CURRICULUM VITAE                                                                            Dr. David W. Dempsey

March 2008                                                                           Associate Professor of Mathematics

 

College of Arts and Sciences

Department:  Mathematical, Computing, and Information Sciences

 

 

Name:  David W. Dempsey

 

Current Rank:  Associate Professor

 

Tenured

 

 

I.                   EDUCATION

 

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY  40506

2000

Major:  Mathematics  (Major area:  Algebra; Minor area:  Topology)

 

Master of Science

Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL 36265

            1994

Major:  Mathematics

 

Bachelor of Arts

Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL 36265

1992

Majors:  Mathematics and Music

 

 

II.        EMPLOYMENT

 

            Associate Professor of Mathematics

            Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL 36265

            August, 2006 – present

 

            Assistant Professor of Mathematics

            Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL 36265

            August, 2000 – 2006

 

            Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY  40506

1994-2000

 

            Graduate Teaching Assistant

            Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL 36265

            1992-1994

 

 

III.       PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

Awards: 

 

1.      2006-2007 Who's Who Among America's Teachers

 

2.      2006-2007 Faculty Research Award, JSU

 

3.      2004-2005 Faculty Research Award, JSU

 

4.      2003 Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Arts and Sciences, JSU.

 

Publications: 

 

1.      David Dempsey, Luis Oyonarte, and Yeong-Moo Song.  Ring Extensions, injective covers and envelopes.  Archiv der Mathematik (Basel) 76:250-258, 2001.

 

Papers/Presentations/Workshops:

 

1.      January 25, 2008.  “Standards, recommendations, Guidelines:  Do They Help?”  Joint presentation with Dana Franz (Mississippi State University) and Linda Crawford (Augusta State University (GA)) at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) 12th Annual Conference, held in Tulsa, OK.

 

2.      January 7, 2008.  “Creating and Implementing a Capstone Course in Mathematics for Preservice Secondary Teachers.”  Presentation at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA.  This was a panel presentation sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America. Organizers:  David Dempsey and Matthew Winsor (UTEP).  Speakers:  Dempsey, Winsor, Henry Kepner (UW-Milwaukee), Edward Aboufadel and Rebecca Walker (Grand Valley State U.), and Gail Burrill (Michigan State U.) [unable to attend—last minute emergency].

 

3.      August 24, 2007.  “New Opportunities in Secondary Teacher Preparation at JSU.”  Joint presentation with Jan Case (JSU) at the TEAM-Math Partnership (Transforming East Alabama Mathematics) Conference Pre-Session held at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL.

 

4.      February 10, 2007.  “Mathematics Capstone Course: Historical Connections.”  Presentation at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM) held at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

 

5.      January 26, 2007.  “Evolution of a Mathematics Capstone Course for High School Teachers as Recommended in the MET Report.”  Presentation at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Eleventh Annual Conference in Irvine, CA.  Panel presentation chaired by Henry Kepner (UW-Milwaukee); other speakers:  Kevin McLeod (UW-Milwaukee), Matthew Winsor (UTEP), Edward Aboufadel and Rebecca Walker (Grand Valley State U.), Gail Burrill (Michigan State U.), and Roger Verhey, (U. Mich.-Dearborn).

 

6.      July 28, 2006.  “Capstone, Curriculum, and Collaboration:  A Report on MET Activities at JSU.”  Presentation at the PMET (Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers) Regional Conference at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

 

7.      May 29, 2006.  “Fractals and Fractional Dimension.”  Presentation at the PMET2 (2nd Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers) Workshop on Secondary Mathematics, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.  This presentation demonstrated the use of Geometer’s Sketchpad dynamic geometry software to construct and explore fractals in an inservice workshop for secondary mathematics teachers.

 

8.      February 11, 2006.  “EMCAT:  Exploring Mathematical Concepts through Applications of Technology.”  Co-authored by Dr. Jan Case.  Presentation at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM) held at Jacksonville State University.

 

9.      January 13, 2006.  “JSU Math Club—A Community of New Learners and Alumni.”  Co-authored by Dr. Jan Case.  Presentation at the Mathematical Association of America Contributed Paper Session on Research and Other Mathematical Experiences for Students Outside the Classroom, at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX.

 

10.  January 13, 2006.  “EMCAT:  Exploring Mathematical Concepts through Applications of Technology.”  Co-authored and presented by Dr. Jan Case.  Presentation at the Mathematical Association of America Contributed Paper Session on Professional Development Programs for K-12 Teachers, at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX.

