Volume 75, Number 1 (2024)
Special Centennial Issue
This special issue of the Virginia Journal of Science (VJS) is dedicated to the 2023 Centennial of the Virginia Academy of Science (VAS). It includes congratulations from Commonwealth leaders, a proclamation by the Virginia General Assembly Senate, Academy members’ personal reflections, several historical papers and summaries, and portions of the program for the May 25-26, 2023 Annual Meeting in Williamsburg on the William & Mary campus.
Section 1: Introduction to the Centennial
Introduction to the Special Centennial Issue
Woodward S. Bousquet and Christopher Osgood
Section 2: The Virginia Academy of Science - Considering its History and its Roles
Reflections About the Academy and Its Centennial
Marco Aldi and Woodward S. Bousquet
Historical Trends in the Astronomy, Math, and Physics Section of the Virginia Academy of Science
Joseph D. Rudmin
Some Notable Women Botanists in the VAS: Their Roles in Supporting the Development of the Modern Flora of Virginia
Marion B. Lobstein
The Virginia Academy of Science: A Scholarly Forum over Decades for Students of a Plant Ecologist
Stewart Ware
Section 3: The Centennial Annual Meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science - May 25-26, 2023
VAS President’s Welcome
Deborah Neely-Fisher
Section 4: About the Virginia Academy of Science
Presidents of the Virginia Academy of Science
Woodward S. Bousquet
Fellows of the Virginia Academy of Science
Darcy P. Mays III
Guest Editor
- Woodward S. Bousquet