Distinguished Professor of Biology

Senior Faculty Member at Christopher Newport University and Carrier of the Mace

Selected by the State Council of Higher Education as a Virginia Outstanding University Professor

Recipient of the Alumni Citation from Maryville College

Recipient of the Distinguished Leadership and Faculty Service Award from CNU Alumni

MAJOR RESEARCH AREAS

1968-Present:  Environmental Science with concentration in urban ecosystems and environmental education.

1980-Present:  History of Technology with concentration in vintage radio communications.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Biology, 1976.  Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.  Emphasis on applied environmental science.  Dr. William B. Jackson, major advisor.  Dissertation title:  "Macrobenthic Ecology of Locust Point, Ohio."

M.A. in Marine Science, 1968.  The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (The College of William and Mary), Gloucester Point, VA.  Emphasis on pollution biology, estuarine, and scyphozoan ecology.  Dexter S. Haven, major advisor.  Thesis title: "Distribution of Chrysaora quinquecirrha in the York River."

B.S. in Biology, 1965.  Maryville College, Maryville, TN.  Emphasis on Ecology and Field Biology.  Minor in Religion.  Dr. A. Randolph Shields, major advisor. Undergraduate thesis title: “An Ecological Study of a One-Half Mile Portion of Beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina.”

EXPERIENCE

Present: Distinguished Professor, Christopher Newport University.  From the CNU faculty handbook: “The academic rank of distinguished professor is an extraordinary honor that may be accorded only those teacher-scholars who have attained the rank of professor and who have excelled to an exceptional degree in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service.  It is the intent of the university that promotion to the rank of distinguished professor will be a rare event and that it will be a capstone of recognition for a highly distinguished academic career. Specific criteria for this rank include a record characterized by 1) superior teaching skills of recognized breadth and depth in teaching; 2) creative and extensive scholarly publication, establishing the nominee as a scholar of exemplary national or international reputation; and 3) distinguished public service, typically, but not exclusively exemplified by the application of scholarship and/or creative and artistic endeavors in addressing the needs of the university, local, regional, or national communities.” This rank or its equivalent is held by less than 1% of college faculty in the world.

1980-Present:  Chairman, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University. General administrative duties including the development of college curricula, personnel management, and fiscal responsibility.  Guided the development of the Department's first Masters degree, and its first field station; very heavily involved in the design and equipment procurement for a new science building; and Distinguished Professor of Biology (tenured), Christopher Newport College/University, teaching Conservation of Natural Resources, General Oceanography and Marine Biology at the Undergraduate and Graduate level.  Instrumental in the development and teaching of ten-day extended field trip experiences to Maine and Florida.  In addition to discipline publications, published over 40 History of Technology/Radio articles.  Elected to first faculty senate and served as vice-president.  Appointed to the University's first Graduate Faculty, 1990, and instrumental in the design and implementation of the University's first Graduate Program by serving on the Graduate Faculty Council.  Recipient of three grants, two alumni citations and seven teaching awards, including Virginia State University Professor of the Year, and promotion to the honorary academic rank of Distinguished Professor.

1975-1980:  Associate Professor of Biology, Christopher Newport College.  In addition to other duties, designed and taught "Pioneer Biology," a course relating current ecological theory to living practices of the pioneers (recipient of the national OHAUS/NSTA creative teaching award)

1973-1975:  On leave of absence from Christopher Newport College at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.  Research and Administrative Assistant to the Environmental Studies Center; engaged in teaching, water quality analysis research, Environmental Science curriculum planning, and administrative responsibilities.  Recipient of a grant to study the effects of thermal pollution on the macrobenthos of Lake Erie; Associate Director: Summer Institute for Environmental Management; Administrative Assistant and Editor of the Proceedings: Sixth Bird Control Seminar.  Developed, constructed, and videotaped a 30-minute television module in Environmental Education for middle school use.

1970-1973:  Assistant Professor of Biology, Christopher Newport College.  Instructed in Marine Science, Invertebrate Zoology, Ecology, and Freshman Biology; supervised a Health, Education and Welfare granted project on reforestation dynamics of a cut-over 300-acre plot.

1968-1970:  Instructor in Biology, Christopher Newport College of The College of William and Mary, Newport News, VA.  Initiated eight hours of undergraduate Marine Science courses; instructed in Freshman Biology and Invertebrate Zoology.

1965-1968:  Teaching Assistantship, Graduate Assistantships, and Graduate Workships in Biogeography, Pollution Biology, and Toxicology, The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (College of William and Mary), Gloucester Point, VA.

