726 W 15th
Newton, Kansas 67114
(620)283-1794
Education
- Master of Fine Arts – Fort Hays State University, 1988
- Art: painting major, ceramics minor
- Master of Arts – Fort Hays State University, 1984
- Art: drawing major, painting minor
- Bachelor of Arts – Art Education – Fort Hays State University, 1977
- Art: drawing major, painting and art therapy minor
Professional Experience
- 1999-Present
Hesston College, Hesston, Kan.
Art Professor - Chair of the Visual Art Dept. with advising and teaching position in Ceramics I & II, Intro. to Drawing, Intro. to Painting, Intro to Design, Graphic Design, Fine Arts/Visual Arts, Survey of Art History I &II, Photography, Drawing II, Painting & Printmaking II, and Watercolor. Gallery director, overseeing the permanent collection, arranging and hanging exhibits, scheduling exhibits for the next year, hosting openings and coordination publicity, chair of the campus art committee.
- Committee service
- Chair of Humanities Division (2003-04)
Academic Planning and Assessment Council (2003-04)
Curriculum Committee (2002-04)
Chair of Campus Art Committee (2000-04)
Academic Planning Committee (2001-02)(Rubric subcommittee/oral communication, Campus Planning Committee)
- Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kan.
Assistant Art Professor - Two thirds time instructor teaching Drawing I & II, Painting I & II, Watercolor, Ceramics I & II, Art Appreciation, and Basic Design, Graphic Design. Also teach Issues in Art for accelerated adult program. Created and wrote a program for an art/design major, and have had it approved for implementation.
- Committee service
- Student Financial Aid Committee
Student Appeals Committee
- Prairie Renaissance Gallery, Canton, Kan.
Owner / Artist - Operate studio and consignment gallery, including promotion, sales and artwork. Gallery represented six artists working in drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, and jewelry.
- Prairie View, Inc., Newton, Kan.
Creative Art Instructor - Offering Creative Art, Active Art, Interactive Art, School Art, and creative art projects for art therapy classes at private mental hospital. Other responsibilities include: assessments, recommendations for placement of patients in program, charting, attending and participating in team meetings.
- Larned Correction Mental Health Facility, Larned, Kan.
Activity Treatment Director - Hired and supervised therapist staff. Over saw activity programming, budget and grant writing. Coordinated with other programming. Wrote Department Training Manual detailing department mission, job description procedures, and philosophy for mental health department.
- Art Therapist
- Provided classes in art and crafts for severely mentally ill inmates and provided individual and group art therapy and co-therapy with other mental health professionals.
- Carnegie Center for the Arts, Dodge City, Kan.
Exhibit Coordinator - Coordinated exhibits, work with artists, patrons and promotional materials. Assist director by planning exhibits through 18-month period and co-authored successfully funded grants.
- Art Instructor
- Provided classes for both younger and older elementary. Also offered a variety of workshops in painting, matting, drawing and calligraphy for children and adults.
- Saint Mary of the Plains College, Dodge City, Kan.
Director of the Visual Art Department - Established the college art department for a major degree; designed and coordinated remodeling to establish two- and three-dimensional areas for studio space; developed courses and program for accreditation of teacher certification; responsibilities included hiring and supervising full-time instructor, part-time instructor and numerous work-study positions; administrations of the dept. budget; directing the art gallery; coordinating the dept. publicity; supervising of student teachers; advising all art majors.
- Assistant Professor of Art
- Provided various levels of instruction in the following areas: Drawing, Painting, Print Making, Ceramics, Design, Jewelry, Art History, Art Appreciation, and Art Education.
- Committee service
- Faculty Position Paper Committee
Food Service Search and Standing Committee
Music Theory-Piano Faculty Search Committee
Consitiuency Committee (1990-91)
Hospitality Committee
McNamara Building Committee (1990-91)
Vice Presidential Search Committee
Library Committee
Three-Dimensional Art Faculty Search Committee
- Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan.
Graduate Assistant - Taught Art Appreciation. Worked in art department doing inventory and office assistant and art gallery assistant. Worked in slide library of art history department, filling, shooting, and remounting slides. Worked in ceramics department, mixing glazes.
- Unified School District 395, La Crosse, Kan.
Art Instructor - Responsible for visual art instruction grades 1-12. Set-up and arranged schedule for grade school instruction, arranged invitational exhibition for League art show, and scheduled guest artist demonstrations.
- Unified School District 507, Satanta, Kan.
Art Instructor - Taught two and three-dimensional art for grades seven through twelve. Directed Art Appreciation Program for elementary school, grades one through six. Initiated invitational student art competition. Developed curriculum for Junior High nine-week art program, and arranged for guest artist demonstrations. Established and directed High School Art Club.
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