Nancy is an educator in the Department of Biology at Pittsburg State University, where she has taught for 8 years. She has worked in the field of agricultural science for nearly 15 years, combining her university teaching and research with the work that she did while employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture near Washington, D.C. Her research focuses on molds and fungi that are diseases of agricultural crops, like soybeans. Her research projects take her to the laboratory to work with cultures of fungi, and to the crop fields to grow and monitor soybean plants. She believes that agriscience education is important for students, because it impacts our lives in so many ways.
Cindy is an educator in the Department of Biology at Pittsburg State University, where she has taught for nearly 15 years. Her interest in natural history (plants and animals in their environments) has given her the opportunity to work with many teachers and students in classrooms and workshops throughout southeast Kansas. Animal viewing or discussions about wildlife usually pique student interest, but because plants are so important to our survival and economy, she likes to encourage development of programs where plant science is a more prominent part of school curricula. Cindy believes that whether in the classroom window, in a greenhouse, or in an outdoor learning site, the living world can teach us.
worked in the field of agricultural science for nearly 15 years, combining her university teaching and research with the work that she did while employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture near Washington, D.C. Her research focuses on molds and fungi that are diseases of agricultural crops, like soybeans. Her research projects take her to the laboratory to work with cultures of fungi, and to the crop fields to grow and monitor soybean plants. She believes that agriscience education is important for students, because it impacts our lives in so many ways.
environments) has given her the opportunity to work with many teachers and students in classrooms and workshops throughout southeast Kansas. Animal viewing or discussions about wildlife usually pique student interest, but because plants are so important to our survival and economy, she likes to encourage development of programs where plant science is a more prominent part of school curricula. Cindy believes that whether in the classroom window, in a greenhouse, or in an outdoor learning site, the living world can teach us.