1961-1965:  Electronics Technician, Woodard Research Corp., Herndon, VA (summers).  Instrumental in the design and development of a patented small animal activity chamber for pharmacological research and the subsequent production of the chamber.

CONSULTING ACTIVITY

Paid environmental and educational consultant to The Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia.  Design and implement environmental education programs for the 500+ acre park; authored a book on the environmental history of the park, Mariners' Museum Park, The Making of an Urban Oasis; instruct the museum teachers and docents on Chesapeake Bay and aid in the development of contract environmental education courses offered to the local school systems; develop, implement, teach and write Roadside Study Guides for members travel programs.

Served on the National Advisory Board for "Resources in Science Education", a creative curricula development group.

Served on the Lower Bay Advisory Council for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Serve on and chairman of the Newport News Public Works Commission Advisory Board; have served as Chairman of the Health Committee of the Newport News Incinerator Study Commission; Chairman and Commissioner of the City of Newport News Wetlands Board; Commissioner on the Newport News Environmental Commission.

Active in teaching in the international Elderhostel program, teaching over 135 programs (each with seven hours of instruction) with “superior” evaluations and numerous guest lectures in the last fourteen years as an adjunct faculty member for Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center on Aging at Elderhostel sites in Newport News, Hampton, Yorktown, Natural Bridge and the Smithsonian. Topics include Chesapeake Bay ecology, Chesapeake Bay fisheries, Chesapeake Bay settlement patterns, physical oceanography, biological oceanography, whales and dolphins, shipwreck ecology, shortwave radio (technical and non-technical), early broadcast radio, the Chamberlin Hotel and Fort Monroe, mountain ecology, pioneer lifestyles, photography, roadside America. Developed and serve as the onboard naturalist for the 12-day “Elderhostel Afloat” Chesapeake Bay cruise program.

UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT

              Undergraduate courses

                            Introductory Biology

                            Invertebrate Zoology

                            Natural History of the Vertebrates

                            General Ecology

                            General Oceanography

                            Marine Biology

                            Conservation of National Resources

                            Pioneer Biology

                            Senior Seminar

                            Nature Photography

                            Extended Field trip Experience-Maine

                            Extended Field trip Experience-Florida

                            Apprenticeship in Teaching Biology

                            Honors Course-Tidewater Habitats

              Graduate Courses

                            The Environment

                            Oceanography

                            Marine Biology

                            Barrier Island Ecology (field course)

                            Piedmont Ecology (field course)

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS (Refereed)

Cones, Harold.  The Mariners' Museum Park: The Early Years. Journal of the Mariners' Museum 18 (3&4) (1991): 9-11.

Cones, Harold.  “Postcards Reveal the Recreational History of the Chesapeake Bay.”  Journal of      the Mariners' Museum 15(2) (1988): 1-4.

Cones, Jr., Harold N.  “Total Resource Potential Now and for the Future.”  In: Alexick, David et al. (eds) The 21st Century: Visions of the Future. (Newport News, VA, Christopher Newport College, 1986): 35-52.

Cones, Jr., Harold N.  “Using Pioneer Living Practices to Teach Modern Ecological Theory.”  In:  Meeth, L.R. and D.S. Gregory, 1983.  Directory of Teaching Innovations on Biology: Studies in Higher Education (Arlington, VA: American Institute of Biological Sciences, 1983): 252 pps.

Cones, Jr., Harold N., and Manfred Temme.  “Gullography. The Gull Story: From Egg to Feces–A List of References One Would Need if Engaged in Gull Control.”  Proceedings Seventh Bird Control Seminar (Bowling Green, Ohio, 1979): 1-13.

Cones, Jr., Harold N.  “Principles of Pioneer Biology–Living Off the Land.”  Journal of College Science Teaching VII (2) (1977): 105.

Cones, Jr., Harold N.  Pre-0peration Aquatic Ecology Monitoring Program for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1.  Macrobenthic Ecology of Western Lake Erie at Locust Point, Ohio.  Center for Lake Erie research (CLEAR) Technical Report #53.  Columbus, Ohio: Center for Lake Erie Area Research, Ohio State University, 1976: 172 pps.

Cones, Jr., Harold N.  “Macrobenthic Ecology of Locust Point, Ohio.”  Bowling Green, Ohio:.

Ph.D Dissertation.  Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1976: 176 pps.

Cones, Jr., Harold N. “The Use (and Misuse) of Species Diversity Indices.”  Bowling Green, Ohio: PH.D Theoretical Paper, 1975. 30 pps.

DuShane, Judy, Harold Cones, Jr., and William B. Jackson. “Total Resource Potential:  Redirection and Utilization.” In Proceedings of The Fourth Annual Conference on Teaching About Values:  The Energy Crisis:  A Reason for Values Re-examination ( Bowling Green, Ohio: The Anderson Center for Personal Development,1974): 1-8.

