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Education:
- The Pennsylvania State University, graduated summa cum
laude in 1979 with B.S. in Geosciences
- University of Arizona, 12 credits of graduate courses
in Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering
- University of South Carolina Aiken, 12 credits of graduate
courses in Ecology and Education
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Teaching Experience:
- Ruth Patrick Science Education Center 1999 - present
- Home Educator for 8 years, taught all subjects, K-12,
1993-2001
- Fenster School,Tucson, Az., taught algebra and earth
science, fall 1979
- Penn State University undergraduate geology lab instructor,
spring1979
- Central Dauphin High School, planetarium assistant, 1972-1975
One of my small ecohike groups is pictured to the left.
An ecohike is a popular student program offered by the RPSEC each fall
and spring. Students learn about the ecology of the Sandhills Region
of South Carolina duringa two-hour, guided walk in Hitchcock Woods. |
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Areas of Expertise: Astronomy, Earth Science,
Ecology, Geography
The photo to the left is of a place where all these
fields can be explored. It was taken along a trail on Mt. LeConte in the
Great Smoky Mountains. The beautiful flowers in bloom are rhododendron. |
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Programs developed for the RPSEC:
- Marvelous Minerals
- Minerals, Ores, & Fossil Fuels
- Planet Earth Rocks
- Rockin' & Rollin'
- Mapping Landforms
- Train Your Brain
- Magnets and Motions
- Merry Measuring I & II
- Cruising through the Constellations
- A Walk Across the Solar System
- To Infinity and Beyond (Kids in College Astronomy Camp)
- Star Stories
- Dark Shadows
- Mission to Mars
- To the Moon and Beyond
Pictured to the left are astronomy campers and two
student helpers by the observatory on the roof of the RPSEC. |