Vita Jill Nelson Granger Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry
206 Guion Science Center Sweet Briar, VA 24595 (Work) (804) 381-6166 (Fax) (804) 381-6488
Email:granger@sbc.edu
Education Professional Experiences Current Research Projects Teaching at Sweet Briar Publications Presentations Conference Participation Most Recent Pedagogical and Research Activities Honors, Awards and Grants Recent Grants and Awards Teaching Activities and Responsibilities Campus Committee Responsibilities Service to the Larger Community WWW Links of Interest Family Portrait
EDUCATION
PURDUE UNIVERSITY, W. Lafayette, IN. Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry, July 1993. Thesis Title: 2D NMR, Structural analysis and physical properties of dithiophosphate DNA analogs. Thesis Committee: David G. Gorenstein (advisor), R. Graham Cooks, Fred Regnier, and C. R. Leidner BUTLER UNIVERSITY, Indianapolis, IN. B.S. (cum laude) Chemistry, ACS endorsement, 1988.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Current Position: SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE, Sweet Briar, VA July 1993-present Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry Courses taught:
Courses normally taught include: Biochemistry I and II (Chem 221 and 222) Chemistry for the Liberal Arts (Chem 005) Intermediate Chemistry Lab (Chem 249 and 250) General Chemistry Lab (Chem 009 and 010) Topics in Contemporary Science (Honors 125)
Also taught: Principles of Chemistry I and II (Chem 31 and 32) Instrumental Methods of Analysis (Chem 900) Chemistry for the Liberal Arts II (Chem 006)
This semester's courses: Biochemistry I (Chem 221) Cancer (Honors 200) with Dr. Robin Davies and Intermediate Chemistry Lab (Chem 250) Plus supervision of 3 Independent Study students, including one Honor's Thesis student.
Spring courses this year will be: Biochemistry II (Chm 222), The Biochemistry of Human Nutrition (Chem 105) and Intermediate Chemistry Lab (Chm 250) Plus continued supervision of the Independent Study students; and coordination of the Honor's Defense
The Following Courses Have Web Sites:
Chemistry 221, (section 1)
Honors 125, (section 1H)
Chemistry 31, (section 1)
Chemistry 222, (section 01)
Chemistry 005, (section 01)
Current Research ProjectsThe Synthesis and Characterization of Dithiophosphate DNA Oligonucleotides
Specifically we are trying to better understand the ways in which these molecules are purified using HPLC methods. In collaboration with Dr. Robin Davies of the Department of Biology, we are also testing these modified DNA molecules in cell culture against a variety of viral and oncogene targets. Currently this project is supported by funding from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH-NCI) and the Jeffress Memorial Trust. - -
Characterization of DNA Binding by Novel Pt(IV) Diimene Complexes
Most recently we have synthesized and fully characterized a new Pt(IV) compound substituted with phenanthroline. We have determined that this compound is a very weak DNA binder. This project is a collaborative one which involves Dr. Robert M. Granger of the Department of Chemistry at the (newly co-educational) Virginia Military Institute, Dr. J. Brad Chaires at The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson Mississippi, Dr. Robin Davies of Sweet Briar's Biology Department and Dr. Adele Addington also at VMI.
