# Indiana Academy of Science

The Indiana Academy of Science is a non-profit organization that promotes the advancement of science. It is based in Indiana and was founded in 1885.
The first meeting was held on December 29, 1885 in the Marion County Courthouse in Indianapolis. The Academy was officially incorporated on December 21, 1887.
The Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science began with volume 1 in 1891, published in 1892 and containing the papers from 1885 through 1891; it has been published annually since then.

## Presidents of the Academy

The Academy has had the following presidents:
| 1885 | David Starr Jordan, Indiana University |
| 1886 | David Starr Jordan, Indiana University |
| 1887 | John M. Coulter, Wabash College |
| 1888 | John P.D. John (1843-1916), DePauw University |
| 1889 | John C. Branner, Indiana University |
| 1890 | Thomas C. Mendenhall, Rose Polytechnic Institute |
| 1891 | Oliver P. Hay, Butler University |
| 1892 | John L. Campbell (1827-1904), Wabash College |
| 1893 | Joseph C. Arthur, Purdue University |
| 1894 | William A. Noyes, Rose Polytechnic Institute |
| 1895 | Amos W. Butler (1860-1937), Brookville |
| 1896 | Stanley Coulter, Purdue University |
| 1897 | Thomas Gray, Rose Polytechnic Institute |
| 1898 | Clarence A. Waldo, Purdue University |
| 1899 | Carl H. Eigenmann, Indiana University |
| 1900 | David W. Dennis, Earlham College |
| 1901 | Mason B. Thomas, Wabash College |
| 1902 | Harvey W. Wiley, Purdue University |
| 1903 | Willis S. Blatchley, Indiana University |
| 1904 | Carl L. Mees (1853-1932), Rose Polytechnic Institute |
| 1905 | John S. Wright (1870-1951), Eli Lilly and Company |
| 1906 | Robert Hessler, Cincinnati |
| 1907 | David M. Mottier, Indiana University |
| 1908 | Glenn Culbertson, Hanover College |
| 1909 | Arthur L. Foley, Indiana University |
| 1910 | Percy N. Evans, Purdue University |
| 1911 | Charles R. Dryer, Indiana State Normal School |
| 1912 | Joseph P. Naylor, DePauw University |
| 1913 | Donaldson Bodine, Wabash College |
| 1914 | Severance Burrage, Eli Lilly and Company |
| 1915 | Wilbur A. Cogshall, Indiana University |
| 1916 | Andrew J. Bigney, Moores Hill College |
| 1917 | William Moenkhaus, Indiana University |
| 1918 | Edward B. Williamson, Bluffton |
| 1919 | Edward B. Williamson, Bluffton |
| 1920 | Henry L. Bruner, Butler University |
| 1921 | Howard E. Enders, Purdue University |
| 1922 | Frank M. Andrews, Indiana University |
| 1923 | Charles A. Behrens, Purdue University |
| 1924 | Charles C. Deam, Indiana Dept. of Conservation |
| 1925 | Edgar R. Cummings, Indiana University |
| 1926 | William M. Blanchard, DePauw University |
| 1927 | Frank B. Wade, Shortridge High School |
| 1928 | Edward G. Mahin, University of Notre Dame |
| 1929 | Louis J. Rettger, Indiana State Normal School |
| 1930 | Rolla R. Ramsey, Indiana University |
| 1931 | John J. Davis, Purdue University |
| 1932 | Fernandus Payne, Indiana University |
| 1933 | Marcus A. Lyon, South Bend Clinic |
| 1934 | Julius Nieuwland, University of Notre Dame |
| 1935 | Will Scott, Indiana University |
| 1936 | Ray C. Friesner, Butler University |
| 1937 | William E. Edington, DePauw University |
| 1938 | Eli Lilly Jr., Eli Lilly and Company |
| 1939 | Truman G. Yuncker, DePauw University |
| 1940 | Frank N. Wallace, Indiana Dept. of Conservation |
| 1941 | Paul Weatherwax, Indiana University |
| 1942 | Melvin G. Mellon, Purdue University |
| 1943 | Theodor Just, University of Notre Dame |
| 1944 | Clyde A. Malott, Indiana University |
| 1945 | Millard S. Markle, Earlham College |
| 1946 | Edward P. Degering, Purdue University |
| 1947 | James F. Mackell, Indiana State Teachers College |
