He has completed the necessary requirements for emeritus status
Therefore, be it resolved that David Christensen be granted emeritus status
David Christensen was employed at UNI for 39 years as a faculty member until his retirement in June 2014. He attained the rank of Associate Professor of both Elementary Education and Science Education. At UNI, he first taught at Price Laboratory School as a 4th-5th grade Instructor from 1993-1999. In 1999, he transferred to Curriculum and Instruction, where he taughtMethods of Teaching Elementary Science and Activities to Integrate Math and Science. He was named a national awardee of the 1992-93 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. He was also recognized in 2008 with a Governor of Iowa Excellence in Science Teaching Award.
David was active in establishing a strong relationship with Chilean teachers through grant funding by the Chilean Ministry of Education. This program brought Chilean teachers to UNI where they received professional development in teaching elementary children. Other scholarly activities include presentations on this Chilean MECIBA Project, and multiple national presentations on science teaching topics. He also reviewed multiple manuscripts for a variety of publishers.
David served as a Faculty Senator from 1998-2004 and again from 2005-2008. He served as a Faculty Marshal for all Commencement exercises from 1992-2009. In addition, he served as the Undergraduate Coordinator of all programs in C&I. He was a long-term member of the Academic Appeals Student Grievance Committee and the Committee on Admission and Retention, as well as multiple search committees and serve as a College of Education Faculty Senator.
I am pleased to recommend David Christensen for emiritus status.