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Sept. 13, 1999 -- Some
of this week's stories:
Combined
Appeal agencies to visit
Nobel Prize
winner to speak
Radiobioassay
program accredited
Classic car
show returns to ANL-E
Child center
has infant openings
METPAY
info to be available |
Representatives from agencies supported by the Argonne Combined Appeal will be available the week of Sept. 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the lobby of Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria.
Agency staff will answer questions and tell employees how their donations benefit these organizations.
Agencies scheduled are:
Tuesday, Sept. 21
Little City Foundation -- Provides programs and
services throughout the Chicago area for more than
400 children and adults with developmental
challenges such as mental retardation, cerebral
palsy and Down Syndrome.
Love Christian Clearinghouse -- Works with a
coalition of churches, agencies and individual
volunteers to link people in need directly to
those best suited to provide assistance.
Leukemia Society -- A national voluntary health
agency dedicated to seeking the causes and
eventual cure of leukemia and related diseases.
Thursday, Sept. 23
American Heart Association -- Works to reduce
disability and death from cardiovascular diseases
and stroke through education, community programs
and research.
American Cancer Society -- Promotes the prevention
and early detection of cancer through public
education, and supports legislation designed to
minimize cancer risk by containing environmental
hazards or removing barriers to health care.
Tuesday, Sept. 28
March of Dimes -- A voluntary health organization
dedicated to preventing birth defects.
Arthritis Foundation -- Offers programs and
services designed to improve the quality of life
for those who have arthritis and provides funds
for medical research.
Thursday, Sept. 30
Misericordia Heart of Mercy -- A home to more than
500 children and adults with development
disabilities and some physically challenged
individuals.
United Negro College Fund -- The College Fund
manages 450 scholarship, training, and technical
assistance programs for African-American students
at America's colleges and universities, and
historically Black colleges and universities.
The Combined Appeal provides employees with a way to contribute to the Metropolitan Chicago United Way/Crusade of Mercy, United Way Will County and 18 other charities. Employees will receive information from division coordinators on how to donate during October. More information is available on the ACA home page.
Nobel Laureate John A. Pople will speak on "Theoretical Chemical Models" at a director's special colloquium Thursday, Sept. 23. The date given in last week'sArgonne News was incorrect.
Pople's talk will begin at 3 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 362 Auditorium. All employees whose schedules permit are invited to attend.
Pople, Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, Evanston, received the Nobel Prize in 1998 for developing computational methods that made possible the theoretical study of molecules, their properties and how they act together in chemical reactions.
Pople made his computational techniques accessible to researchers by designing the GAUSSIAN computer program, first published in 1970. The program is used by thousands of chemists in universities and commercial companies the world over.
His current research emphasizes techniques for exploring energy surfaces using Hartree-Fock and Møller-Plesset theories.
Argonne's radiobioassay program has received accreditation, establishing it among the premier programs in the country.
The accreditation from the U.S. Department of Energy assures that Argonne meets new radiation protection program requirements that will become mandatory in the year 2001.
This accreditation was awarded for excellence after a rigorous review involving an intensive on-site audit of activities by an independent DOE-appointed audit team.
The radiobioassay program is carried out by the Environment, Safety and Health Division Analytical Laboratories as part of Argonne's internal dosimetry program for radiation workers.
These laboratories have a long history of participation in independently administered quality assurance programs and have established a superior track record of performance, said ESH Director Bob Wynveen.
Classic automobiles owned by Argonne employees will again be displayed in Argonne-East's Building 360 parking lot Wednesday, Sept. 22.
Owners of cars 25 years old and older, special interest, modified or limited production cars are invited to join the show. Employees are invited to view the cars from noon to 1 p.m., or as individual scheduling permits. Car owners will be present to answer questions. Cameras are welcome.
Rain date will be Wednesday, Sept. 29. For information, contact Clarence Clark (ASD) at (630) 553-9567 or Walter Czyz (IPNS) at (630) 553-6987.
Argonne-East's Child Development Center has openings in its infant program, which serves infants 12 weeks through 16 months.
For more information about these openings, contact Rose Coppola-Conroy, center director, or Gayle Burgher, assistant director, at ext. 2-9601.
The center is open to the children of employees of Argonne, DOE and the University of Chicago. The center offers children 12 weeks through five years old a safe and nurturing environment while promoting physical, social, emotional and intellectual development.
The center provides special enrichment programs and computers in preschool classrooms.
The center operates Monday through Friday and is open from 7:30 a.m. through 6 p.m.
The child care center is managed by Bright Horizons Family Solutions, an organization dedicated to creating high quality child care programs and family support services.
A free, one-hour seminar on child car seat safety will be held at noon, Monday, Sept. 20, in the Argonne Park Recreation Building, Argonne-East's Building 951.
The program will cover the proper installation of car seats and will include a list of organizations that conduct checks to make sure seats are properly installed.
The program will be presented by DuPage Safe Kids, an organization dedicated to preventing unintentional injury, the number one killer of children.
The seminar will be sponsored by the Argonne Child Development Center and Parent Support Group. For more information, call ext. 2-9601.
Information and promotional materials about "METPAY" group automobile and homeowners insurance will be available Tuesday, Sept. 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria.
