Professional Summary and Bibliography
THOMAS MILTON TERRY
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
The University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-3125
Telephone: (860) 486-4255
E-mail: thomas.terry@uconn.edu
Last revised Nov. 29, 2006


I. General and Educational Background


Name: Thomas Milton Terry
Date of Birth: April 2, 1939
Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

B. A. Physics, 1961 Yale University, New Haven, CT
M. S. Biophysics 1963 Yale University, New Haven, CT
Ph. D. Molecular Biophysics 1967 Yale University, New Haven, CT



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II. Academic Work Experience


1967 Postdoctoral Research. Dr. Edward Kellenberger, Department of Biophysics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
1968-1969 Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
1969-1983 Assistant Professor, Microbiology, The University of Connecticut.
1983-2003 Associate Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology, The University of Connecticut.
2003-present Associate Professor Emeritus, Molecular & Cell Biology, The University of Connecticut.



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III. Scholarly Activity


A. Refereed/Reviewed Publications: print

Razin, S., H. J. Morowitz and T. M. Terry. 1965. Membrane subunits of Mycoplasma laidlawii and their assembly to membrane-like structures. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 54:219-225.

Engelman, D. M., T. M. Terry and H. J. Morowitz. 1967. Characterization of the plasma membrane of Mycoplasma laidlawii. I. Sodium dodecyl sulfate solubilization. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 135:381-390.

Terry, T. M. , D. M. Engelman and H. J. Morowitz. 1967. Characterization of the plasma membrane of Mycoplasma laidlawii. II. Modes of aggregation of solubilized membrane components. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 135:391-405.

Morowitz, H. J. and T. M. Terry. 1969. Characterization of the plasma membrane of Mycoplasma laidlawii. V. Effects of selective removal of protein and lipid. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 183:276-294.

Terry, T. M. 1972. Silicotungstate negative straining of Acholeplasma laidlawii membrane and lipids. J. Ultrastructure Res. 41:519-532.

Pisetsky, D. and T. M. Terry. 1972. Are mycoplasma membrane proteins affected by variations in membrane acid composition? Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 274:95-104.

Terry, T. M. and J. Zupnik. 1973. Weak association of glucosamine polymer to Acholeplasma laidlawii membranes. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 291:144-148.

Marcus, P. I., T. M. Terry and S. Levine. 1975. Interferon action II. Membrane bound alkaline ribonuclease activity in chick embryo cells manifesting interferon-mediated interference. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 72:182-186.

Terry, T. M. 1980. The Narrative Exam - an approach to creative organization of multiple-choice tests. J. College Science Teaching. 9:156-158.

Terry, T. M. 1981. "Mini courses" taught by graduate students as a supplement to introductory biology for non-majors. In Directory of Teaching Innovations in Biology.

Terry, T. M. 1993. Teaching Science as Process. J. College Science Teaching. 22:225-227.

Terry, T. M. 1995. Teaching Microbiology with the World Wide Web. Amer. Soc. Microbiol News, 61:401-405.

Terry, T. M. 1996. The Virtual Classroom. Teaching with the Web. One of 19 papers out of 70 submissions accepted for publication in Selected Papers from the Seventh National Conference on College Teaching and Learning. pp. 183-190.

Terry, T. M. and K. R. Finer. 1998. The Undergraduate Education Conference: Atlanta 1998. Focus on Microbiology Education Newsletter. Fall 1998.

Terry, T. M. 1999. Weaving the Web into Biology Teaching. BioScience. 49:733-41.




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B. Refereed/Reviewed Publications: World Wide Web

“Modeling Microbes to Scale”. T. M. Terry, J. Hadfield, L. Sherwood, S. Deines, and M. Crocker. American Society for Microbiology International Collection of Microbial Resources for Teaching and Learning. T. M. Terry. (1999).

