Professional Memberships/Activities (representative examples)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (1986 - current)

Texas Genetics Society, Member (1988 - current)

U.T.-M.D. Anderson Associates (1988 - current)

SWT Grant Activities Program Committee (1992-current)

American Society for Human Genetics (1988 - 2001)

SWT University Lectures Committee, Chair (1991-1992)

SWT Graduate Stipend Committee (1991-1993)

Chair, Biology Section, Texas Academy of Sciences (1993)

SWT Biology Department, Budget Committee (1993-1995)

Biology Department, Post Tenure Review Committee (1997)

Texas Genetics Society, Nominations Committee (1995)

Biology Department, Student Assessment Committee (1997)

Texas Genetics Society, Elected to Board of Directors, 3 year term (1997-2000)

Chair, SWT University Grants Activities Program Committee, (1997-1999)

National Council of University Research Administrators (1999-2000)

Texas Genetics Society, President Elect/Program Chair (2000-01)

Texas Genetics Society, President (2001-02)

Organized and Hosted an International Conference entitled "Aquaria Fish Models of Human Disease", September 2--24, 2000, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. Funds for this conference were sought and received from the NIH - National Cancer Institute and the Roy and Joan Mitte Foundation. The meeting consisted of >50 invited platform participants, four topical workshops, and >100 attendees. Organized and funded publication of a special issue of Marine Biotechnology containing meeting proceedings and workshop recommendations.

Organizational Board, Conference on Aquatic Animal Models of Human Disease, Manassas VA. (Sept. 20-Oct.4, 2003).

Member, Texas State University wide Research Planning Committee, appointed - 2003.