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The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project(CROP)
Salute toMarilyn McDowell
McDowell Retirement PartyUNL Department of Physics and Astronomy
August 2, 2005
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Marilyn has been the Administrative Secretary forCROP since its inception in 2000
During this time CROP has hosted (and she has organized)
• 5 summer workshops lasting from 1 to 4 weeks• 8 academic year workshops lasting from 1 to 2 days
During this time CROP has employed
• 11 undergraduate research assistants• 7 graduate students
who have relied heavily on Marilyn for many things
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High school teams attend a 4-week (2-week) summerworkshop at UNL with class and lab activities
2000: Lincoln Zoo, Lincoln Northeast, Mt. Michael,Marian, Norfolk
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High school teams attend a 4-week (2-week) summerworkshop at UNL with class and lab activities
2001: Lincoln Lutheran, Lincoln High, Omaha Westside,Anselmo-Merna, Osceola, Wayne State College
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High school teams attend a 4-week (2-week) summerworkshop at UNL with class and lab activities
2002: Fairbury, Wayne, Roncalli Catholic,Bancroft-Rosalie, Waterloo
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High school teams attend a 4-week (2-week) summerworkshop at UNL with class and lab activities
2003: Coleridge, Loup, McPherson, Mullen, Spalding
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Participants Joining CROP Summer 2004First 2-week Session
Lincoln PiusX, Scottsbluff, Keya Paha, Madison, new Omaha Westsiders
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Participants Joining CROP Summer 2004Second 2-week Session
Lincoln Southwest High School
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Participants in CROP Summer 2005Workshop
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April 2001 participant meeting at UNL
Marian High Schoolstudents presenting
results and discussingcosmic rays withProf. Jim Cronin,
University of Chicago
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November 2004 One-day Participant Meeting
Teachers and students from about half of CROP’s schools, all yearsTypical school team: 1-2 physics teachers, 3-4 students
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Various CROP Staff Photos
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Various CROP Staff Photos
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Various CROP Staff Photos
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Some impressive (approximate) statistics
During her time with CROP, Marilyn:
Has processed 360 participant stipend vouchers
Has prepared 400 name tags for meetings and workshops
Has issued 100 parking stickers for participants
Has organized 6 picnics for 40+ people
Has matched 200 CROP T-shirts to participants andtheir sizes
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Some impressive (approximate) statistics
During her time with CROP, Marilyn:
Has made 100 dormitory and meal plan reservations
Has made 100 motel reservations for participants andvisitors
Has Xeroxed over 500 pages of materials for workshopsand meetings
Has signed 600 weekly timesheets for undergraduateassistants
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Some impressive (approximate) statistics
During her time with CROP, Marilyn:
Has made 500 phone calls related to CROP
Has sent/received 1500 E-mails related to CROP
And most impressively,
Has delivered 4800 donuts to CROP workshops andmeetings
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Summary
To Marilyn
Thank you for everything !
We are going to miss you !
And we don’t know what we are goingto do without you !