Six different animations (see URLs below), American Society for Microbiology International Collection of Microbial Resources for Teaching and Learning (MicrobeLibrary.org). T. M. Terry. (1999)
1. Bacterial Respiration: Electron Transport and Bacterial Chemiosmotic Phosphorylation (Animated GIF)
2. Mitochondrial Respiration and Chemiosmotic Phosphorylation (Animated GIF)
3. Mating of F+ and F- Bacterial Strains (Animated GIF)
4. Mating of Hfr and F- Bacterial Strains (Animated GIF)
5. Sulfur Cycle (Animated GIF)
6. Aerobic & Anaerobic Respiration> (Flash animation)
7. Phagocytosis and Bacterial Pathogens> (Flash animation)

The following activities are comparable in length and production quality to chapters in a biology textbook, and were extensively edited and peer-reviewed. All were located at “The Biology Place” (http://www.biology.com) until 2003, at which point the website was closed and the content moved to education sites within Pearson Publishing.

Exploring Sizes and Scales. 1996.
Investigating the Bacterial Genome. 1996.
Investigating the Archaea. Part I: Introduction to the Archaea, Life's 'Third Domain. 1997.
Investigating the Archaea. Part II: Evolution, Mutations, and the Riddle of the Archaea. 1997.
Building Biomolecules. 1997.
Properties of Biomolecules. 1998.
Biomembranes I: Membrane Structure & Transport. 1999.
Biomembranes II: Membrane Dynamics and Communication. 1999.



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C. Books

Terry, T. M. 1967. Solubilization and Reassembly of Plasma Membrane Components from Mycoplasma laidlawii. Doctoral Dissertation, Yale University.

Taigen, T., T. M. Terry, D. Wagner and E. Jokinen. 1991. Hands-on Biology: A Lab Manual for Introductory Biology. McGraw-Hill. (222 pages).



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D. Abstracts of Conference Presentations

Pisetsky, D. and T. M. Terry. 1971. Effects of extensive fatty acid variation on mycoplasma membrane protein composition. Fed. Proc. 30:1120.

Marcus, P. I., T. M. Terry and S. Levine. 1974. Interferon action: Inhibition of VSV transcription in vitro by membrane fractions. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, IL.

Terry, T. M. 1992. Bacterial Scavenger Hunt. Annual Meeting of the National Science Teacher's Association, Boston, MA.

Terry, T. M. and M. Adams. 1993. "BITs: Background Information Tutorials. Interactive Hypercard stacks for developing basic scientific concepts." International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives 1993 Proceedings. Ogden, UT.

Terry, T. M. 1996. Active learning activities for a large lecture class in microbiology. American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Education Conference, Baton Rouge, LA.

Terry, T. M. 1996. Uses of the World Wide Web in teaching Microbiology. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA.

Terry, T. M. 1996. Three semesters of Teaching with the Web: What my students and I have learned. Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Biological Sciences, Seattle, WA.

Terry, T. M. 1996. The World Wide Web as a Teaching and Learning Resource for General Biology. Annual Meeting of the National Association of Biology, Charlotte, NC.

Terry, T. M. 1997. Microbial Scavenger Hunt. American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Education Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Reynolds, J, and T. M. Terry. 1998. Using the Web for Student-Prepared Materials in a Microbiology Course. American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Education Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Reynolds, J, and T. M. Terry. 1998. Using the Web for Student-Prepared Materials in a Microbiology Course. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA.

T. M. Terry. 2000. Using the Web with Microbiology Courses: What Works and Why? . American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Education Conference, Pomona, CA

T. M. Terry. 2000. New Resources for microbiology education in the classroom and in the laboratory. Annual Meeting of Australian Society for Microbiology, Cairns, Australia

T. M. Terry. 2000 The impact of the internet on microbiology education. Annual Meeting of Australian Society for Microbiology, Cairns, Australia



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E. Presentations at Meetings and Universities (other than Abstract listings)

"The importance of Dissection in the Teaching of Life Sciences" P. Massey and T. M. Terry. Panel Presentation at National Science Teacher's Assoc. Annual Convention, Boston, Mass. March 1992

"Teaching Large Classes Well." T. M. Terry. Conference on “Teaching Undergraduates: Lessons Learned at New England Land Grant Universities”. Durham, NH. Jan. 11, 1996.

