Personal Data:
Birthdate: 03 December 1937
Married, four children
Education:
Northwestern University Dental School DDS, 1964
Northwestern University Dental School graduate program in Orthodontics, 1968., MS, 1968
University of Chicago, Anthropology MA 1971, PhD 1976, Dissertation topic: The Histogenic Specificity of Embryonic Chondrocytes
Military Service:
U.S. Army Dental Corps, Captain USAR, June 1964 to June 1968.
One year in VietNam, honorable discharge
Orthodontic Practice:
Research Associate, Northwestern University Cleft Palate Institute June 1968 to Sept. 1970
Practice limited to Orthodontics, Kankakee and Bradley Illinois March 1968 to March 1995
Fellowships:
Walter G. Zoller Memorial Dental Fellow at the University of Chicago Sept. 1970 to Feb. 1972.
NIDR Postdoctoral Fellow, Number DE 52897 Feb. 1972 to Feb. 1975
Dental Professional Membership:
American Dental Association and its components 1964 to present
American Association of Orthodontists and its components, 1966 to 1995
Community Service:
Meals on Wheels, weekly driver since 1987
Kankakee Country Training Center for the Disabled board member
Awards in Dentistry and in Teaching
Omicron Kappa Upsilon, 1964 at Northwestern Dental School
Chicago Odontographic Society Award, 1964
American Society of Periodontists Award, 1964
AAO Milo Hellman Research Award, jointly awarded second place with Dan Driscoll, 1969
Sigma Xi Society, 1975
International College of Dentists, 1975
UIC Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence, 1993
UIC Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence, 1994
Co-recipient of Award for the Best Strategic Plan for Improving Student Learning in a Multi-section Course (A104 Cultural Anthropology), Indiana University Northwest, 1995. Awarded jointly with Robert Mucci Course Coordinator, Department of Anthropology
Outstanding Associate Teaching Award for 1996, Indiana University Northwest
Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, 1997 (TERA), Indiana University Northwest
Writing Across The Curriculum 1997 Mini-grant, Indiana University Northwest
Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, 1998 (TERA), Indiana University Northwest
Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, 2000 (TERA), Indiana University Northwest
E. Lloyd DuBrul Faculty Achievement Award, 2000 UIC College of Dentistry
Active Internet Websites
Hominid Origins, Dental Anthropology, and Human Variation, Oral Science OSCI 590, contents copywrited www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590
Medical Anthropology B200, E445, linked through the OSCI 590 website
Biology of the Human Dentition ORLA 312, UIC College of Dentistry, contents copywrited
www.uic.edu/classes/orla/orla312
Interim co-webmaster for Department of Oral Biology website, at
www.uic.edu/dent/oralbio/
Teaching Experience
Northwestern University Dental School: Clinical Instructor in Pedodontics, June 1966 to September 1966
UIC College of Dentistry: Biology of the Human Dentition 1979 to present; 10% appointment Assistant Professor; Course Director 1989 to present
UIC Oral Sciences and Department of Orthodontics 5% appointment: Hominid Origins, Dental Anthropology, and Human Variation OSCI 590, 1997 to present
College of St. Francis Health Arts, Joliet:Adjunct Lecturer in Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, ten sessions 1993-1999; five tutorials by telephone through Spring, 1999
Indiana University Northwest, Gary: Adjunct Lecturer in Anthropology since 1993; Visiting Lecturer in Anthropology 1997-present. Courses taught:
Cultural Anthropology A104/A304, 24 sessions through May, 2001
Life in the Stone Age P210/E400 two sessions through December, 2000
Human Origins A103/A303, six sessions through August, 2000
Medical Anthropology A200/E445, six sessions through May, 2001
North American Indians E320, seven sessions through May, 2001
Introduction to Archaeology P200/E400, one session through December, 1997
Prehistory (Archaeology) of North America P260/360, one session through August, 1999