PERSONAL
AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Current
Address: 51
Beaver Run Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31419
(912) 961-0984
E-mail: demmeluth@hotmail.com
Business
Address:
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Savannah,
Georgia 31419
Science
Center, Office 1012
(912)
921-2072 (Office Voice Mail)
Homepage: http://www.demmeluth.com
Current
Position:
Assistant Professor, Biology, AASU
Professor Emeritus, S.U.N.Y.
Education: B.S. Wagner College, 1963
Major - Biology, Minor - Education
M.S. in Ed., S.U.N.Y. Plattsburgh, 1968
Ed.S., Florida Atlantic University, 1977
Curriculum and Instruction
Ed.D., Florida Atlantic University, 1980
Curriculum & Instruction in Community College Education
Dissertation: Validation Study of a Predictor
Formula in a Community College
National
Science Foundation Institutes
University
of Illinois, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology,'91
S.U.N.Y.
Binghamton, Computer Language-APL, 1973
Indiana
State University, Ecology and Systematics, 1967
Boston
College, Radiation Biology, 1966
Additional
Work
Fulton-Montgomery
Community College
Computer Programming - BASIC
Professional Staff Seminars: Basic
Achievement: Emphasis on
Writing; Emphasis on Writing;FORTRAN IV,
Data Processing
Florida
Atlantic University; Plant Physiology Research
Cornell
University
Environmental Impact of Nuclear Energy
Environmental Conservation
Research Statistics
Curriculum and Instruction in Higher
Education
Armstrong
Atlantic State University, WebCT
Teaching
Experience
Currently Assistant Professor Biology, AASU
Adjunct Professor, University of Georgia
1998
- 1968 Professor, Associate, Assistant, Instructor
Fulton-Montgomery
Community College
1998 Tutor in Plant Systems; First Reader for Masters
Degree in Environmental Science
1988 Tutor in
Immunology; Tutor in Environmental Toxicology
1987 Tutor in Algology,
1985
Tutor in Pathogenic
Microbiology; Virology
Empire
State College;
Albany, New York
1982
- 1981 Adjunct
Professor; Higher Education; Goddard College of Norwich University
1980 Tutor
in Bacteriology (ESC)
1980 Microbiology
Instructor, Grade C Water Operator - Training Course (State
Mandated Continuing
Education Course)
1979 Microbiology
instructor (summer quarter)
1977
- 1976 Guest
Lecturer: Pathogenic Microbiology, Human Sexuality, Anatomy and
Physiology, Florida
Atlantic University
1976 Visiting
Professor, Introductory Biology Palm Beach Junior College
1968
- 1963 Biology,
Health, Chemistry, Algebra teacher
Ticonderoga
High School, Ticonderoga, N.Y.
Related
Experience
Microbiology
Consultant - Ackerbauer Laboratories
Water
Quality Analysis Consultant - MCA Records
Mycology
Consultant - Thomas Randall Associates, P.E.
Consultant
and Reviewer - various publishers
Editorial
Advisory Panel - The American Biology Teacher
Project
Review Board, N.S.F. Project,
"Human Beings and their Environment"
West
Palm Beach Regional Public Health Laboratory, Lantana, FL
Landscape
Maintenance and Design
Courses
Taught
Bioethics
(Ethics 2000)
Introduction
to Biology (BIOL 1107)
Environmental
Biology (BIOL 1140)
Microbiology
Laboratory (BIOL 2010)
Microorganisms
& Disease (BIOL 2275)
Biology
Honors Seminar (ID 291)
Plant
Biology (BI 172)
Animal
Biology (BI 173)
Field
Biology (BI 177) (summers only)
Studies
of the Person (HD 100)
ADMINISTRATIVE-RELATED
ACTIVITIES
NATIONAL
LEVEL
Developed
and maintain Two Year College Section Website 2000-03
Reader
for Advanced Placement Biology Exams 2001-03
Constitution
and Bylaws Committee, NABT, 1997-1999
Invited
Participant, NSF/Institute for Science Education Workshop, "Grade 13:
Articulation, Equity,
and Literacy Issues," 1995.
Advisory
Committee, BSCS-NSF Project, "Developing Biological Literacy," 1995 -
present.
Invited
Participant, BSCS Wingspread Conference, "Environment- Resources-Population:
Educating
Citizens for the 21st Century",
January 1994.
NSF
Two Year College Workshop, "Partners in Progress: The Role of Professional
Societies in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Education," Working Group Chair, 1992.