"Using the Web to Improve College Teaching: Implications of Moving from Paper to Electronic Information Capabilities." T. M. Terry. Submitted presentation at Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Durham, NH. Sept. 7, 1996.

"Integrating and Adopting Three Virtual Teaching Resources." E. W. Mills, A. DePalma, M. Lynch, D. Roy, and T. M. Terry. Submitted presentation at American Association of Higher Education Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. March 15-19, 1997.

"Teaching with the Web: New Opportunities, New Problems." T. M. Terry. Submitted presentation at Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Boston, MA. Sept. 25, 1998.

"The Impact of the Internet on Microbiology Education." T. M. Terry. Invited presentation at Gordon Conference on Microbiology Education. New London, CT. June 30, 1999.

"Using Technology in Undergraduate Microbiology Courses." T. M. Terry. Invited presentation at Education Symposium, American Society for Microbiology Regional Conference. Worcester, MA. October 27, 1999.

"Using the Web to Enrich, Empower, and Extend Student Learning" T. M. Terry. Invited presentation at annual meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Los Angeles, CA. May 22, 2000.

" Microbiology & the Web." T. M. Terry. Invited seminar at Dept. of Microbiology, Univ. of Melbourne, Australia. July 6, 2000

"Working the Web into College Teaching: What Next?" T. M. Terry. Invited presentation at MIL Conference (Multimedia Interactive Learning) sponsored by L. I. University, Harrison, NY. Aug. 13, 2000.

"Weaving the Web into College Teaching". T. M. Terry. 2000-2001 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Keynote Lecture, Univ. of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR. Nov. 8, 2000.

"Enhancing Microbiology Education through the Internet and Digital Learning Environments". T. M. Terry. Keynote address, Annual Meeting of the South Central Branch of the American Society for Microbiology and First South Central ASM Regional Microbiology Education Conference. Little Rock, AR. Nov. 11, 2000

"Weaving the Web into College Science Teaching". Invited seminar, Oxford University, UK. May 2001.

"Publishing in ASM's Curriculum Library". Invited presentation at ASM Undergraduate Microbiology Education Conference. Orlando, FL. May 18-20, 2001.

T. M. Terry. "Improving Microbiology Education." Invited keynote address at 23rd Chilean Congress of Microbiology. TomÈ, Chile. November 28-30, 2001.

"Developments in educational methodologies for microbiology teaching". Invited keynote presentation at 23rd Chilean Congress of Microbiology. Tomé, Chile. November 28-30, 2001.

T. M. Terry. "Using Visual Media to Promote Active Learning." Oral presentation at ASM annual joint branch regional meeting, Oct. 25, 2001. Groton, CT.

T. M. Terry. "Submitting and Publishing in ASM¼s Curriculum Library". Invited presentation at ASM Undergraduate Microbiology Education Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah. May 17-29, 2002.

T. M. Terry, M. Rosado, P. Garcia, and B. Keenan "Improving Group-based Active Learning Activities in the Microbiology Classroom". Poster presentation at ASM Undergraduate Microbiology Education Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah. May 17-29, 2002.



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F. Recent Seminar and Workshop Presentations (workshops prior to 1994-95 academic year not listed)

“Working with HyperCard.” T. M. Terry. Two-day Workshop at Univ. of Conn. Nov. 1994.

“Multimedia in Biology Teaching: from low-tech to high-tech.” UConn Computer Center Open House for Computing, Jan. 19, 1995.

“The well-taught laboratory section”, UConn Teaching Institute workshop for graduate students, Feb. 16, 1995

“Pedagogical problems and opportunities in large lecture classes”, UConn Teaching Institute workshop for faculty, April 7, 1995.

“The well-taught laboratory section”, UConn Teaching Institute workshop for graduate students, Sept. 1, 1995.

“The nuts and bolts of doing your own web page”. T. M. Terry and Z. Strickler, UConn Computer Center Open House, Jan. 19, 1996.

“HyperCard applications for college teaching.” Workshop for faculty, sponsored by UConn Faculty Resource Center. Feb. 1 1996.

"Exploring the Internet to serve your needs." J. Douthwright and T. M. Terry. Workshop at 1996 Amer. Soc. Microbiology Undergraduate Education Conference, Baton Rouge, LA. May 17, 1996.

