Barbara S. Carlsward Department of Biological Sciences Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois 61920 [email protected]

EDUCATION Ph.D., Botany. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. December, 2004. Molecular systematics and anatomy of (): the evolution of monopodial leaflessness. M.S., Botany. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. May, 1996. Comparative leaf anatomy and systematics in Dendrobium, sections Aporum and Rhizobium (Orchidaceae): preliminary studies. B.S., Physics. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. May, 1994.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Courtesy Assistant Curator of Botany. Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida. Supervisors: Dr. Walter S. Judd ([email protected]) and Pamela S. Soltis ([email protected]). Spring 2009 – current. Professor. Eastern Illinois University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charleston, Illinois. Supervisor: Dr. Gary A. Bulla ([email protected]). Fall 2017 – current. Associate Professor. Eastern Illinois University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charleston, Illinois. Supervisor: Dr. Gary A. Bulla ([email protected]). Fall 2012 – Spring 2017. Assistant Professor. Eastern Illinois University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charleston, Illinois. Supervisor: Dr. Andrew S. Methven ([email protected]). Spring 2007 – Spring 2012. Adjunct Assistant Professor. University of Florida, Department of Botany, Gainesville, Florida. Observation of floral and pollen morphology for the Angiosperm Tree of Life project. Supervisors: Drs. Walter S. Judd ([email protected]) and Steven R. Manchester ([email protected]). May 2008 – July 2008. Postdoctoral Fellow. University of Florida, Department of Botany, Gainesville, Florida. Observation of floral and pollen morphology for the Angiosperm Tree of Life project. Supervisors: Drs. Walter S. Judd ([email protected]) and Steven R. Manchester ([email protected]). Fall 2005 – Fall 2006. Adjunct Assistant Professor. University of Florida, Department of Botany, Gainesville, Florida. Supervisors: Drs. Walter S. Judd ([email protected]) and George E. Bowes ([email protected]). Spring 2005 – Fall 2005. Lecturer/Instructor. University of Florida, Departments of Botany and Biological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Supervisors: Drs. Walter S. Judd ([email protected]) and George E. Bowes ([email protected]). Fall 2002 – Fall 2004. Independent Contractor. Contracted by The Forestry Company to enter data for land inventory surveys for Suwannee River Water Management District, Florida. Supervisor: J. Richard Abbott ([email protected]). Summer 2001 – Summer 2004. Field Technician. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, Florida. Assisted with vegetation sampling and identification, including rare plant inventories, for Suwannee River Water

1 Management District, Florida. Supervisor: J. Richard Abbott ([email protected]). Summer 2001. Vernon I. Cheadle Fellow. Museum of Systematics and Ecology, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California. Curation and management of a preserved plant and microscope slide collection. Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Thorsch ([email protected]), Adjunct Professor. Fall 1997 – Summer 1998.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Professor Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois. • General Biology II (BIO 1550G): Spring 2017 – current • Evolutionary Plant Biology (BIO 5052): Summer 2009, 2013 • Biological Microtechnique (BIO 5250): Fall 2008 – Spring 2018 • Graduate Seminar (BIO 5150): Spring 2008 & Fall 2017 • Paleobotany (BIO/GEL 4892): Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Spring 2013, Spring 2015 • Plant Anatomy (BIO 3614/4914): Fall 2007 – Fall 2017 • General Botany (BIO 1200G): Spring 2007 – Fall 2016 • Plant Evolution and Diversity (BIO 3612): Spring 2007 – Fall 2018

Adjunct Assistant Professor Departments of Botany and Biological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. • Introductory Botany (BOT 2010): Summer and Fall 2005. • in Human Affairs (BOT 2800): Spring 2005. • Biological Sciences I: Cells, Organisms, and Genetics (BSC 2007): Spring 2005. • Integrated Principles of Biology (BSC 2010): Fall 2005

Lecturer/Instructor Departments of Botany and Biological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. • Plants in Human Affairs (BOT 2800): Fall 2002 – Spring 2004. • Biological Sciences I: Cells, Organisms, and Genetics (BSC 2007): Fall 2004.

