Resume

• 1990

  Creative and Professional Writing

  Gesell Award in Poetry

  1996\n Gesell Award in Prose

  1995\n Gesell Award in Poetry

  1995\n Academy of American Poets’ Prize

  co-winner

  University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

• 1977

  Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

  Creative Thesis (Poetry): Paper Boats

  Thesis Advisor: Lisel Müeller\nCritical Thesis: A Darkness Unexplored: Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey in Poems by Glück

  Röethke

  Merwin & Atwood\nGraduate Course Taught: Lorca and the Duende

  Poetry

  Intro Award in Poetry

  Associated Writing Programs

  l979

  Goddard College

• 1976

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  English/Poetry

  Academy of American Poets' Prize

  co-winner

  UCLA

• 1969

  Reed College

• Tutoring

  Research

  Copy Editing

  Adult Education

  University Teaching

  Public Speaking

  Literature

  Curriculum Design

  Social Media

  E-Learning

  Editing

  Curriculum Development

  Publications

  Courses

  Instructional Design

  Higher Education

  Educational Technology

  Teaching

  Richards

  Sue Saniel Elkind Poetry Prize

  Kalliope

  judge Joy Harjo\nLoft Creative Nonfiction Award

  judge Phillip Lopate\nLoft Mentor Series Award

  Poetry\nFinalist

  Bush Artist Grant

  Poetry\nAssociated Writing Programs Intro Award

  Poetry\nLoft Creative Nonfiction Award

  judge Kim Stafford\nBush Artist Grant

  Finalist

  Prose.

  Melanie

  Century College

  Dept. of Corrections/Rush City

  Inver Hills Community College

  St. Olaf College

  Metropolitan State University

  Inver Grove Heights

  Taught courses in developmental writing

  English Composition

  Research Writing

  Creative Writing

  Research Writing in the Disciplines

  English Faculty

  Adjunct

  Inver Hills Community College

  White Bear Lake

  Minnesota

  English Instructor

  Century College

  Rush City

  Minnesota

  Taught Introduction to Creative Writing at the Rush City Correctional Facility.

  Instructor

  Dept. of Corrections/Rush City

  St. Paul

  MN

  Taught courses in composition and research writing

  Poetry

  Introduction to Creative Writing

  A Thousand Words or Less

  Advanced Creative Writing\n-Also several years experience as a community faculty writing tutor in the Center for Academic Excellence

  Community Faculty

  Metropolitan State University

  Northfield

  MN

  Taught General Education courses as well as courses in Creative Writing

  Creative Nonfiction Writing & The Fifties: Beat Literature

  Assistant Professor

  St. Olaf College