepared by Matt Wallenstein) and Kick Butt (Prepared by Greg Florant)