GREGORY J. DAVIS

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Dept. of Natural and Applied Sciences
Office: ES 317/LS 416

Phone: 920-465-2369/2249
E-mail: DavisG@uwgb.edu

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (1987)

Thesis: Homoclinic Tangencies and Infinitely Many Sinks (Dynamical Systems).

• M.A. in Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (1985).
• B.S. (cum laude) in Science and Environmental Change (Concentrations in Mathematics and Physics), University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (1981).

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• Full Professor, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (2001-present).
• Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (1992-2001).
• Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (1987-1992).
• Instructor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (1984-1987).
• Instructor, Northwestern University College, Chicago, IL (1987).
• Instructor, Illinois Benedictine College, Lisle, IL (1986-1987).
• Graduate Fellow, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (1986-1987).
• Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (1982-1985).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Mathematics Courses Taught

101 Intermediate Algebra 104 Algebra and Trigonometry 201 Calculus for Management and Social Sciences 202 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 203 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 209 Multivariate Calculus 241 Discrete Mathematics I 260 Introductory Statistics 281 Conceptual Foundations of Mathematics I 305 Ordinary Differential Equations 309 Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations

312 Real Analysis 314 Proofs in Number Theory and Topology 320 Linear Algebra I 321 Linear Algebra II 328 Introduction to Algebraic Structures 360 Theory of Probability 361 Mathematical Statistics 385 Foundations of Geometry 410 Complex Analysis 425 Dynamical Systems

Environmental Science Courses Taught

ENV SCI-102 Introduction to Environmental Science
ENV SCI 302 Principles Ecology
ENV SCI-312 Mathematical Applications of Ecology
ENV SCI-407 Mathematical Modeling of Environmental Systems

Environmental Science and Policy Graduate Courses Taught

ENV S&P-715 Seminar in Ecology and Evolution

ENV S&P-765 Environmental Modeling and Analysis

New Course Development

Authored Form-A for these courses:

ENV SCI-312 Mathematical Applications of Ecology
ENV SCI-407 Mathematical Modeling of Environmental Systems
ENV S&P-765 Environmental Modeling of Environmental Systems
MATH-425 Dynamical Systems

Co-authored Form-A for these courses:

ENGR-324 Linear Systems Analysis
ENV S&P-763 Mathematical Modeling of Shallow Estuary Systems
MATH-314 Proofs in Number Theory and Topology
MATH-323 Analysis I
MATH-324 Analysis II

Independent Studies and Internships

Finite Mathematics History of Mathematics Modified Calculus II Calculus with Mathematica I & II Functional Analysis I & II Graph Theory Chaotic Dynamical Systems Dynamical Systems II Number Theory Topology Fractals and Fractal Geometry Fractals, Chaos and Randomness Modern Geometries Mathematical Demography Linear Programming and Transportation Topics in Ordinary Differential Equations Topics in Linear Algebra Statistical Analysis of Rehabilitation Data Mathematical Modeling Mathematical Models in Biology Modeling Avian Populations

Axiomatic Geometry Introduction to Statistics Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry Explorations in Geometry History of Early Mathematics Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations Introduction to Proofs Calculus of Several Variables Trigonometry Geometric Linear Algebra Abstract Algebra Chaotic Dynamical Systems and Simulations Database Design Analysis of Groundwater Time Series and Index Numbers Modeling and Simulations in Environmental     Science Internship at the Green Bay Metropolitan     Sewerage District Control of Salt Waste from a Cheese Making     Process

Graduate Program

Member, Graduate Program in Environmental Science and Policy

Member, Graduate Program in Applied Leadership in Teaching and Learning

Major professor

· Jason Kozicki, “Poetry Writing in Mathematics Classes”, Applied Leadership in Teaching and Learning (defended 2004).

· Robert Bermke, "Use of Quantitative Tools to Make Predictions or Characterize Processes that Impact the Environment", Environmental Science and Policy (defended 2004).