| 1948 | Winona Hazel Welch, DePauw University |
| 1949 | Charles L. Porter, Purdue University |
| 1950 | Stephen S. Visher, Indiana University |
| 1951 | William P. Morgan, Indiana Central College |
| 1952 | Prentice D. Edwards, Ball State Teachers College |
| 1953 | Horace M. Powell, Eli Lilly and Company |
| 1954 | Otto B. Christy, Ball State Teachers College |
| 1955 | Alfred H. Meyer, Valparaiso University |
| 1956 | Raymond E. Girton, Purdue University |
| 1957 | Willis H. Johnson, Wabash College |
| 1958 | William A. Daily, Eli Lilly and Company |
| 1959 | Ralph E. Cleland, Indiana University |
| 1960 | Arthur T. Guard, Purdue University |
| 1961 | Lawrence H. Baldinger, University of Notre Dame |
| 1962 | Harry G. Day, Indiana University |
| 1963 | Howard H. Michaud, Purdue University |
| 1964 | Edward L. Haenisch, Wabash College |
| 1965 | Frank J. Welcher, Indiana University |
| 1966 | Carrolle A. Markle, Earlham College |
| 1967 | Alton A. Lindsey, Purdue University |
| 1968 | William J. Wayne, Indiana University |
| 1969 | Howard R. Youse, DePauw University |
| 1970 | Frank A. Guthrie, Rose Polytechnic Institute |
| 1971 | Samuel N. Postlethwait, Purdue University |
| 1972 | Otto K. Behrens, Eli Lilly and Company |
| 1973 | William B. Hopp, Indiana State University |
| 1974 | Damian V. Schmelz, Saint Meinrad College |
| 1975 | John B. Patton, Indiana Geological Survey |
| 1976 | Donald J. Cook, DePauw University |
| 1977 | Clarence F. Dineen, St. Mary’s College |
| 1978 | Jerry J. Nisbet, Ball State University |
| 1979 | J. Dan Webster, Hanover College |
| 1980 | Robert E. Henderson, Indianapolis Center for Advance Research |
| 1981 | Robert E. Henderson, Indianapolis Center for Advance Research |
| 1982 | William R. Eberly, Manchester College |
| 1983 | Alice S. Bennett, Ball State University |
| 1984 | Theodore J. Crovello, University of Notre Dame |
| 1985 | Benjamin Moulton, Indiana State University |
| 1986 | Ernest E. Campaigne, Indiana University |
| 1987 | Stanley J. Burden, Taylor University |
| 1988 | Wilton N. Melhorn, Purdue University |
| 1989 | Charlotte M. Boener, Indiana State University |
| 1990 | Wendell F. McBurney, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis |
| 1991 | Cornelius W. Pettinga, Eli Lilly and Company |
| 1992 | C.W. Lovell, Purdue University |
| 1993 | Duvall A. Jones, Saint Joseph’s College |
| 1994 | Wayne P. Mueller, University of Evansville |
| 1995 | Gene Kritsky, College of Mt. St. Joseph |
| 1996 | James R. Gammon, DePauw University |
| 1997 | James D. Haddock, IUPU Fort Wayne |
| 1998 | Rebecca Dolan, Butler University |
| 1999 | Marion T. Jackson, Indiana State University |
| 2000 | Ruth H. Howes, Ball State University |
| 2001 | Edwin R. Squiers, Taylor University |
| 2002 | Terry West, Purdue University |
| 2003 | Robert D. Waltz, Department of Natural Resources |
| 2004 | Don Ruch, Ball State University |
| 2005 | Uwe Hansen, Indiana State University |
| 2006 | Clare Chatot, Ball State University |
| 2007 | John Schutt, Taylor University |
| 2008 | Nils I. Johansen, University of Southern Indiana |
| 2009 | Paul Rothrock, Taylor University |
| 2010 | James Curry, Franklin College |
| 2011 | Richard Kjonaas, Indiana State University |
| 2012-13 | Michael Finkler, Indiana University Kokomo |
| 2013-14 | Dale Edwards, University of Evansville |
| 2014-15 | Arden Bement, Purdue University |
| 2015-16 | Michael Homoya, Department of Natural Resources |
| 2016-17 | Darrin Rubino, Hanover College |
| 2017-18 | Horia Petrache, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) |
| 2018-19 | Alice Long Heikens, Franklin College |
| 2019-20 | Vanessa Quinn, Purdue University Northwest |