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Dr. William S. Richardson
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Dr. William S. Richardson, III
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Ph.D., University of Alabama, 1971
:( 1 )
      Major: Organic Chemistry
      Minors: Physical Chemistry and
Inorganic Chemistry
Postdoctoral : University of
Alabama in
Birmingham
      NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, 1975 -
1977
      Postdoctoral Fellow, 1973 - 1975
Workshops :
      Biochemistry, 1971
      Computer Programming, 1971
Additional Courses :
      Biology (undergraduate)
      Biochemistry (graduate)

Auburn University at Montgomery, 1977 -
Present
      Professor of Physical Sciences, 1987
- Present
      Preceptor, University Scholars
Program, 1986 - 1987
      Acting Dean of the School of
Sciences, 1981
      Associate Professor Physical
Sciences, 1981 -
1987
      Assistant Professor of Physical
Sciences,
1977 - 1981
University of Alabama in
Birmingham, 1973 -
1977
      Research Associate, Laboratory of X-Ray
Crystallography, Institute of Dental
          Research, School of Dentistry,
1977
      NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Dental
Research, School of Dentistry, 1975 -
          1977
      Research Associate, Institute of Dental
Research, School of Dentistry, 1974 - 1975
      Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of
Experimental Endocrinology, School of Medicine,
          1973 - 1974
Maryville College, 1970 - 1973
      Director of Development and Alumni Relations,
1971 - 1973
      Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1970 -
1971
The University of Alabama, 1965 -
1970
      Graduate Student Teaching Assistant, 1969 -
1970 and 1966 - 1968
      Research Assistant, 1968 - 1969
      NDEA Graduate Fellow, 1965 - 1968
Huntingdon College, 1964 - 1965
and 1962 -
1963
      Undergraduate Student Laboratory Assistant,
1962 - 1963 and 1964 - 1965
      Fencing Instructor, 1964 - 1965

Preceptor, University Scholars Program 1986 - 1987
Acting Dean, School of Sciences, 1981
Director of Development and Alumni Relations, 1971 - 1973

Professor of Physical Sciences, Auburn University at Montgomery, 1987 - Present
Associate Professor of Physical Sciences, Auburn University at Montgomery, 1981 - 1987
Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences, Auburn University at Montgomery, 1977 - 1981
Laboratory Instructor, University of Alabama in Birmingham, 1975 - 1977
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Maryville College, 1970 - 1971
Teaching Assistant, The University of Alabama, 1966 - 1968 and 1969 - 1970
Laboratory Teaching Assistant and Fencing Instructor, Huntingdon College, 1961 - 1963 and 1964 -1965

Information about Publications in Journals and other science - related Papers by Dr. Richardson are available.
Information concerning Presentations
and Reports
at
Professional Meetings authored or co-authored by Dr. Richardson
are available.


National Defense Education Act Graduate Fellow, 1965 - 1968.
Gamma Sigma Epsilon (Honorary Chemistry), 1969.
National Teaching Fellow, 1970 - 1971.
National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow, 1975 - 1977.
Omicron Delta Kappa (Honorary Leadership), 1986.
Nominee, Catalyst Award, National Faculty Award sponsored by the Chemical Manufacturers Association, 1988.
Alpha Epsilon Delta (Honorary Pre-Health Sciences), 1992.
School of Sciences Teaching Award, 1992 - 1993.

AUM Faculty Research Award, $2,000, 1978; $400, 1984.
National Science Foundation Grant Number SER-80-15383, "Continuity in Instrumental Analysis for the Students of Auburn University at Montgomery: Introduction of NMR Spectroscopy," $23,934, 1980.
S. Cohen and Associates, Inc., Work Assignment Number 1-38, "Efficiency of Chemical Reagent Extraction of Radionuclides from Soils," for the Office of Radiation Programs, United States Environmental Protection Agency, contract number 68-02-4375, $30,980, March to September, 1988; extended with work assignment number 2-14, $61,317, September, 1988 to September, 1989 - Task manager for three chemists and two technicians.
School of Sciences, Teaching Development Award, "Application of Multimedia Technology to the General Chemistry Sequence,", $2,500, 1996.

Consultant, Bechtel National, Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Consultant, S. Cohen and Associates, Inc., McLean, Virginia
Consultant, The National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Consultant, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company
Consultant, Wm. C. Brown Publishers
Reviewer, The Journal of Chemical Education
American Chemical Society, Secretary to the Alabama Section
Sigma Xi
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Alabama Academy of Sciences
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Alabama College Chemistry Teachers Conference
Contributor to "Chalkdust," Secondary-School Science Teachers Publication
Judge, Outstanding Faculty Member at Judson College
Judge, State, Regional, and Local Science Fairs
Presentations to Elementary, Junior, and Senior Science classes and clubs
Member, Southern Association Self-Study Visiting Team for St. James Secondary School (Science Representative)
Invited Panel Participant, "Treatment and Disposal of Waste," in the Workshop on the Management of Uranium-Bearing Waste, Co-sponsored by the Nuclear Assurance Corporation and Martin Marietta (Department of Energy)

Auburn University at Montgomery :
Parliamentarian of the Faculty Council and Faculty Senate (Formerly Executive Committee of the Faculty Council)
Secretary of the Faculty Council and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Council
School of Sciences Representative, Executive Committee of the Faculty Council and Faculty Senate
Curriculum Committee
Co-Chairperson, Library Committee
Ad Hoc Committee on Promotion and Tenure (Joint committee with AU and AUM campuses)
Ad Hoc Faculty Handbook Review Committee
Ad Hoc Mission and Goals Committee, School of Sciences
Faculty Representative to the Alumni Board
Search Committee for the Dean of Liberal Arts
Chairman, Search Committee for Head, Department of Justice and Public Safety
Faculty Welfare Committee
Faculty Advisor, AUM United Methodist Fellowship
Chairman, Planning, Priorities, and Resource Allocation Committee
Search Committee for the Vice Chancellor for Finance
Search Committee for the Director of University Relations
Chairman, Institutional Purpose Committee for the Southern Association Self-Study
Long-Range Planning Committee
Academic Standards Committee
Research Council
Selection Committee, School of Science Undergraduate Research Award
School of Science Teaching Grant-in-Aid Review Committee
Alpha Epsilon Delta Representative on the Ad Hoc Committee for
Developing a Program of Excellence
AUM-Fest Committee
Student Recruitment Committee
Strategic Planning Committee (Co-chairman, Internal Scan Subcommittee)
Budget Advisory Committee
Contracts and Grants Committee
The University of Alabama in Birmingham :
Organized and directed a biweekly seminar on mineralization in tissues
Presented seminars at the Institute of Dental
Research and other seminar groups at the University
Maryville College :
Representative, All College Council
Chairman, Intercollegiate Athletics Committee
Subcommittee on Organization and Administration of the Institutional Self-Study Committee for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Auburn University at Montgomery :
Freshman Pre-Medical Advisor
Para-Medical Careers Advisor
Pre-Nursing Advisor
Pre-Dental Advisor
Pre-Optometry Advisor
Member, Graduate Faculty
NSF and DOE Summer Workshop
University Grant Applications
Preparation of Departmental Brochures
Ad-Hoc Committees
Maryville College :
Pre-Medical Advisor
Faculty Advisor, Student Affiliate of the American Chemical Society

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