Office Address:

Ph.D. Botany - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1981

M.S. Botany - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1977

B.S. Biology, cum laude - Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1975

Professor of Biology - College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN - joint department with St. John's University, Collegeville, MN - Fall 1994 - present.

Associate Professor of Biology - College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN - joint department with St. John's University, Collegeville, MN. Fall 1987 - Spring 1994.

Assistant Professor of Biology - College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN. - joint department with St.John's University, Collegeville, MN. Fall 1983 - Spring 1987.

Instructor of Biology - College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN - joint department with St. John's University, Collegeville, MN. Fall 1981 - Spring 1983.

Research Assistant - Department of Botany, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. January -

September 1980.

Visiting Lecturer in the School of Life Sciences - Department of Botany, University of Illinois at

Champaign-Urbana. Summer 1978.

Graduate Teaching Assistant - Department of Botany, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. September 1975 - May 1981.

Research Assistant - Department of Botany, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Summer 1976

and 1977.

Herbarium Assistant - Lynchburg College Herbarium, Lynchburg, VA. September 1974 - May 1975.

Botany Instructor - Camp Watonka Science Camp, Hawley, PA. Summer 1973 and 1974.

General Chemistry Laboratory Assistant - Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA. September 1972 - May 1973.

University of Illinois Research Board; "A proposed phytochemical study of the Fairy ring mushroom, Marasmius oreades." Summer 1979 with D. S. Seigler.

Bremer Foundation - Professional Development Grant, College of St. Benedict. For participation in the Eighth Annual A.H. Smith Mycological Foray, October 1981.

Bremer Foundation - Professional Developmental Grant, College of St. Benedict. For curating the non-vascular plant and fungal collections in the CSB/SJU Herbarium; December 1981; ($1,000).

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Nongame Wildlife Program; "Occurrence of water shrews in Minnesota". Summer 1983, with D.L. Rubbelke; ($1,500).

Curriculum and Program Development Grant - St. John's University. To revise the introductory biology program (BIO 115 and BIO 116). May 1984 - May 1985 with G. Donnermeyer; ($10,500).

Bremer Foundation - Professional Development Grant, College of St. Benedict. For presenting a paper at the 1986 Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America; ($474).

Bremer Foundation - Professional Development Grant, College of St. Benedict. For presenting a paper at the 1987 Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America; ($325) Spring 1987.

Curriculum and Program Development - St. John's University. To develop a two semester course in Natural Science (with R. Fulton, C. Rodell, D. Steck). Summer 1987.

Northwest Area Foundation Faculty Development Grant - College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. To develop data management systems for the greenhouse, herbarium and woody plant landscape inventory ($1175). Summer 1987.

Core Curriculum Grant - College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. To revise Plant Physiology and Economic Botany and sponsor a workshop on improving Concepts of Biology ($500). Summer 1987.

Bremer Foundation - Professional Development Grant, College of Saint Benedict. To study cyanogenesis in fungi; ($467); Spring 1989.

Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Grant - "An Integrated Approach to Improving Elementary Science Education in Rural Minnesota", (with B. Dickau, J. Poff and P. Plantenberg). Summer 1992.

Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Grant - "Life Science in the Elementary Classroom", (with B. Dickau, B. Fulton, D. Huber and J. Poff ). Summer 1993.

Proposal to Establish an Arboretum at St. John's. Grant submitted to the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources, Spring 1994 (with Fr. Paul Schweitz).

Proposal to obtain funding for a prairie restoration at Quarry Park. December 1995 (with D.G. Brown, E. Ribbens and C. Wocken).

Boyer, J.S., R.R. Johnson and S.G. Saupe. 1980. Afternoon water deficits and grain yields in new and old soybean cultivars. Agronomy Journal 72: 981-986.

Seigler, D.S., S.G. Saupe and L.M. Blehm. 1980. The origin of cyanolipids in Ungnadia speciosa. Rev. Latinoamer. Quim. 11: 137-139.