Cones, Jr., Harold N. and William B. Jackson (eds).  Proceedings of the Sixth Bird Control Seminar (Bowling Green, Ohio, 1974): 286 pps.

Cones, Jr., Harold N.  “A Case Study: Clean Water for the James River.”  In: Millar, Jr., Albert E., (ed).  Clean Water; Affluence, Influence, Effluents: A Design for Water Quality Management. 1971 Summer Faculty Fellowship Program in Engineering Systems Report.  ASEE-NASA-ODU Research Foundation.  228 pps. (Winning report of the 10 ASEE-NASA national teams)

Cones, Jr., Harold N.  “Selective Cutting Processes in a Coastal Plain Forest.” Virginia Journal of Science 22 (3) (1971):  95.

Calder, D.R., H.N. Cones, and E.B. Joseph.  “Bibliography on the Scyphozoa with selected references on Hydrozoa and Anthozoa.”  Virginia Institute of Marine Science Special Scientific Report # 59; (1971): 142 pp. (with periodic updates).

Cones, Jr., Harold N. and Dexter S. Haven. “Distribution of Chrysaora quinquecirrha in the York River.”  Chesapeake Science 10 (2) (1969): 75-84.

Cones, Jr., Harold N.  “Strobilation of Chrysaora quinquecirrha Polyps in the Laboratory.” Virginia Journal of Science 20 (1) (1969): 16-18.

Cones, Jr., Harold N.  “Distribution of Chrysaora quinquecirrha polyps in the York River of Virginia.” Williamsburg, VA: College of William and Mary (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) Masters Thesis, 1968.

Cones, Jr., Harold N.  “Selectivity of Fossil Preservation as Shown by a Comparison of Fossil and Modern Barnacle Populations.”  Chesapeake Science 9-1 (1968):  61-62.

Cones, Jr., Harold N. “Key to the Free-Swimming Animals of Jelly (Less Hydromedusae) of Chesapeake Bay.”  Virginia Institute of Marine Science Educational Series, 1968.

Cones, Jr., Harold N.  “An Ecological Study of a One-Half Mile Portion of Beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Nags Head, North Carolina.”  Maryville, Tennessee: Undergraduate Thesis, 1965.

SELECTED MAJOR EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Cones, Harold. “The China Voyage: A Public Television Curriculum Guide for Teachers of 4 through 12.”  Newport News, VA: The Mariners' Museum (1994): 8pp

Cones, Harold and Ronald Mollick. “Duke University Marine Laboratory Field Experience:  A Text/ Manual.” Christopher Newport University, 1989 (current edition 2004–revised annually):  82 pps.

Cones, Harold and Edward Weiss. “Southern Field Trip Experience: A Text/Manual” Christopher Newport University, 1988 (current edition, 2000–revised every three years): 206 pps.

Cones, Harold and Edward Weiss. “Northern Field Trip Experience:  A Text/Manual” Christopher Newport University, 1984 (current edition, 2001–revised every three years): 238 pps.

SELECTED HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY PUBLICATIONS-Refereed (International Journals)

Cones, Harold and John Bryant. The Encyclopedia of Radio. Entries: McDonald, Eugene; Zenith Radio Corporation and, National Association of Broadcasters. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers (2004): 916-918, 986-989, 1593-1595.

Cones, Harold and John Bryant. 2004. Zenith Shortwave Radio in the Arctic. Journal of Radio Studies. Accepted for publication.

Cones, Harold and John Bryant. 2004. Forgotten Pioneers in FM: Eugene F. McDonald, Jr. and Zenith Radio Corporation. Journal of Radio Studies. Accepted for publication for Spring 2005.

Cones, Harold and John Bryant. 2003. WJAZ Mobile–The World’s First Self-Contained Portable Broadcast Station. Radio Guide Vol 11 (4) (April 2003)

Cones, Harold and John Bryant. 2003. WJAZ Provides A Vital Link To The 1923 MacMillan Arctic Expedition. Radio Guide Vol 11 (3) (March 2003)

Cones, Harold and John Bryant. 2003. Radio Reaches Out: WJAZ, The Zenith Station. Radio Guide Vol 11 (2) (February 2003): 22

Cones, Harold. 2002. “Dangerous Crossings: The First Modern Polar Expedition, 1925.”  International Journal of Naval History. 1(1) (2002): 18 pps [www.ijnhonline.org/volume1].

