57 Sweet Summer Lane
Brevard NC 28712

(828) 862-3231
rrglesener@gmail.com

Education

Ph.D. (Biological Sciences), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48104 (1978), emphasis in Ecology and Evolution (Major Professor: John Vandermeer).

M.S. (Zoology), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (1971).

B.S. (Zoology), University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 (1969).

Academic and Professional Honors

• Marquis' Who's Who in America 56th (2001)- 58th (2003) Edition.
• Recipient, 2000 Margaret J. and Henry Sprinkle Faculty Award.
• Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 4^th Edition (1996) and 5^th Edition (1998).
• Brevard College Faculty Association's Service Award, Honors Day 1993.
• Commuter Student Association Service Award, Honors Day 1990.

• Fall 1983-Present (Tenured Spring 1986): Associate Professor of Biology, Brevard College, Brevard, NC 28712.
• Summer 2000. Adjunct Professor, Mars Hill College (at Brevard College).
• Fall 1979-Spring 1983: Assistant Professor of Biology, Brevard College, Brevard, NC 28712.
• Fall 1969-Summer 1974: Teaching Fellow, Department of Zoology, Museum of Zoology and Division of Biological Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48104.
• Spring 1966-Summer 1968: Research Assistant, Depart of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park MD 20742.

• Biology 101-102 (General Biology I and II for non-science majors).
• Biology 110(104) -120 (Principles of Biology I and II for science majors).
• Biology 205 (Zoology).
• Biology 280 (Nature and Technical Photography).
• Biology 299 (Readings in Population Biology).
• Biology 320 (Genetics)
• Biology 330 (Evolutionary Biology)
• Ecology 200 (Topics in Ecology I)
• Ecology 260 (Animal Ecology)
• Ecology 400 (Topics in Ecology II)
• Life in a Stream (Aquatic Ecology), Campus Adventures Program for K-3^rd graders.

• Division Website Committee, Spring 2000-Present
• White Squirrel Research Institute, Director, Spring 1998- Present.
• Faculty Council, Chair, Fall 1990-Spring 1992.
• Student Development Committee, Chair, Fall 1991-Spring 1992.
• Biology Budget Coordinator and Supervisor of Stockroom/Inventory , 1984-1997.
• Continuation Board, Chair, Fall 1984-Spring1986.
• Self Study Section Chair dealing with Student Behavior, 1984-1986.

• Student Development Committee, Fall 1981-Spring 82; Fall 1987-Present.
• Library Committee, Fall 1999-Present.
• Division Facilities and Space Committee, Fall 1999-Present.
• Information Technology Committee, Spring 1996-Fall 2000.
• Ecology Program Group, Fall 1997-Present.
• Environmental Studies Search Committee, Spring 1995.
• Ad Hoc Presidential Committee on Office of Campus Life, Fall 1993.
• Faculty Council, Fall 1986-Spring 1988, Fall 1989-Spring 1993.
• Security Committee, Fall 1992-Spring 1993.
• Continuation Board, Fall 1983-Spring 1987.
• Long Range Planning Committee, Fall 1986-Spring 1988.
• Baccalaureate Committee, Fall 1984-Spring 1986.
• Admissions Committee, Fall 1980-Spring 1981; Fall 1982-Spring 1984.
• Academic Standards, Fall 1981-Spring 1982.
• Life and Culture Committee, Fall 1979-Spring 1981.

• White Squirrel Research InstituteWeb Site: http://www.whitesquirrelinstitute.com/
• 2001a. Change in gene frequency in an urban eastern gray squirrel population. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 117: 199 (Abstract).
• 2001b. Equilibrium of Brevard NC's white and gray variants of the eastern gray squirrel. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 117: 199 (Abstract).
• 2001c. Impact of a small college campus on the water quality of a mountain creek. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 117: 210  (Abstract with Mary Elizabeth Suttles).
• 2001.  "Betta Behavior " Chapter 8 in Symbiosis: Laboratory Manual, Pearson Custom Printing.
• 2001.  "Species Packing in Dusky Salamanders" Chapter 6 in Symbiosis: Laboratory Manual, Pearson Custom Printing.
• 2001.  "Water Quality" Chapter 7 in Symbiosis: Laboratory Manual, Pearson Custom Printing.
• 2001  "White Squirrels" Chapter 9 in Symbiosis: Laboratory Manual, Pearson Custom Printing.
• 1989. Letter to Editor. American Biology Teacher 51: 70.
• 1979. Recombination in a simulated predator-prey interaction. American Zoologist 19: 763-771.
• 1978. Sexuality and the components of environmental uncertainty: clues from geographic parthenogenesis in terrestrial animals. American Naturalist 112: 659-673 (with David Tilman).
• 1978. Dispersal and persistence in predator-prey interactions: an experimental test of two alternative mechanisms. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Michigan.