Saupe, S.G. 1981. Occurrence of psilocybin/psilocin in Pluteus salicinus (Pluteaceae). Mycologia 73: 781-784.

Saupe, S.G. 1981. Cyanogenesis and angiosperm phylogeny. Pp. 80-116. In Phytochemistry and Angiosperm Phylogeny. (Younng, D.A. and D.S. Seigler, eds.) Praeger Press, NY.

Saupe, S.G., D.S. Seigler and J. Escalante-Semerena. 1982. Bacterial contamination as a cause of spurious cyanide tests. Phytochemistry 21: 2111-2112.

Seigler, D.S., S.G. Saupe, D.A. Young, P.M. Richardson, B.B. Simpson and J.L. Neff. 1982. Acacia rigidula - a new ant-acacia. Southwestern Naturalist 27: 364-365.

Saupe, S.G. 1982. Significance in test-taking time. Cable 6:(8): 3. (letter to the editor).

Saupe, S.G. and G. Donnermeyer, eds. 1984. Readings in the Life Sciences. Ginn Custom Publishing. Lexington, MA.

Saupe, S.G. 1986. Review of the book, Of Plants and People by C.B. Heiser, Jr.; American Biology Teacher 48: 504.

Saupe, S.G. 1996. Morality in the Herbarium. Herbarium News.

Cyanogenic compounds and angiosperm phylogeny. Symposium presentation sponsored by the Phytochemical Section of the Botanical Society of America, AIBS meeting, Stillwater, Oklahoma, August, 1979. Abstract: Phytochemical Bulletin 12: 31-32 (1979).

Cyanogenic plants and hallucinogenic mushrooms. St. John's University/College of St. Benedict Biology Club seminar. October 1981.

Evidence for an old earth. One of a series of mini-lectures sponsored by the Forum for Debate of the St. John's University/College of St. Benedict. January 1982.

Poisonous Mushrooms: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy. College of St. Benedict Faculty Development Series. March 1984. Also presented to Natural Science Division - CSB/SJU. December 1984.

The fact, fiction and fantasy of poisonous mushrooms. Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD. November 1985. Also presented to the Botany Department, University College Galway, Ireland, Fall 1990.

Poisonous mushrooms. St. Cloud Parks and Recreation Department, St. Cloud, MN. April 1987.

Cyanogenesis in microorganisms. Presented to Mycology Seminar Group, University of California - Davis, May 1989.

The Biology of Overpopulation. Presentation for a panel discussion concerning the role of church and society in curbing population growth. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University Biology Club. April 1991.

The Biology of Resurrection: Life after Death in Fungi. College of St. Benedict Faculty Development Series. April 1991. Also presented to Victoria University, Ecology Seminar Series, April 1996.

Wild Mushrooms. Presented to Stearns County Historical Society (Sept. 1993) and Central Minnesota Audubon Society (Sept. 93).

A Mushroom Primer for Gardeners - Minnesota State Master Gardener Conference, St. Cloud, MN, April 1994.

A Look at Hydroponics - St. Cloud Garden Club, April 1995.

Unusual vascular epiphytes in central Virginia. Lynchburg Chapter of Sigma XI, November 1974. With G.W. Ramsey.

Cyanogenesis in Marasmius oreades. Illinois Academy of Science. April 1977. Abstract: Trans IL. St. Acad. Sci. 70: 198 (1977). With D.S. Seigler.

Investigations of fungal cyanogens. Illinois Academy of Science. April 1979. With D.S. Seigler.

Occurrence of psilocybin/psilocin in Pluteus salicinus (Pluteacease). Illinois Academy of Science. April 1981.

Chemosystematic significance of cyanide production and accumulation in fungi. Mycological Society of America; AIBS meeting, Bloomington, Indiana. August 1981.