Cones, Harold and John Bryant. 2001. “The Car Salesman and the Accordion Designer: Contributions of Eugene F. McDonald and Robert Davol Budlong to Radio.” Journal of Radio Studies Vol 8 (1) (Summer 2001): 143-159.

Cones, Harold and John Bryant.  “Zenith--The Earliest Years: The Chicago Radio Laboratory.” ARC 14 (12) (1997): 4-7.

Cones, Harold and John Bryant. "Eugene F. McDonald, Jr.: Communications Pioneer Lost to History."  In: Records of Proceedings: Third International Symposium on Telecommunications History (Wilmington, DE, 1995): 249-274.

Cones, Harold and John Bryant.  “The Story of the First Zenith Trans-Oceanic.” ARC 12(1) (1995): 4-8.

Cones, Harold and John Bryant. “Two Trans-Oceanic Receivers.” FT Proceedings (1994):  6pps.

Cones, Harold. “Tuning the Shortwave Bands Revisited: A 1991 Interview With Hank Bennett.” FT Proceedings (1991): 8pps.

Cones, Harold. “Shortwave Radio from the African Sahara and Sahel.” FT Proceedings (1990): 14 pps.

Cones, Harold. “Dxing New Guinea.” FT Proceedings (1988): 29pps.

BOOKS

Cones, Harold and John Bryant. A Vintage Postcard Tour of Newport News. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2006, ISBN: 0-7643-2405-5.

Cones, Harold, John Bryant and Martin Blankinship. Zenith Radio, The Glory Years: 1936-1945:  History and Products. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2003, 244 pps. ISBN: 0-7643-1882-9.

Cones, Harold, John Bryant and Martin Blankinship. Zenith Radio, The Glory Years: 1936-1945:   Illustrated Catalog and Database. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Lt., 2003, 152 pps. ISBN: 0-7643-1883-7.

Cones, Harold.  Mariners' Museum Park, The Making of an Urban Oasis. Newport News, VA: Mariners’ Museum Press, 2001, 120pp. ISBN: 0-917376-52-8.

Bryant, John and Harold Cones.  Dangerous Crossings: The First Modern Polar Expedition, 1925. Annapolis, MD: The Naval Institute Press, 2000, 206pp. ISBN: 1-55750-187-4.

Cones, Harold and John Bryant.  Zenith Radio, The Early Years: 1919-1935. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, 1997, 224 pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0367-8.

Bryant, John and Harold Cones. The Zenith Trans-Oceanic: The Royalty of Radios. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1995, 160 pps ISBN: 0-88740-708-0.

SELECTED OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIAL

Cones, Harold.  “East Meets West.”  The Journal of the North American Shortwave Association (August 2004): 8 pps.

Cones, Harold. “Uncle Harry’s Pretty Keen ShoreSheets.”  Chesapeake Bay port description sheets for use by The American-Canadian-Caribbean Cruise Lines for Chesapeake Bay Cruises. 2003.

Cones, Harold. “Setting up the Listening Post.” The Journal of the North American Shortwave Association (February, 1994): 8 pps.

Cones, Harold. “Science in the Blue Ridge.” Program for the dedication of the Roanoke Valley Science Museum, October 1992: 8 pps.

Cones, Harold. “The Organized Dxer.” The Journal of the North American Shortwave Association (November, 1992): 6 pps.

Cones, Harold. “African Library.” Destinations, The Journal of the North American Shortwave Association (December, 1991): 4 pps.

Cones, Harold. “Plate Tectonics and Africa.” African Destinations, The Journal of the North American Shortwave Association (March, 1991): 4 pps.

Cones, Harold. “Planning a DX Accident.” Dxer’s Forum, The Journal of the North American Shortwave Association (February, 1991): 5 pps.

Cones, Harold. “African Islands.” Destinations, FRENDX (December, 1990): 4 pps.

Cones, Harold. “Ecology of a DX Target: Africa.” FRENDX (September 1990): 7 pps.

Cones, Harold. “Taping DX.” Listener’s Classroom, FRENDX (September, 1990): 4 pps.

Cones, Harold. “South American DX and Coffee.” Destinations, FRENDX (June, 1990): 3 pps

Cones, Harold. “Dxing the Time Stations.” Dxer’s Forum, FRENDX (February, 1990): 10 pps.

Cones, Harold. “Shortwave in French Colonial Africa.” FRENDX (December 1989): 5 pps.

Cones, Harold. “Equipment Review: Your Most Valuable DX Aid--Daisy, the DX Dog.”  FRENDX (June, 1988): 2 pps.

Cones, Harold. “Papua New Guinea.” Dxer’s Forum, FRENDX, (January, 1988): 8 pps.