· Glen Severson, “How a Teacher Can Introduce Dynamical Systems into a High School Setting”, Applied Leadership for Teaching and Learning (defended 2004).

· Polly Vannieuwenhoven, "Mathematical Thinking", Applied Leadership for Teaching and Learning (defended 2002).

· Greg Jarosinski, "Heuristic Techniques and their Application in the Full Truckload Industry", Administrative Science (defended 2002).

· Russ Japuntich, "Effects of Long-term Climate Changes on the Growth of Pigeon Guillemot Chicks on southeast Farallon Island, California", Environmental Science and Policy (defended 2002).

· Dennis Rohr, "Modeling the Effects of Home Composting as an Alternative to Waste Pickup and Removal", Environmental Science and Policy (defended 1998).

· Norine Dobiesz, "Design and Implementation of a Decision Support System for the Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey Data", Environmental Science and Policy (defended 1998).

· Bruce La Plant, "Modeling a White-tailed Deer Population Using an Age-Structured BIDE Model", Environmental Science and Policy.

Committee member

· Dustin Maas, “Allocation of Wood Residue Produced at Secondary Wood Manufacturers in Wisconsin”, ES&P.

· Dawn Walczak, “Analysis of Wisconsin Municipal Solid Waste Landfilling Trends and the Impact of Recycling Fee Increases on the Amount of Waste Imported”, ES&P (defended 2004).

· Alexandru Vasiliev, “Addressing Spatial Issues in Environmental Justice Analysis”, ES&P (defended 2003).

· Steven Price, "Anuran-Habitat Associations in Coastal Wetlands of the Western Great Lakes", ES&P (defended 2003).

· Lance Jay Roberts, "Habitat and Landscape Associations of Bird Populations in the Nicolet National Forest", ES&P (defended 2001).

· Joanne Finnell, "Diversity and Abundance of Small Mammals in Old Growth and Managed Forests of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan", ES&P (defended 2000).

· Jonathon Bossenbroeck, "Modeling the Dispersal of Dreissena Polymorpha (zebra mussel) into the Inland Lakes of the Western Great Lakes Region Using a Gravity Model", ES&P (defended 1999).

· Dan Goltz, " A Comparison of the Point Count and Nest Search Methods in Mature Forests", ES&P (defended 1996).

· Kimberly Kruse, "A Study of the Effects of Transmission Towers Upon Migrating Birds", ES&P (defended 1996).

· Dean Weyenberg, "Comparison of Ethanolamine and Morpholine for Corrosion Control in Nuclear Power Plant Steam Systems", ES&P (defended 1996).

· Andrew Zovnic, "The Effects of Habitat on the Productivity of the Ovenbird and Hermit Thrush in the Nicolet National Forest", ES&P (defended 1994).

· Rafael Diaz-Escamilla, "Relocation of Fire Stations: A Lagrangian Relaxation Approach", ES&P (defended 1994).

· Lijian He, "Analysis of Nitrite Using GC/MS", ES&P (defended 1992).

· Doug Huss, "A Multivariate Analysis of Bird Frequencies", ES&P (defended 1992).

PUBLICATIONS

• Davis, G.J. Mathematical Ecology: A First Course (under review).