Bacterial contamination as a cause of spurious cyanide tests. Phytochemical Section of the Botanical Society of America. AIBS meeting, Bloomington, Indiana. August 1981.

Biological lessons from Alice. Lewis Carrol Festival. St. John's University/College of St. Benedict. November 1981.

Influence of light on cyanogenesis in flax. Ninth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium; St. Mary's College, Winona, Minnesota. April 1982. (Faculty advisor for Shelagh Doherty).

Light and cyanogenesis in flax - Minnesota State Academy of Science. College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN. April, 1984. Abstract: Journal Minn. Acad. Sci. 49: 13-14 (1984).

The influence of light on cyanogenesis in flax. Botanical Society of America; AIBS meeting, Fort Collins, CO. (Also, chaired paper session in phytochemical section of the Botanical Society). August 1984.

Water Shrews in Minnesota. Minnesota State Academy of Science. College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN. April 1985, with D.L. Rubbelke.

Maple syrup: A field lab for a winter botany course. Botanical Society of America; AIBS meeting, Amherst, MA. August 1986.

Pigs for power. Presentation to CSB/SJU Biology Club. November 1986.

Biological Lessons from Alice. Botanical Society of America; AIBS meeting, Columbus, OH. August 1987.

Cliffs, Castles and Currachs: A Look at Ireland. Slide-tape presentation. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University Biology Club, March 1991; College of St. Benedict Symposium class, April 1991; Irish Studies Orientation Program, May 1993.

Halloween Botany: Pumpkins, turnip and Ergot. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University Biology Club, Oct. 1993.

Reviewed manuscript for the Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science. Fall 1985.

Reviewed lab manual for Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. Fall 1985.

Treasurer, Phytochemical Section of the Botanical Society of America. August 1985-August 1986.

Editor, Phytochemical Bulletin, publication of the Phytochemical Section of the Botanical Soc. of America. August 1985-August 1986.

Botany Section Chair, 1986 Annual Spring Meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science. May.

Judge. Minnesota Junior Academy of Science Annual Science Fair. Spring 1987.

Reviewed manuscript for Mycologia, Journal of the Mycological Society of America. Fall 1987.

Program Director, Teaching Section of the Botanical Society of America. August 1987 - August 1988.

Responsible for organizing the workshops and paper session at the annual meeting of BSA.

Chair, Teaching Section of the Botanical Society of America. August 1988 - August 1989.

Reviewed two manuscripts for Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. Spring 1989 and Summer 1994.

Academic Representative on the Board of the Minnesota Academy of Science. Fall 1991 - present.

Editor, Newsletter of the Minnesota Academy of Science. September 1992 - May 1996.

Board of Directors, Minnesota Academy of Science. September 1992 - May 1996.

Judge- Winchell Awards, Minnesota Academy of Science Annual Meeting. May 1993, April, 1994, April 1995.

Educational Committee, Botanical Society of America. August 1993 - August 1996. (Chair 1994 - 1996)

Reviewed parts of two textbooks for Wm C. Brown Publishers. Fall/Spring 1994.

Reviewed manuscript for American Biology Teacher. June 1996.

Organized Fall Field Weekend B Minnesota Academy of Science. October 1995.

Missouri Botanical Garden Systematics Symposium. St. Louis, MO. October 1976.

Illinois State Academy of Science - Washington University, St. Louis, MO. April 1977;

Second International Mycological Congress; University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. September 1977.

American Institute of Biological Sciences; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. August 1979.

Fifth Annual A.H. Smith Lake States Foray; Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN. October 1979.

Illinois State Academy of Science; Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL. April 1981.

American Institute of Biological Sciences; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. August 1981.

Seventh Annual A.H. Smith Lake States Foray. Wisconsin Dells, WI. October 1981.

Evolution and Public Education. University of Minnesota at St. Paul, MN. December 1981.

Eighth Annual A.H. Smith Lake States Foray. University of Minnesota Biological Field Station at Lake

Itasca, MN. September 1981.

