BS Concord College, 1979
PhD Virginia Tech, 1984

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Radford University, 1984-1985
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 1985-1986
Instructor, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 1996-2000
Instructor and Director of General Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 2000-2001
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Director of General Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 2001-present

Honors and Awards:
Sporn Award, 1994 
Inducted into Virginia Tech Academy of Teaching Excellence, 1994 
Certificate of Teaching Excellence, 2001 
University Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2002 
William E. Wine Teaching Award, 2010                          

My sections of General Chemistry are taught with recitation sections held on Thursday afternoons to supplement the Monday and Wednesday lectures. The 175 students in lectures are divided into groups of 30 for the weekly recitation. A weekly homework assignment is due in recitation; questions concerning homework and the week's lectures are taken, after which the students work cooperatively on worksheets. Undergraduates who are juniors or seniors are hired to facilitate the recitations. Any student desiring information about a paid recitation position should contact me.