COLUMNS AND PERIODIC

Media Reviews for The Journal of College Teaching

Mariners’ Museum Park Newsletter feature columns

“Earthkeepers,” Daily Press feature columns, Newport News, VA

Hobby Journal Columns (those over 24 columns):

Listener’s Classroom

The Adventures of Dr. DX

Dxer’s Forum

Equipment Review

Listener’s Classroom

Computer Corner

Editor-in-chief’s Column

SELECTED CONTINUING EDUCATION

2002-present: Historical research leading to the two book set, Zenith Radio, The Glory Years, 1936-1945.

1994-2002: Historical Research leading to a book, Zenith Radio, The Glory Years: 1936-1946.

1994-2000: Historical Research leading to a book, Dangerous Crossings: The First Modern Polar Expedition, 1925.

1994-1997: Historical research leading to a book, Zenith Radio, The Early Years: 1919-1935.

1994:  Pine Barrens Shortcourse, Rutgers University.

1992-1994: Historical research leading to a book, The Zenith Trans-Oceanic: The Royalty of Radios.

1992-1997:  History and natural history research leading to a book, Mariners' Museum Park: The Early Years.

1990-present:  Curriculum development and developmental activities for elder-learners through the international Elderhostel program.

1990:  "NSF Oceanography Short Course," a three-week National Science Foundation-sponsored short course at the University of San Diego, San Diego, CA.

1989:  Chautauqua Short Course: "Geology/Ecology: Inquiry Teaching in the Field Sciences," Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

2006: “The Zenith Foundation: Commander Eugene F. McDonald’s radio Experiments in the Paranormal”.  International Popular Culture Convention, Atlanta, GA

2006: “Great Guides and Naturalists: When to be Silent.” 20th Annual Educational Travel Conference, Baltimore, MD.

2006: “Radio Experiments in Telepathy.” 19th Annual Winter Fest, Philadelphia, PA.

2005:  “The Use of Multiple Terminated Beverage Antenna in 12-volt Dxpeditioning.” 18th Annual Winter Fest, Philadelphia, PA.

2004:  “The Zenith Contribution to the War Effort.” Radioactivity-The Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Antique Radio Association. Towson, MD.

2004:  “Mariners’ Museum Park. The Making of an Urban Oasis.” The Dean William Parks Colloquia, Christopher Newport University.

2004:  “15 Years of Zenith Research.”  17th Annual Winter Fest, Kulpsville, PA.

2004:  “Zenith Radio, The Glory Years, 1936-1945” (Keynote). Antique Wireless Association Spring Meet in the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC.

2003:  “Chesapeake Bay as a Learning Environment (Keynote).” National Conference of Lifelong Learners, Virginia Beach, VA.

2001:  “Dangerous Crossings, The First Modern Polar Expedition, 1925.” The Dean William Parks Colloquia, Christopher Newport University.

2001:  “Eugene F. McDonald: Radio Pioneer.” (Invited paper). National Popular Culture Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

2001:  “Dangerous Crossings: The First Modern Polar Expedition, 1925.” (Selected in competition for presentation).  The Naval History Symposium, Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.

1998:  “Zenith Radio, The Early Years: 1919-1935”  (Keynote). Antique Wireless Association Spring Meet in the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC.

1998:  “Science in the Blue Ridge.” Roanoke Valley Science Museum, Roanoke, VA.

1997:  ” Zenith Radio, the Early Years: 1919-1935”  (Invited paper, keynote). Antique Wireless Association National Annual Meeting, Elgin, IL.

1996:  "How Technology Allowed Development of the First All-Band Portable Radio” (Invited paper). Mid-Atlantic Antique Radio Convention; Timonium, MD.

1996:  "Zenith Goes To War."  Antique Wireless Association, Charlotte, NC.

1996:  "The Accordion Designer and the Used Car Salesman: An Alliance That Changed Radio History." Dean's Colloquia Series. Christopher Newport University; Newport News, VA.

1995:  "The Accordion Designer and the Used Car Salesman: An Alliance That Changed Radio History."  Society for the History of Technology Annual Meeting; Charlottesville, VA.

1995:  "Eugene F. McDonald, Jr.: Communications Pioneer Lost to History."  Third International Symposium on Telecommunications History; Wilmington, DE.

1994:  "Shortwave Radio in Environmental Science Education."  Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting; Orlando, FL.       

1993:  "History and Technological Development of the Zenith Trans-Oceanic All-Band Radio Receiver." Fourth Annual Fall Conference of the College of Science and Technology, CNU.

1993:  "Environmental Interpretation for the Very Young and the Very Old."  Virginia Recreation and Park Society Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA.