Nobel Conference XVIII - "Darwin's Legacy". Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN. October 1982.

American Institute of Biological Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. August 1983.

Minnesota Plant Biology Symposium, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. April 1983.

Undergraduate Research Symposium. College of St. Mary, Winona, MN. April 1984.

Minnesota Academy of Science. College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN. April 1984.

American Institute of Biological Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Co. August 1984.

Minnesota Academy of Science. College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN. April 1985.

American Institute of Biological Sciences. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. August 1986.

Minnesota Academy of Science. St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. April 1986. Chair of botany section.

National Science Foundation Information Workshop. St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. May 1986.

American Institute of Biological Sciences. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. August 1986.

American Institutes of Biological Sciences. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. August 1987.

Association of Biology Laboratory Educators. Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN June 1987.

Phytochemical Society of North America. Univ. of Iowa, Ames, IA. June 1988.

American Institutes of Biological Sciences. University of Richmond, VA. August 1990.

Fall Field Weekend - Minnesota Academy of Science. September 1992.

Minnesota Academy of Science, University of Minnesota-Duluth. May 1993.

Plant Biology Forum, University of Wisconsin-Madison. April 1993.

Fall Field Weekend - Minnesota Academy of Science. September 1993.

Nobel Symposium, "Earth out of Balance". Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter. October 1993.

Minnesota Academy of Science - Moorhead State University; April 1994.

American Institute of Biological Sciences - Knoxville, TN. August 1994.

Fall Field Weekend - Minnesota Academy of Science. September 1994.

CELS IV - Madison WI (June 1995).

Minnesota Academy of Science - University of Minnesota, Morris. April 1995.

Herbarium Curator, Herbarium of College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Fall 1981 - present.

Secretary. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Biology Department. September 1981 - May 1982.

Transcript Evaluation, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University Biology Department. September 1982.

Education Committee, Department of Biology, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. September 1982 - May 1984.

Advisor to the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University Biology Club, September 1982 - September

1984, September 1986 - Fall 1988, September 1993-present.

Committee to Evaluate Non-majors science courses, Natural Science Division, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Fall 1982.

Student Research Evaluation Committee, Biology Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Spring 1983.

Editor, BioFeedback, Biology Department Newsletter, Spring 1983 - present.

Academic Advisor for many students, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Fall 1981 - present.

Greenhouse Committee, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Biology Department. Fall 1983 - Spring 1985.

Greenhouse Director, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Biology Dept. Fall 1985-May 1993.

Computer Committee, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Biology Department. Fall 1984 - Spring 1985.

Director, Introductory Biology. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Fall 1984 - Spring 1986.

Biology Department tour guide. I have provided many tours to prospective CSB/SJU students. Fall 1981 - present.

Seminar Scheduler. I have made arrangements for numerous seminar presentations at CSB/SJU. Fall 1981 - present.

Biology Department Representative - Campus Visit Day. October 1987.

Organizer, Biology Teaching Seminar. Spring and Fall, 1988.

Chair, Biology Department Research Study Group. Fall 1988.

Video cataloger, Biology Department. Fall 1989 - 1990.

Fall Color Workshop for Biology Club students, October 1993.

Helped write a grant (unsuccessful) to Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Fall 1992.

Co-Editor Green and Growing newsletter of the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University Greenhouse. Spring 1993.

Participated in a project to revise BIOL 115/116 (Summer 1993).

Safety Committee (Fall 1994 - present).

Biology Club Advisor. September 1995 - present.

Educational Policies Committee, College of St. Benedict. September 1983 - June 1986.

Tour Guide for Minnesota Horticultural Society; St. John's University, August 1983.

Educational Policies Committee/Academic Affairs Advisory Council; Joint Committee, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Spring 1983.

Spring Wildflowers. Lecture/slide presentation for Parent's Day, St. John's University. April 1983.

Mushrooms and lichens. Nature walk/workshop for Parent's Day, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. October 1983.