• White Squirrel Research Institute, Spring 1998- Present (http://tornado.brevard.edu/whitesquirrel).
• Conducted First Annual Brevard White Squirrel Count, Fall 1997 (results published on web site above).
• Received Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Grant for $4,000 to install Recycling Facility behind Cafeteria., Fall 1991.

• "Equilibrium of  Brevard NC's white and gray variants of the eastern gray squirrel" presented as part of the  Zoology Session at the 2001 Annual Meetings of the North Carolina Academy of Science, University of North Carolinat at Greensboro, Mar. 2001.
• "Change in gene frequency in an urban eastern gray squirrel population" presented as part of the  Zoology Session at the 2001 Annual Meetings of the North Carolina Academy of Science, University of North Carolinat at Greensboro, Mar. 2001.
•  "Impact of a small college campus on the water quality of a mountain creek" presented in Poster Session (Ecology Section)at the 2001 Annual Meetings of the North Carolina Academy of Science, University of North Carolinat at Greensboro, Mar. 2001.
• "Brevard NC's White Variant of the Eastern Gray Squirrel" presented in Poster Session of Perspectives in Biology Symposium at Wake Forest University, November 10-11 2000.
• "Changes in Gene Frequency in an Urban Squirrel Population" presented in Poster Session of Perspectives in Biology Symposium at Wake Forest University, November 10-11 2000.
• "Recombination in a simulated predator-prey interaction" presented as part of the Ecology of AsexualReproduction in Animals symposium at the 1978 Annual Meetings of the American Society of Zoologists, University of Richmond, Richmond VA, Dec. 1978.

Curricula Development/Revamping

• Baccalaureate Program in Ecology, Fall 1997- Present.
• Associate Program in Biology (including Forestry, Anatomy and Physiology) and both majors and non-majors sequences, Fall 1979-Spring 1983.

• Markup Languages: HTML, RUNOFF. Oversee Division and WSRI websites.
• Programming Languages: BASIC, FORTRAN.
• Browsers: Netscape Navigator, Netscape Composer, Microsoft Explorer, Front Page
• Data Bases: USER11, ACCESS, EXCELL
• Word Processors: WORD PERFECT, WORD.
• Protocols: http, ftp(WS-FTP32), Telnet.

• Oversee Division website, Fall 1999- Present.
• Serve on Regional Water Quality Committee, RiverLink (Asheville, NC), Fall 1999-Present.
• Serve as moderator for Allison-Deavor Water Quality Committee, Spring 1999-Present.
• BC RECYCLES!, Founder/Sponsor/Chair, Fall 1991-Spring 1996.
• Commuter Student Association, Faculty Sponsor, Fall 1987-Fall 1994.
• Student Environmental Action Coalition, Faculty Sponsor, Fall 1994-Spring 1996.
• Lead the On-Campus Segment of 1990 Brevard College Community Campaign.
• Received Friend of Education Award from Brevard Middle School Section of Transylvania County Association of Educators, 1 May 1990.
• Appointed by Brevard City Council to serve on Transylvania County Human Relations Council, May 1991-February 1994 (resigned when I moved out of Transylvania County).
• Served as Vice-President and member of Board of Directors for Brevard Teen Club 1989-1992.
• Served as Co-Vice-President of Brevard Middle School PTO, 1990-1991.
• Served as Science Fair Judge, Transylvania County Schools, 1990-1995.
• Served as Quiz Bowl Judge, Sponsored by Transylvania County Library, 1991, 1993, and 1994