This page contains the names, specialties, and background information of those individuals currently serving as C3S consultants. They are ready to help you, your department, and your institution identify and solve problems, prepare for ACS approval, make plans for improvements to your programs and/or facilities, or assist in providing external evaluation for periodic program review. It is preferred that you initiate consulting visits by first contacting the DivCHED Administrator, Susan Greer, who will put you in contact with the current Chair of the C3S Advisory Board, with whom you can discuss your needs and goals in seeking a consulting visit. This list will give you information with which you may select consultants whose expertise and experience best match your needs. If you prefer, you may contact one or more of the individual consultants directly.
The following abbreviations are used throughout the consultant listing:
Work Experience: 2YC = 2-year college
4YC = 4-year college (primarily undergraduate institution)
CU = comprehensive university
RU = research university
I = industry
C = consulting
Teaching Experience: Anyl = analytical chemistry Inor = inorganic chemistry
Biochem = biochemistry Phys = physical chemistry
Gen = general chemistry PhysSci = physical science
ChemTech = chemical technology ChemEd = chemical education, general
Org = organic chemistry
Fitzgerald Bramwell,
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of
Kentucky
Degrees: Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1970; M.S., University of Michigan, 1967; B.A., Columbia, 1966
Work Experience: RU, CU, I, C
Teaching Experience: Anyl; ChemEd; Gen
Administrative Experience: Deputy Chair; Dean; Program Director; Vice President/Chief Academic Officer; Executive Director
Consulting Specialties: Administration & budgeting; proposal writing & fund raising; faculty recruitment & retention; faculty development & evaluation; facilities design, planning, construction and/or remodeling; curriculum development & improvement; classroom instruction; laboratory instruction; computer- and Web-based instruction; student assessment; student recruitment & retention; minority student recruitment & retention; undergraduate research; ACS-CPT approval (4-yr programs); outreach, collaboration, & articulation; diversity issues; equipment enhancement through grant preparation& administrative negotiations; transfer & articulation programs between 2- and 4-yr colleges; mentoring undergraduates & student affiliate programs; alliance building/community outreach
Contact Information: bramwell@uky.edu
David Brooks,
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Degrees: Ph.D., Columbia University; M.A., Columbia; B.A., New York University
Work Experience: CU
Teaching Experience: Gen; Biochem.
Administrative Experience: grant administration
Consulting Specialties: faculty development & evaluation; classroom instruction; computer- and Web-based instruction; student assessment; teacher preparation
Contact Information: dbrooks@unlserve.unl.edu
Diane Bunce, Associate Professor of Chemistry, The Catholic University of America
Degrees: Ph.D., University of Maryland; M.A.T., Cornell University; B.S., LeMoyne College
Work Experience: CU
Teaching Experience: ChemEd; Gen
Consulting Specialties: Chemical education; integration of learning theory with the teaching of chemistry; curriculum development & improvement; classroom instruction; faculty development & evaluation; student assessment
Contact Information: bunce@aol.com
Kenneth Chapman,
Cardinal Workforce Developers, LLC
Degrees: M.S., George Washington University; B.S., MIT; A.A.S., Ohio College of Applied Science
Work Experience: 2YC; I
Teaching Experience: Gen, Tech
Administrative Experience: Chair
Consulting Specialties: Curriculum development & improvement; student recruitment & retention; ACS guidelines (2-yr programs); outreach, collaboration & articulation
Contact Information: kmc97@aol.com
John Clevenger,
Professor of Chemistry, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nevada
Degrees: Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.S., Chemistry, Oregon State University
Work Experience: 2YC; NSF; I
Teaching Experience: Gen; Org; GenSci
Administrative Experience: Chair; Director (Chancellor's Office, NV System of Higher Education)
Consulting Specialties: Proposal writing; faculty development; curriculum development & improvement; classroom instruction; laboratory instruction; ACS Guidelines (2-yr programs); transfer, collaboration, & articulation programs between 2-yr and 4-yr institutions
Contact Information: clevenge@scs.unr.edu
Onofrio G.
