IAPLS Members


Tenured Members:

D.r. Daniel A. Ramaley, GmPL


Director (2000-05-14 11:59:59 to present)
Chair, Executive Committee (2000-05-14 11:59:59 to present)
Chair, High Voltage Physics Group (1997-01-19 01:52 to present)
Librarian (2000-05-14 11:59:59 to present)
Archivist (1997-01-19 01:37 to present)
Assistant Director (1997-01-19 01:37 to 2000-05-14 11:59:59)
Chair, Membership Committee (1997-01-19 01:37 to 2000-05-14 11:59:59)

Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Applying electric current to a dill pickle to make it glow
Voted: 19 January 1997
Invested: 19 January 1997
Member Number: 0001


D.r. Lathrop L. Preston, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Using Orbitz as a lava lamp
Voted: 06 March 1997
Invested: 07 March 1997
Member Number: 0005


D.r. Sallyanne I. Preston, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Dropping text books on whip-cream-filled mylar balloon Showing why Tom's proof "Wives are Useless" is useless
Voted: 07 December 1999
Invested: 29 January 2000
Member Number: 000B


D.r. Matthew E. Poush, GmPL


Assistant Director (2002-04-16 to present)
Chair, Membership Committee (2002-04-16 to present)
Executive Committee (2002-04-16 to present)
Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Calculation of drying time of a pile of snot filling a football field to a depth of one mile
Voted: 09 February 2000
Invested: 12 February 2000
Member Number: 0014


D.r. Allison R. Harris, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Calculation of the resonant frequency of air
Voted: 04 May 2000
Invested: 05 May 2000
Member Number: 0017


D.r. Drew A. Fustin, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Calculation of number of red apples American eat per year.
Voted: 06 May 2001
Invested: 06 May 2001
Member Number: 001B


D.r. Brandon E. Meiers, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Unconstituinality of the laws of physics haiku.
Voted: 06 May 2001
Invested: 06 May 2001
Member Number: 0021


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Members on Sabbatical:

D.r. Louis R. Centrella, GmPL


Membership Committee

Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Creating the High Council of Elders, an e-mail based discussion group
Voted: 20 January 1997
Invested: 25 January 1997
Member Number: 0002
Date of Sabbatical: 6 May 2001

D.r. David E. Loveall, GmPL


Chair, Department of Inritum est qua legibus prohibitum est [Void Where Prohibited by Law] Law (1998-03-01 19:42 to present)
Executive Committee (1998-03-01 19:42 to present)

Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Hooking a TI-92 to the internet
Voted: 24 April 1997
Invested: 25 April 1997
Member Number: 0006
Date of Sabbatical: 16 April 2002

D.r. Brian H. Bossé, GmPL


Assistant Director (2000-05-14 11:59:59 to 2001-05-10)
Chair, Membership Committee (2000-05-14 11:59:59 to 2001-05-10)
Executive Committee (2000-05-14 11:59:59 to 2001-05-10)

Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Calculations for using a computer microprocessor to cook pancakes
Voted: 09 February 2000
Invested: 12 February 2000
Member Number: 0011
Date of Sabbatical: 16 April 2002

D.r. Patricia K. Michaels, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Determining the percentage of oranges that have good acting ability
Voted: 09 February 2000
Invested: 12 February 2000
Member Number: 0012
Date of Sabbatical: 6 May 2001

D.r. Cecily M. Dubusker, GmPL


Assistant Director (2001-05-10 to 2002-04-16)
Chair, Membership Committee (2001-05-10 to 2002-04-16)
Executive Committee (2001-05-10 to 2002-04-16)

Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Proving buffalo have collapsible bones
Voted: 09 February 2000
Invested: 12 February 2000
Member Number: 0013
Date of Sabbatical: 6 May 2001

D.r. Julie A. Klingelhofer, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: How to grow sperm in order to impregnate D.r. Dubusker
Voted: 12 February 2000
Invested: 12 February 2000
Member Number: 0016
Date of Sabbatical: 6 May 2001

D.r. Andrew R. Thompson, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Proof that ice cream has no mass
Voted: 04 May 2000
Invested: 05 May 2000
Member Number: 0018
Date of Sabbatical: 6 May 2001

D.r. Geoffrey T. Tims, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Proof that ice cream has no mass
Voted: 04 May 2000
Invested: 05 May 2000
Member Number: 0019
Date of Sabbatical: 6 May 2001

D.r. Chad R. Brewbaker, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Solution to the tarrying student problem.
Voted: 06 May 2001
Invested: 06 May 2001
Member Number: 0020
Date of Sabbatical: 16 April 2002

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Adjunct Faculty:

D.r. Jonathan C. Osborne, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Explosive capacity of gummi bears when exposed to microwave radiation
Voted: 18 April 1998
Invested: 18 April 1998
Member Number: 0008


D.r. Nicholas P. Medinger, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Flaming Pop Tarts
Voted: 09 February 2000
Invested: 12 February 2000
Member Number: 0010


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Emeriti Faculty:

D.r. Thomas L. Kula, GmPL


Chair, Department of Fermi Mathematics and Computer Science (1997-01-19 01:52 to present)
Director (1997-01-19 01:37 to 2000-05-14 11:59:59)
Chair, Executive Committee (1997-01-19 01:37 to 2000-05-14 11:59:59)
Librarian (1997-01-19 01:37 to 2000-05-14 11:59:59)

Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Calculating world annual snot production
Voted: 19 January 1997
Invested: 19 January 1997
Member Number: 0000


D.r. Jacob J. Tillman, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Making grapes spark by putting them in a microwave
Voted: 18 February 1997
Invested: 07 March 1997
Member Number: 0004


D.r. Joy E. Twentyman-Crock, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Proving illogical logic is superior to logical logic
Voted: 01 march 1998
Invested: 18 April 1998
Member Number: 0007
Changed to Emeriti: 13 February 2000


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Honorary Members:

Michael "The Shoe" Schumacher, APL


Degree: Associate of the Peculiar Letters
Project: [CLASSIFIED] Services rendered to the Institute
Voted: 21 January 1999
Invested: 23 January 1999
Member Number: 0009-A


Holly L. Pilcher, APL


Degree: Associate of the Peculiar Letters
Project: Services rendered to the Institute
Voted: 05 September 1999
Invested: PENDING
Member Number: 000A-A


Vibeke R. Petersen, APL


Degree: Associate of the Peculiar Letters
Project: Faculty advisor
Voted: 09 February 2000
Invested: 12 February 2000
Member Number: 0015-A


David E. Maxwell, APL


Degree: Associate of the Peculiar Letters
Project: Drake University President
Voted: 09 February 2000
Invested: 09 May 2000
Member Number: 001A-A


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Associate Members:

The Rock Which Does Not Move


Project: Mountain Dew
Voted: 06 May 2001


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Former Members:

D.r. Jason Lee Arnold, GmPL


Degree: Grand Master of Perpendicular Logic, summa cum laude
Project: Whether hot or cold water freezes first, effects of water vs. ice balloons, effect of high voltage on AOL disk
Voted: 18 February 1997
Invested: 07 March 1997
Member Number: 0003


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