 

11.  January 6, 2005.  “Mathematicians are Real People, Too:  Biographies in a Senior Capstone Course.”  Presentation at the Mathematical Association of America Contributed Paper Session on Getting Students to Discuss and To Write About Mathematics, I, at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA.

 

12.  April 2-3, 2004.  Panelist for “Mathematics for High School Teachers” Users’ Meeting, University of California, Berkeley.  I was invited by the authors of the Prentice Hall textbook Mathematics for High School Teachers:  An Advanced Perspective to participate in a discussion of experiences teaching capstone and other courses using the text.  I also submitted a course description and comments for the textbook’s “Sample Courses” webpage.

 

13.  Feb. 21, 2004.  Panelist for discussion of the “No Child Left Behind” Act, at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM), at Judson College. 

 

14.  May 3, 2003.  Workshop on WAM:  Web Assisted Math, Birmingham, AL.  Presentation, with Dr. Jan Case, of a variety of web-based applications for mathematics to a group of middle- and high-school mathematics teachers in the Birmingham City School system.

 

15.  July 31, 2002.  Panelist in “Capstone Courses for Mathematics—A Swap Session.”  A Project NExT session for 2001-02 Fellows (Cardinal Dots) held in conjunction with the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) MathFest, Burlington, VT.

 

16.  May, 2002.  Guest on the President’s Radio Show.  At the invitation of JSU President Bill Meehan, I researched, wrote, and recorded five 90-second radio broadcast statements pertaining to mathematics—its history, common usage, current applicability in computer science and other areas, and study at JSU.

 

17.  January 2002.  “Power Series and the Preservation of Flat Covers.”  Presentation at the American Mathematical Society Session on Ring Theory and Homological Algebra at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA.

 

18.  January 2000. “Ring Extensions and the Preservation of Injective Envelopes.”  Presentation at the AMS Special Session on Associative Rings and Algebras.  AMS-MAA Joint Meetings in Washington, D.C.

 

19.  October 1999.  “Ring Extensions and the Preservation of Injective Envelopes.”  Presentation at the Third Annual Missouri Algebra Weekend at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

 

Grants Awarded:

 

1.      2005.  EMCAT:  Exploring Mathematical Concepts through Application of Technology; grant submitted to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE).  Funded in the amount of $115, 970.83, this grant supported a weeklong summer workshop (July 18–22, 2005) in content and pedagogy for secondary mathematics teachers and will support several day-long follow-up workshops in the fall.  Project Directors are Dr. Delisa Dismukes and Dr. Jan Wilson in the College of Education and Professional Studies.  I worked with Dr. Jan Case and Mrs. Marilyn Johnson to develop the workshop content, which can count toward a 3-hour graduate course credit in mathematics for the workshop participants.

 

2.      Fall 2001.  ExxonMobil Foundation Innovation Grant.  Funded for $3000.  I worked on this grant with Dr. Jan Case (Principal Investigator) and Dr. Laurie Edler of the MCIS Department as a result of attending the National Summit on the Mathematical Education of Teachers.  The money was used to help bring together JSU faculty and area school system teachers and administrators to work on a proposal for the National Science Foundation Math and Science Partnership program.

 

Other Professional Activities: 

 

1.      February 2, 2008.  58th Annual Meeting of the Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM) held at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

 

2.      February 1, 2008.  13th Annual Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Alabama State Dinner Meeting, at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

 

3.      January 24–26, 2008.  Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) 12th Annual Conference, held in Tulsa, OK.

 

4.      January 5–10, 2008.  Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA.  The annual national meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America.

 

5.      August 24–25, 2007.  TEAM-Math (Transforming East Alabama Mathematics) Partnership Conference, held at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL.

 

6.      February 10, 2007.  57th Annual Meeting of the Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM) held at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

 

7.      February 9, 2007.  12th Annual Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Alabama State Dinner Meeting, at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

 

8.      January 25–27, 2007.  Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Eleventh Annual Conference, held in Irvine, California.

 

9.      July 26–30, 2006:  PMET (Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers) Regional Conference @ Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC.  All expenses were funded by PMET through a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).  PMET is a program of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

 

10.  May 28–June 2, 2006:  PMET 2 (Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers) Workshop, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.  I was selected to participate in this second weeklong intensive workshop for faculty involved in preparing future secondary mathematics teachers.  All expenses (except travel) were funded by PMET through a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).  PMET is a program of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

 

11.  February 12, 2006.  56th Annual Meeting of the Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics, hosted by Jacksonville State University.

 

12.  February 11, 2006.  11th Annual Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Alabama State Dinner Meeting, at Jacksonville State University.

