Resume

• 14618

  Wilderness/Remote Location First Aid

  NOLS Wilderness Medicine

• 2018

  Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy

  Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment

  Latin

  Greek

  Ancient

  French

  Italian

  German

  Reading knowledge in a dozen or so others

  Spanish

  Audit

  I audit law classes to become a better teacher and researcher.

  Native Alaskan Law

  The University of Montana School of Law

  Audit only

• 2015

  Working to allocate resources strategically in order to improve water quality and fish habitat in South Dakota.

  Trout Unlimited

  Middlebury College

  Alaska

  A four-week nature writing course taught for Middlebury College in Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula in July and August of 2015. The course focuses on but isn't limited to the char species (arctic char

  lake trout

  and dolly varden) indigenous to Alaska.

  Visiting Professor

  Middlebury College

  Sioux Falls

  SD

  Department Chair

  Religion

  Philosophy

  and Classics

  Augustana University (SD)

  Augustana University

  Department Chair

  Augustana University (SD)

  Audit

  I studied Ocean and Coastal Law in order to enhance my teaching of environmental philosophy. It was a brilliant class

  and I think it's likely I'll take more classes at VLS in the future. I'm not seeking a degree; I'm just seeking to learn more. Good policies make a big difference.

  Environmental Law

  Vermont Law School

• 2010

  I coached U19 boys' soccer teams each spring and fall.

  Dakota Alliance Soccer

• 2009

  The Asociación Bio-Itzá is a small NGO run by a handful of Itzá Maya living in northern Guatemala. Through ecotourism and Spanish language instruction for foreigners

  they work to preserve a small section of the Maya Biosphere Reserve and to pass on their traditional knowledge of the neotropical forest. My role is miniscule in comparison to theirs

  but I enthusiastically support them

  and consult with them several times a year about increasing the scope of their work

  especially in developing sustainable forestry and agriculture practices

  and in teaching practical ecology to youth in their region.\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/asociacionbioitza?fref=ts

  Asociación Bio-Itzá

  Volunteer Fly-Fishing Instructor

  I volunteered my time with disabled veterans

  teaching the basics of fly-fishing in order to help with their mental and physical healing.

  Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing

  Publications

  Student Affairs

  Critical Thinking

  Nonprofits

  Student Development

  Curriculum Design

  Academic Advising

  Literature

  Teaching

  Creative Writing

  Philosophy

  Intercultural Communication

  Higher Education

  History

  Writing

  Research

  Spanish

  Grant Writing

  International Education

  Public Speaking

  Downstream: Reflections on Brook Trout

  Fly Fishing

  and the Waters of Appalachia

  A book of essays about brook trout and the ecology of the Appalachian Mountains. Cascade Press

  2014. Dickerson and I spent seven years traveling from Maine to Georgia

  wading in rivers and streams

  talking to guides and wildlife biologists

  and asking questions about the relationship between brook trout and the ecological health of watersheds and of our communities downstream.

  Matthew Dickerson

• 2008.

  Environmental Vision of C.S. Lewis

  An examination of Lewis' fiction to show how he developed a Christian philosophy of nature and ecology. University Press of Kentucky

  Matthew T. Dickerson

  O'Hara

• 2005

  Colleges Against Cancer organizes an annual Relay For Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. I advised the group at Augustana College.

  American Cancer Society

  David

  O'Hara

  Augustana University (SD)

  Augustana College

  I improve the thinking of the world's future leaders; I ask good questions in order to help others ask even better questions.

  Assistant Professor

  Augustana University (SD)

  Augustana College

  Associate Professor

  Philosophy Program Director. \n\nMy tenure rests on three legs: I teach

  I research

  and I serve my college. \n\nI teach: Environmental Ethics; American Pragmatism; Philosophy of Religion; Ancient and Medieval Philosophy; History of Ideas; Asian Philosophy; Classical Greek; annual courses abroad in Greece

  Guatemala and Belize.\n\nSelect Awards and Honors: NEH Summer Institute; Environmental Writing Fellowship

  Oregon State University; Niebuhr Award for Teaching Excellence; Charles and Jane Zaloudek Faculty Research Fellow; Research Fellow

  Harris-Manchester College

  Oxford University; Amigo Protector De La Naturaleza

  Bio-Itzá Association

  Guatemala; Blau and Greenlee Awards for Research

  Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy.\n\nHave served as Chair of Faculty Governance; Chair of Dean Search Committee; and on General Education Review Task Force. Member of IACUC (animal care ethics); religious affairs committee

  hiring committees

  etc.

  Associate Professor

  Philosophy and Classics

  Augustana College (SD)

  Augustana College

  I help others get what they need so they can do better work. \n\nHiring good people is one of the most important things I do.

  Philosophy Program Director

  Augustana College (SD)

• 2000

  Penn State University

  Butterfly House & Aquarium

  Designed and taught courses in Business and Media Ethics

  Environmental Studies

  Critical Thinking

  and the history of ideas. Frequently guest-lectured on ethics for Engineering

  Agriculture

  Landscape Architecture and other programs.

  Penn State University

  Ph.D.

  M.A.

  Won awards for both teaching and research.

  Philosophy

• 1999

  M.A.L.A.

  Master's degree in the \"Great Books\"

  Great Books

  Liberal Arts

  Graduate Student Council

  St. John's College (NM)

• 1998

  Self-Employed

  Introduced people to the trout they were looking for. Increased dimensions of people's smiles.

  Self-Employed

  Department Chair

  Augustana University (SD)

  Taught Spanish and Classical Greek

  Self-Employed

  Augustana University (SD)

  Sioux Falls

  South Dakota Area

  Professor of Philosophy and Classics\nDepartment Chair\nDirector of Sustainability

  Professor

  Augustana University (SD)

  Tutored high school students in all levels of math.

  Self-Employed

  Butterfly House & Aquarium

  Sioux Falls

  South Dakota Area

  I volunteer my time to promote an excellent environmental and educational resource in Sioux Falls.

  Board Of Directors

• 1987

  A.B.

  Spanish

• From Alaska to Addis Ababa: New Summer Courses Offer Travel-Study Opportunities

  From Alaska to Addis Ababa: New Summer Courses Offer Travel-Study Opportunities MIDDLEBURY

  Vt. - Middlebury has announced a new program of immersive travel-study courses that will debut this summer. Two of the courses

  which will send students to Alaska and Ethiopia

  have never been offered before

  while two more build on the established programs

  Middlebury FoodWorks and MiddCORE Sierra Nevada College.

  Home \" News Room \" From Alaska to Addis Ababa: New Summer Courses Offer Travel-Study Opportunities MIDDLEBURY

  Vt. - Middlebury has announced a new program of immersive travel-study courses that will debut this summer. Two of the courses

  which will send students to Alaska and Ethiopia

  have never been offered before

  while two more build on the established programs

  Middlebury FoodWorks and MiddCORE Sierra Nevada College.