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Portland
Melba Newell Phillps
Fundraiser and Dinner
Join us for an elegant reception in honor of the life and legacy of
Melba Newell
Phillips
. Melba Phillips was the first female president of AAPT. Robert Oppenheimer’s
first student to receive a degree in theoretical physics, she researched radar
countermeasures during WWII. She was the co-author of two textbooks in science:
“Electricity and Magnetism” with Wolfgang Panofsky, and “Principles of Physical
Science” with F. Bonner. Her service to AAPT was long and varied, including a stint
as Acting Executive Officer of AAPT from 1975-77. The net proceeds from this event
will help to endow the Melba Newell Phillips Medal established in her honor to
recognize creative leadership and dedicated service to AAPT. A portion of the dinner
cost is tax deductible.
$180 per ticket
$1000 for table of 8
Saturday, July 13
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Pavilion Ballroom
AAPT
Fun Run/Walk
Meet in the Hilton lobby at 6:15 and walk to the Salmon Street
Springs water fountain in Tom McCall Waterfront Park
,
with views
of Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens. You’ll find out why Portland is
called Bridgetown, as you run under and over four of Portland’s
historic bridges. The route includes the Vera Katz Esplanade, one of
the longest floating walkways in the world and the USS Blueback,
a submarine docked next to OMSI and star of “The Hunt for Red
October.”
Tuesday, July 16 • 6:30-7:30 a.m.
Photo, courtesy: www asfrunning.com
