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Shelly Havlovick (RPS) has been honored with the Sixth Annual Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory(INEEL) Woman of the Year Award.
The award honors a woman who works for an organization on the INEEL site and has made significant contributions in her career field and in her community.
Havlovick has worked at Argonne-West as an industrial hygienist since 1992. She has the lead role in the Beryllium Hazards Program, the Chemical Management System Implementation project and a number of other projects.
She has written several chapters in an environmental safety and health manual and provided industrial hygiene support for various projects at Argonne-West, including air monitoring and monitoring for physical and chemical hazards. She is one of Argonne's safety and industrial hygiene trainers.
Havlovick has served as chair for the Idaho Falls American Cancer Societies Relay for Life in 1998, 1999 and is on the Relay Planning Committee this year.
As a member of Women in Science and Technology (WIST), she has volunteered at the Annual Young Women's Conference and helped organize the Argonne-West "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" in April 1998. She is currently helping to coordinate efforts for a "Take Our Child to Work Day." Havlovick volunteers with the annual Argonne-West Christmas for Families program.
She is an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, where she serves as a state and national page.
She volunteers with the Public Health Service, providing home evaluations for families having health problems due to their living environments. Havolvick also volunteers her time to the American Cancer Society and Argonne's United Way fund drive efforts.
She received a master's degree in Environmental Science in 1997 after attending night school at the University of Idaho.
Nominee
Hope Forsmann (ED) was one of the nominees for the INEEL Women of the Year award.
Forsmann has been a computer scientist at Argonne-West since 1992. She has been a tutor and undergraduate math instructor at the Higher Education Center for Learning.
She has been an active member of the Women in Science and Technology (WIST) program, has assisted in activities like Take Our Daughters to Work Day, Young Women's Conference, Christmas For Families and Women's History Month.
She was recently appointed to serve as the Argonne-West loaned executive officer for the 1999 United Way Campaign.
-- Nancy Stewartand Gaylene Flores
Auditions for the Argonne Variety Show will be held Tuesday, April 4, in Argonne-East's Building 362 Auditorium.
Employees who can sing, dance, act or play a musical instrument are needed.
The show will be held Thursday, May 18, at 7 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 362 Auditorium. Rehearsal and ticket information will appear in a futureArgonne News.
For more information, contact Jessie McHenry (OPA) at ext. 2-5545.
For the second year in a row, Argonne-East has been recognized with a U.S. Department of Energy Award for increasing its use of recycled products.
This award is the highest given to DOE employees or sites for pollution prevention achievements.
The increase was due in large part to the Argonne-East Affirmative Procurement Program, a collaborative effort between the Procurement Department and the Pollution Prevention Program. Argonne's purchase of recycled products rose 70 percent in 1999, compared to 42 percent in 1998, and 31 percent in 1999.
The Affirmative Procurement Program raised employees' awareness of buying recycled products through educational programs and resource activities, like last year's participation in the national "America Recycles Day." This lunchtime program asked employees to sign pledge cards promising they would both recycle and buy recycled products. T-shirts and mugs were raffled and participants got a chance to see recycled products from various vendors.
The Procurement Department "flagged" recycled items and made available a database of 2 million products from a variety of vendors, making it easier to identify and purchase suitable products. The effort involved the review of vendor catalogues, specification sheets, and communication with the vendors and product manufacturers. These activities were coordinated by Keith Trychta, the Argonne-East's Pollution Prevention Coordinator, with assistance from employees in the Procurement Department.
A new, permanent display at the Argonne Information Center highlights the careers of some of Argonne's major women scientists.
Designed by Argonne's Women in Science and Technology (WIST), the exhibit begins with the appointment of Argonne's first woman division director, Hoylande Young, in 1946, and the first woman senior scientist, Maria Goeppert Mayer, also appointed that year. The interactive display includes a timeline documenting important advances among women at Argonne, as well as the percentage of women scientists from 1946 through the present.
Cindy Wilkinson (OPA), community affairs manager, helped sponsor this exhibit. "The Argonne Information Center is the starting point for all tour groups going through the site, so several thousand visitors will have a chance to enjoy the interactive display each year," she said.
In addition to acknowledging women scientists at Argonne, the display also highlights progressive steps obtained for women:
In 1963,
Maria Goeppert Mayer received the Nobel Prize in Physics for
her research on the shell model of the atomic nucleus
(jointly with J. Hans Jensen and Eugene Wigner).
In 1977,
Miriam Finkel became the first woman to receive the
University of Chicago's Distinguished Performance Award for
her pioneering research in radiation biology.