PUBLICATIONS Karki NP, BS Carlsward, A. Maia. 2018. Histological changes in the liver tissues of bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) after exposure to 17- estradiol. Nepalese Journal of Agricultural Sciences 17: 47-53. Simo-Droissart M, GM Plunkett, V Droissart, MB Edwards, JNM Farminhão, V Ječmenica, T D'haijère, PP Lowry II, B Sonké, C Micheneau, BS Carlsward, L Azandi, S Verlynde, OJ Hardy, F Martos, B Bytebier, E Fischer, T Stévart. 2018. New phylogenetic insights toward developing a natural generic classification of African angraecoid orchids (Vandeae, Orchidaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 126: 241-249. Arévalo R, BS Carlsward, G Bergquist, and K Cameron. 2017. Comparative labellar micro- morphology of Mormolyca (: Orchidaceae). Proceedings of Monocots V: fifth International Conference on Comparative Biology of . Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 118: 10-30. Judd WS, DL Nickrent, KR Robertson, JR Abbott, BS Carlsward, TM Schuster, CS Campbell, KM Neubig, S Zona, MJ Donoghue, and EA Kellogg. 2016. Photo Gallery of Vascular Plants [the online companion to Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach, 4th ed.]. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, Maryland. 2 Neubig KM, BS Carlsward, WM Whitten, and NH Williams. 2015. Nectary structure and nectar in Sobralia and Elleanthus (Sobralieae: Orchidaceae). Lankesteriana 15: 113-127. Carlsward BS. 2014. Dendrophylax. In A. M. Pridgeon, P. J. Cribb, M. W. Chase, and F. N. Rasmussen [eds.], Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6 (Part three). Oxford University Press Inc., New York. Carlsward BS. 2014. Campylocentrum. In A. M. Pridgeon, P. J. Cribb, M. W. Chase, and F. N. Rasmussen [eds.], Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6 Epidendroideae (Part three). Oxford University Press Inc., New York. Blanco MA, KL Davies, M Stpiczynska, and BS Carlsward. 2013. Floral elaiophores in Lockhartia Hook. (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae): their distribution, diversity and anatomy. Annals of Botany 112:1775-1791. Cribb P and BS Carlsward. 2012. New combinations in Aerangis, Diaphananthe and (Orchidaceae, subtribe ). Phytotaxa 71: 42-47. Carlsward BS, WS Judd, DE Soltis, S Manchester, and PS Soltis. 2011. Putative morphological synapomorphies of Saxifragales and their major subclades. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 5: 179-196. Soltis DE, SA Smith, N Cellinese, KJ Wurdack, DC Tank, SF Brockington, NF Refulio-Rodriguez, JB Walker, MJ Moore, BS Carlsward, CD Bell, M Latvis, S Crawley, C Black, D Diouf, Z Xi, MA Gitzendanner, KJ Sytsma, Y-L Qiu, KW Hilu, CC Davis, MJ Sanderson, RG Olmstead, WS Judd, MJ Donoghue, and PS Soltis. 2011. Angiosperm phylogeny: 17 genes, 640 taxa. American Journal of Botany 98: 704-730. Carlsward BS and WL Stern. 2009. Vegetative anatomy and systematics of Triphorinae (Orchidaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 159: 203-210. Neubig KM, WM Whitten, BS Carlsward, MA Blanco, L Endara, NH Williams, and M Moore. 2009. Phylogenetic utility of ycf1 in orchids: a plastid gene more variable than matK. Plant Systematics and Evolution 277: 75-84. Stern WL and BS Carlsward. 2009. Comparative vegetative anatomy and systematics of Laeliinae (Orchidaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 21-41. Carlsward BS and WL Stern. 2008. Corallorhiza: A rootless, leafless terrestrial. The Orchid Review 116: 334-339. Carlsward BS and WM Whitten. 2008. The correct for the jingle bell orchid, Harrisella porrecta. North American Native Orchid Journal 14: 272-274. Micheneau C, BS Carlsward, MF Fay, B Bytebier, T Pailler, and MW Chase. 2008. Phylogenetics and biogeography of Mascarene angraecoid orchids (Vandeae, Orchidaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46: 908-922. Stern WL and BS Carlsward. 2008. Vegetative anatomy of Calypsoeae (Orchidaceae). Lankesteriana 8: 105-112. Judd WS, DL Nickrent, KR Robertson, JR Abbott, CS Campbell, BS Carlsward, MJ Donoghue, and EA Kellogg. 2007. Photo Gallery of Vascular Plants [the companion CD to Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach, 3rd ed.]. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, Maryland. Carlsward BS, WL Stern, and B Bytebier. 2006. Comparative vegetative anatomy and systematics of the angraecoids (Vandeae, Orchidaceae) with an emphasis on the leafless habit. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 151: 165-218. Carlsward BS, WM Whitten, NH Williams, and B Bytebier. 2006. Molecular phylogenetics of Vandeae (Orchidaceae) and the evolution of leaflessness. American Journal of Botany 93: 770-786.

