September

        8         Dr. Joseph E. Armstrong; Illinois State University; Normal, IL

                         "Beetle pollination of two primitive rainforest trees"

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      22         Dr. Paul Gabrielson; William Jewell College; Liberty, MO

                         "Evolution and biogeography of selected, benthic, marine red algae: A cladistic                          analysis"

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October

        6         Mr. Clayton Dillavou; Dillavou, Tran, & Kline Reference Labs; Kirksville, MO

                         "Histoplasmosis: You may well have it, but not know it"

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      20         Dr. Michael G. Tannenbaum; Northeast Missouri State University; Kirksville, MO

                         "How to gain admission to graduate school in biology"

      27         Dr. Daniela Salvemini; Monsanto Company; St. Louis, MO

                         "Biosynthesis of nitric oxide and its importance in physiology and pathology"

November

        3         Mr. Rick Clawson; Missouri Department of Conservation; Columbia, MO

                         "Missouri forest ecosystem project"

      10         Dr. Bob Marquis; University of Missouri-St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

                         "Diversity of plant/herbivore interactions from Missouri to Costa Rica"

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December

        1         Dr. David Hartnett; Kansas State University; Manhattan, KS

                         "Mutualisms, competition, and herbivory in tallgrass prairie"

        8         Dr. Peter Goldman; Northeast Missouri State University; Kirksville, MO

            "Wing-waving in bluebirds: Confessions of an unrepentant adaptationist"