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            Special Thanks
          
        
        
          AAPT wishes to thank the following persons for their dedi-
        
        
          cation and selfless contributions to the Summer Meeting:
        
        
          Local organizers:
        
        
          Ralf Widenhorn, Portland State University
        
        
          Elliot Mylott, Portland State University
        
        
          Paper sorters:
        
        
          Andy Gavrin (Committee on Physics in Undergraduate
        
        
          Education)
        
        
          David Sturm (Apparatus)
        
        
          Geraldine Cochran (Minorities)
        
        
          Mac Stetzer (RiPE)
        
        
          Mary Mogge (as incoming program chair for Orlando)
        
        
          Toni Sauncy (SPS contributions)
        
        
          Mary Beth Monroe  (program chair)
        
        
          
            AAPT Sustaining Members
          
        
        
          The American Association of Physics Teachers is extremely
        
        
          grateful to the following companies who have
        
        
          generously supported AAPT over the years:
        
        
          American 3B Scientific
        
        
          Arbor Scientific
        
        
          AU Physics Enterprises
        
        
          Derby Magic
        
        
          Educational Innovations, Inc.
        
        
          Engineering-Scientific Services, Inc.
        
        
          Expert TA
        
        
          Japan Artec, Inc.
        
        
          Laser Classroom
        
        
          McGraw-Hill Higher Education
        
        
          Modus Medical Devices Inc.
        
        
          PASCO scientific
        
        
          Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
        
        
          Physics2000.com
        
        
          Quality Educational Demonstrations
        
        
          The Science Source
        
        
          Spectrum Techniques LLC
        
        
          SVS Labs
        
        
          TeachSpin, Inc.
        
        
          Tel-Atomic, Inc.
        
        
          Vernier Software & Technology
        
        
          W H Freeman & Company
        
        
          Ward’s Science
        
        
          WebAssign
        
        
          
            AAPT Executive Board
          
        
        
          Gay B. Stewart,
        
        
          President
        
        
          University of Arkansas
        
        
          Fayettevile, AR
        
        
          Mary Beth Monroe,
        
        
          President Elect
        
        
          Southwest Texas Junior College
        
        
          Uvalde, TX
        
        
          Mary Elizabeth Mogge,
        
        
          Vice President
        
        
          California State Polytechnic University
        
        
          Pomona, CA
        
        
          Wolfgang Christian,
        
        
          Secretary
        
        
          Davidson College
        
        
          Davidson, NC
        
        
          Steven Iona
        
        
          , Treasurer
        
        
          University of Denver
        
        
          Denver, CO
        
        
          Jill A. Marshall,
        
        
          Past President
        
        
          University of Texas – Austin
        
        
          Austin, TX
        
        
          Gregory Puskar,
        
        
          Chair of Section
        
        
          Representatives
        
        
          West Virginia University
        
        
          Morgantown, WV
        
        
          Elaine Gwinn,
        
        
          Vice Chair of Section
        
        
          Representatives
        
        
          Shenandoah High School
        
        
          Middletown, IN
        
        
          Diane M. Riendeau,
        
        
          at large (High
        
        
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          Deerfield High School
        
        
          Deerfield, IL
        
        
          Paul Williams,
        
        
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          Austin Community College
        
        
          Austin, TX
        
        
          Aaron P. Titus,
        
        
          at large (4-Year College
        
        
          Representative)
        
        
          High Point University
        
        
          High Point, NC
        
        
          Karl C. Mamola
        
        
          (ex officio)
        
        
          Editor,
        
        
          
            The Physics Teacher
          
        
        
          David P. Jackson
        
        
          (ex officio)
        
        
          Editor,
        
        
          
            Amer. Journal of Physics
          
        
        
          Robert C. Hilborn
        
        
          (ex officio)
        
        
          AAPT Associate Executive Officer
        
        
          Beth A. Cunningham
        
        
          (ex officio)
        
        
          AAPT Executive Officer
        
        
          
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