In 1987,
the first "Science Careers in Search of Women"
conference was held for female college students.
In 1992,
the Child Development Center at Argonne was established.
Visitors can contact scientists via a computer at the exhibit, and another electronic display shows continual presentations about women's evolving participation in the scientific community. Four other interactive displays quiz visitors on energy generation, protecting the environment and computers and their use at Argonne.
This exhibit helps celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the WIST organization at Argonne. The goals of WIST include promoting science careers for women and getting underrepre-sented groups recruited through professional relations and outreach programs. The program is directed by WIST Program Initiator Maryka Bhattacharyya (BIO).
The exhibit is also a preliminary peek into both the upcoming Maria Goeppert Mayer awards, to be presented at the end of March, and the "Science Careers In Search of Women" career conference on May 5.
"We are excited by how well the display came out," Bhattacharyya said. "I thoroughly enjoyed participating in its design and implementation."
She helped design the cylindrical display, and obtained the biographical information from the women scientists featured there.
The exhibit can be viewed during regular hours at the Argonne Information Center, Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
-- Linda Jakubowski
Reservations are now being taken for a book chronicling the first 50 years of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. This book, ready to go to press, includes much about the research and accomplishments of Argonne-West.
DOE plans only one edition of the book. The cost will be about $10-12, depending on the number of copies printed.
To reserve a copy, contact Carey Walton at ext. 3-7136 or Gaylene Flores at ext. 3-7499. Payment will be on delivery.
The deadline for submitting requests for 1999 reimbursements under the medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts is Friday, March 31.
For more information, call Human Resources at ext. 2-2991 (Argonne-East) or ext. 3-7227 (Argonne-West).
Representatives from TIAA-CREF will visit Argonne-West Tuesday, April 4, and Tuesday, May 5, in Building 710, Room 125.
Representatives will meet individually with employees to answer questions about retirement plans, retirement plan assets, distribution options at retirement and transfers of assets.
To schedule an individual consultation, including a personalized illustration of retirement options, call Dolores at (208) 533-7341.
Merry Abeel of Fidelity Investments will present "Investment Strategies" at Argonne-West on Tuesday, June 20.
More information on this workshop will appear in an upcoming issue ofArgonne News.
A blood drive will be held at Argonne-East Wednesday, April 12, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Building 617. Donations are urgently needed.
Volunteers are also needed to help with registration and refreshments. Sign-up sheets have been distributed; those who did not receive one can call the Medical Department at ext. 2-2808.
The sign-up process has begun for the "three on three" basketball tournament season at Argonne-East.
The tournament is open to Argonne and DOE employees of any skill level. Games are played at lunch time at the outdoor basketball court in the 600 area. Partial teams and individuals are welcome. Registration deadline is Monday, May 1.
This year there will be an All-Star game, a lunchtime picnic, trophies, and a Most Valuable Player Award.
For more information, contact Leon Reed, ext. 2-4478; Johnny Reed, ext. 2-6071 or pager 4-1963; or Mike Bubulka, ext. 2-7519 or pager 4-1725.
Argonne's retirement vendors will visit the Illinois site in April to meet individually with employees and answer questions about their retirement plans or retirement plan assets.
To schedule an appointment, call the number listed. Prudential appointments are for one-half hour each.
| Vendor | Day | For Appointments, call: |
| Prudential | Wednesdays,
April 5, 12, and 19 |
Cheryl, (847) 619-3519 |
| Fidelity | Tuesdays,
April 11 and 18 |
Appointment Desk
(800) 642-7131 |
| TIAA-CREF | Monday, April 10
and Tuesday, April 11 |
(800) 842-2005 |
A free two-part sports nutrition lecture at Argonne-East by registered dietician Ann Semenske will focus on preparing for athletic activities and maximizing performance.
Semenske is a national lecturer, a sports nutritionist for DePaul University Athletics, and an adjunct professor at Loyola University in Chicago. She is also a member of the advisory board for Gatorade. She has developed classes in weight control, cholesterol control and general nutrition.
Both lectures will be held in the Building 200 Auditorium from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
"The
Training Period-Preparing Your Body" will be held
Wednesday, March 29. The talk will focus on the foods and
nutrients that best meet the needs of the athlete.
"The
Competition-Maximizing Your Performance" will be held
Wednesday, April 12. The talk will center on dietary
requirements before, during, and after an event, water
consumption, carbohydrate replacement, and the role of
ergogenic aids.
The seminars are sponsored by Argonne's Preventive Health and Wellness Program.
Daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, April 2. Clocks should be set ahead one hour.