Previous Positions: (chronological order)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY, West Lafayette, IN May 1989 to Jan 1990 and May 1990 to Aug. 1993 Research Assistant. Research in the field of antisense DNA, structural studies using high field multi-dimensional NMR techniques. Synthesis and purification of dithiophosphate oligonucleotides. Operation of Varian 600 MHz, 500 MHz and 200 MHz NMR Spectrometers, HPLC, CD, UV-Vis Spectrometer, IRIS 25S-4D workstation with AMBER and MIDAS software, SUN 4/110 workstation with VNMR software. PURDUE UNIVERSITY, West Lafayette, IN Aug 1988 to May 1989 and Jan 1990 to May 1990 Teaching Assistant. Classes included Spectroscopic Methods and Freshman Chemistry. Responsible for preparation of recitation lectures and exercises, one-on-one tutoring, grading of coursework, and training in laboratory techniques. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, Indianapolis, IN May 1987 to Aug 1988 Co-op. Research in the molecular biology group included assaying of various potential chemotherapeutic agents against reverse transcriptase. Utilized cell culture techniques in the growth and maintenance of HeLa cells. HOLCOMB RESEARCH CENTER, Butler U., Indianapolis, IN June 1986 to May 1987 Research Assistant. Participated in two areas of research, one as an assistant scientist in the Biological Research Section, studying the viability of hypericum species in southern Indiana and the effects of acid precipitation on tree foliage; the other, distributing software as an assistant in the International Groundwater Modelling Center. BUTLER UNIVERSITY, Indianapolis, IN August 1985 - June 1986 Department of Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Irwin Library laboratory assistant for short term summer research project in chemistry with Dr. Robert Pribush; student researcher on independent research project in Medicinal chemistry with Dr. O.L. Salerni; and reference department staff at Irwin library.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (chronological order)
M. E. Piotto, J. N. Granger, Y. Cho and D. G. Gorenstein. "1H 2D Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra of Oligonucleotide Phosphorodithioate, d(CGCTpS2-TpS2-AAGCG). An Unusual Hairpin Loop Structure," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 112, 23, 8632-8634, 1990. M. E. Piotto, J. N. Granger, Y. Cho, N. Farschtschi, and D. G. Gorenstein. "Synthesis, NMR and Structure of Oligonucleotide Phosphorodithioates," Tetrahedron, Symposium in Print on Bioorganic Chemistry (D. Boger, Ed.), 47, 2449-2461, 1991. D. G. Gorenstein, C. Karslake, J. N. Granger, Y. Cho, and M. E. Piotto. "DNA-The Ultimate Phosphorous Polymer: 31P One and Two Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy of Oligonucleotides and Protein-DNA Complexes," ACS Symposium Series No. 486, Phosphorous Chemistry: Developments in American Science, (E.N. Walsh , E. J. Griffith, R. W. Parry and L. D. Quin, editors), 1992, Chapter 16, pp. 201-217.PUBLICATIONS submitted, in preparation, and in progress
J. N. Granger, F. Lebreton, J. L. Jordan, B.A. Luxon and D. G. Gorenstein. "A Non-Palindromic Dithiophosphate Modified DNA Duplex: NMR, Structure and Physical Properties," in preparation. R. M. Granger, J. N. Granger, K. del Campo, S. Garcia, T. Luong, M. Wilson, D. Epperly, A. Clark, M. Sabat and P. E. Fanwick. "Synthesis, Characterization and DNA Binding of the First Homoleptic Diimene Comples of Pt(IV):[Pt(1,10-phenanthroline)3][PF6]4", prepared for June submission to Journal of the American Chemical Society. Reader to Accompany Chemistry in Context (Wm C Brown, publishers), edited by J.N. Granger, in progress.PUBLISHED REVIEWS
J.N. Granger, CHOICE, February 1998, Vol. 35, No. 6, Science and Technology edition. Internet Resources, http://ci.mond.org/, Chemistry and Industry Magazine. J.N. Granger, CHOICE, March 1997, Vol. 34, No. 7, Science and Technology edition. "Gel Electrophoresis: nucleic acids", by Robin Martin, BIOS Scientific, 1996. J.N. Granger, CHOICE, April 1995, Vol. 32, No. 8, Science and Technology edition. "Molecular biotechnology: principles and applications of recombinant DNA", by Bernard R. Glick and Jack J. Pasternack, American Society for Microbiology, 1994. J.N. Granger CHOICE, November 1994, Vol. 32, No. 3, Science and Technology edition. "Two-dimensional DNA typing: a parallel approach to genome analysis", by A.G. Uitterlinden and J. Vijg, Prentice Hall, 1994.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS (reverse chronological order)