• Davis, G.J. and J.H. Davis. Cliff Swallow Species Account, Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas. Allen Press (in press).
• Davis, G.J. and J.H. Davis. Barn Swallow Species Account, Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas. Allen Press (in press).
• Davis, G.J. and B. Freedman. 2002. Swallows. Pp. 357-369 in Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. Vol. 10, Birds III, Michael Hutchin et al (eds.). Farmington Hills, MI. Gale Group.
• Davis, G.J. and J.H. Davis. 2002. House Sparrows usurp swallow nests. Journal of the North American Bluebird Society 24(3):12-14.
• Davis, G.J. 2001. Teaching mathematical modeling classes to Environmental Science students. Pp. 34-41 in Proceedings of the 4th Biennial Symposium on Mathematical Modeling in the Undergraduate Curriculum. Robert Hoar (ed.). UW-La Crosse.
• Davis, G.J. 2000. A graphical method for function composition. Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications 19(4):154-157.
• Davis, J.H., R.W. Howe, and G.J. Davis. 2000. A multi-scale spatial analysis method for point data. Landscape Ecology. 15:99-114.
• Davis, G.J. 1999. Intersections of middle alpha Cantor sets. The Missouri Journal of Mathematical Science 12(2):122-130.
• Davis, G.J. and Hu, T. 1995. On the structure of the intersection of two middle third Cantor sets. Publicacions Mathematiques 39:43-60.
• Wolf, A.T., R.W. Howe, and G.J. Davis. 1995. Detectability of forest birds from stationary points in northern Wisconsin. Pp. 19-24 in Monitoring Bird Populations by Point Counts. Ralph, C.J, J. Sauer, and S. Droege (eds.). USDA Forest Service, Pacific SW Technical Report PSW-GTR-149, Arcata, CA.
• Davis, G.J. and Howe, R.W. 1992. Juvenile dispersal, limited breeding sites, and metapopulation dynamics. Theoretical Population Biology 41(2):184-207.
• Howe, R.W., G.J. Davis, and M. Mosca. 1991. The demographic significance of "sink" populations. Biological Conservation 57:239-255.
• Davis, G.J. 1991. Infinitely many co-existing sinks from degenerate homoclinic tangencies. AMS Transactions 323(2):727-748.
• Davis, G.J. 1990. Hyperbolicity in a class of one-dimensional maps. Publications Mathematiques 34:93-105.

GRANTS

• Wisconsin Mathematics and Science Partnership Program. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: $224,353 (2004).
• Laboratory/Classroom Modernization Grant - to purchase Maple mathematical software for Calculus and upper-level mathematics courses: $12,500 (2001).
• Texas Instruments Grant - graphing calculators and projection screens for Algebra and Trigonometry and Introductory Statistics instructors: $8,125 (2000, 1998, 1995).

• Faculty Development Council Grant - to attend 4th Biennial Symposium on Mathematical Modeling in the Undergraduate Curriculum, UW-La Crosse: $310 (2000).
• Research Council Grant - to attend the workshop "Local Interaction and Global Phenomena in Vegetation and Other Systems", at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications: $250 (1999).
• Faculty Development Council Grant - to attend the workshop "From Individual to Aggregation: Modeling Animal Grouping", at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications: $400 (1999).
• Research Council Grant – to purchase data collection supplies associated with Cliff Swallow research: $150 (1999).
• National Science Foundation Grant - to attend NSF-CBMS Conference on Dynamical Systems in Structured Population Dynamics, North Carolina State University: $300 (1997).
• Faculty Development Council Grant - to attend NSF-CBMS Conference on Dynamical Systems in Structured Population Dynamics, North Carolina State University: $335 (1997).

• Undergraduate Initiative Fund Grant – to purchase mathematical software (Mathematica, Modellus, and S-Plus) for upper-level mathematics courses: $1,500 (1997).
• Laboratory/Classroom Modernization Grant – to purchase Pentium computer system for the Mathematics program: $4,000 (1995).

• Research Council Grant to purchase TeX mathematical software for research manuscript preparation: $400 (1994).