 

13.  January 12–15, 2006. Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX.  The annual national meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America.

 

14.  August 2005.  Textbook review of Rogawski’s Calculus for W. H. Freeman and Company Publishers.

 

15.  2004–2005.  Teacher Advisory Panel for Mathematics Teacher, a journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).  In June 2005, I submitted my remaining reviews of journal issues and submitted formal comments and suggestions to Judith Covington (Louisiana State University-Shreveport), a member of the Editorial Panel for the Mathematics Teacher.

 

16.  May 22–29, 2005.  Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers (PMET) Workshop, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.  I was selected to participate in this weeklong intensive workshop for faculty involved in preparing future secondary mathematics teachers.  All expenses (except travel) were funded by PMET through a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).  PMET is a program of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

 

17.  Spring 2005.  Class-tested materials for the Education Development Center, Inc., and Boston University.  (From NSF grant DUE-9950722)  As a result of participating in an MAA Minicourse at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, I was asked by Dr. Joan Kenney (Harvard University), project evaluator, to serve on a focus group and to class-test and evaluate materials on “Decimals, Fractions and Long Division” being developed as part of "Making the Connections: Higher Algebra to School Mathematics", a proof-of-concept project funded by the National Science Foundation (DUE-9950722), which produced materials for use in courses for preservice mathematics teachers.

 

18.  January 5–8, 2005. Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA.  The annual national meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America.

 

19.  January 4, 2005.  MET Summit II, Atlanta, GA.  The second Summit on the Mathematical Education of Teachers—a follow-up to the first Summit in November, 2001, dealing with the MET report compiled by the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS). 

 

20.  2003–2004.  Module Writing Team, WAM:  Web Assisted Math.  National Science Foundation Grant, NSF-02-067.  This project, led by co-PIs Jan Case and Tom Leathrum, would have produced instructional modules using interactive web-based “mathlets” suitable for the 9-12 (high school) mathematics curriculum.  I was a member of the writing team for the modules, along with Jan Case and Marilyn Johnson.  (The programming team comprises Tom Leathrum, Aaron Garrett, and Kyle Siegrist from UAH.)  The grant team had numerous meetings over the course of two years to write and rewrite the proposal, as the grant was submitted in August 2003 and August 2004, but was not funded.

 

21.  February 21, 2004.  54th Annual Meeting of the Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM), at Judson College.

 

22.  February 20, 2004.  9th Annual Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Alabama State Dinner Meeting, at Judson College.

 

23.  September 2003.  EMCAST:  Exploring Mathematical Concepts through Application of Science and Technology,  grant submitted to Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE).  This unfunded grant project, led by Sondra Yarbrough and Cynthia Harper in the College of Educational and Professional Studies, would have provided a professional development program to increase in-service secondary mathematics teachers’ content and pedagogical knowledge, including the use of technology.  I was to be an instructor for teacher workshops. 

 

24.  Summer 2003.  Faculty Mentor, Freshman Summer Orientation.  After attending advisement training sessions during May, my responsibilities included serving during six freshman orientation sessions and one transfer student orientation during July and August; teaching one section of LS 100, First Year Orientation, during the Fall 2003 semester; and serving as academic advisor to 60+ freshmen during  summer and fall.

 

25.  May 13, 2003.  Brooks/Cole Assessment (BCA) Workshop.  I attended a departmental workshop given by Tom Ash on the BCA Course Management Software, which was used with the Brooks/Cole textbook adopted for MS 100/112.

 

26.  May 7, 2003.  “Legal Counsel:  An Oxymoron?” Workshop.  I attended this day-long university-wide workshop on legal issues in the academic arena.  The workshop, given by Dr. Al Miles, Ph.D., J.D., was sponsored by the Academic Center for Excellence.

 

27.  February 15, 2003.  53rd Annual Meeting of the Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM), at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, Feb. 15, 2003.

 

28.  February 14, 2003.  8th Annual Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Alabama State Dinner Meeting, at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.

 

29.  February 18, 2003.  Academic Advising In-service Training—JSU.

 

30.  August 2001–2002.  Project NExT—Dolciani-Halloran Fellow.  Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) is a national program, sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) with support from the ExxonMobil Education Foundation, which addresses the full range of faculty responsibilities in teaching, research, and service, and provides professional support for new faculty. As a fellow, I have taken part in Project NExT activities at the MAA MathFest in Madison, WI, in August 2001; the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego, CA, in January 2002; and the MAA MathFest in Burlington, VT, in August 2002.  My participation was supported by a grant from The Dolciani-Halloran Foundation because of my interest in the preparation of teachers. 