Robin L. Davies, Scott D. Hyman, Jill N. Granger and Thomas P. Loftus, "Affecting Cultural Change At A Small Liberal Arts College Through Undergraduate Research Programs In The Sciences" (poster), Council on Undergraduate Research National Conference, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, June 24-27, 1998. Terrie Luong, Mike Wilson, Jill Nelson Granger, Robert M. Granger, "DNA-platinum research" (poster), Virginia Blue Ridge Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, Radford University, Radford, VA, April 23, 1998. Amanda Kottke, Leslie Farinas, Laura E. Lamb, Brandi R. Whitley, Kristy Winstead, Jennifer J. Swisher, Rebekah Cowell, Heather A. Thomas, Robin L. Davies, and Jill Nelson Granger, ÒPurification Analysis and Testing of Antisense Agents: A study of dithiophosphate oligonucleotides" (poster), Virginia Blue Ridge Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, Radford University, Radford, VA, April 23, 1998. Terrie Luong, Mike Wilson, Jill Nelson Granger, Robert M. Granger, "DNA-platinum research" (poster), Virginia Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, April 17, 1998. Amanda Kottke, Leslie Farinas, Laura E. Lamb, Brandi R. Whitley, Kristy Winstead, Jennifer J. Swisher, Rebekah Cowell, Heather A. Thomas, Robin L. Davies, and Jill Nelson Granger, ÒPurification Analysis and Testing of Antisense Agents: A study of dithiophosphate oligonucleotides" (poster), Virginia Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, April 17, 1998. Amanda Kottke, Leslie Farinas, Laura E. Lamb, Brandi R. Whitley, Kristy Winstead, Jennifer J. Swisher, Rebekah Cowell, Heather A. Thomas, Robin L. Davies, and Jill Nelson Granger, ÒPurification Analysis and Testing of Antisense Agents: A study of dithiophosphate oligonucleotides" (poster) , Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA, February 21, 1998. Terrie Luong, Jill Nelson Granger, Robert M. Granger, "DNA-platinum research", , Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA, February 21, 1998. R. M. Granger, J. N. Granger, R. L. Davies, A. K. Addington, S. J. Garcia, A. K. Clark, T. Luong, and M. Wilson, ÒIsolation of the First Homoleptic Diimene Pt(IV) Compounds: Synthesis, DNA-Binding and Cell Culture StudiesÓ, (talk by S.J. Garcia), Virginia Academey of Science, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA, May 20-23, 1997. R. M. Granger, J. N. Granger, R. L. Davies, A. K. Addington, S. J. Garcia, A. K. Clark, T. Luong, and M. Wilson, ÒIsolation of the First Homoleptic Diimene Pt(IV) Compounds: Synthesis, DNA-Binding and Cell Culture StudiesÓ, (Abstract), Virginia Journal of Science, Vol. 48, No. 2, 1997, p. 105. Stephanie Garcia, Jill Nelson Granger, Robert M. Granger, "DNA-platinum research" (poster) Virginia Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, April 19, 1996. J. N. Granger, F. Lebreton, J. L. Jordan, B.A. Luxon and D. G. Gorenstein., "NMR Structure of a Dithiophosphate Modified, Non-Palindromic, Oligonucleotide Octamer of the Sequence: d(GAGAGAGA)¥d(TCTCTpS2-TpS2-CTC)" (poster) International Conference on NMR as a Structural Tool for Macromolecules: Current Status and Future Directions, Indiana U./ Purdue U., Indianapolis, IN, Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 1994 Yesun Cho, Frank Zhu, Bruce Luxon, Jill Nelson Granger, Martial E. Piotto and David G. Gorenstein, "NMR and Structure of Oligonucleotide Phosphorodithioates," (poster) International Conference on Nucleic Acid Medical Applications, Cancun, Mexico, January 25-29, 1993. Yesun Cho, Frank Zhu, Bruce Luxon, Jill Nelson Granger, Martial E. Piotto and David G. Gorenstein, "NMR and Structure of Oligonucleotide Phosphorodithioates," VIIIth Conversation in Biomolecular Stereodynamics, Albany, NY, June 22-26, 1993. Bruce A. Luxon, Yesun Cho, Frank Zhu, Jill Nelson Granger, Martial E. Piotto, and David G. Gorenstein and Christopher P. Leamon, Robert J. Lee and Philip S. Low, "Vitamin Receptor-Mediated Delivery of Liposome-Encapsulated Phosphorodithioate Antisense Oligonucleotides", IIIrd Conference on Commercializing Oligonucleotide-based Therapeutics, San Diego, CA, Dec 6-7, 1993. Fan Zhu, David A. Keire, Jill N. Granger, Edward Nikonowicz and David G. Gorenstein, "How Can We Improve The Accuracy Of Structures Derived from 2D NMR? The Morass of a Solution with Inclusion of Order Parameters and Solvent in a Hybrid Matrix/Restrained MD Structural Refinement Of