3 Stern WL and BS Carlsward. 2006. Comparative vegetative anatomy and systematics of Oncidiinae (Maxillarieae, Orchidaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 152: 91- 107. Whitten WM and BS Carlsward. 2006. Ghosts of the Caribbean: Dendrophylax fawcettii and an overview of the genus. Orchids 75: 742-749. Abbott JR and BS Carlsward. 2004. Noteworthy collections: Florida. Castanea 69: 324-327. Stern WL and BS Carlsward. 2004. Vegetative constants in the anatomy of epiphytic orchids. The Orchid Review 112: 119-122. Stern, WL, WS Judd, and BS Carlsward. 2004. Systematic and comparative anatomy of Maxillarieae (Orchidaceae), sans Oncidiinae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 144: 251-274. Carlsward BS. 2003. Using trees to see the forest. The Orchid Review 111: 166-174. Carlsward BS, WM Whitten, and NH Williams. 2003. Molecular phylogenetics of neotropical leafless Angraecinae (Orchidaceae): reevaluation of generic concepts. International Journal of Plant Sciences 164: 43-51. Carlsward BS. 2001. Eccentric epiphytes. The Orchid Review 109: 302-304. Carlsward BS, WL Stern, WS Judd, and TW Lucansky. 1997. Comparative leaf anatomy and systematics in Dendrobium, sections Aporum and Rhizobium (Orchidaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 158: 332-342. Grant MW, PF Lyman, JH Hoogenraad, BS Carlsward, DA Arms, LE Seiberling, and F Namavar. 1993. Fabrication and characterization of thin, self-supporting germanium single-crystals. Journal of Applied Physics 73: 2486-2488.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS PRESENTED

Levingston H and BS Carlsward. 2018. Leaf anatomy of Aeridinae (Vandeae, Orchidaceae). Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, Decatur, Illinois. Clark K and BS Carlsward. 2018. Epidermal anatomy of Angraecinae (Vandeae, Orchidaceae). Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, Decatur, Illinois. Slaven IS and BS Carlsward. 2015. Examination of failure of fibers from synthetic rope with foreign inclusions using polarized light microscopy. International Technical Rescue Symposium, Portland, Oregon. Simo-Droissart M, B Sonké, C Micheneau, SV Droissart, G Plunkett, PP Lowry, O Hardy, M Edwards, BS Carlsward, and T Stévart. 2014. and phylogenetic study of two Angraecum sections (Orchidaceae) in continental . Twentieth Congress of The Association for the Taxonomic Study of The Flora of Tropical Africa, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Stévart T, C Micheneau, M Simo-Droissart, V Droissart, LI Porter, S Verlynde, D Geerinck, P Descouvieres, B Sonke, O Hardy, M Edwards, BS Carlsward, and G Plunkett. 2013. New insights into developing a natural generic taxonomy of the Continental African angraecoid orchids. Fifth International Orchid Conservation Congress, Saint-Denis, La Reunion. Abbott JR, KM Neubig, and B. S. Carlsward. 2013. Synopsis of Badiera (Polygalaceae), a Caribbean clade of shrubs. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, New Orleans, Louisiana. Abbott JR, KM Neubig, and BS Carlsward. 2013. Further insight into the disintegration of the polyphyletic mess that was Polygala s.l. (Polygalaceae). Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, New Orleans, Louisiana.

