Vita: James E. Perley

Contact Information:

 

Mailing Address:

7 Hanna Brook Drive

Windham, Maine 04062

Phone: (207) 892 8020

 

Education:

High School, Hornell, New York, 9/52 - 6/56

 

Undergraduate, 9/56 - 6/60

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

A.B., June 1960; Botany

 

Graduate, 9/60 - 6/65

         Yale University, New Haven Connecticut

         M.S., June 1961; Botany

         Ph.D., June 1965; Biology

 

Certificate in Mediation – University of Southern Maine (2002)

 

Membership in Professional Societies:

 

American Association for the Advancement of Science

 Association for Conflict Resolution

 

Community Service:

President: (1975-1978) Wayne County chapter of the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities

Member of Board of Trustees: (1975 - 1984) Camp NuHop, Incorporated, a camp serving the needs of learning disabled and/or brain damaged children

Co-Chair, Committee for Fair Housing, City of Wooster

 

Co-Chair of the Board, Tate House Museum – Portland Maine (2008-2010)

 

Chair of the Board and Volunteer, Project FEED – food pantry in Portland Maine (2007-present)

 

Academic Positions:

Assistant Professor of Biology Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; September 1965 - September 1968; Member of Graduate Faculty

Assistant Professor of Biology; College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio; September 1968 - September 1974

Associate Professor of Biology; College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio; September 1974 - September 1980

Professor of Biology; College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio; September 1980- January 2001

Research Associate; Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand (Research Leave, Academic Year 1973-74)

Chairman of Biology Department, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio; Academic Years 1976-77; 1990-1992

Honorary Research Associate, Department of Botany, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (Research leave, Academic Year ,1978-79)

Visiting Research Scientist, Plant Genetics, Inc., Davis, California (Sabbatical Leave, Academic Year 1986-87)

Visiting Professor; University of California, Berkeley, Department of Plant Biology (Study Leave, Academic Year 1993-94)

Dean of Arts and Sciences, Millikin University; January 2001 January 2003

         Dean Emeritus, Millikin University; January 2003 – present     

 

General:

Chair, Biology Development Committee of the College Board, 1989-1992

Consultantships:

On Governance:

St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia March 5 and 6, 1997

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia November 9, 1999

On Distance Education:

Worth Publishing (New York), January 2001

 

Editorships:

Editor of entirely on-line Journal (The Technology Source), January 2001 - June 2002

 

Research Interests:

 

My biological interests involve the biochemical production of plant growth hormones and plant storage proteins. Recent professional interests have been centered on the topics of accreditation and the assurance of quality in higher education.

 

Papers Presented at National Meetings (14) Available on request

 

Publications in Biology (15) Available on request

 

Publications In Higher Education (10)