1993:  "Taking Biology Beyond: A Multidisciplinary Field Experience." Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting; Virginia Beach, VA.

1992:  "Taking The Classroom Outside: The Extended Field Trip." Fifth Annual Mid-Atlantic Conference of College Teaching and Classroom Research, Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD.

1991:  "Environmental Education in a Changing World."  International Tears of the Earth Conference; Newport News, VA.

1989:  "Interdisciplinary Field Experience."  National Collegiate Honors Council; New Orleans, LA.

1988:  "Geography in the Biology Curriculum. "National Association of Biology Teachers Meetings; Chicago, IL.

MASTERS THESIS COMMITTEES (Degree Completed)

Brown, Megan, “A Preliminary Study of Metal Concentrations in an Urban Lake.”  2005. (chair)

Auatin, Deanna, “A Comprehensive Physical and Chemical Study of Lake Ballard, A Brackish Water Lake in Portsmouth, Virginia.”  2005

Dwan Holkenbroch, “Enriching Environmental Awareness and Integrating Second Grade SOLS through Gardening.” 2004.

Kevin Foss, “Bottlenose Dolphin Utilization of the Elizabeth River, Virginia.” 2002.

John Kleopher, “Intergradation Between the Native Slider Turtle Trachemys scripta scripta and the Introduced Trachemys Scripta eligans in Southeastern Virginia.” 2002.

George Wojcik, “Fecundity Relationships Among Age, Weight, and Fork Length of Striped Bass, Morone saxatillis (Walbaum) in the York River System.”  2002.

Sarah H. Martin, “Impact of Lead on Bacterial Communities in a Retired Skeet Range,” 2001.

Valerie Bicouvaris, “Calibration of End-of-Chapter Science Tests to Sixth Grade Standards of Learning For Virginia Public Schools and Bloom’s Taxonomy of Education Objectives,” 2001. (chair)

Eric Miller, “Seawater Analysis on the Aqueous Solubility and Polymerization of Styrene Monomer,” 2001.

Kristen Shacochis, “Evaluation of Vegetation Community Structure in Atlantic White Cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P., Restoration Sites,” 2001.

Patricia Duttry, “Oxidation and Accretion of Peat Underlying Atlantic White Cedar Swamps,” 2001.

Gregory Thompson, “Assessment of Soil Biochemistry in Mid-Atlantic Regional White Cedar Swamps,” 2001.

Shirley Sypolt, “The Relationship of Teachers’ and Students’ Attitudes and Behaviors Toward the Environment.”  2001.

Jeffrey DeBerry, “Aboveground Biomass and Production Within a Chronosequence of Atlantic White Cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P., Forests.” 2000.

David Brown, “Analysis and Restoration of Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P.) Ecosystems in Southeastern Virginia,” 1998.

Angela Kowitz, “Application of Concept Maps By Middle School Science Teachers,” 1996. (chair)

Jean Greene, “Gender Differences in Seventh Grade Student Attitudes Toward Science and Science Teachers,” 1994. (chair)

Justine Bachmann, “A Comparison of Authentic, Performance-Based Assessment and Criterion-Referenced Tests in Middle School Science Education.”  1994.

Sheila Waters, “Comparative Study of a Traditional and an Activity-Orientated Nutrutional Unit.”  1994.

Darrell White, “Outdoor Education: Implications and Methods for Middle School Teaching.” 1993. (chair)

Judy Remsberg, “Middle School Students’ Attitudes Toward Science and How Those Attitudes May Be Affected by an Intervention Program.”  1993.

ECOTOURISM

Have developed, arranged and conducted bus-based ecotours; participants provided with an original written and illustrated 28-60 page roadside guide of natural and cultural history.

LAND

             

“Rappahannock River Cruise,” 8 July 2006 (planned)          

“Colis Huntington: Railroads, Coal and Beautiful Scenery,” 10-12 October 2006 (mountain ecology, history) (planned)

“Christmas in Chincoteague,” 2-4 December 2006 (coastal ecology, history) (planned)

“Maritime Canada and Prince Edward Island” 12-21 October 2005

“Christmas In Chincoteague” 4-6 December 2004 (coastal ecology)

“Mr. Jefferson’s Wine Country” 6-8 October 2004 (mountain ecology), 10-11 November (planned)

“The Outer Banks for Illustrators” (conducted for the International Conference of Science Illustrators) 10-12 July 2004

“The Oddesy of Spying” (general interest), 3 December 2003

“The Outer Banks” (beach, birding and lighthouses), 29 September 2003

“The Historic Port Cities of Savannah, Charleston and Beaufort (coastal ecology) 19-23 April 2002