“Teaching and Learning with the World Wide Web.” T. M. Terry. MIL Workshop, Long Island University, June 28-30, 1996. <http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/bklyn/acadres/facdev/MIL_Projects/mil_home.html>

“Teaching laboratory sections.” UConn Teaching Institute workshop for graduate students. Aug. 26, 1996.

“Teaching with Technology at UConn”, Campus Open House. UConn. Sept. 19, 1996.

“Teaching with the Internet.” UConn Teaching Institute workshop for faculty, March 13, 1997.

“Teaching with the Web.” T. M. Terry. Workshop for Faculty, University of Hartford, CT (sponsored by Prentice-Hall). March 20, 1997.

“Enhancing undergraduate education with the Web.” Workshop for UConn UConnect program. March 28, 1997.

“Active Learning Strategies: Testing Exercises from the Last Conference.” T. M. Terry. Invited workshop at American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Education Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. May 2, 1997.

“Teaching Microbiology with the Web.” T. M. Terry. Invited workshop at American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Education Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. May 2, 1997.

"Untangling the Web: applications of Web technology to the teaching of science." T. M. Terry. Invited keynote presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Atlanta, GA. June 20, 1997

“Using the World Wide Web as an Educational Tool.” UConn Teaching Institute workshop for graduate students. Aug. 25, 1997.

“Computers, Molecules, and Life.” Presentation to High School Cooperative students at UConn Open House. Sept. 28, 1997.

“Teaching Microbiology with the Web.” T. M. Terry. Convener and presenter, Microbial Education Workshop, American Society for Microbiology Regional Meeting, Mystic, CT. Oct. 30, 1997.

"Untangling the Web: applications of Web technology to the teaching of science." T. M. Terry. Invited keynote presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Anne Arundel College, MD. March 13-14, 1998. <http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~terry/Common/WebScience.html>

"Teaching with the Web: A Variety of Options.” UConn Faculty Resource Lab Open House. May 6, 1998.

“Using the Web for inquiry-based pre-college education: Selected Web resources.” T. M. Terry. Invited presentation at ASM Microbial Discovery Workshop, University of Hartford, CT. July 23, 1998. <http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~terry/Common/inquiry.html>

“Using the World Wide Web as an Educational Tool.” UConn Teaching Institute workshop for graduate students. Aug. 31, 1998.

"Untangling the Web." T. M. Terry. Invited keynote presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, N. Y. Dec. 5, 1998. <http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~terry/Common/dec98wkshp.html>

“Investigating the Biology Place.” Workshop presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, N. Y. Dec. 5, 1998. <http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~terry/Common/TBPworkshop.html>

"Using 'The Biology Place' Website with your Biology course" T. M. Terry. Invited workshop presentation at Benjamin Cummings Strategies for Success Workshop, at Community College of Philadelphia, PA. February 27, 1999

"Finding useful applications to make the Web an effective tool in biology education." T. M. Terry. Invited presenter for Biology Departmental Seminar series, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. May 5, 1999

"Hands-On The Biology Place." T. M. Terry. Invited workshop at Strategies for Success Workshop, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA. Oct. 23, 1999.

"Untangling the Web." T. M. Terry. Invited presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT. Nov. 13, 1999. <http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~terry/Common/ss99.html.html>

"Hands-On The Biology Place." T. M. Terry. Invited workshop at Strategies for Success Workshop, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT. Nov. 13, 1999.

"The current state and utilization of Web based instruction". T. M. Terry. Invited presentation at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY. February 18, 2000
"Working the Web into non-majors biology: what works?" T. M. Terry. Invited presentation at Education Technology Forum, Needham, MA. March 31, 2000.

"Microbiologists or molecular biologists: does our discipline have a future?" T. M. Terry. Invited workshop presentation at Annual Meeting of Australian Society for Microbiology, Cairns, Australia. July 13, 2000

"Online Course Management" T. M. Terry. Invited workshop at Strategies for Success Workshop, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ. Oct. 21, 2000.