(Dick) Gaglione,
Professor Emeritus, New York City College of Technology (CUNY); Adjunct Faculty
at Community College of Southern Nevada
Degrees: M.S. Analytical Chemistry, St. John's University; B.S., Chemistry, St. John's University
Work Experience: 4YC; 2YC
Teaching Experience: Analytical, Gen, ChemTech
Administrative Experience: Department Chair; Division Dean; Director of Transfer Programs (2YC to 4YC)
Consulting Specialties: ACS Guidelines (2-yr programs); ACS Chem Tech approval program (CTPAS)
Contact Information: oggag@aol.com
Joseph
Gayles, Jr., Chair, Jon Mon & Associates, Inc
Degrees: Ph.D., Brown University; A.B. Dillard University
Work Experience: 2YC; 4YC; CU; RU; I; C
Teaching Experience: Anyl; ChemEd; Gen; Inor; Phys
Administrative Experience: Pres
Consulting Specialties: General, physical, & instrumentation curriculum improvement; administration and budgeting; preprofessional curriculum development; grant proposal & contract solicitations for teaching & research; undergraduate research; faculty & student recruitment & retention; ACS approval readiness; high school feeder programs for chemistry & industry linkages; mentoring programs; outcomes assessment; facilities design, planning, and construction; developmental studies; safety, health, & green chemistry issues; laboratory instruction improvement
Contact Information: j_gayles@yahoo.com
Etta Gravely, Associate Professor of Chemistry, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Degrees: Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.S., North Carolina A & T State University; B.S., Howard University
Work Experience: 4YC; CU
Teaching Experience: ChemEd; Gen; Org
Consulting Specialties: Curriculum development & evaluation (science & nonscience majors); instructional improvement; pre-college programs; self-study process; regional accreditations; faculty & student development
Contact Information: ettagrav@aol.com
Harry Hajian,
Professor Emeritus, Community College of Rhode Island
Degrees: M.S. Chemistry, Adelphi University; M.Ed., Education, Rhode Island College; B.A., Science, Providence College
Work Experience: 2YC
Teaching Experience: Gen; Org; ChemTech
Administrative Experience: Chair
Consulting Specialties: Facilities design, planning, & remodeling; curriculum development; classroom instruction; student assessment; student recruitment & retention; minority student recruitement & retention; CTPAS approval; outreach, collaboration, & articulation between 2-yr & 4-yr institutions; mentoring; alliance building
Contact Info: HGHChemTec@aol.com
Helen Hauer,
Delaware Technical and Community College (Retired)
Degrees: Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Purdue University; B.S., Chemistry, City College of New York
Work Experience: 2YC; C
Teaching Experience: Gen; Org; ChemTech; Env
Administrative Experience: Chair
Consulting Specialties: Curriculum development & improvement; program assessment; ACS Chem Tech approval program (CTPAS); transfer & articulation programs between 2-yr and 4-yr institutions; departmental administration; classroom instruction; laboratory instruction
Contact Information: hshauer@hargray.com
John Hill,
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Degrees: Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Arkansas; B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
Work Experience: 4YC
Teaching Experience: Gen; Org; ChemEd
Administrative Experience: Chair
Consulting Specialties: Administration & budgeting; curriculum development & design; student recruitment & retention; ACS-CPT approval (4-yr programs)
Contact Information: jwhill602@comcast.net
Morton Hoffman, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry, Boston University
Degrees: M.S. and Ph.D., University of Michigan; A.B., CUNY-Hunter College
Work Experience: RU
Teaching Experience: ChemEd; Gen; Phys
Administrative Experience: Dir
Consulting Specialties: Curriculum development (undergraduate research, study abroad, ACS accreditation); faculty development toward teaching excellence; performance techniques for large lecture sessions; mentoring undergraduates & ACS student affiliates; teaching TAs to teach
Contact Information: hoffman@chem.bu.edu
Elizabeth Kean,
Professor Emerita, California State University, Sacramento
Degrees: Ph.D., Chemistry & M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin; B.S., Chemistry, Ohio University
Work Experience: CU; RU; O (teacher credentialing state agency)
Teaching Experience: Gen, ChemEd
Administrative Experience: Director
Consulting Specialties: Proposal writing & fund raising; faculty development & evaluation; curriculum development & improvement; classroom instruction; laboratory instruction; computer- and Web-based instruction; student assessment; student recruitment/retention; minority student recruitment/retention; outreach, collaboration & articulation; diversity issues; alliance building/community outreach.