MANUSCRIPT REVIEWS

• Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2003). A continuous translation based method to reveal the fine structure of fractal sets. Nekka, F. and J. Li.
• Landscape Ecology (2001; re-reviewed 2002). A multi-scale approach to path analysis and partial mantel tests: scale dependence of direct and indirect factor influence on bird communities. Flenner, M., H. Wagner, B. Van Horne, and J. Wiens.
• Mathematical Geology. (2000). The behavior of weather in terms of dynamical systems theory and chemical records in Greenlandic ice. Kotov, S.
• Wetlands. (1998). Modeling the effects of Nutria (Myocaster Coypus) on wetland loss. Carter, J., A.L. Foote, and L.A. Johnson.
• Proceedings of the Mini-Semester on Knot Theory. (1996). Chord diagrams in the classification of Morse-Smale flows on two manifolds. Plachta, L.
• Journal of Differential Equations. (1990). Metric properties of Cherry flows. Gasper, A.A. and P.C. Moreriva.
• SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. (1988). Limit cycles in a chemostat-related model. Kuang, Y.
• SIAM Journal of Mathematical Analysis. (1988). On a kind of predator-prey system. Sunhong, D.

PRESENTATIONS

• Eisenhower Work Team: Trucking Industry. Eisenhower Project Conference (2002).
• Eisenhower Work Team: Trucking Industry. NEW Science Forum, Green Bay (2001).
• Resources for learning mathematics: the community as a classroom. Wisconsin MAA, St. Norbert College (2001).
• Teaching mathematical modeling classes to Environmental Science students. 4th Biennial Symposium on Mathematical Modeling in the Undergraduate Curriculum. UW-La Crosse (2000).
• A multi-scale spatial analysis method for point data. IMA workshop "Local Interaction and Global Phenomena in vegetation and Other Systems", University of Minnesota (1999).
• Modeling Cliff Swallow - House Sparrow interactions. IMA workshop "From Individual to Aggregation: Modeling Animal Grouping", University of Minnesota (1999).
• On the dynamics of declining BIDE populations. NSF-CBMS Conference on Dynamical Systems in Structured Population Dynamics, North Carolina State University (1997).
• Intersecting Cantor sets. Invited presentation. Sixty-Second Meeting of the Northeastern Wisconsin mathematics Seminar Series, St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI (1995).
• A graphical approach to function composition. MAA-Wisconsin Section Annual Meeting, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (1995).
• Chaos on a donut. Invited presentation. Fifty-Ninth Meeting of the Northeastern Wisconsin Mathematics Seminar Series, St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin (1995).
• Intersecting middle third Cantor sets. Mathematical Association of America, Wisconsin Section, 1993 Spring Meeting. UW-Fox Center (1993).
• Declining metapopulations. UW-Green Bay Chancellor's 8th Colloquium on Research (1993).
• Homoclinic tangles and some implications for computing. UW-Green Bay NAS Seminar (1992).
• Metapopulation dynamics. MAA Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Section, UW-Oshkosh (1991).
• Intersections of Cantor sets. UW-Green Bay Chancellor's 6th Colloquium on Research (1991).
• Metapopulation dynamics. UW-Green Bay NAS Seminar (1991).
• Juvenile dispersal, limited breeding sites, and metapopulation dynamics in a class of BIDE models. SIAM 1990 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (1990).
• Dynamics of simple maps. UW-Green Bay Chancellor's 5th Colloquium on Research (1990).
• Juvenile dispersal, limited breeding sites, and metapopulation dynamics in a class of BIDE models. UW-Green Bay Chancellor's 4th Colloquium on Research (1989).
• Is Henon's strange attractor really strange? SIAM 1998 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN (1988).
• Experiments in Chaos. UW-Green Bay Evening of Mathematics series (1988).