Core Curriculum Study Group, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Spring and Fall 1983.

Phonathon participant; College of St. Benedict. April 1986, January 1993.

Poisonous Mushrooms: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy. Slide presentation for College of St. Benedict/St. John's University Parent's Day. October 1984 and September 1985.

Nature Walk-for Earth Week Activities, April 1993.

Science Weekend Open House, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. February 1986.

Chair, January Term Evaluation Committee. College of St. Benedict. Spring 1985 - Spring 1986.

Joint Committee on Academic Computing. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Fall 1985 - Spring 1987.

Panelist. CSB Wednesday Outlet. Discussion of January Term. Feb. 1987.

Panelist. Parent Perspectives; for a CSB JT Course. Jan. 1987.

Biological Growth and Development in the Classroom. Mini-workshop presentation at new student orientation, CSB. Fall 1987 (with S. Phyllis Plantenberg).

Honors Council - College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Fall 1987 - Spring 1989.

Summer Registration. College of St. Benedict, June 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994.

Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Committee. CSB. Fall 1987 - Spring 1989.

Faculty Development Committee. CSB. Fall 1989 - present (Chair 1991-92).

Coordinator for CSB/SJU Earth Day 1990 events. Fall 1989 - Spring 1990.

Wrote two articles for the CSB Independent, Spring 1990.

Wrote four articles for the CSB Independent, Spring 1991.

College of St. Benedict "Jail and Bail" for United Way. September 1993.

Panelist, Natural Science Division presentation concerning Honors Thesis, April 1993.

Warner Lecture Committee; College of St. Benedict, Spring 1990 - Summer 1993.

International Studies Advisory Council, Fall 1991 - Spring 1992.

Forest and Lands Committee; Fall 1991 - Summer 1996.

Member of the ad hoc Arboretum Planning Committee. Summer 1995.

Science Day participant, November 1991, November 1992; November 1993.

College of St. Benedict Handbook Committee. September 1992 - May 1995; Chair 1994 - 1995.

College of St. Benedict Budget Committee. September 1992 - May 1995 (representative from Handbook Committee).

Wrote article for the CSB Independent, November 1991.

Interviewed on six radio stations and quoted nationally for tongue-in-cheek calculation about the speed of Santa Claus, Dec. 1992.

Environmental Studies - Advisory Council, September 1993 - December 1995.

Served as a faculty mentor at the LES "New Faculty Retreat" (February 1994)

Edible Wild Plants. Volksmarch sponsored by the SJU Health at Work Committee. Fall 1991, October 1995.

Wrote article for the SJU Record, Nov. 1991.

Gave a mini-course presentation entitled "Hidden Life of Seeds" for Family Weekend. October 1992.

Panelist, Internship Awareness Program. September 1992.

Honorary Coach- College of St. Benedict Volleyball (November 1992) and Basketball (December 1992) teams.

Campus Visit Day, October 1994.

Arboretum Planning Committee, Fall 1994 - present.

Organized visit to campus by Douglas Wood, October 1995.

Spring Windflowers. Tour guide training program, Urbana Park District, Urbana, IL. April 1979.

Edible and otherwise useful wild plants. Lecture/demonstration for the Crystal Lake Park Day Camp, Urbana, IL. August 1979 and July 1980.

Winter tree identification. Lecture/demonstration for the Champaign County Audubon Society-Urbana Park District nature series, Urbana, IL. March 1980.

Mushrooms and other fungi. Lecture/demonstration for the Champaign County Audubon Society-Urbana Park District nature series. Urbana, IL. October 1980.

Mushroom identification workshop, Central Minnesota Audubon Society, St. Cloud, MN. May 1982.

Insects - Saturday Science Series for District 742 School, St. Cloud, MN. With D.L. Rubbelke. March 1983.

Edible Wild Plants. St. Cloud Parks and Recreation Department, St. Cloud, MN. May 1984.

