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James J Vorst

Professor of Agronomy

Department: Agronomy
Phone: 765.494.6374
Fax: 765.496.2926
Office: Lilly 3-440A
E-mail: jvorst@purdue.edu

Area of Expertise: undergraduate education, competency based assessment, field crops management
Curriculum Vitae

 

EDUCATION:
B.S.    1964    Ohio St. Univ.
M.S.   1966    Ohio St. Univ.
PH.D. 1969    Univ of Nebraska          

PURDUE AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:
Ass't, Assoc, Professor, Purdue Univ
Visiting Teaching Fellow, Oregon State Univ. 1995
Curriculum Development Specialist, Jordan Univ. of Sci. and Technology, 1994

AWARDS AND HONORS:
ASA Resident Education Award
CSSA Crop Sci. Teaching Award
USDA Food and Agric. Sciences Excellence in Teaching Regional Award
Charles Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Fellow of: ASA, CSSA, NACTA
Outstanding Teacher, Purdue Agriculture
O
utstanding Counselor, Purdue Agriculture
Member, Purdue Teaching Academy
Listed in Purdue Book of Great Teachers

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES: (COURSES TAUGHT SINCE 2002)

COURSE
NUMBER

TITLE

SEMESTERS
TAUGHT

AVERAGE
CLASS SIZE

105

Crop Production

4

40

460

Contemporary Issues in Agriculture

6

limited at 36

498

Senior Seminar (co-taught)

2

35

ENGAGEMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE 2002:

Am responsible for updating and reviewing Competency documents, and constructing Certified Crop Adviser Exams for International and Tri-State CCA programs.

Invited presentation: A Competency Based Education Program to Transfer Research Results to Crop Producers, Athens, Greece  September 24-27, 2008

GRADUATE AND POST-DOCTORAL STUDENTS ADVISED: (CURRENT/TOTAL SINCE 2002)

         MS:         /  20          PhD:  2  /  15          PostDocs:         /       

KEY COLLABORATIVE LINKAGES INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS SINCE 2002:
(LOCATION, CONTACT NAMES, ONE (1) SENTENCE DESCRIPTION)
Board of Directors, International Center for Sustainable Development, Panama
Worked with NRCS in developing the competencies for their TSP program

NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS: (SINCE 2002/TOTAL CAREER)
Books written/edited: 4 (career)
Refereed Journal Articles: 2 since 2002
Non-refereed Papers: over 50 (career)
Teaching publications: 10 (career)

LIST YOUR THREE MOST SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2002:
Using Alumni Input as a Reality Check of Agronomy Teaching and Advising. 2007.
John G. Graveel and James J. Vorst. JNRLSE 94-97

 
 

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