"Hands-On The Biology Place and The Microbiology Place" T. M. Terry. Invited workshop at Strategies for Success Workshop, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ. Oct. 21, 2000.

"Working with the Web without Losing Your Mind". T. M. Terry. Invited Instructional Development Center Workshop at University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR. Nov. 8, 2000.

"Using WebCT to Support Your Teaching Without Sacrificing Your Life to Technology!" T. M. Terry. Invited Workshop at University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR. Nov. 9, 2000.

"Hands-On The Biology Place and The Microbiology Place" T. M. Terry. Invited workshop at Strategies for Success Workshop, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD. Feb. 24, 2001.

"How to Make Animated GIFs to Illustrate Biological Concepts." Invited presentation at Workshop on Technology-based Learning in Biology, sponsored by CT Dept. of Higher Education. University of CT, April 3, 2001.

"Preparing to teach Science Laboratories". Invited presentation at Teaching Assistant Workshop, Univ. of CT. Aug. 24, 2001.

Convener, "New Strategies in Microbiology Education". Workshop at ASM annual joint branch regional meeting, Groton, CT. Oct. 25, 2001.

"Using Visual Media to Promote Active Learning." T. M. Terry. Oral presentation at ASM annual joint branch regional meeting, Oct. 25, 2001. Groton, CT.

"Getting the most out of graphics, animations, and other visual technology". Invited two-hour presentation at Workshop sponsored by Institute for Teaching & Learning. UConn, April 17, 2002.

"Strategies for Increasing Active Learning in the Classroom." T. M. Terry. Invited keynote presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. Nov. 9, 2002.

"Online Course Management: WebCT, Blackboard, CourseCompass." T. M. Terry and K. O'Brien. Invited workshop presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. Nov. 9, 2002.

"Strategies for Increasing Active Learning in the Classroom." T. M. Terry. Invited keynote presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Univ. of Tampa, Tampa, FL. Mar. 1, 2003.

"Online Course Management: WebCT, Blackboard, CourseCompass." T. M. Terry and D. Floyd. Invited workshop presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Univ. of Tampa, Tampa, FL. Mar. 1, 2003.

"Getting the most out of graphics, animations, and other visual technology". Invited presentation at annual meeting of the American Tax Association, St. Petersburg, FL. Mar. 1, 2003.

"Strategies for Increasing Active Learning in the Classroom." T. M. Terry. Invited keynote presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Loyola Univ, Chicago, IL. Apr. 5, 2003.

"Online Course Management: a Teacher's Perspective." T. M. Terry and D. Floyd. Invited workshop presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Loyola Univ, Chicago, IL. Apr. 5, 2003.

"Teaching Strategies: ways to enhance learning." T. M. Terry. Invited seminar at ASM Graduate and Postdoctoral Summer Institute in Preparation for Careers in Microbiology. Univ. of Conn. Aug. 1, 2004.

"Strategies for Increasing Active Learning in the Classroom." T. M. Terry. Invited keynote presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Glendale Community College, AZ. Oct. 30, 2004.

"Strategies for Teaching and Learning with Technology." Biology Leadership Conference, La Jolla, CA. Mar. 12, 2005.

"Strategies for Increasing Active Learning in the Classroom." T. M. Terry. Invited keynote presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Prince George's Community College, Largo, Maryland. Apr. 16, 2005.

"Teaching Strategies: ways to enhance learning." T. M. Terry. Invited seminar at ASM Graduate and Postdoctoral Summer Institute in Preparation for Careers in Microbiology. Univ. of Conn. Aug. 2, 2005.

"Evolution of microbes as revealed by DNA homology." T. M. Terry. Invited seminar at "Darwin Day" Conference, Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT. Feb. 11, 2006.

"Strategies for Increasing Active Learning in the Classroom." T. M. Terry. Invited keynote presentation at Strategies for Success Workshop, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Mar. 25, 2006.