Mushroom Identification. Central Minnesota Audubon Society - Spring Nature Workshops. May 1984.

Birds in Winter. Nature presentation for the Campus Lab School, St. Joseph, MN (3rd. grade). January 1985.

Consultant and supplier of Fast Plant materials to local schools (August 1992-present) included Oak Hill Elementary, St. Cloud; Sauk Center Elementary, Monticello Elementary, Discovery School, St. Cloud; Kennedy Elementary, St. Cloud; Farming Elementary and Technical High School, St. Cloud.

Poisonous Mushrooms. Slide presentation for the Central Minnesota Audubon Society. September 1985.

Welcome to the Greenhouse/Museum. Presentations to the Rainbow House, St. Joseph (Spring 1986, Fall 1988); South Elementary, St. Cloud (Spring 1986, Spring 1987, Fall 1988); St. Anthony's School, St. Cloud (May 1990); Oak Hill Elementary, St. Cloud (Fall 1991).

Non-vascular plants and fungi. Nature hike for fourth grade class, St. Peter's and Paul's School, St. Cloud, MN. Fall 1986, 1992.

Nature hike for Heritage Nature Center, St. Cloud. April 1990.

St. Cloud Earth Day Committee. Spring 1990.

Science Fair Judge. John Clark School, Rockville, MN. Spring 1991, January 1994.

Science Fair Judge. Lab School, St. Joseph, MN, January 1994.

Quarry Park Action Council, Fall 1993.

Quarry Botanical Action Committee, Fall, 1993 - present.

Great Decisions Discussion Group leader, Whitney Senior Center. May 1992.

College Day for Kids instructor - St. John's University/College of St. Benedict. Taught classes entitled,

"Mysteries of Plants" ,"Colorful Plants", "How to Wake Up a Sleepy Seed", "Plants and Perfumes", and "Terrific Trees". Feb. 1988, March 1990, March 1991, Feb. 1992, February 1993, April 1993, February 1994, April, 1994, and April 1995.

Fun with Photosynthesis, presentation to St. Cloud Area Home School Group. Spring 1993

Visited two classes at Kennedy Elementary School, St. Cloud, to provide instruction on growing Fast Plants, April 1994.

Presentation on "Endangered Species" to the Future Problem Solver groups at Oak Hill Elementary and Discovery School (February 1994).

Organized a day-long series of workshops (NSET) for the pre-college teachers. Also, presented a workshop, A Typical Flower: A Rare Beast.@, May 1995.

Judge - Odysey of the Mind, March 1995.

Presentation on ACosta Rica@ to the 2nd and 4th grades at Oak Hill Elementary School, St. Cloud; and the Central Minnesota Audubon Society (March 1995).

Botanical Consultant - Survey of Site 80 for the City of St. Cloud, June 1996.

Site Council Representative, Oak Hill School, St. Cloud. Fall 1994 - present.

Organizer, AWalk for Quarry Park@, October 1995, October 1996.

Cactus. Presentation to Oak Hill School, St. Cloud. November 1995.

Blue Key National Honor Fraternity

Botanical Society of America

Central Minnesota Audubon Society (Education Chair, 1981-1984, 1991. Newsletter Editor,

1984 - 1987, 1991, 1992; President 1987-1988, 1989-1990, 1996; Vice President 1988 - 1989.)

Chi Beta Phi National Science Fraternity

Minnesota Academy of Science

Minnesota State Horticultural Society

Mycological Society of America

National Wildlife Federation

National Association of Biology Teachers

National Audubon Society

Nature Conservancy

North American Mycological Society

Society for Economic Botany

Minnesota Science Teachers Association

Stearns County Horticultural Society

Nominated for Sears-Roebuck Teaching Award at College of St. Benedict, Spring 1990.