 

31.  August 1–3, 2002.  Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Mathfest, Burlington, VT.

 

32.  April 30, 2002.  National Science Foundation (NSF) Math and Science Partnership (MSP), NSF-02-061.  This proposal was not funded.  Dr. Nouredine Zettili and Dr. Sheila Webb were the main Principal Investigators for this proposal.  Numerous other faculty members and representatives from area school systems were involved with this proposal, which would have brought in around $1 million per year for at least five years. I attended numerous planning meetings with both large and small groups and agreed to serve as the Mathematics Curriculum Committee Chairperson.  I attended a national NSF Workshop with Dr. Zettili and Dr. Cynthia Harper in March 2002 to learn more about this program, so that we could increase our chances of being funded.  In March, Dr. Harper and I spoke to a large group about what we had learned at this workshop.   I also contacted the Alabama State Department of Education to gather data on the number of out-of-field teachers in math and science statewide and locally.

 

33.  March 4, 2002.  National Science Foundation (NSF) Math and Science Partnership Workshop, Arlington, VA.  I accompanied Dr. Nouredine Zettili and Dr. Cynthia Harper to gather more detailed information to help in writing our Math and Science Partnership grant proposal.

 

34.  January 5–10, 2002. Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA.  The annual national meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America.

 

35.  November 2–3, 2001.  National Summit on the Mathematical Education of Teachers, Tysons Corner, VA.  I led a team consisting of Dr. Jan Case, Dr. Laurie Edler, and myself to this meeting to learn about and discuss the recommendations for improving mathematics teacher education programs as outlined in the 2001 document “The Mathematical Education of Teachers,” compiled by the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences.

 

36.  August 2–4, 2001.  Mathematical Association of America (MAA) MathFest, Madison, WI.

 

37.  May 17, 2001.  Distance Learning Workshop.  An introduction to Blackboard software, conducted by Sherri Restauri.

 

38.  Professional Memberships:

American Mathematical Society (AMS)

Mathematical Association of America (MAA)

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

Alabama Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ACTM)

Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM)

 

 

IV.       PROFESSSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

1.      Departmental Committees: 

a.       Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2000-present

b.      Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2000-present

c.       Student Enhancement Committees, Chair, 2003-present

d.      Grant Proposal Committee, 2007-present

e.       Tenure/Promotion Committee, 2006-present

f.        MCIS Colloquium Committee, 2002-2007

g.       Mathematics Enrollment Enhancement Committee, Chair, 2001-2006

h.       Ad Hoc Committee on Chalkboards, 2005-2007

i.         Ad Hoc Committee on Advisement Procedures, 2005-2006

j.        Ayers Hall Renovation—Classroom Committee, 2001-2005

k.      Mathematics Placement Committee, 2001-2004

l.         Search Committees—Faculty, Secretary, Clerical Assistant, 2000-2002

 

2.      April 2005-present.  Departmental Library Liaison for Mathematics.  Duties include improving communications between the library and the department, coordinating collection development, and assisting in instructional design.

 

3.      June 2002-present.  JSU Math Club Co-Advisor.  I am the co-advisor with Jan Case.  I maintain the club’s website and email mailing list, and assist with the club’s program activities.

 

4.      2001-present.  Mathematics Advisor for Secondary Education Undergraduates.  Since 2001, I have worked with various faculty in the College of Education and Professional Studies to coordinate advisement for undergraduates pursuing certification in secondary mathematics.

 

5.      February 2008–2009.  President, Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM).

 

6.      March 2007–January 2008.  Co-organizer for Project NExT sessions at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, in January 2008.

 

7.      December 2, 2007.  Baritone soloist with the Calhoun County Civic Chorale Christmas concert.  (“When He Is King”)  Concert was rebroadcast on TV-24 during the Christmas season.

 

8.      September 11, 2007.  Invited soloist, First Baptist Church Keenager Meeting, Jacksonville, AL.

 

9.      April 3, 2007.  Invited baritone soloist, Anniston First United Methodist Church Holy Week Service (Couch Lecture Series).

 

10.  February 2007–2008.  Vice President, Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM).

 

11.  February 2005–2007.  Executive Committee, Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM).

 

12.  2006-2007.  JSU Institutional Effectiveness Committee; Continuous Improvement Subcommittee.

 

13.  2006-2008.  Past-President, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Chapter #284, JSU.

 

14.  February 14, 2007.  Judge, College of Arts and Sciences Student Research Symposium. 

 

15.  January–May, 2006.  JSU Strategic Planning Committee—Task Team for

Goal 2:  Promote exemplary teaching and scholarship.

