Norman E. Garrison

716 Sugar Maple Lane, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 (540) 801-0577 (H) or (540) 568- 3047 (O)

EXPERIENCE:
Professor of Biology, September 1968 — Present

Dean, College of Science and Mathematics, March 1995 — October 1998
Responsibilities included the following: college academic affairs (assessment, General Education, interdisciplinary activities, graduate programs); college resources (budgets, faculty development, part-time budgets, equipment, indirect cost recovery); planning (including strategic planning, restructuring); personnel management (merit pay, post-tenure review, faculty development, hiring, evaluations); reports; curriculum and instruction (initiatives, program planning, program reviews); alumni and development (including external Executive Council); student academic affairs (suspension and grade appeals, scholarships, withdrawals); special events (graduation, Honors Night parents weekend, homecoming); space (large classroom scheduling, major maintenance); college programs (public relations, recruitment, science/math education, internships)

Acting Associate Dean, College of Letters & Sciences, January 1995 — March 1995.
Duties included the following:
student academic affairs
summer school budget
part-time budget
large classroom assignment
visiting scholars
personnel management
college data

Acting Head, Department of Biology, James Madison University (1993 – 1994). In this capacity, I gained the following experience in addition to that as Associate Head:
curriculum revision as part of a major restructuring effort by the university
enrollment management necessitated by a doubling of graduating senior biology majors in a one-year period
budget preparation and accounting
annual report preparation
hiring part-time faculty; discharging and hiring classified staff
evaluating faculty annually, and for promotion and tenure

Associate Head, Department of Biology, James Madison University (1988 – 1993). In this capacity, I was in charge of curriculum, which included, but was not limited to the following responsibilities:
determined faculty teaching schedules
signed graduation forms
evaluated transfer credit, and signed appropriate forms
signed Course Substitution and Waiver forms
developed job descriptions, placed advertisements, worked to assure compliance with Affirmative Action guidelines, and submitted Personnel Action Request forms while chairing three search committees.
evaluated part-time faculty
assisted the department head in things such as preparing budget requests, developing Annual Reports, and assembling articles for newsletters.
edited page proofs for the graduate and undergraduate catalogs
helped coordinate the move of the entire Biology Department twice during renovation.

EDUCATION:

Institution

Degree

Major

Minor

Date

•University of Massachusetts

Ph.D.

Biochemistry; Cell Physiology

Developmental Biology; Physiology

1970 – 1973

•Wake Forest University

M.A.

Biology

 

1965 – 1967

•Mars Hill College

B.S.

Biology

Chemistry

1961 – 1965


TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Institution

Position

Subjects

Date

•James Madison University

Professor

Molecular Biology, Human Physiology, Develop Biology, Molecular Genetics

1973 – Pres.

•University of Massachusetts

Teaching Associate

Cell Physiology, Develop Biology, Human Physiology

1970 - 1973

•Madison College

Asst. Professor

Human Physiology, General Zoology, General Biology

1968 – 1970

•Mars Hill Coll.

Instructor

General Zoology

1967 – 1968

•Wake Forest University

Teaching Assistant

General Biology

1965 – 1967


COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE:
Department of Biology:

Name of Committee

Activity

Dates

•Physiology/Anatomy Search Committee (Three searches)

Chairman

2000 - 2001

•Physiology/Anatomy Search Committee

Chairman

1994 – 1995

•Anatomy Search Committee

Chairman

1993

•Plant Physiology Search Committee

Chairman

1991 – 1992

•Vertebrate Physiology Search Committee

Chairman

1992

•Advisory Committee

Member

1976 – 1987

•Released Time Committee

Chairman

1976 – 1982

•Molecular Biology/Physiology Concentration

Coordinator

1976 –

•Search Committee

Member

1976 – 1978, 1984

•Search Committee

Chairman

1987

•Graduate Committee

Member

1978 – 1984

•Personnel Advisory Committee

Chairman

1978 – 1986, 1989 – 1991

•Committee to Develop Promotion and Tenure Criteria

Chairman

1980 – 1982

•Undergraduate Curriculum and Instruction Committee

Member
Chairman

1980 – 1986 1987, 1991 – 1993

•Evaluation Committee for SACS Departmental Self Study

Chairman

1981

•Margaret Gordon Scholarship Committee

Member

1985 – 1995.

•Grievance Committee

Chairman

1986 – 1995.

•Local Arrangements Committee for Virginia Academy of Science


Member


1986

•Biology Major Program Assessment Committee

Member

1987 – 1995.

