Alan Gerard Receives Susan S. Oakley Public Service Award

Susan S. Oakley Public Service Award

During the February 2016 chapter meeting, former chapter president Alan Gerard was presented the Susan S. Oakley Public Service Award for his many years of dedicated service while working for the National Weather Service office in Jackson and serving as a chapter officer.  Alan was one of the original founders of the chapter award which is given for special acts of public service and is named after one Mississippi’s pioneer weather observers.  Click here for more information about Susan S. Oakley and her contributions.

April 2016 Meeting

Alan Gerard is presented with the Susan S. Oakley Public Service Award

February 18, 2016 Meeting

February 2016 Meeting

The third meeting of the 2015-2016 year took place at Ichiban restaurant in Flowood. During the meeting, Alan Gerard of NSSL talked about VORTEX-SE and the FACETs program.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
The third meeting of the 2015-2016 year took place on Thursday February 18th at Ichiban Chinese restaurant in Flowood, MS. The meeting was called to order at 7:12 pm by President Eric Carpenter.

Rolls
Recording Secretary Joanne Culin made a list of those in attendance. Seventeen people attended.

Minutes Approval
Minutes from the December meeting were summarized by Recording Secretary Joanne Culin.

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December 17, 2015 Meeting

December 2015 Meeting

The second meeting of the 2015-2016 year took place at the National Weather Service office. During the meeting, NWA president Eric Carpenter led a discussion.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
The second meeting of the 2015-2016 year took place on Thursday December 17th at the National Weather Service office in Jackson. The meeting was called to order at 7:17 pm by President Eric Carpenter.

Rolls
Recording Secretary Joanne Culin made a list of those in attendance. Seven people attended.

Minutes Approval
Minutes from the October meeting were summarized by Recording Secretary Joanne Culin.

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2015/2016 Officers

October 2014 Meeting

Officers were selected for the 2015/2016 year.

The new officers are:

NWA:
President: Eric Carpenter
Vice-President: Benny Holden

AMS:
President: Dave Roberts
Vice-President: Jason Brand

Treasurer: David Cox
Recording Secretary: Joanne Culin
Corresponding Secretary/Digital Outreach: Daniel Lamb

October 13, 2015 Meeting

Local Chapter Meeting

The first meeting of the 2015-2016 year took place at the National Weather Service office. This meeting was originally scheduled for September, but it had to be cancelled at the last minute due to a natural gas leak that occurred on Weather Service Drive forcing the evacuation of the National Weather Service office. During the meeting, plans for the upcoming chapter year were discussed.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
The first meeting of the 2015-2016 year took place on Tuesday, October 13th at the National Weather Service office in Jackson. The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm by President Joanne Culin.

Rolls
A sign-in sheet for attendees was passed around. Seven people were present.

Minutes Approval
Minutes from the last meeting of the 2014-15 year were summarized by Recording Secretary Eric Carpenter.

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May 21, 2015 Meeting

May 2015 Meeting

The eighth meeting of the 2014-2015 year took place at the National Weather Service office. Our guest speaker was Dr. Todd Murphy of University of Louisiana-Monroe.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
The eighth meeting of the 2014-2015 year took place on Thursday, May 21st at the National Weather Service office in Jackson. This was our first and only lunch meeting of the year with pizza from Papa John’s. The meeting was called to order at about 12:30 pm by President Joanne Culin.

Rolls
A sign-in sheet for attendees was passed around. Fourteen people were present.

Minutes Approval
Minutes from the April meeting were summarized by President Joanne Culin.

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April 16, 2015 Meeting

April 2015 Meeting

The seventh meeting of the 2014-2015 year took place at the National Weather Service office. Our guest speakers were Jennifer Watson and Ari Sarsalari of The Weather Channel.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
The seventh NWA/AMS meeting of the 2014-2015 year took place on Thursday, April 16th at the National Weather Service office in Jackson. Food was catered by Dickey’s BBQ. The meeting was called to order for food around 7:10pm, but officially started around 7:25pm by President Joanne Culin.

Rolls
A sign-in sheet for attendees was passed around. Twenty people were present.

Minutes Approval
Minutes from the March meeting were summarized by President Joanne Culin.

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March 17, 2015 Meeting

March 2015 Meeting

The sixth meeting of the 2014-2015 year took place at the National Weather Service office. Our guest speaker was Rodney Cuevas of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
The sixth NWA/AMS meeting of the 2014-2015 year took place on Tuesday, March 17th at the National Weather Service office in Jackson. The meeting was called to order at 7:08 pm.

Rolls
A sign-in sheet for attendees was passed around. Eight people were present.

Minutes Approval
There were no minutes to be approved from the February meeting. The corresponding secretary, Daniel Lamb, summarized business from the February meeting.

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February 19, 2015 Meeting

February 2015 Meeting

The fifth meeting of the 2014-2015 year took place at the National Weather Service office. Our guest speaker was Bruce Thomas of Midland Radio.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
The fifth NWA/AMS meeting of the 2014-2015 year took place on Thursday, February 14th at the NWS WFO in Jackson, MS. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm.

Rolls
Roll was taken by Corresponding Secretary, Daniel Lamb. There were ten people in attendance.

Minutes Approval
Recording Secretary, Eric Carpenter, read minutes from the January meeting. The minutes were previously approved and emailed.

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January 13, 2015 Meeting

January 2015 Meeting

The fourth meeting of the 2014-2015 year took place at the National Weather Service office. Our speaker was Dan Byrd of National Weather Service Jackson.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
The fourth NWA/AMS meeting of the 2014-2015 year took place on Tuesday January 13th at the NWS WFO in Jackson, MS. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm.

Rolls
Roll was taken by Corresponding Secretary, Daniel Lamb. There were ten people in attendance.

Minutes Approval
Recording Secretary, Eric Carpenter, read minutes from the previous charity event held with the Mississippi Food Network. The minutes were previously approved and emailed.

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