4 Endara L and BS Carlsward. 2013. Anatomical characterization of warts on Scaphosepalum (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae). Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, New Orleans, Louisiana. Wilber, H, BS Carlsward, and JR Abbott. 2013. Leaf anatomy and systematics of Polygaleae (Polygalaceae). Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, New Orleans, Louisiana. Schlund SA, AS Methven and BS Carlsward. 2013. Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae and Claytonia virginica: a pathogen’s tale. National Conference on Undergraduate Research, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Schlund SA, AS Methven and BS Carlsward. 2013. Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae and Claytonia virginica: a pathogen’s tale. Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of America, Austin, Texas. Schlund SA, AS Methven and BS Carlsward. 2013. Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae and Claytonia virginica: a pathogen’s tale. Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, Jacksonville, Illinois. Carlsward BS and K Stanley. 2013. Vegetative anatomy of the Aerides alliance (Vandeae, Orchidaceae). Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, Jacksonville, Illinois. Carlsward BS and WL Stern. 2012. Vegetative anatomy of Orchidaceae. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Columbus, Ohio. Neubig KM, BS Carlsward, WM Whitten and NH Williams. 2012. Sticky and sweet, or without a treat? Floral anatomy, nectar and pollination in Sobralia and relatives. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Columbus, Ohio. Hartnett MM, BS Carlsward, and SJ Meiners. 2012. Foliar anatomy and ecological succession. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, Galesburg, Illinois. Bland M, BS Carlsward, and SJ Meiners. 2012. Comparative foliar anatomy of Kosteletzkya (Malvaceae). Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, Galesburg, Illinois. Brauer L and BS Carlsward. 2011. Rehydration techniques for herbarium-dried leaf tissue of Badiera. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, St. Louis, Missouri. Eident SA and BS Carlsward. 2011. Comparative leaf anatomy of C3 and CAM species in Oncidiinae (Maxillarieae, Orchidaceae). Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, Charleston, Illinois. Carlsward BS and KM Neubig. 2010. Vegetative anatomy of Sobralieae (Orchidaceae). Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Providence, Rhode Island. Abbott JR, BS Carlsward, KM Neubig, WS Judd, WM Whitten, and NH Williams. 2010. The disintegration of Polygala (Polygalaceae), with four new genera for the flora of North America. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Providence, Rhode Island. Carlsward BS, WS Judd, MJ Donoghue, DE Soltis, and PS Soltis. 2009. Character evolution among the dirty dozen angiosperm clades: examples from the Campanulidae and Saxifragales. Challenges Posed by Large Data Sets in Assembling the Plant and Fungal Trees of Life Symposium. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Snowbird, Utah. Jernegan M, J Coons, BS Carlsward, N Coutant, and HR Owen. 2009. Structural and physiological adaptations of Physaria ludoviciana (silvery bladderpod; Brassicaceae) to sand prairie conditions. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Snowbird, Utah. Leathers J and BS Carlsward. 2009. Calyx anatomy of Maxillariinae (Orchidaceae). Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, Edwardsville, Illinois.

5 Klaus I and BS Carlsward. 2009. Comparative in vitro micropropagation and vegetative structure of Aeridinae (Orchidaceae). Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, Edwardsville, Illinois. Neubig KM, WM Whitten, BS Carlsward, MA Blanco, L Endara, NH Williams, and M Moore. 2008. Phylogenetic utility of ycf1 in orchids: an underappreciated plastid DNA region. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Vancouver, Canada. Tate A, BS Carlsward, and WM Whitten. 2008. Perianth anatomy of and related genera (Orchidaceae). Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Vancouver, Canada. Tate A and BS Carlsward. 2008. Perianth anatomy of Maxillaria and related genera (Orchidaceae). Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, Champaign, Illinois. Carlsward BS, SR Manchester, and WS Judd. 2006. Angiosperm AToL stamen and pollen morphology: preliminary observations. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Chico, California, USA. Micheneau C, BS Carlsward, MF Fay, T Pailler, and MW Chase. 2006. Implications of plant- pollinator interactions in floral trait evolution: a case study from subtribe Angraecinae (Vandeae, Orchidaceae) on Reunion Island (Mascarene Archipelago, Indian Ocean). Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Chico, California, USA. Carlsward BS. 2003. Leafless orchids: not just a case of horticultural neglect. The 14th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Forum, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Carlsward BS. 2003. Anatomy and molecular systematics of leafless Vandeae (Orchidaceae). Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Carlsward BS and WM. Whitten. 2001. Molecular systematics of leafless Vandeae (Orchidaceae): an example from tropical America. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Societies, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

AWARDS Achievement and Contribution Award ($900/year) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Balanced category. Fall 2013. Redden Fund Grant ($1500.00) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Equipment for DNA visualization in the lab. Fall 2011. Early Research Support Grant ($350) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. DNA barcoding the plants of Illinois. Fall 2011. Achievement and Contribution Award ($900/year) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Teaching category. Fall 2011. Proposal Initiative Fund ($7176) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Functional approaches to understanding plant community dynamics with Scott Meiners and Andrew Methven. Summer 2011. Summer Research/Creative Activity Award. ($4,500) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Genetic variability of barcoding regions in widespread plant species in eastern North America. Summer 2011. Early Research Support Grant ($350) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. DNA barcoding the plants of Illinois. Fall 2010. Summer Research/Creative Activity Award. ($4,500) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Anatomy and evolution of the milkworts (Polygalaceae). Summer 2010. Redden Fund Grant ($500.00) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Equipment for Undergraduate Botanical Instruction. Fall 2010.