Oligonucleotides," XIth Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance, Vancouver, B.C., July 19-24, 1992. David A. Keire, Jill N. Granger, Fan Zhu, David G. Gorenstein "Calculation and Application of Order Parameters to the Hybrid Matrix/NMR Structural Refinement of an Antisense Oligonucleotide," Experimental NMR Meeting, Asilomar, California March 30, 1992. H.C. Brown Lectures in Organic Chemistry, "NMR Structure of a Dithiophosphate Modified, Non-Palindromic, Oligonucleotide Octamer of the Sequence: d(GAGAGAGA)¥d(TCTCTpS2-TpS2-CTC)" (poster) Purdue U., Spring 1992. M. E. Piotto, J. N. Granger, Y. Cho, N. Farschtschi and D. G. Gorenstein, Purdue U., Dept. of Chemistry, Industrial Associates, "Synthesis, NMR and Structure of Oligonucleotide Phosphorodithioates" (poster), October 1991 M. E. Piotto, J. N. Granger, Y. Cho, N. Farschtschi and D. G. Gorenstein, "Synthesis, NMR and Structure of Oligonucleotide Phosphorodithioates", National American Chemical Society Meeting, New York, New York, August, 29, 1991. M. E. Piotto, J. N. Granger, Y. Cho, N. Farschtschi and D. G. Gorenstein, "Synthesis, NMR and Structure of Oligonucleotide Phosphorodithioates", Purdue U. AIDS Center, Spring 1991
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
Off Campus:
National Meeting Project Kalidescope, September 18 - 21, 1998 Arlington Park, Chicago, IL. 7th National Conference, Council on Undergraduate Research, Los Angeles, CA, June 23-28, 1998 FIPSE Workshop on distance learning, Lynchburg College and Central Virginia Community College, January 1998. Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges, Minority Summer Research Symposium, Hampden-Sydney College, September 1997. Participated in the NSF National Chautauqua Series, ÒBiotechnology in the Year 2000Ó, DeKalb, Illinois, May 29-31, 1997 Served as a panelist at the Lilly Conference on Undergraduate Teaching, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, November, 1996. Panel was entitled ÒWriting in the Sciences.Ó Served as a Reviewer for the National Science Foundation, Instrumentation for Laboratory Improvement Program. Review panels met in Washington, DC, Jan 31-Feb 4, 1996. Panel 24CHE was chaired by Dr. David Peyton, Portland State University. Panelist on "Teaching Women Science" at the annual conference of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology: "Energy in the Information Age". March 16-18, 1995 at the Central Virginia Governor's School, Lynchburg, VA. Led two workshops at the conference: "Inquiry-Based Chemistry. What is it and How Does it Work?", held June 4-6, 1995 at the DuPont Plaza Hotel in Washington, DC. The first workshop was on General Chemistry experiments, co-chaired with Dr. Jerry Jasinski of Keene State College and the second workshop was on Environmental and Analytical experiments co-chaired with Dr. Barbara Kebbekus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology Attended the NIH Northeast Regional Seminar: ÒProgram Funding and Grants AdministrationÓ, June 11-13, 1995 at the Copley Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts. Guest Speaker at Plutonium chapter of Iota Sigma Pi meeting, ÒAssistant Professor-ship: Juggling Career and MotherhoodÓ, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, July 1994. Co-chair of Program Committee and member of the Executive Committee, Expanding Your Horizons in Mathematics and Science, career conference in math and science for junior high school girls. Purdue University, May 1993.On Campus:
Organized the Annual Tri-College Chemistry Symposium, April 21, 1998. Chaired a panel session at the conference ÒWomen Succeeding in the SciencesÓ, held at Sweet Briar College, April 1997. Panel was entitled ÒHaving It All: Defining ÔIt AllÕÓ. Planned and coordinated with colleague Robin Davies two panel sessions for the conference, the panel mentioned above and a second one, chaired by Davies, entitled ÒWomen Scientists As New Role Models for the Next CenturyÓ. News story by Mairin Brennan in Chemistry and Engineering News, April 28, 1997, page 30. Led a dinner discussion, with colleague Robin Davies, entitled ÒMommy the ScientistÓ, at the ChaplainÕs Dinner Discussion Series, Sweet Briar College, April 1997. Gave the Keynote Address, ÒSweet BriarÕs Own Designer Genes or How I Became a Gene DesignerÓ, at the Lynchburg Regional Science Fair held at Sweet Briar College, March 1997. Presented a talk entitled ÒAntisense DNAÓ at the Honors Faculty Colloquium, Sweet Briar College, September 26, 1996.
