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James Beard
I recently retired from 25 years of full time college teaching at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina. Prior to that I was at Pikeville College in Pikeville, Kentucky. I have also held clinical chemistry positions as a product developer, quality control consultant, and administrator both in hospital settings and industrial settings. I taught at Manchester College. I hold a Ph.D. from Stanford and a B.A. from Manchester College. My family includes wife, Susan, and 6 adult children.
Subjects: Chemistry
Biography
I was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Indiana. Most of those years I lived on farms and learn to appreciated nature. In spite of being close to the land, I never developed any interest in being a farmer. In my adult life I have lived in various states, California, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina. I have always had a deep interest in religion and am currently serving as a lay pastor at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in China Grove, North Carolina.Education
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Ph.D., Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1969
B.A., Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana, 1965
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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I am an organic chemist by training and spent 25 years teaching chemistry at Catawba College. During my years at Catawba I developed a deep and abiding interest in environmental chemistry. As I worked in the field, I became very aware of the needed of those students not majoring in science to be introduced to the basics of environmental chemistry. I have endeavored over a number of years to present environmental chemistry to non-science students.
Personal Interests
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I spent my professional life as a chemist and teacher, but I always had a deep interest in religion, history, and politics. Beyond that I enjoy reading, travel, television, and playing cards.
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