6 Early Research Support Grant ($200) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Anatomy and evolutionary relationships of the milkworts, Polygalaceae. Fall 2009. Achievement and Contribution Award ($900/year) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Balanced category for excellence in teaching, research, and service. Fall 2009. Special Wildlife Funds Grant - Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund ($2000) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Comparative seed anatomy of Illinois tallgrass prairie species with and without reported smoke-induced germination. Fall 2008 – Fall 2009. Redden Fund Grant ($1,498.50) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Equipment for Undergraduate Research in Plant Anatomy. Fall 2008. Redden Fund Grant ($1,500) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Enhancement of Botanical Teaching Collections. Fall 2007. Summer Research/Creative Activity Award. ($4,000) Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University. Preliminary observations of floral and pollen morphology among Ericales, Caryophyllales, Saxifragales, and Malpighiales. Summer 2007. NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. (Award # DEB-0104566, $10,000) Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Molecular and anatomical systematics of leafless Vandeae (Orchidaceae). Spring 2001 – Spring 2003. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dissertation Fellowship. ($3,750) Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Molecular and anatomical systematics of leafless Vandeae (Orchidaceae). Spring 2002. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduate Travel Award. ($250) Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Awarded for travel to the Botanical Societies’ Meetings in New Mexico. Molecular systematics of leafless Vandeae (Orchidaceae): an example from tropical America. Summer 2001. Lewis and Varina Vaughn Fellow in Orchid Biology. ($10,000 per year) Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Comparative anatomy and systematics of the leafless Vandeae. Spring 2000 – Spring 2003. American Orchid Society Fellow, 11th World Orchid Conference. ($3,000) Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Comparative anatomy and systematics of the leafless Vandeae. Summer 2000. Lewis and Varina Vaughn Fellow in Orchid Biology. ($9,000) Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Comparative anatomy and systematics of Dendrobium section Aporum. Summer 1995 – Summer 1996. American Orchid Society Fellow, 11th World Orchid Conference. ($5,000) Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Preparation of vegetative plant parts for anatomical study of Hypoxidaceae and Orchidaceae. Summer 1994 and Summer 1995.

7 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American Society of Plant Taxonomists, Member Botanical Society of America, Member International Association for Plant Taxonomy, Member Linnean Society of London, Fellow Sigma Xi, EIU Chapter Past-President

SERVICE & OUTREACH ACTIVITIES Eastern Illinois University • Undergraduate Research Task Force, Sandra and Jack Pine Honors College, Fall 2016 – Fall 2017. • Biological Sciences Departmental Honors Coordinator, Fall 2016 – current. • Illinois State Academy of Sciences, Botany Division Chair, Spring 2010-2012 and & Vice President for the 2011 Annual Meeting. • Student Standards Board, Member, Fall 2010 – Spring 2012. • College of Sciences Curriculum Committee, Member, Spring 2010 – Spring 2012. • Biological Sciences Curriculum Committee, Chair, Spring 2010 – Spring 2012. • Faculty Fellows at the Triad and Carman Hall, Team member, Fall 2009 – current. • Eastern Reads! Program Committee Member (Fall 2011-Fall 2017) and Facilitator (Fall 2007 – Fall 2015). • Phi Alpha Eta, Advisor, Fall 2007 – Spring 2012. • Botany Club, Advisor (Fall 2015 – current) and Webmaster (Fall 2007 – Spring 2013). • Women in Science and Math, Webmaster (Fall 2007 – 2013) and President (Spring 2010 – Fall 2010). • Honorary Degree Committee, Chair, Fall 2008 – Spring 2010. • Library Advisory Board, Member, Fall 2008 – Spring 2009. • Apportionment Board, Faculty Member, Fall 2008 – Spring 2009. • Rhodes Scholarship Committee, Member, Fall 2008. • Biological Sciences Greenhouse Committee, Member & Chair, Fall 2007 – current. • Biological Sciences Graduate Committee Member, Fall 2012 – Spring 2012. • Tiffany Graduate Scholarship Committee, Member & Chair, Fall 2008 – current. • Biological Sciences Departmental Personnel Committee, Fall 2012 – Fall 2014. • The Clergy Letter Project, Volunteer Scientific Consultant, Spring 2009 – current.

PERSONAL REFERENCES Dr. William L. Stern, Emeritus Professor Dr. Gary A. Bulla, Chair Department of Biological Sciences Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University Eastern Illinois University North Miami, FL 33181 Charleston, IL 61920 954-632-6267 [email protected]

Dr. Walter S. Judd, Professor Dr. Andrew S. Methven, Emeritus Professor Department of Botany Department of Biological Sciences University of Florida Eastern Illinois University Gainesville, FL 32611 Charleston, IL 61920 [email protected] [email protected]

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