HONORS, AWARDS and GRANTS (in chronological order)
Professional
Off-campus:
¥ National Science Foundation, Instrumentation for Laboratory Improvement Grant (NSF-ILI), ÒHigh Pressure Liquid Chromatography Experiments in the Undergraduate LaboratoryÓ, $36,000 award granted in May 1994. Jounal of Chemical Education, vol. 71, October 1994, A244-A251. ¥ Thomas F. Jeffress and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust Award, ÒDithiophosphate DNA: Studies on their Purification and Anti-Viral ActivityÓ, $15,000 award granted in May 1996. ¥ National Institutes of Health, Academic Research Enhancement Award (NIH- AREA), ÒApplications of Dithiophosphate DNA AnalogsÓ, a collaborative project with Dr. Robin Davies, Sweet Briar College, $114,000 award granted in June 1996. ¥ Virginia Academy of Science, Small Project Research Grant, ÒSynthesis of Novel Organoplatinum(IV) compounds and DNA Binding AnalysisÓ, $1145 award granted in May 1995. ¥ Thomas F. Jeffress and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust Award, renewal award for ÒDithiophosphate DNA: Studies on their Purification and Anti-Viral ActivityÓ, $10,000 award granted in May 1997. ¥ co-investigator, Thomas F. Jeffress and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust Award, ÒSynthesis and Characterization of a series of platinum(IV)diimene complexesÓ, awarded to principal investigator Robert M. Granger, Virginia Military Institute, $14,000 award granted in May 1997. This award covered my expenses to travel to the University of Mississippi Medical Center to work with Dr. Jonathan B. Chaires during the summer of 1997 to learn more about measuring DNA binding of metal complexes. ¥ Thomas F. Jeffress and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust Award, renewal award for ÒDithiophosphate DNA: Studies on their Purification and Anti-Viral ActivityÓ, $10,000 award granted in May 1998. ¥ Virginia Academy of Science, Small Project Research Grant, ÒDithiophosphate DNA: Studies on their Purification and Anti-Viral ActivityÓ, $1250 award granted in May 1998. TOTAL OUTSIDE GRANTS OBTAINED: $189, 707.Professional
Off-campus (pending)
¥ NIH AREA: Pt project $70,000 + indirects. Need title. Submitted May 26, 1998 ¥ NSF: Pt Project, $ total budget from 1996 was.. Need title. to be submitted July, 1998.Professional
On-campus:
¥ Sweet Briar College Faculty Grant-in-Aid, $1222, November 1993. ¥ Mednick Fellowship, from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, $250, March 1994. ¥ Sweet Briar College Faculty Grant-in-Aid, $1935, March 1994. ¥ Lectures Committee Award, Sweet Briar College Lectures Committee, $1460, April 1994. ¥ Sweet Briar Summer Honors Fellow, Faculty Sponsor, Molly Becherer, $400, Summer 1994. ¥ Sweet Briar College Faculty Grant-in-Aid, $1194, December 1994. ¥ Sweet Briar Summer Honors Fellow, Faculty Sponsor, Stephanie Garcia, $400, Summer 1995. ¥ Lectures Committee Award, Sweet Briar College Lectures Committee, $1152, April 1995. ¥ Sweet Briar College Faculty Grant-in-Aid, $1000, December 1995. ¥ Sweet Briar College Faculty Grant-in-Aid, $2080, April 1996. ¥ Sweet Briar College Faculty Grant-in-Aid, $475, April 1997. ¥ Sweet Briar College Faculty Grant-in-Aid, $4478, April 1998. TOTAL SWEET BRIAR GRANTS OBTAINED: $16,146.Graduate and Undergraduate
¥ Monsanto, Phi Lambda Upsilon Travel Award, Aug. 1991. ¥ General Electric/Purdue Foundation Teaching Incentive Award, Spring 1992 and Summer 1992. ¥ 2-yr. President of Plutonium chapter of Iota Sigma Pi, Women's Chemistry Honor Society. Outstanding Chapter of the Triennium, awarded to the Pu chapter of Iota Sigma Pi, for accomplishments and activities during JNG presidency. ¥ NIH Cancer Center Training Grant, Sept. 1990-1993. ¥ Willard and Emily Eason Scholarship, Department of Chemistry, Butler University ¥ Academic Scholarship, 1984-1988.Memberships
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Sectretary of the Virginia Blue Ridge Section, 1998-1999 The Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR) The Virginia Academy of Science (VAS) American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Iota Sigma Pi, National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry President, Lanthanum Chapter (Lynchburg, VA area) 1998- Lanthanum chapter chartered in Spring 1998. Story published in Amherst New Era- Progress, March 26, 1998. Honorary member of Alpha Lambda Delta, inducted 1997. Project Kalidescope, Faculty for the 21st Century, Class of 1998 Mentors for Graduate Education in Science, Society of Toxicology
