Proceedings of the Arkansas Academy of Science - Volume 46 1992

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Volume 46 Article 30 1992 Proceedings of the Arkansas Academy of Science Volume 46 1992 Academy Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas Recommended Citation Editors, Academy (1992) "Proceedings of the Arkansas Academy of Science - Volume 46 1992," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 46 , Article 30. Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol46/iss1/30 This article is available for use under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). Users are able to read, download, copy, print, distribute, search, link to the full texts of these articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This Entire Issue is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact , . Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 46 [1992], Art. 30 Proceedings of the CODEN:AKASO ISBN:0097-4374 ARKANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE VOLUME 46 1992 University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville ARKANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE DEPT. OF NATURAL SCIENCE MONTICELLO, ARKANSAS 71655 Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 1992 Library Rate 1 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 46 [1992], Art. 30 Arkansas Academy of Science, Dept. of Natural Science, University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, Arkansas 71655 PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE ARKANSAS ACADEMCY OF SCIENCE Charles Brookover, 1917 Dwight M. Moore, 1932-33, 64 Flora Haas, 1934 H. H. Hyman, 1935 L B. Ham, 1936 W. C. Munn, 1937 M. J. McHenry, 1938 T.L. Smith, 1939 P. G. Horton, 1940 I.A.Willis,1941-42 L.B. Roberts, 1943-44 Jeff Banks, 1945 H.LWinburn, 1946-47 E. A. Provine, 1948 G. V. Robinette, 1949 John R. Totter, 1950 R. H. Austin, 1951 E. A. Spessard, 1952 Delbert Swartz, 1953 Z. V. Harvalik, 1954 M. Ruth Armstrong, 1955 W. W. Nedrow, 1956 Jack W. Sears, 1957 J. R. Mundie, 1958 C. E. Hoffman, 1959 N. D. Buffaloe, 1960 H. L. Bogan, 1961 Trumann McEver, 1962 Robert Shideler, 1963 L.F. Bailey, 1965 James H. Fribourgh, 1966 Howard Moore, 1967 John J. Chapman, 1968 Arthur Fry, 1969 M. L. Lawson, 1970 R. T. Kirkwood, 1971 George E. Templeton, 1972 E. B. Wittlake, 1973 Clark McCarty, 1974 Edward Dale, 1975 Joe Guenter, 1976 Jewel Moore, 1977 Joe Nix, 1978 P. Max Johnston, 1979 E. Leon Richards, 1980 Henry W. Robison, 1981 John K. Beadles, 1982 Robbin C. Anderson, 1983 Paul Sarrah, 1984 William L. Evans, 1985 Gary Heidt, 1986 Edmond Bacon, 1987 Gary Tucker, 1988 David Chittenden, 1989 Richard K. Speairs, Jr. 1990 Robert Watson, 1991 Michael W. Rapp, 1992 INSTITUTIONALMEMBERS The Arkansas Academy of Science recognizes the support of the following institutions through their Institutional Membership in the Academy. ARKANSAS COLLEGE, Batesville ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, State University ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY,Russellville COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS, Clarksville HARDING UNIVERSITY, Searcy HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY, Arkadelphia HENDRIX COLLEGE, Conway JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY, Siloam Springs MISSISSIPPI COUNTY COMMUNITYCOLLEGE, Blytheville OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY, Arkadelphia PHILLIPS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Helena SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY, Magnolia UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS ATFAYETTEVILLE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS ATLITTLE ROCK UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES, Little Rock UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS ATPINE BLUFF UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS, Conway EDITORIALSTAFF EDITOR: DR. HARVEY BARTON, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467. NEWSLETTER EDITOR: RICHARD A. KLUENDER, Dept. of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR 71655. BIOTA EDITOR: LEO J. PAULISSEN, Botany and Bacteriology Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 . ASSOCIATE EDITORS AGRONOMY/PLANT PATHOLOGY: George E. Templeton (UA) AQUATIC/ENVIRONMENTAL:George L.Harp (ASU) MICROBIOLOGY: Larry Hinck (ASU) PHYSICS: Mostafa Hemmati (Ark. Tech) WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT: Gary A. Heidt (UALR) ENGINEERING: Robert D. Engelken (ASU) Roger Hawk (UALR) Frank Setliff (UALR) CHEMISTRY: COVER: Queen snake, Regina septemvittata, from the Mulberry River, Crawford County, Arkansas. Photo by Stan Trauth. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol46/iss1/30 2 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 46 [1992], Art. 30 ARKANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 3,4 APRIL, 1992 76TH ANNUALMEETING UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONWAY Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 1992 3 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 46 [1992], Art. 30 InMemoriam: Herman L.Bogan, 1907 - 1992 Herman L Bogan passed away on November 15, 1992 at Eastwood Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a long-time member ofthe Arkansas Academy of Science and served as President in 1961 . The son of Charles Edgar Bogan and Lula Mae Westbrook Bogan, he was born in Paragould, Arkansas, the second of nine children. He attended Paragould High School where he lettered in football. His undergraduate work was done at Arkansas State College (now Arkansas State University) where he graduated in 1934 with a major in biology and minors in chemistry, economics and sociology. While in college, his interest in athletics continued and he lettered in football and track. He completed his master's degree in chemistry at the University of Arkansas in 1940 and, throughout his career, he continued to work on his doctorate in chemistry at the University of Tennessee Medial Center in Memphis. Professor Bogan began his teaching career in 1935 at Paragould High School where he served as science teacher, coach and principal. From there, he went to LittleRock Junior College where he taught chemistry from 1940 through 1957. In 1957, he accepted a teaching position in the Department of Chemistry at Arkansas State College, where he remained until 1964. Then, beginning in 1964, he joined the faculty at the University of Tennessee Medical Center where he taught chemistry and biochemistry untilhis retirement in 1972. He continued teaching for two private schools in Memphis until 1981 His primary professional interests were science education and athletics. He refereed both football and basketball games from about 1940 to 1964. In 1961 ,the year he was President of the Academy, he was also President of the Arkansas Officials Association. The Arkansas Gazette made some references to this in the years following stating that he was the only person to head the state science and referees associations in the same year. He is survived by his wife, Wordna, of Memphis; a daughter, Rose Mae, of Sylvania, Georgia; a son, John, of Memphis; four grandchildren; one brother; and six sisters. Ifirst met Herman in 1949, when Ijoined the faculty (...truncated)