•Outcome Assessment Committee

Member

1987 – 1995.

•Academic Initiatives Implementation Committee

Member

1989 – 1995.

•Phase II Computer Literacy

Coordinator

1989 – 1995.

•Departmental Liaison to Honor Council

Member

1989 – 1995.

College of Letters and Sciences/Science and Mathematics:

Name of Committee

Activity

Dates

Personnel Committee of the College Council

Member

2001 - Present

Local Arrangements Committee for the Virginia Academy of Science Meeting

In charge of registration

2000 - 2001

•Instructional Technology Committee

Chairman

1994 – 1995

•Shenandoah Valley Regional Science Fair Committee

Member

1978 – 1979

•Scientific Review Committee of the Shenandoah Valley Regional Science Fair


Chairman


1987 – Pres.

•Graduate Studies, Sponsored Programs, and Continuing Education Committee


Member


1978 – 1982

•Promotion and Tenure Criteria Committee

Member

1982

•Minigrant Selection Committee

Member

1983

•Chemistry Department Head Search Committee

Member

1986

•Chemical Safety Task Force

Member

1989


University:

Name of Committee

Activity

Dates

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Member

2002 - Present

•Dean of Educational Technologies Search Committee

Chairman

1997 – 1998

•Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Committee

Member

1997 – 1998

•Visiting Scholars and Theme Committee

Co-chair

1994 – 1995

•Employee Advisory Committee

Member

1994 – 1995

•Radiation Safety Committee

Member

1976 – 1989

•Faculty Senate

Speaker
Speaker Pro Temp
Member

1985

1984
1979 – 1986

•Faculty Senate Curriculum and Instruction Committee

Chairman
Member

1983
1979 – 1981

•SACS Research Committee

Member

1980 – 1981

•Projections Subcommittee of SACS Research Committee

Chairman

1980 – 1981

•Private Fund Raising Committee

Member

1982 – 1983

•New Horizons Committee

Member

1983

•Commission on Faculty Affairs

Member

1983 – 1984

•Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Salaries

Member

1983 – 1985

•Committee on Faculty Concerns

Chairman

1984

•Faculty Senate Steering Committee

Chairman
Member

1985
1984

•Senate Ad Hoc Personal Computer Committee

Member

1984

•Handbook Committee

Member

1984 – 1986

•Academic Program Evaluation Committee

Member

1984 – 1985

•Financial Emergency Committee

Member

1984

•Dean Search Committee

Member

1985

•University Council

Member

1985

•Faculty Senate of Virginia

Member

1985 – 1986

•Legislative Action Committee of State Faculty Senate

Chairman

1985 – 1986

•Board of Visitors Student Life Committee

Member

1985

•Academic Policies Committee of Faculty Senate

Chairman

1986

•Madison Scholars Lecture Series Committee

Member

1986

•Senate Effectiveness Committee (5 Year Plan)

Member

1986

•Teacher Education Advisory Committee

Member

1990

•Student Advisement Committee of TEAC

Member

1990

OTHER EXPERIENCE:


•Instructional technology – I am a campus leader in instructional technology, and have actively pursued this interest since 1986. Most recently, I have developed a web page for Human Physiology, and have incorporated the lectures into PowerPoint. As Acting Department Head, I provided the leadership and support for a total revision of the curriculum in Anatomy, including the use of A.D.A.M. (Animated Dissection of Anatomy for Medicine) to project high-resolution anatomical images in lecture. The change also involved switching from the traditional instructional format of regional anatomy to use of cross-sectional anatomy, such as seen with computer-aided tomography and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, combined with a developmental and evolutionary theme.
•Computer operation – I am expert in the use of microcomputers, including DOS and Windows platforms and the Apple Macintosh. This proficiency includes word processing, use of spreadsheet and data base management programs, statistical analysis, graphics and graphing, and instructional technologies. I have also had considerable experience with the HP-3000 and Digital VAX computers. Also, I set up and administered the Department of Biology computer network, several years. As a volunteer consultant to the Northwest Area of the American Lung Association of Virginia, I have developed spreadsheet templates for financial reports, and have set up databases for tracking donors. In this capacity, I also conducted a workshop on computerizing regional offices for the American Lung Association’s Southeast Conference in Atlanta.
•Programming in Basic – I have written numerous programs in basic from very simple to fairly complex. The most complex one is a menu-driven program written in Applesoft Basic that compares sample means using Student’s T-test or calculates correlation coefficients and performs curve-fitting routines.
•Equipment operation – I have a high mechanical aptitude and am proficient at operating numerous types of scientific instruments, electronic equipment, and other mechanical devices.
•Writing and Public Speaking – I have had substantial scientific writing and editing experience, including papers, theses and dissertations, and have given numerous talks to civic groups and school children across the state.