Incomplete List of Teachers ranked as excellent by their students, Spring 1978, Spring 1979 and Fall 1979, in The Daily Illini, 10 May 1978, 10 April 1979 and 30 October 1979, for performance in Botany 260, Botany 260 and Botany 100, respectively.

Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1975.

Lynchburg College Academic Honor Society

Dean's List, Lynchburg College

Lynchburg College Junior Class Honor Scholarship

updated: September 19, 1996

Life Science - Biology 110 (General Biology for non-majors). College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Lecture/Laboratory.

Concepts of Biology I & II - Biology 115 and 116 (General Biology for majors). College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Lecture and laboratory. Director of course Fall 1984 - Spring 1986.

Plant Physiology - Biology 330. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Lecture and laboratory.

Field Botany - Botany 366. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Lecture, laboratory and field trips.

Mycology - Botany 372. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Laboratory. (teaching assistant)

Introductory Botany - Botany 100. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Laboratory, discussion sections, PLATO computer-simulated laboratories. (teaching assistant)

Aquatic Plant Ecology - Botany 382. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Laboratory. (teaching assistant)

Plant Taxonomy - Botany 260. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Laboratory. (teaching assistant)

Economic Botany - Botany 204. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (Guest Lecturer.)

Plant Products - Botany 363. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (Guest Lecturer.)

The Autoharp - Care, history and playing techniques. - Music 3084. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Lecture and studio.

Plants and Human Affairs. Summer Elderhostel Program, College of St. Benedict. June 1983 and June 1986.

Winter Botany. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. January 1984 and 1985. Lecture and Laboratory.

Symposium: Plants and Human Affairs (CORE 100, CORE 101). College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Fall 1985 - Spring 1986. Lecture/discussion.

Botany and Humanity. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. January Term 1986. Lecture and Laboratory.

Field Research. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, August 1984 (Aitikokan, Ontario); June 1986 (Lake Itasca, MN).

Field Botany. Academic Summer Camp for High School Students. Lecture, lab and field trips. St. John's University. Summer 1987.

Natural History of the BWCA. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Week-long field study of the BWCA in Northern Minnesota. Summer 1987.

Nature and the Naturalists (HON 210). Course for the Honors program. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Lecture/laboratory.

Plants and Human Affairs (BI 106). College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Lecture/laboratory.

Mycology. College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. January Term 1990. Lecture/laboratory.

Director. Irish Studies Program in Galway, Ireland. Fall 1990.

Environmental Ethics (CORE 300). Course for the Senior Seminar program, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University. Fall 1990.

Botany for Gardeners (BIOL 177). January Term 1994. Course focusing on horticultural techniques.

Plant Taxonomy (BIOL 312). College of St. Benedict/St. John=s University. Lecture/Laboratory.

Undergraduate (Lynchburg College):

Plant Taxonomy

Anatomy of Seed Plants

Morphology of Non-Vascular Plants

Morphology of Vascular Plants

General Ecology

Biology Seminar (Ethnomycological study of Amanita muscaria)

Graduate (University of Illinois):

Plant Ecology

Plant Pigments

Plant Products

Plant Physiology

Plant Physiology Laboratory

Plant Cell Energetics

Biochemistry (2 semesters)

General Mycology

Fungal Ecology

Comparative Microbial Chemistry

Field Ecology

Advanced Plant Taxonomy

Quantitative Biology (Statistics)

Plant Taxonomy Seminar (Ferns and Gymnosperms)

Mycology Seminar (Basidiomycete metabolites)

Identification, Separation, and Characterization of Unknown Organic Compounds

Spectral Techniques in Organic Chemistry

Research Problems (Cyanogenesis in Fungi)

Post Graduate:

Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis - National Science Foundation Chantauqua Short Course, Argonne National Laboratory. May 1983.

Microcomputers for Modeling and Simulation in Undergraduate Life Science Instruction. Michigan Technological Institute, Houghton, MI. June 18-29, 1984.

