CURRENT & PREVIOUS TEACHING POSITIONS INCLUDE:
- Illinois State Board of Education Professional Provider. Instructor and educational consultant in Earth-and life-science syllabus planning and implementation to Illinois K-12 schools and their faculties. (See the For Teachers Page.)
- Oakton Community College, Skokie, IL. Physical Sciences faculty. Adjunct professor in Earth Science.
- Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL. Environmental Studies and Biology faculties. Lecturer and syllabus designer in Physical Geography, Historical Geology, Plant Biology, and Ethnobotany and Economic Botany. Also, Academic Advisor and curriculum planner for the College's Project Explore summer camp for talented middle-school science students.
- Barat College of DePaul University, Lake Forest, IL. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology. Lecturer and syllabus designer in Physical Geography, Principles of Botany, Ethnobotany, Economic and Field Botany, and Environmental Studies. Also Curator of Living Collections.
- Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago, IL. Instructor and syllabus designer in architectural geology and the botany of architecture.
- Oasis Adult Education Program, Northbrook, IL. Instructor in geology and botany.
- Lake Forest Open Lands Association, Lake Forest, IL. Instructor in integrative natural history, botany, and ethnobotany.
- The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL. Certificate-program instructor and syllabus designer in lecture, laboratory, and field courses in Geology, Physical Geography, Phytogeography, Soil Science, Science Writing, Local Flora, and Orchid Care.
- The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL. Certificate-program instructor and syllabus designer in Physical Geography.
- Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL. Certificate-program instructor and syllabus designer in lecture, laboratory, and field courses in Geology, Physical Geography, Phytogeography, Soil Science, Botany and Botanical Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Local Flora, Orchid Care, and Horticulture.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2004: Selected to be an Illinois Humanities Council "Road Scholar" for a second term.
2001: Selected to be an Illinois Humanities Council "Road Scholar" for writing achievements and public talks emphasizing links between natural history and our cultural legacy.
1999: Voted a "Best of the Best" Public Speaker by the Library Administrators' Council of Northern Illinois.
1997-Present: Articles highlighting my career as a geologist, educator, public speaker, and author in the following periodicals and news services: Chicago Tribune, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Associated Press, Pioneer Press publications, Waukegan News-Sun, Lake Villa Record, Chicago Books in Review, Garden Talk, Legacy, Lisle Sun, Joliet Herald News, Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Wilmington Free Press Advocate, Oswego Ledger-Sentinel, Kane County Chronicle, LaSalle News Tribune.
1993: Recipient of the U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service Special Achievement Award for excellence in environmental education and professionalism.
1977: Recipient of a Commander, U. S. Sixth Fleet Letter of Commendation for Outstanding Performance of Duties while on active duty as a naval officer.
1973: Recipient of the Thomas E. Kinney Award for Excellence in Leadership, Purdue University Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS PAST & PRESENT INCLUDE:
- Editorial Freelancers Association.
- STET: Professional Copy Editors.
- Science & Technology Media Professionals.
- Geological Society of America.
- American Orchid Society.
- American Association of University Professors.
- Bromeliad Society International.
- Chicago Architecture Foundation.
- Friends of Indian Boundary Prairies.
- Purdue Alumni Association.