RESEARCH INTEREST:
•Translational control of early embryonic development. Using technology for curriculum development.

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
           

Granting Agency

Title

Amount

Date

•NSF*

Instructional Scientific Equipment Program: Preparative Ultracentrifuge

39,000

1981 – 1984

•Title VI-A

Physiographs for Instructional Improvement

16,000

1978 – 1979

•NSF

Instructional Scientific Equipment Program: Liquid Scintillation Spectrometer

13,000

1978 – 1979

•Southern Regional Education Board

Travel to Use Remote Facilities

540

1976 – 1978

•NSF

Research Participation for College Teachers

2,000

1971

•NSF

Research Participation for College Teachers: Academic Year Extension

2,000

1969 – 1971

•NSF

Research Participation for College Teachers

2,000

1969

•NSF

Summer Fellowship for Graduate Students

1,000

1966

            *NSF = National Science Foundation

PUBLICATIONS, THESES, AND ABSTRACTS:
1. Garrison, N.E. & J.E. Davis, Jr. 1967. Effects of ethanol on morphogenesis and distribution of glycogen in developing Rana pipiens. The ASB Bull. 14: 29 (Abstr.).
2. Davis, J.E. Jr. & N.E. Garrison. 1968. Mean weights of chick embryos correlated with the stages of Hamburger and Hamilton. J. Morphol. 124:79-82.
3. Garrison, N.E., R.A. Bosselman, M.S. Kaulenas. 1972. The effects of ribosomal protein exchange on the activity of Xenopus laevis ribosomes. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 49:171-178.
4. Garrison, N.E. 1973. Translational Control of Development in Xenopus laevis. Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Zoology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.
5. Garrison, N.E. & M.S. Kaulenas. 1975. Initiation factor distribution in Xenopus laevis eggs. J. Expt’l. Zool. 191:295-299.
6. Mansfield, B.K. & N. E. Garrison. 1978. Optimal conditions for rat liver ribosomal protein exchange. Va. J. Sci. (Abstr.).
7. Booth, P.M., C. M. Sellers, Jr., & N.E. Garrison. 1981. Effects of intermittent chlorination on plasma proteins of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri). Bull. Environ. Contam. and Toxicol. 26(4):163-170.
8. Mallonee, R.L., N.E. Garrison, & C.M. Sellers, Jr. 1982. Quantity and translational efficiency of liver microsomes in young and old rats following partial hepatectomy. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 72B(2):275-281.
9. Long, W.J., Jr., N.E. Garrison, & C.M. Sellers, Jr. 1982. Malate dehydrogenase activity and isozyme patterns during amphibian metamorphosis. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 74B(2):283-287.
10. Harbourne, K.S. & N.E. Garrison. 1984. Effects of centrifugal force on functional and structural integrity of rat liver ribosomes. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 78(3):643-646.
11. Orvos, D.R., C.M. Sellers, & N.E. Garrison. 1985. Effect of intermittent chlorination upon in vitro protein synthesis of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri). The A.S.B. Bull. 32(2):49 (Abstr.).
12. Orvos, D.R., C.M. Sellers, & N.E. Garrison. 1986. Effect of a single residual chlorine pulse upon subsequent in vitro protein synthesis by rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) liver. Hydrobiologia. 131:249-255.
13. Orvos, D.R., C.M. Sellers, & N.E. Garrison. 1987. Optimal isolation conditions for rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) hepatic ribosomes. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 88B(1):141-145.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
            •Society of the Sigma Xi           •Southeastern Developmental Biology Conference
            •Virginia Academy of Sciences •Phi Kappa Phi National Honorary Society

ACADEMIC HONORS:
•Phi Kappa Phi National Honorary Society
•Society of the Sigma Xi
•Dorothy Van Dussen Updyke Scholarship
•Dean’s List (six semesters at Mars Hill College)
•Included in American Men and Women of Science; Who’s Who in the South and Southwest; Who’s Who in Technology Today.

BOARDS:

·        Former member of the Board of Trustees of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), which manages the continuous electron beam facility and free electron laser project of the Jefferson Laboratory. I am on the technology subcommittee dealing with a high-speed-internet project.

·        Established the College of Science and Mathematics Executive Council, which is a group of business leaders that lend their expertise to the college.

 

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