Plant Biochemistry - University of California, Davis. Winter quarter, 1989. (audit)

Crop Plant Evolution - University of California, Davis. Winter quarter, 1989. (audit)

Fungi, Mosses and Algae - University of California, Davis. Spring quarter, 1989. (audit)

Plant Diversity - Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand; Spring 1996. (audit)

Workshops (at CSB/SJU unless indicated):

Critical Thinking Workshop; sponsored by Dr. Gene Garver, August 18-22, 1986.

Natural Science Summer Workshop; Core Curriculum Project. June 2-5, 1986.

Symposium Instructors Workshop; Core Curriculum Project. August 1985.

Gender in the Classroom. January 1987.

Bridging the Gap: Scholar to Teacher, teacher and student; inter-institutional faculty development program. Carleton College, Northfield. March - May 1988.

Honor's Teacher's Workshop. Summer 1989.

Senior Seminar Workshop. Summer 1990.

Performance in Teaching; by Tom Darnell, Jan. 1992

Wisconsin Fast Plants; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Feb. 1992.

Time for Trees-Urban Forestry. Heritage Nature Center, St. Cloud. Spring 1993.

Great Honors Teaching Workshop. August 1993.

Jeff Powers. Water stress and cyanide production in flax. Spring 1982.

Shelagh Doherty. Influence of light on the cyanide content of flax (resulted in presentation at Undergraduate Research Symposium; St. Mary's College, Winona, MN; April 1982). Spring 1982.

Paul Maus. Effect of salt on the respiration of barley roots. Spring 1984.

Patrick Kenneally. Comparison of insects in a burned and unburned area. Summer 1984. (resulted in a presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, St. Mary's College, Winona, Spring 1985).

David Petullo. Foraging behavior of red squirrels. Summer 1984.

Patrick Sarafolean. Variations in transpiration and stomatal size and frequency of six cultivars of flax (Linum usitatissimum). Spring 1985.

Kevin Nokels. The influence of amygdalin on corn leaf protoplast viability. Spring 1985.

Marie Paulsen. The dynamics of Lilac leaf growth. Spring 1985.

Suzette Sutherland. Herbivory and cyanogenesis in flax. Spring 1985.

Francis Snee. Using water mold growth as a bioassay for lead. Spring 1985.

Dan Dundon. The effect of ethephon on cyanogenesis in flax. Spring 1986.

Jennifer Stock. The effect of sublethal cold treatments on cyanogenesis in flax. Spring 1986.

Peter Spengler. The effect of temperature on tumorigenesis by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Spring 1986.

John Mazzarra. Determining the toxicity of caffeine and oxalic acid by the brine shrimp assay. Spring 1986.

Lenise Burch. The effect of nitrogen on cyanogenesis in flax (resulted in a presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, St. Mary's College, Winona, April 1986). Spring 1986.

Jamie Remme. Lichens of Itasca State Park, MN. Summer 1986.

Ann Tyrrell. Morphology of timothy grass in a wet and dry environment. Summer 1986.

Matt Hockin. Respiratory activity of revived Marasmius oreades. Fall 1988.

Lorie Warren. Trehalose and revivability in the genus Marasmius. Fall 1991.

Karla Gengler. The significance of mucilage of flax, Linum usitatissimum. Fall 1992.

Anthony Dispanet. An economic analysis of the Brazilian rain forest. Fall 1992. Served as a reader for Honor thesis committee.

Stacy Abner. Pesticide analysis in wells. Reader for Honors thesis committee. Fall 1993.

Kelly Wolfe. Honors Thesis: Vegetative composition of two prairie wildlife management areas in western Minnesota. Fall 1993.

Dominic Ackerman. Honors Thesis: Woody Plants of 100 Acres Quarry. Fall 1993

Brad Matuska - Effect of Mowing on Prairie Community in Quarry Park. Fall 1994. Brad won a Winchell Award at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science for presenting the best paper in the ecology section (May 1995).