Contact Information: kean@csus.edu
Fritz Kryman,
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati
Degrees: M.S., Clarkson University; B.S., SUNY-Brockport
Work Experience: CU
Teaching Experience: Anyl; BioChem; ChemEd
Administrative Experience: Dean
Consulting Specialties: ACS Chemical Technology Program Approval Service (CTPAS) preparation (especially in the areas of curriculum development, laboratory instruction, & outreach); bringing administrative as well as a faculty perspective to program opportunities & challenges
Contact Information: fritz.kryman@uc.edu
Clifford LeMaster, Department of Chemistry, Boise State
University, and Editor in Chief, The Chemical Educator
Degrees: Ph.D., University of California, Davis; B.S., Cal State University-Hayward
Work Experience: CU
Teaching Experience: Phys, ChemEd
Administrative Experience: Chair
Consulting Specialties: Facilities design/planning/construction/remodeling; ACS-CPT approval (4-yr programs); faculty recruitment & retention; undergraduate research; integrating computers in the curriculum
Contact Information: clemast@tce.boisestate.edu
Jerome Mullin,
Professor of Chemistry, University of New England
Degrees: Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of New Hampshire; B.S., Chemistry, LeMoyne College
Work Experience: 4YC
Teaching Experience: Anyl; Gen; ChemEd
Administrative Experience: Chair
Consulting Specialties: Curriculum development & design; ACS-CPT approval (4-yr programs); faculty development & evaluation; undergraduate research; facilities planning & construction
Contact Information: jmullin@une.edu
A. Truman Schwartz, DeWitt Wallace Professor of
Chemistry Emeritus, Macalester College
Degrees: Ph.D., MIT; M.A., Oxford University; B.A., Oxford University; B.A. University of South Dakota
Work Experience: 4YC; I
Teaching Experience: Gen, Phys, Interdisciplinary
Administrative Experience: Chair, Chief Academic Officer
Consulting Specialties: Administration & budgeting; faculty recruitment & retention; faculty development & evaluation; curriculum development & improvement; classroom instruction; ACS-CPT approval (4-yr programs); study abroad.
Contact Information: schwartz@macalester.edu
Conrad
Stanitski, Professor of Chemistry, Franklin and Marshall College
Degrees: Ph.D., University of Connecticut; M.A., University of Northern Iowa; B.S., Bloomsburg University
Work Experience: 4YC; CU
Teaching Experience: ChemEd; Gen; Inor
Administrative Experience: Chair; CAO
Consulting Specialties: Curricululm development (especially general chemistry and chemistry for nonscience majors); departmental administration and planning; faculty development; multidisciplinary approaches; high school outreach; facilities planning; ACS approval preparation
Contact Information: conrad.stanitski@fandm.edu
Tamar (Uni)
Susskind, Professor Emeritus, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI
Degrees: M.S., Oakland University; B.A., University of British Columbia
Work Experience: 2YC; I
Teaching Experience: PrepChem; Gen; Org; PhysSci
Administrative Experience: Chair; President of Faculty Assoc.
Consulting Specialties: Curricular development and improvement; faculty development; transfer and articulation issues; 2-year College Chemistry Guidelines; classroom/departmental assessment; classroom and laboratory instruction; mentoring; collaborations/partnerships/outreach.
Contact Information: tysusskind@earthlink.net
George Wahl, Jr.,
Professor of Chemistry, North Carolina State University
Degrees: Ph.D., New York University; M.S., New York University; B.S., Fordham University
Work Experience: RU; C0
Teaching Experience: some ChemEd; Org
Administrative Experience: Director; Chair of the University Faculty
Consulting Specialties: Faculty development & evaluation; facilities design, planning, construction, remodeling; safety, health, & environmental issues; laboratory instruction; computer- and Web-based instruction; ACS-CPT approval (4-yr programs); outreach, collaboration, & articulation.
Contact Information: george_wahl@ncsu.edu