There will be a raffle drawing for a 13-inch color television. Entry forms will be available from METPAY representatives.
METPAY is available to regular employees and retirees, including dependents of METPAY program participants. For insurance comparisons, quotes and enrollment, call METPAY's licensed Insurance Consultants at (800) 438-6388.
The Argonne 8-Ball Pool League will start its fall schedule of league matches Tuesday, Sept. 21.
Matches begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday nights at Crickets and Cues in Bolingbrook. This handicap-based league welcomes players -- male or female -- of all skill levels, including beginners. Family members and friends of Argonne employees are also welcome.
Fully formed teams, usually six to eight members, may participate. Individual players will be placed on existing teams. For more information call Art Kahaian (CMT) at ext. 2-1944 or Vic Maroni (CMT) at ext. 2-4547.
LifeSource will conduct its Fall Blood Drive at Argonne on Wednesday, Sept. 29, in the lower level of Argonne-East's Building 617.
Donation forms have been sent to all employees. Employees who did not receive a form but wish to volunteer should call the Medical Department at ext. 2-2803.
The Medical Department has distributed information and donation forms. Employees who did not receive a form should contact the department at ext. 2-2803.
The Argonne Toastmasters Club will host the Toastmasters Southwest-3 Area Humorous Speech and Evaluation contest at Argonne-East Wednesday, Sept. 15.
The contest will begin at 7 p.m. at the Advanced Photon Source Auditorium (Building 402).
Five area clubs will be represented at this event: Argonne, West Suburban, Woodridge, Ellsworth Park and Hinsdale. The winners will compete at the division level Oct. 15. The Argonne Toastmasters will also host that event.
Argonne employees are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Betty Iwan (HR) at ext. 2-3410 or Gary Laurence (XFD) at ext. 2-9670.
Representatives from the College of DuPage will visit Argonne-East this month to gauge interest in holding an English-as-a-Second-Language class on site.
College representatives will give out information and conduct a question-and-answer session Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Building 213 Cafeteria.
If there is sufficient interest, Human Resources will schedule English as a Second Language in October. Call Betty Iwan (HR) at ext. 2-3410 for more information.
Service Awards for August include:
30 Years
Louis Ivy (PFS-CU), Hans G. Kaper (MCS), Donald L. Smith (TD).
25 Years
Hee Mok Chung (ET), Cary N. Davids (PHY), Anthony J. Dvorak (EA), William A. Ellingson (ET), Raymond B. Green (PFS-CS), Kenneth R. Groh (ESH), Bruce S. Hoster (PFS-CS), Kenneth E. Kasza (ET), Sheldon H. D. Lee (CMT), Stanley L. Niehoff (IPD-MED), Shuh-Haw Sheen (ET), Harold M. Spinka (HEP), Lee C. Teng (ASD), Dianne M. Williams (PFS-MAT).
20 Years
Mark A. Beno (MSD), R. Russell Betts (PHY), Mark J. Bragen (DIS), Teresa A. Carlson (ED), Walter F. Henning (PHY), Tim H. Kauer (OD), Rika W. Laker (PFS-CU), Laura M. Rubick (RPS-RM), William A. Wesolowski (XFD).
15 Years
Dan Scot Brunson (OD), Frank R. Collart (BIO), Steven Ray Farrar (RPS-SEC), Maury C. Goodman (HEP), Elizabeth R. Moog (XFD), Debra L. Petersen (TD), Wallace Marcus Rees (RPS-SEC), Jeannetta L. Rosen (HR), Manny Sanchez (RPS-DIV), Weston Merlin Waddoups (OD-PS), Noelle Marie Walker (RPS-SUP), Kelly Loren Webb (OD).
10 Years
Kenneth Alberts (OD), Ned D. Arnold (ASD), Edwin J. Beck (PFS-BM), Linda Berry (RPS-PRO), Diane K. Cavazos (ECT-CTT), Shaun Clements (RPS-CCS), Adelio C. Corcuera (TD-DES), Vicki J. Dieter (OCF-ACT), Ronald E. Fisher (DIS), David S. Jacque (OPA), Craig G. Murdoch (PFS-CS), Daniel M. Nestor (PFS-CS), Norbert J. Saber (RE), Laurie A. Scheiblein (OCF-SPM), Donald G. Schmitt (HR), Michael W. Taylor (PFS-CS), David E. Withrow (PFS-US), Greg Wray (RPS-PRO).
5 Years
David Bamonti (ESH-FD), David B. Barber (NT-AW), Jim Beckman (XFD), Wesley W. Benjamin (ED), Betty Jean Boyd (RPS-TRP), Collette I. Brooks (RPS-TRP), Joseph S. Budz (ASD), Sean S. Cunningham (OD), Roberta A. Gianpetro (PFS-WMO), Kevin R. Hayden (ECT-EE), Guy Jennings (MSD), Alessandra Klimra (XFD), Gordon R. Lurie (DIS), Gregory D. Lyman (RPS-SUP), Lucila Morales (OPS), James M. Radke Sr. (PFS-US), Carolyn Tobin (IPNS), Terry C. Totemeier (ED), Christopher D. Vetch (OD).