CONFERENCES and SEMINARS

• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (2004).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (2003).
• Fall Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, University of Michigan (2003).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (2002).
• MAA-Wisconsin Section Meeting, St. Norbert College (2001).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (2001).
• Fall Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (2000).
• Mathematical Modeling in the Undergraduate Curriculum, UW-La Crosse (2000).
• Fall Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1999).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, University of Michigan (1999).
• IMA workshop "Local Interaction and Global Phenomena in vegetation and Other Systems", University of Minnesota (1999).
• IMA workshop "From Individual to Aggregation: Modeling Animal Grouping", University of Minnesota (1999).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, University of Cincinnati (1998).
• Fall Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1998).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1997).
• NSF-CBMS Conference on Dynamical Systems in Structured Population Dynamics, North Carolina State University (1997).
• Fall Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, University of Minnesota (1997).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1996).
• Mathematical Modeling in the Undergraduate Curriculum, UW-La Crosse (1996).
• Fall Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1996).
• Statistical Thinking and Teaching Statistics Workshop, MAA, UW-Oshkosh (1995).
• MAA-Wisconsin Section Meeting, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (1995).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1995).
• Fall Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, University of Cincinnati (1995).
• Sixty-First Meeting of the Northeastern Wisconsin Mathematics Seminar Series, St. Norbert College (1995).
• Wildlife Societies First Annual Conference, Ecological Traps, Sources and Sinks Symposium (1994). Published Abstract: Howe, R.W. and G.J. Davis "Neotropical Migrant Birds in Managed Forest landscapes: Sources, Sinks, and Complex Population Dynamics".
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1994).
• Fall Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1994).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1993).
• Fall Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, University of Michigan (1992).
• MAA-Wisconsin Section Meeting, UW-Oshkosh (1991).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1991).
• SIAM Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (1990).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, University of Minnesota (1990).
• Fall Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1989).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1989).
• SIAM Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN (1988).
• SIAM Short Course on Dynamical Systems, Minneapolis, MN (1988).
• Spring Midwest Dynamical Systems Conference, Northwestern University (1988).

SABBATICAL

Work on Cliff Swallow-House Sparrow competition research and first draft of introductory textbook on mathematical ecology (Spring 1999).

TEXTBOOK REVIEWS

• Calculus, by Rogawski - W.H. Freeman (2001).
• Algebra: a functional approach, by Urso - McGraw Hill (2001).
• Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, Prentice Hall  (2001).
• College Algebra: A Graphing Approach, by Barnett, Ziegler, and Byleen – McGraw Hill (2001).
• An Introduction to Statistics, by Woodbury – Brooks/Cole (2001).
• Calculus, Premiere edition, by Smith and Minton – McGraw Hill (1999).
• An Introduction to Statistics, by Woodbury – Brooks/Cole (1999).
• Calculus, by J. Stewart, Brooks/Cole (1998).
• Statistics: Making Sense of Data, by W. Stout, K. Travers, and J. Marden, Mobius Communications (1998).
• Intermediate Algebra, by Dugopolski – WCB/McGraw Hill (1998).
• An Introduction and Guide to Statistical Methods, by O'Gorman – Prentice Hall (1998).
• Understanding Statistics Using Minitab, by Carver – Duxbury Press (1998).
• An Introduction to Statistics, by Woodbury – Brooks/Cole (1998).
• MINITAB Supplement, Prentice Hall (1997).
• Interlude for Statistical Methods - A First Course in Inference, by F. Graybill, H. Iyer, and R. Burdick, Prentice Hall (1997).
• Elementary Algebra – Houghton Mifflin (1997).
• Learning Statistics with Minitab, by Carver and Elliot – Duxbury Press (1997).
• Precalculus; A Modeling Approach, McGraw-Hill (1997).
• Statistical Methods - A First Course in Inference, by F. Graybill, H. Iyer, and R. Burdick, Prentice Hall (1996).
• Fundamentals of Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists, by L.J. Donohoe, Addison Wesley Longman (1996).
• Discrete Mathematics, 3/e, by Dossey, Spense, Otto, and Vanden Eynden, HarperCollins (1996).
• Elementary Statistics, by Mario F. Triola, Addison-Wesley (1995).
• Mathematical Modeling Projects for Intermediate Mathematics: A Multidimensional Approach, by Ed Laughbaum, PWS (1995).
• Linear Algebra with Applications, by Cullen – HarperCollins (1995).
• Algebra and Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry, by Swokoski and Cole, PWS (1995).
• Beginning Algebra, by Elayn Martin-Gay, Paramount (1995).
• Intermediate Algebra, by Elayn Martin-Gay, Paramount (1995).
• Linear Algebra - Harper Collins College (1995).
• Linear Algebra with Applications (complete accuracy check), by Gareth Williams, WCB (1995).
• Statistics: An Applied Approach, by Neil R. Ullman, HarperCollins (1994).
• Elementary Algebra, by Peter and Welch – West (1994).
• Prelude to Calculus, by Ruud and Shell, PWS (1994).
• Bridge to Effectiveness-Graphing Calculator Supplement, West (1994).
• Elementary Algebra: A Graphing Approach, DC Heath and Company (1994).
• Introduction to Statistical Thought and Practice, by G. Hilton, West (1994).
• Applied Complex Variables, HarperCollins (1993).
• Applied Beginning Algebra, West (1993).