G. Grant Proposals

1969-1972 NIH Research grant, "Membrane structure and synthesis in bacterial cells" ($97,581)

1975 UConn Research Foundation, "Mechanisms of lysis inhibition ($3,750)

1994–95 UConn Teaching Institute, “Establishing student-led supplemental instruction (SI) to enhance science education at the University of Connecticut.” ($6,200) (with T. Webster, S. Jarvi, J. Talbot



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H. Other publications in print

Terry, T. M. 1994. Supplemental Instruction at UConn. University of Connecticut Teaching Institute Newsletter, Summer 1994. Pp. 1-2.

Terry, T. M., J. Lizee and T. Plunkett. 1995. Teaching with the World Wide Web: the Virtual Classroom at UConn. UConn Teaching Institute Newsletter, Summer 1995. Pp. 1-4.

Miller, D., and T. M. Terry. 1996. Teaching, Learning and Technology: Strategies to Motivate Lifelong Learning. UConn Teaching Institute Newsletter, Spring 1996. Pp. 4-6.

Terry, T. M. 1998. Extending your Biology Classroom with the World Wide Web. Strategies for Success Newsletter. Benjamin Cummings. Winter 1998. 26:1-3.

Terry, T. M. 1999. Bringing Biomolecules to Life with Chime. Strategies for Success Newsletter. Benjamin Cummings. Spring 1999. 30:1-3.

Terry, T. M. 2004. Exams with a Group Component. Strategies for Success Newsletter. Benjamin Cummings. Spring 2004. 41:3-4.



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I. Other publications on the World Wide Web

I have published extensive course materials for three UConn courses on the Virtual Classroom at UConn. Although these are not peer-reviewed, materials from this collection have been used by many educators, including citation in published work. I suggest that these materials do have some scholarly merit, however difficult this may be to evaluate. Home pages for the most recent complete courses are listed here:

Microbiology 229, “Fundamentals of Microbiology” (complete semester). 2003. T. M. Terry. An earlier version was reviewed in Reviews and Resources, ASM News, Jan. 1988, p. 53 (Web address corrected in ASM News, March 1988, p. 170.)

, “Foundations of Biology” (complete semester). 2002. T. Taigen, T. M. Terry, and K. Van Cleef-Toedt. (No longer available online).

Biology 107, “Principles of Biology I.” 2002. T. M. Terry. and K. Van Cleef-Toedt.


J. Instructional Resource Development

"Lecture Enrichment Kit" 3rd Edition, Sylvia S. Mader.. (1 one of 15 contributors to a 145 page text supplement.) 1993.

Textbook reviewer for general biology and microbiology texts: Saunders Publishing; Scott, Foresman & Co.; Holt, Rinehart & Winston; Prentice Hall; Benjamin/Cummings; West Publishing; Wiley; Wm Brown. 1975-present



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V. Teaching


A. Courses Taught Regularly (last 3 years before retirement)
Biology 107, “Principles of Biology I”; every fall semester
Biology 102, “Fundamentals of Biology”; every fall semester
Biology 103, “Biology of Human Health and Disease”; every spring semester
MCB 229, “Fundamentals of Microbiology”; every spring semester

B. Other Courses Taught
INTD 196, “Freshman skills seminar” fall 1996
Science 240, “Nature of Scientific Thought”
MCB 394, “Microbiology Seminar”
Biology 196, “Honors Seminar in Biology”
MCB 241, “Research Literature in Molecular & Cell Biology”
MCB 380, “Membrane Structure and Function”
MCB 394, “Microbiology Seminar”
MCB 396, “New Frontiers in Biology, for high school biology teachers”


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VI. Academic and Professional Service


A. Membership in Professional Societies
American Society for Microbiology
Sigma Xi
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Danforth Associates of New England

B. Service to the Molecular & Cell Biology Department
Biology 100’s Committee Coordinator for MCB (Chair)
MCB Curriculum Committee (Chair)
MCB Web Site Webmaster <http://www.mcb.uconn.edu>
Search Committees (various)

