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Austin Community College
Austin, TX
Samuel Clifford
Adjunct Faculty Biology
Austin Community College
Austin, TX
Mary Colon
Professor of Biology
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL
Sheree Daniel
Biology Professor
Trinity Valley Community College
Terrell, TX
Carol Garrett
Adjunct Faculty Biology
Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD
David Gonzales
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Montgomery County Community College
Pottstown, PA
Kathryn Gubista
Adjunct Faculty Biology
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community
College
Asheville, NC
Dale Horeth
Associate Professor of Biology
Tidewater Community College
Virginia Beach, VA
Jacki Houghton, DC
Adjunct Professor
Moorpark College and Los Angeles Valley College
Moorpark and Valley Glen, CA
Karen Huffman
Assistant Professor of Biology
Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY
Carol Keating
Associate Professor of Biology
Union County College
Cranford, NJ
Alrena Lightbourn
Adjunct Faculty Biological Sciences
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL
Maxine Medaglia
Adjunct Faculty Biology
Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD
Rita Pagano
Biology Laboratory Technician
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ
Laura Ritt
Assistant Professor of Biology
Rowan College at Burlington County
Mt. Laurel, NJ
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Associate Professor of Biology
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
Acknowledgments
The author would like to thank the following individuals: Janine Crandell, for her help with comput-
ers and education strategies; Carl Sandburg instructors Susan Buck, David Burns, Kelli Mayes-Denker,
Gail Hannam, David Kellogg, Gary Miracle, Carla Murray, Kylie Price, Marjorie Smolensky, and Keith
Williams for their advice and encouragement; and Cindy Arthur at the Carl Sandburg College Faculty
Teaching and Learning Center for video creation and guidance with computers.
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