Dr. William S. Richardson

CURRICULUM VITAE


Dr. William S. Richardson, III
Department of Physical Sciences
Auburn University at Montgomery
7300 University Drive
Montgomery, Alabama 36117

Office Telephone:
(334) 244-3330

E-mail:

richson@strudel.aum.edu

EDUCATION

B.A., Huntingdon College, 1965 :
      Major: Chemistry
      Minor: Mathematics

Ph.D., University of Alabama, 1971 :( 1 )
      Major: Organic Chemistry
      Minors: Physical Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry

( 1 ) Dissertation : Synthetic Routes to Cyclopentadienone Oximino O-Methyl Ethers,
       B.W. Ponder, Director

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)

CHRONOLOGY OF EMPLOYMENT

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

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE


Preceptor, University Scholars Program 1986 - 1987

Acting Dean, School of Sciences, 1981

Director of Development and Alumni Relations, 1971 - 1973


TEACHING EXPERIENCE


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

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS



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.

COURSES TAUGHT


HONORS AND AWARDS


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.


GRANTS AND CONTRACTS


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.


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES


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)


UNIVERSITY SERVICE


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


DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES


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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