• Elementary Algebra, by Peter and Welch, West (1993).
• Intermediate Algebra, by Peter and Welch, West (1992).
• Introduction to Differential Equations, by Derrick and Grossman, HarperCollins (1992).
• Elementary Linear Algebra, by Bradley, Simon and Schuster (1992).
• Real Analysis, WCB (1992).
• Mathematics for Elementary Teachers: An Interactive Approach, by Sonnabend, Saunders (1991).
• Intermediate Algebra – Houghton Mifflin (1991).
• Linear Algebra with Applications, by Williams – WCB (1991).
• A Calculus Laboratory/Workshop with Applications to Physics – HarperCollins (1991).
• Honors Calculus, by Helson - Jones and Bartlett (1991).
• College Algebra and Trigonometry, by Aufmann, Barker, and Nation - Houghton Mifflin (1991).
• Finite Mathematics, by Lial, Millar, and Greenwall – HarperCollins (1991).
• Precalculus, by Elich and Connor – HarperCollins (1991).
• Intermediate Algebra, by Wesner and Nustad – WCB (1990).
• Introduction to Real Analysis, by Pownall – WCB (1990).
• Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, by Musser and Burger - Macmillan (1990).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Mathematical Association of America
• American Mathematical Association
• The Society for Mathematical Biology
• Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• London Mathematical Society

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Chair, Dept. of Natural and Applied Sciences (2001-present).
• Oversee more than 30 faculty and staff from six disciplines: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics, as well as the Environmental Science interdisciplinary program.
• Manage a total combined budget of over 1.8 million dollars as well as an overhead fund of over $100,000.
• Prepare program reviews for the Environmental Science program; lead and encourage curriculum development; prepare timetables; resolve issues; advise students.
• Conduct personnel reviews; work with assistant professors to clarify the tenure process; encourage associate professors to take the next steps needed for promotion to full professor; foster collaborative relationships between faculty from the different disciplines including encouraging team-teaching projects and joint research projects.
• Vice-Chair, Dept. of Natural and Applied Sciences (2000-2001).
• Chair, Mathematics Program (2003-present; 1993-1998).
• Prepare timetables; prepare disciplinary program reviews; lead and encourage curriculum development; advise students; conduct personnel reviews.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Leadership

• Speaker of Faculty Senate (2005-2006).
• Chair, University Committee and Faculty Representative (2004-2005).
• Chancellor’s Cabinet (2004-2005)
• Chair, UW System Curriculum Articulation Project, CESA #7/8 Mathematics Subgroup, (2000-2001).
• Chair, Cofrin Arboretum and Biodiversity Advisory Committee (1999-2000).
• Chair, Research Council (1994-1997).
• Chair, Student Conduct Policy Committee (1993-1995).
• Chair, Greenhouse Committee (1988-1991).