C. Service to the College and University
CLAS Courses & Curriculum Committee (Chair 1994-96), 1985-present
Senate Courses & Curriculum Committee, 1999-present
Premedical-Predental Committee, 1981-present
Teaching with Technology SIG of the University Computer Committee (Co-Chair), 1996-present
Academic Information Technology Committee and Steering Committee, 1997-98
Student Welfare Committee, 1993-1999
University Computer Committee, 1995-1998
General Education Committee, 2000-present
University Senate, 1993-1999.
Faculty Advisor to Alpha Theta Pi, Undergraduate Coed Biology Fraternity, 1992-present
Committee on Committees, 1993-1996
Local Arrangements Committee, Connecticut Junior Science & Humanities, 1991-1997
Search Committees (various)

D. Outreach Service to High School Biology Teachers
UConn Coop Program: Faculty Coordinator for Biology. 1994-present.
“New Frontiers in Biology”. Organized and ran week-long summer workshops for high school biology teachers (with Terry Webster). 1985-1990.
“Biology on the Web and in Your Class.” T. M. Terry and R. Heun. One-day Workshop for High School Biology Teachers. The Brooks School, N. Andover, MA. Sept. 16, 1996.
NABT Conn. Selection Committee for Outstanding High School Biology Award. 1986–1996.
Organizer and Co-chair (1992), and planning committee member (1993-94) for three conferences on “Biotechnology and Biomedicine for the 21st Century” for high school teachers & students, Sponsored by Educators for Responsible Science and Quinnipiac College.
Presented “science update” workshops for biology faculty at several high schools. 1989-1993.
Presented workshops for high school science teachers on "Microbial Activity and Water Quality" at Thames Science Center, New London. 1989–1992.

E. Service to the Profession
ASM Distance Education Committee, 1996-present
ASM Undergraduate Education Conference, Planning Committee for 1997 Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 1996-97.
ASM Microbial Education Workshop, Co-Convener, American Society for Microbiology Regional Meeting, Mystic, CT. Oct. 30, 1997.
ASM Undergraduate Education Conference, Co-Chair for 1998 Conference, Atlanta, GA. 1997-98.
ASM Undergraduate Education Activities Committee, Chair, 1998-present.
ASM General Meeting, Los Angeles, May 2000. Convener of Session for Division W, "Answering Student Needs in the Microbiology Classroom"
Member of ad hoc committee on AIBS Journal in Biological Education. 1998-present.

F. Service to the Community
President, UConn Macintosh User’s Group. 1985-95.
President and business manager, The Renaissance Revival (a cappella chamber choir that gives free concerts in Eastern CT). 1976-present.



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VII. Awards and Other Recognition


A. Fellowships
NSF Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, 1964-66
USPHS Post-Doctoral Fellowship, 1967

B. Awards and Appointments
American Men and Women of Science, 1973-present
Honored Professor for teaching excellence in the field of life sciences and health professions for 1983-1984.
Board member, Educators for Responsible Science, 1991-1994
Elected to University Senate, 1993-present
Danforth Associates of New England, March 1994
University Teaching Fellow, Univ. of Conn., May 1994
Phi Kappa Phi, national honor society. May 1995
Chancellor's Award for National Recognition in Information Technology, March 1998
Connecticut Professor of the Year, Carnegie Foundation “U. S. Professors of the Year Award for Extraordinary Dedication to Undergraduate Teaching”, October 1998
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Visiting Professorship in the Microbiological Sciences. November 2000.
Teacher Innovation Award in Higher Education for the development and application of technology-based innovations in learning. Sponsored by the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium. October 2001.

C. Recent articles in print that describe some of my teaching activities

“Microbiology 229 at UConn.” In Reviews and Resources, ASM News, Jan. 1988, p. 53 (Web address corrected in ASM News, March 1988, p. 170.)
“Renovated classrooms feature state-of-the-art technology.” Univ. of Conn. Traditions. Winter 1998.
“Great teachers use web-based technology to help students learn.” Univ. of Conn. Family Newsletter, Spring 1998.
“Group exam offers opportunity for learning as well as assessment.” UConn Advance, Mar. 9, 1998.
“Ganging up on the Test at UConn. College Students use Teamwork as Tool during Examinations.” Hartford Courant, April 22, 1998.


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Thomas M. Terry, Ph. D.
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology
University of Connecticut U-3044
Storrs, CT 06268