TEACHING ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Guest Lectures Fall 1996: guest lectured in Laura SymonsÕ English 003 class on technical and scientific writing Fall 1996: guest lectured twice in Sang HuangÕs Environment 001 class first on population issues and second on air pollution Fall 1997: again lectured in Laura SymonsÕ English 003 class on technical and scientific writing Independent, Directed, and Special Studies (Academic Year) Keena Seagle, fall 1994 Molly Becherer, spring 1995 Flavia Machado, spring 1995 Kristina Pody, spring 1995 Stephanie Garcia, fall 1995 Molly Becherer, fall 1996 Stephanie Garcia, fall 1996 Stephanie Garcia, January and spring 1997 Leslie Farinas, spring 1997 Jennifer Swisher, spring 1997 Leslie Farinas, fall 1997 Terrie Luong, fall 1997 Kristin Smith, fall 1997 Amanda Kottke, fall 1997 Amanda Kottke, January and spring 1998 Kristin Smith, January and spring 1998 Laura Lamb, spring 1998 Internships Sponsored (Summer and Winter Term, off-campus) Molly Becherer, January 1995, Blue Ridge Medical Center Rural Outreach Program Courtney Hayes, January 1996, Biotechnology Instrumentation Laboratory, Peptide & Protein Technologies, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University Brianne Vogler, January 1998, Pediatrician, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Germaine Gottsche, January 1998, Dentist, Jackson, Mississippi Brandi Whitley, January 1998, Charlottesville Police Crime Lab, Charlottesville, VA Students Involved in Research (Summer and academic year-not for credit) 1995: Stephanie Garcia Flavia Machado Jennifer Swisher 1996: Jennifer Swisher Heather Thomas Kristy Winstead Leigh Wilson Amanda Kottke Katie Wood Susan Bobb Amy Scott 1997: Amanda Kottke Tamara Trout Laura Lamb Katie Wood Brandi Whitley Carrie Tucker Leslie Farinas Stephanie Bradley 1998: Kristin Smith Katie Wood Wendy Bramlett Laura Reither Noelle Dwarzki Tia Trout Margaret Dally
CAMPUS COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES (listed alphabetically)
Admissions Committee, 1995-1999 Academic Advising Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Majors, AY 1994-1999 First and Second Year students, AY 1994-1999 Board of Directors Enrollment Committee, 1995-1998 Board of Directors Development Commitee, 1998 - 2001 Club: Faculty Advisor for ACS Student Affiliate Chapter at Sweet Briar, 1994-present Club: Faculty Advisor for Sweet Briar Bum Chums, 1994-present. Committee for Academic Computing, 1994-1996 Environmental Studies Advisory Board and Search Committee, 1994-95 and 1995-96 Executive Committee of the Faculty, 1996-1997 Faculty Grants Committee, AY 95-99 will serve as chair Spring 1999 Presidental Advisory Task Force on Hazing, co-chairs: Jayme Calabrese and Jennifer Crispin, spring, 1998. Safety Committee, 1994-1997 Search Committees: Director of Environmental Studies Librarian, Head of Technical Services Dean of Co-Curricular Life Steering Committee,"Women Succeeding the Sciences" Conference, chair: J. Bart, 1996-1997 Strategic Planning Group IB: ÒUse of the LandÓ, chair: Melissa Henning, 1997. Teacher Education Advisory Committee, 1994-1995
Service to the Larger Community
Purdue University Women in the School of Science Mentor/Mentee Program (WS2M2P); mentored graduate students in the Department of Chemistry, 1996 and 1997 Member of PTA at Elon Elementary School. Volunteered numerous times in the classroom and for special school funtions, including assisting students preparing for the Young AuthorÕs program. Member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Amherst VA; regularly scheduled teacher for ChildrenÕs Church program and Nursery time supervisor, served on the ChildrenÕs Council (1995). Mentored high school students from Amherst County High School in summer research. Worked with ACHS Biology teacher, Joe Murray to arrange for student interviews, hiring, etc., 1996 and 1997. In progress for 1998. Judged at the Lynchburg Regional Science Fair, 1994 and 1996. Gave keynote address, 1997.
May 1998: 2nd Renewal Award from the Jeffress Trust to support dithio research.
May 1998: Chosen to be a member of Project Kalidescope Faculty for the 21st Century, class of '98
May 1998: Awarded a "Small Project Research Award" from the Virginia Academy of Science
April 1998: Awarded a grant from the Sweet Briar Faculty Grants Committee jointly with Dr. Robin Davies to support two summer undergraduate assistants
Summer 1998: Third summer of funding from NIH (NCI) for dithio project.
Butler University Department of Chemistry