Search and Screen

• Search and Screen Committee, Mathematics-Education position (2003-2004).
• Chair, Search and Screen Committee, Mathematics position (2003-2004).
• Chair, Search and Screen Committee, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences (2001-2002).
• Chair, Search and Screen Committee, Mathematics position (2000-2001).
• Chair, Search and Screen Committee, Mathematics position (1999-2000).
• Chair, Search and Screen Committee, Statistics position (1997-1998).
• Search and Screen Committee, temporary lecturer in Mathematics (1997).
• Chair, Search and Screen Committee, Mathematics Lecturer (1994).
• Affirmative Action Representative, Humanistic Studies position (1992).
• Search and Screen Committee, Mathematics position (1989-1990).

Membership

· Committee of Six Full Professors (2005-present).

· University Council (2003-present).

· Faculty Senate (2003-present; 1995-1996; 1992-1993; 1990-1991).

· Faculty Development Council (2000-2003).

· Graduate Board of Advisors (2000-2003).

· Model PK-16 Education Task Force (2002).

· Remote Computer Lab Task Force (2001-2002).

· Competency Based General Education, Student Learning Experience (2000).

· General Education Council (2000).

· Mathematics and Science Alignment Task Force (1999-2000).

· ES&P Graduate Screening Subcommittee (1999–2000).

· Statistics and Research Methods Graduate Course Review (1999-2000).

· Cofrin Arboretum and Natural Areas Committee (1995-1999).

• Research Council (1992-1998).
• Affirmative Action Subcommittee (1991-1992).

· Vice-Chancellor's ad hoc Assessment Committee (1991-1992).

· Natural History Advisory Committee (1989-1991).

Departmental

• Biological Resource Management Assessment Subcommittee (2000-present).
• Physical Systems Assessment Subcommittee (1999-present).
• NAS Merit Review Subcommittee (1999, 1997, 1995, 1993).
• NAS Agenda Subcommittee (1996-1998).
• Algebra and Trigonometry textbook subcommittee (1998).
• Physical Resource Management Subcommittee (1997).
• NAS Curriculum Development Committee (1993-1994).
• NAS Ad Hoc Planning Committee (1992)
• Chair, Algebra 600-101/104 Subcommittee (1992).
• NAS Minimum Mathematics Requirement Task Force (1987-1989).

Workshops and Conferences

• UW System Assessment Workshop (2006).
• UW System Department Chair Conference (2005).
• UW System Department Chair Conference (2002).

FACULTY ADVISING

• Advisor, Environmental Science & Policy Graduate Program
• Advisor, Environmental Science Program
• Advisor, Mathematics Program
• Advisor, R&R Freshman Advising (2001-present).
• Advisor, UW-Green Bay Cycling Club (2001-2005).
• Advisor, Mathematics and Technology Club (1989-1993).
• Advisor and Proctor, Mathematics PUTNAM Exam (1988-1992).

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Approval and preparation of CCIHS faculty to teach Calculus and Analytic Geometry through UW-Green Bay Outreach (2003).
• Eisenhower Grant Project Team Leader, trucking industry project. J. Katers, P.I. (1999–2002).
• Sponsor, MATHCOUNTS Competition, in conjunction with Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers (2002-2006).
• Departmental Liaison and Newsletter Correspondent, Mathematical Association of America-Wisconsin Section (1994–present).
• Host school coordinator, Mathematical Assoc. of America-Wisconsin Section meeting (1995).
• Wrote questions for High School Academic Competition, Mathematics portion (1993-1998).
• Judge for High School Academic Competition, Mathematics portion (1997).
• Middle School Math Bowl paper-grader (2001).
• Math Bowl Coach for Eisenhower Elementary School (1999).
• Helped the National Railroad Museum design a patron survey (1997).

• Songbird Rehabilitator (with Jennifer Davis), Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary (1997-present). Rehabilitators of the Year (2003); Rookie Rehabilitators of the Year (1998).
• Co-presented (with Jennifer Davis) “Caring for Insectivorous Songbirds”, Midwest Wildlife Conference, Green Bay (2002).
• Midwest Birding Symposium Planning Committee (2000).