Advisory
Committee, BSCS-NSF Project, "Biology Education: Development of Curriculum
Frameworks
for High School, Two-Year, and Four-Year
Nonmajors Courses." 1992
Chairman,
Nominating Committee, National Association of Biology Teachers, 1991
Honorary
Membership Committee; Alternatives to Dissection Task Force, National
Association of
Biology Teachers, 1989-1990
Board
of Directors, National Association of Biology Teachers,1988
National
Selection Committee, Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and
Mathematics, 89,87
Mathematical
and Science Education Committee, Council of Scientific Society Presidents, 1987
President,
National Association of Biology Teachers, 1987
Speaker,
American Chemical Society, 1985 Invitation Education Conference; "Critical
Issues in Two-
Year College Chemistry"
Chairman,
Community College/Two-Year College Section, NABT, 1984-1985
Chairman,
Community College Committee, NABT, 1981-1984
Presenter
and Presider, NABT National Conventions, 1980-2005
Chairman,
Review and Selection Committee, CC/TYCB Committee of NABT, 1981-1983
Coordinator
of Laboratories in Pathogenic Microbiology, Florida Atlantic University, 1977
STATE
LEVEL
Developed
web based BIOL 1107 course for University of Georgia, Division of
Independent and Continuing Education
Content
Advisory Committee to Develop New York State Biology Certification
Examination, NYS Department of Education
1994-8
S.U.N.Y.
Consortium Grant, 1991-1992, "Creation and Enhancement of Software and
Hardware
Documentation for Biology and Chemistry
Laboratory Students."
Regents
College Examination Committee in Microbiology, State Education Department,
1993-1998
Speaker,
Eastern Section, Science Teachers Association of New York State, Inc. (STANYS),
1986
Chairman,
Nominating Committee, Empire State Association of Two-Year College Biologists
(ESATYCB), 1984-1985
President,
ESATYCB, 1983-1984
President-Elect
and Convention Chairman, ESATYCB, 1982-1983
LOCAL
LEVEL
Recipient
with Suzanne Kempke of AASU Faculty Teaching and Learning Grant to
Develop “A Virtual Walkabout for General
Biology Students”
Developed
and maintain Biology Department Web page 2000-06
Campus
Assessment Committee 1989-1999; Chairman 1989-1996
Presidential
Search Committee, 1994.
President
(1992-4), Vice-President, Fulmont Association of College Educators, 1989-91
Executive
Board, Fulmont Association of College Educators, 1988-98
Academic
Policy Committee, 1987-1993; Chairman 1988-1991
Advisor,
Student Nurse Association, 1986-1989
Workshop
Moderator, Fulton County Issues Forum, "Water Quality," February 1987
Career
Planning Advisory Committee, 1986-1987
Speaker,
Adjunct Faculty Orientation Program, "The Evening Student - Mythology vs.
Facts,"
September 1986
Seminar
Coordinator, Community Service Series, 1986
Educational
Coordinator, St. Jude's Children's Hospital Radio-Telethon, 1984-1985
Chairman,
Educational Concerns Committee, 1983-1984
Environmental
Education Consultant, Greater Johnstown School System, 1981-1985
Developed
and taught inservice course for Greater Johnstown School System,
"Extending Outdoor
Education into the Elementary and Secondary
School Curriculum," 1983
Coordinator
for Cooperative Work-Study Agreement with Hale Creek
Research Station (division of N.Y.S.
Department of Environmental Conservation), 1981-1998
Chairman,
Science Division Committee on Developmental Programs
Part-time
student academic advisor; involved with student recruitment and new student
orientation
Former
Coordinator SC 141-142 (multi-section Introductory Biology course)
Project
Director, N.S.F. Grant No. SED 78-09893; "Assessing the Biological Science
Needs of
Community College Freshmen," 1978
Chairman,
Faculty Evaluation Committee for Middle States Accreditation Steering
Committee, 1974
HONORS
AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Honor
Societies
Phi
Kappa Phi Honor Society
Beta
Beta Beta (National Honorary Biology Fraternity)
Delta
Phi Alpha (National Honorary German Fraternity)
Omicron
Delta Kappa (National Honorary Men's Leadership
Fraternity)
Honors
Honorary
Member Award, National Association of Biology Teachers, 2003
Cited
in: A Community of Excellence: The Faculty of the State
University of New York, 1995-1996
Who's
Who in the East, 1995-1998
Recipient:
NABT Two-Year College Biology Teaching Award, 1991
Cited
as An Exemplary Educator, NYS Department of Education, 1991
Dictionary
of International Biography, 1988-1998
Men
of Achievement, 1988-1998
Who's
Who in American Education, 1988-1998
Graduate
Council Fellowship, 1977
Chancellor's
Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1976
Outstanding
Educators of America, 1973
Who's
Who in American Universities and Colleges, 1963
Professional
Organizations
American
Association for the Advancement of Science
American
Society for Microbiology
National
Association of Biology Teachers
NYEA/NEA
Publications
“Botulism,”
Deadly Diseases and Epidemics Series, Chelsea House Publishers,
Broomall, Pennsylvania, February 2005.