“Autumn Leaf Tour” (mountain ecology), 20-22 October 2001

“Virginia’s Western Frontier” (pioneer lifestyles and mountain ecology), 3-6 June 2000

“The Historic Port Cities of New Bern and Beaufort” (coastal ecology), 21-23 October 1999

“The Baltimore Aquarium and the Inner Harbor,” 24-25 March 1999

“The Eastern Shore” (bay and ocean shoreline), 7-11 October 1998

“Lighthouses of the Outer Banks” (coastal Carolina) 20-22 September 1996; 22-23 October 1998

“Victorian Cape May” (Chesapeake and Delaware Bay), 14-17 October 1995

“Around the Bay” (Virginia and Maryland Chesapeake Bay shoreline), 13-17 March 1993

“The Naturalist’s South” (Carolinas, Georgia and Florida), 21-27 February 1992

“The Crystal Coast” (Coastal North Carolina), 13-16 September 1991

 

WATER

Onboard and onshore Naturalist for American Cruise Lines and on the American-Canadian-Caribbean Cruise Lines’ elderhostel Chesapeake Bay Cruise:

                         

20-27 May 2006

20-29 May 2005

6–18 June 2003

23 May–3 June 2002

23–31 May 2001

14–22 May 2001

 

ADDITIONAL

Have developed, arranged, conducted and taught extended field trips for college students and researched and written natural and cultural history manuals for each:

 

Two 2 two-week field trips to New Brunswick, Canada (90 page manual)

12 two-week coastal field trips to Maine (188 page manual)

16 two-week coastal field trips to Florida (140 page manual)

49 multi-day field trips to the central North Carolina coast (88 page manual)

CRUISE SHIP AND ECOTOURISM INSTRUCTIONAL TOPICS

Cruise ship and ecotourism topics are modified for one to seven hour instruction presented at appropriate age level with appropriate information for grade school to Elderhostel level learners:

Chesapeake Bay Ecology

Chesapeake Bay Fisheries

Chesapeake Bay Settlement Patterns

Islands of Maine

Historic South

Great Rivers of Florida

Intracoastal Waterway Between Maryland and Amelia Island, Florida

Physical Oceanography

Biological Oceanography

General Environmental Science

Marine Ecology

Mountain Ecology

East Coast Ecology

Salt Marsh Ecology

Barrier Island Ecology

Shipwreck Ecology

The Marine Fouling Community

Whales and Dolphins

Pioneer Life Styles

Settlement Patterns of the Great Valley

Lighthouses of the Outer Banks

Roadside America

Photography

History of Radio

Old Time Radio Programming

Shortwave Listening (technical or non-technical)

The 1925 MacMillan Arctic Expedition

UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENTS

Chaired the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science, Fall 1980 - Spring 2008

 

Founding father of the CNU Faculty Senate

 

Founding father of the CNU Graduate program, appointed to the first graduate faculty and taught the first University graduate course at CNU

Recipient of seven teaching awards and four other major honors

 

Initially developed the University’s Summer Student Advising Program

 

Conceived and conduct the Annual Faculty Conference on Research, Teaching and Scholarship

 

Sponsored the Equestrian Team into a competitive force in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association

Served on virtually every elected University committee and many ad hoc committees

 

Presented 503 scheduled speeches to outside community groups

 

Television personality Dr. Earth to promote Earth Day and other environmental happenings

 

Cooked 200 lbs of barbeque for the twice-annual campus picnics for the past 23 years

 

Recipient of three grants totaling $882,000

FINE ARTS

“Art For The Home: The Industrial Design of Robert Davol Budlong.” The Faulk Art Gallery, Christopher Newport University, 12 June - 11 July 2003.

“The Art of the Postcard: Images of Newport News.”  The Peninsula Fine Arts Center, 21 May-12 August, 1998.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

Developed and taught a series if extended field trip experiences (Biol 422) to Canada, Maine and Florida

 

Developed and taught week-long field experiences in Barrier Island Ecology and Piedmont Ecology

 

Taught two-week long Marine Biology courses at Christ Church Academy (Virginia) for gifted high school students

 

Designed and taught week long “summer camps” on the environment for elder learners

 

Taught outdoor skills at summer camps for underprivileged children

Co-founded the continuing Annual Winter SWL Festival in Pennsylvania in 1988

 

Appointed Chairman of the Committee to save the North American Shortwave Association from dangerously decreasing membership. Produced “NASWA for the Nineties” by completely redesigning the club structure and publication. The organization now thrives and is the largest such organization in the world.