 

16.  April 27, 2006.  Speaker at Piedmont High School—Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society) charter initiation ceremony, at the invitation of Ms. Michelle Geringer, a JSU alumna.

 

17.  April 30, 2006.  Guest Pianist & Soloist, Anniston First United Methodist Church.  I was invited to sing a solo for an all-music worship service and to perform selections from  Brahms’ Haydn Variations along with duo piano partner Tom Smith.

 

18.  April 14, 2006.  Guest Pianist & Baritone Soloist, Lineville First United Methodist Church.  I was invited to be the baritone soloist for the Lineville FUMC Chancel Choir presentation of Dubois’ The Seven Last Words of Christ, and to perform selections from Brahms’ Haydn Variations with duo piano partner Tom Smith.

 

19.  April 2, 2006.  Baritone Soloist with the Calhoun County Civic Chorale presentation of The Crucifixion by John Stainer and the Mass in G Major by Franz Schubert.

 

20.  March 10, 2006.  Guest speaker for Algebra I students at Jacksonville High School.  At the invitation of Ms. Ryann Arnold, I spoke to three periods of Algebra I students about dimension and fractals.

 

21.  2005-2006.  President, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Chapter #284, JSU.

 

22.  2004-2005.  Teacher Advisory Panel for Mathematics Teacher, a journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).  I have reviewed three separate issues and submitted formal comments and suggestions to Judith Covington, a member of the Editorial Panel for the Mathematics Teacher.

 

23.  April-May, 2004.  David L. Walters Department of Music production of Kurt Weill’s opera Down in the Valley.  I was cast as the “Leader” in this opera.  I attended rehearsals and sang in performances May 27-28, 2004.  I also appeared on JSU’s TV-24 morning news program to publicize this event.

 

24.  February 12, 2004.  TLC (Teaching, Learning, and Cooperating) Guide Training.  I attended a 4-hour training session on the TLC Program developed by Deborah Curry in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.  This is a mentoring program designed to increase the retention of African-American faculty at JSU.

 

25.  April 6, 2004.  Moderator, College of Arts and Sciences Student Research Symposium.  I served as a moderator for the MCIS Department student presentations.

 

26.  Fall 2003-present.  Cub Scouts of America—Pack 19, Den Leader—Den 2

 

27.  September 2003.  Interim Choir Director, Jacksonville First United Methodist Church.

 

28.  2003.  Advisory Committee to the Director of Alumni Affairs

 

29.  Fall 2002.  JSU Alumni Director Search Committee

 

30.  February 23, 2002.  Regional Science Olympiad—judge for “Sounds of Music.”

 

31.  April 2002-present.  International House Program’s Annual Report and Awards Dinner.  Every year, I present the Sharon L. Dempsey Award to the International House student(s) voted by their peers as most exemplary of the ideals of friendship and camaraderie.

 

32.  January, 2002-2004, 2006.  Boy Scouts of America—Advancement Day for the Eastern Service Area of the Greater Alabama Council.  This event annually brings hundreds of Boy Scouts to campus (Merrill Building) to take merit badge classes taught by JSU faculty and others.  I assisted Mr. Jerry Reaves in instructing the Computers merit badge class.

 

33.  2002.  Guest on JSU’s “Gem of the Hills” television program.  Connie Edge, the host of this program, asked me and my father, Mr. J. Wayne Dempsey, to be guests on her show.  We talked about JSU “then and now.”  I believe this program has been a very good public relations and recruiting tool for the university.

 

34.  2001-2002.  Faculty Advisory Committee, International House and International Programs.

 

35.  2000-2002.  Library Subcommittee, Reaccreditation—Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

 

36.  Jacksonville First United Methodist Church: 

a.       Associate Lay Leader (2003-05), serving on almost all major committees, including Finance, Staff-Parish Relations, the Administrative Board, and others.

b.      Children’s Choir Accompanist

c.       Chancel Choir Member

d.      Substitute Choir Director and Organist

e.       Lay Leader/Scripture Reader

 

37.  Calhoun County Civic Chorale:  Member since Fall 2000; frequent soloist.

 

38.  Guest organist at area churches:  I have served as guest organist at Jacksonville First United Methodist Church, Jacksonville First Presbyterian Church, and The Church of St. Michael and All Angels in Anniston.

 

39.  Guest vocalist at area churches:  I have served as guest vocalist at Jacksonville First United Methodist Church and Jacksonville First Presbyterian Church.