“Plague,”
Deadly Diseases and Epidemics Series, Chelsea House Publishers,
Broomall, Pennsylvania, February 2005.
“Typhoid
Fever,” Deadly Diseases and Epidemics Series, Chelsea House Publishers,
Broomall, Pennsylvania, February 2004.
“Influenza,”
Deadly Diseases and Epidemics Series, Chelsea House Publishers,
Broomall, Pennsylvania, February 2003.
Smith,
T.M. and Donald S. Emmeluth, “Introducing BioInformatics into the
Biology Curriculum,” The American
Biology Teacher, February 2002
Biology:
The Dynamics of Life, Merrill Publishing Company, 1990
High-school biology textbook, co-author
"Some
Plant Hormone Investigations that Work," The American
Biology Teacher, November 1985,
co-author
"The
Role of Community College Biologists Within N.A.B.T.," The
American Biology Teacher, September
1982
"Discovery:
Penicillin," The American Biology Teacher, March 1980
"An
Assessment of Selected Variables Affecting Success in
Community College Introductory
Biology," (ED 172 298), 12/79
"The
Sacandaga Study, One Year Later," Boating Sacandaga, 5/77
"Fishery
Study of the Great Sacandaga, A Joint Venture...," Boating Sacandaga, 5/76
"C.A.I.
and Microbiology," Journal of College Science Teaching, September
1974
"Achievement
Motivation," Journal of College Science Teaching, October 1972
"Inexpensive
Teaching Models," WARD'S Bulletin, December 1970
Unpublished
Research Studies
A
Review of Literature: The Effects of Magnetic Fields on Plants, 1978
A
Morphometric Analysis of Plants Subjected to Various Environmental Factors,
1977
An
Analysis of the Antimicrobial Action of Selected Disinfectants Using Fogging
Techniques, 1976
Cooperative
Fishery Research Study of the Great Sacandaga Lake, 1976; prepared for the
N.Y.S.
Department of Environmental Conservation
College
Related Activities (not previously noted)
Keynote
Speaker, Phi Theta Kappa Induction, 1995, 1981
Planning
and Resource Allocation Committee, Middle States 1994-5
Institutional
Concerns Committee, 1985
Speaker,
Public Affairs Series, YWCA, 1984
Speaker,
John Burroughs Society, 1982
Main
Speaker, Nurses Pinning and Graduation, 1980
Committee
on Developmental Programs, 1980-1981
Commencement
Speaker Committee, 1979
Chairman,
Screening Committee "Chancellor's Award for Excellence
in Teaching," 1978-1979; Resource
Consultant, 1981-1982
Sabbatical
Committee, 1975-1976
Curriculum
Committee, 1972-1974
Student
Life Committee, 1974
Chairman,
Promotion and Evaluation Committee, 1971-1974
Secretary,
Promotion and Evaluation Committee, 1970-1971
Faculty
Retreat Committee, 1969
Community
Involvement
(not previously noted)
Radio
Program, "The FMCC Report," WIZR
Fulton
County United Soccer League - Youth Soccer Coach
YMCA
Youth Soccer Coach
FJ&G
Square Dance Club
Science
Consultant, Glebe Street Elementary School, Johnstown
Outdoor
Recreation Consultant, Cub Pack 112
Ruling
Elder, Choir and Handbell Chorus, First Presbyterian
Church, Johnstown, New York
Secretary-Treasurer,
Perry Lanes Majors Bowling League
Speakers
Bureau
Campus
Drug Counselor
Johnstown
Narcotics Guidance Council: Chairman Counseling Com.
REFERENCES
Dr.
Ken Relyea
Former
Chairman, Biology Department
Armstrong
Atlantic State University
11935
Abercorn Street
Savannah,
Georgia 31419
(912)
927-5314
Dr.
Richard Teaff, President (former Vice
President - FMCC)
Dabney
S. Lancaster Community College
P.O.
Box 1000
Clifton
Forge, Virginia 24422-1000
(703)
862-5061
Dr.
Robert Kusek, Former Vice President ext. 8003
Dr.
Varghese Pynadath (former Dean of LA & S) ext. 3515