Executive Board Member, Association of North American Radio Clubs, 1993-2000; Chairman, 2001-2007

 

Program Chair for the Association of North American Radio Clubs ANARCON Annual Convention, Virginia Beach, 1990.

 

Conceived, chaired and conducted The First Annual Convention for Popular Communications Magazine, Virginia Beach, 1992

HONOR AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Beta Beta Beta International Biological Honor Society

Sigma Xi Honorary Biological Research Society

Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society

Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Honor Society

Association of Southeastern Biologists

American Institute of Biological Science

Virginia Academy of Sciences

Virginia Lakes Association

National Association of Biology Teachers

The Society For The History of Technology

Radio History Society

Popular Culture Association

SELECTED RECENT HONORS

Appointed by the Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University to the honorary academic rank of Distinguished Professor “to acknowledge a career of unusual distinction”

Selected by the Virginia State Council of Higher Education as Virginia Outstanding Professor of the Year

Recipient of the Distinguished Leadership and Service Award from the Christopher Newport University Alumni Association, 2004.

Recipient of the Alumni Citation from Maryville College for “significantly benefiting society and thereby bringing honor to his alma mater,” 2002

Selected as a Christopher Newport University Teaching Fellow for 2002-2002      

First recipient of President's Award for Outstanding Teaching

First recipient of the Christopher Newport University Outstanding Faculty Award

Christopher Newport University Alumni Association Outstanding Professor

Christopher Newport University Alumni Citation

The Ohaus/National Association of Biology Teachers National Creative Teaching Award

Recipient of a "Certificate of Recognition" from Governor L. Douglas Wilder for "...dedicated his personal and professional life to environmental protection and conservation" and also, for "Dr. Earth" activities

Recipient of a Conservation Award from the Woodmen of the World for "excellence in teaching environmental science"

Selected by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV) to referee nominees for the Virginia State University Professor of the Year Award: 1998, 1999, 2004

Selected in international competition to receive an "all expense plus stipend" 3-week NSF grant to be involved in oceanography research at the University of San Diego and Scripps Oceanographic Institution

Selected in competition for: The Environmental Law Institute (Washington, DC), Summer Environmental Institute (Bowling Green, Ohio), Environmental Health Institute (Oak Ridge, TN), Sapalo Island Salt Marshes (Sapalo Island, GA)

Recipient of the Houch Award for Documentation from the Antique Wireless Association for book Zenith Radio, The Early Years: 1919-1935

Recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of North American Radio Clubs

HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY AND RADIO PURSUITS

Author, with John Bryant (Oklahoma State University) of five major scholarly history of technology books (above); also, Dangerous Crossings, The First Modern Polar Expedition, 1925, published by the Naval Institute Press; exclusive research access to the newly-discovered, long-sealed personal files of Zenith Radio founder Eugene F. McDonald, Jr. Extensive publishing in History of Technology technical and popular press.

Involved in shortwave radio for 50 years. Serve as Executive Director of the Great Circle Shortwave Society, Executive Board member of the North American Shortwave Association, and as Executive Director and Board member of the Association of North American Radio Clubs (ANARC); Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the North American Shortwave Association (NASWA), the largest shortwave club in the world; Administrator of the NASWA Awards Program; conduct ANARC North American DX Championships each year; founder, program chairman and co-host for the Winter Fest held each year in Kulpsville, PA; the largest in the world, now in the 21st year. Have conducted and chaired two large national conventions (Association of North American Radio Clubs and Popular Communications Magazine).  Recipient of 37 listener’s awards; have verified 232 of the 240 radio countries.

Frequently publish scholarly writings throughout the world radio press; long time columnist for NASWA Journal, over 220 columns (regular columns: “African Destinations,” “Listener’s Classroom,” “Dxer’s Forum,” “Equipment Review, “Dr. DX,” “Awards” and “From the EOC;” plus multiple guest columns); frequent speaker at national and international radio gatherings; recipient of many radio-related awards; teacher of shortwave radio and radio history to grade levels first through Elderhostel.

Acknowledged nationally and internationally known radio historian and considered an expert on vintage communications equipment; presently collaborating with six researchers (two in the US, two in England, one in Germany, and one in the Netherlands) on History of Technology research projects.

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

Active in community affairs, providing numerous lectures in the field of Environmental Sciences and serving on city committees and commissions, presently a member of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee to the Public Works Commission, have been Chairman of the Wetlands Board, a member of the Clean City Commission, and the Environmental Commission.  Personal interests include Southern Appalachian folkways and folk crafts; antique tool collection and use; antique collection and restoration; vintage radio collection, restoration and use; shortwave listening; gardening; vintage china collection, photography; travel; and roadside America.  Enjoy and especially skilled working with elder learners.