EDUCATION
B.A. Biology 1971, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio
M.S. Vertebrate Zoology 1975, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Ph.D. Vertebrate and Invertebrate Zoology 1983, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Dissertation: An Analysis of the Trematode Fauna of Two Species of Avian Intercontinental Migrants: Tringa solitaria and Calidris melanotos.

CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

CIO (Chief Information Officier) (July 1, 2001 - present)
As Chief Information Officer (CIO), I oversee all information technology (NET Services) employees on campus and represent the university's technology interests at the state level by serving on the Technology Affairs Council (TAC).

Director of the NSU Center for Statewide E-Learning (February 2001 – present)
The Center for Statewide E-Learning is a newly approved $3 million program for the university to integrate distance delivery technology across the university curriculum and to delivery courses to high schools throughout South Dakota using Dakota Digital Network and Internet technologies. This mission enhancement was endorsed by the S.D. Board of Regents and Governor Janklow in January 2001 and passed by the legislature and signed into law in March. As Center Director, I  oversee the hiring of new E-learning personnel, and direct the implementation of the Center’s infrastructure and programming.

Executive Assistant to the President (1999 – present)
As Executive Assistant to the President, I serve on Senior Staff (the primary policy-making board on campus), coordinate strategic planning for the university, chair the Institutional Review Board that oversees all human subjects research by faculty, staff and students at the university, and assist the President with special projects as the need arises.
 

PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Director of the NSU Office of Instructional Services (OIS) (1996 – 2001)
As OIS Director, I design and coordinate all faculty development activities on campus. The office is funded through a combination of South Dakota state, NSU Foundation, and private grant funds. My duties include grant-writing, administration of funds to support faculty travel to professional meetings, design and delivery of faculty development programming to enhance the quality of teaching and student assessment on campus, and design and delivery of orientation programming for new faculty.

NSU Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs (1998-1999)
The Vice President for Academic Affairs is the chief academic officer of the university. I was appointed to the Interim position in March 1999. In this capacity I oversaw all academic programs and personnel at the university and represented the university at the state level on the Academic Affairs Council and at South Dakota Board of Regents meetings.  During this time, I successfully worked with the faculty to revise the university's general education curriculum and the requirements for B.A, B.S., and B.S. Ed. degrees.  I also worked with the NSU Assessment Director to obtain North Central Accreditation approval of the university's academic assessment program.

S.D. Administrator for Eisenhower Mathematics & Science Higher Education Program (1990-1996)
The Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Program was a $300,000 a year federal entitlement program to which higher education faculty could apply for funds to offer teacher-training workshops in the areas of K-12 mathematics and science education. As administrator, I aligned the South Dakota program goals with the national standards for mathematics and science as recommended by NCTM, NSTA and the AAAS, and developed and advertised the program guidelines to all higher education institutions (public, private, and tribal) in the state. As administrator, it was my responsibility to oversee the program budget and funding procedures, evaluate each funded project, and file annual program reports to the federal government. I also represented South Dakota at annual national meetings for the Eisenhower Program in Washington, D.C.
 

NSU Director of NSF-SSI (National Science Foundation Statewide Systemic Initiative Grant Project) to reform K-12 science education in South Dakota (1992 - 1996)
Because of my role as Eisenhower Program Administrator for South Dakota, in 1991 I was appointed by the South Dakota Board of Regents to a state-level advisory committee to develop a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation to reform K-16 science education across the state. Through the efforts of this committee and the writing team, South Dakota was granted $7.5 million over the next five years. The grant was structured in such a way that higher education institutions in the state were required to partner with K-12 districts to submit proposals to the state NSF-SSI office. I was appointed to lead Northern State University’s efforts to collaborate with K-12 districts in South Dakota. During the 5 years of funding, I worked as a consultant for school districts from more than 14 towns to help the K-12 teachers and administrators understand mathematics and science curriculum reform recommendations from national organizations such as NSTA, NCTM, and AAAS.

I assisted teams from these districts as they wrote their curriculum reform and faculty development plans. Northern State University's collaborative efforts with K-12 districts proved to be the most successful in the state. During the first year of competition for NSF-SSI funds, 13 projects across South Dakota were funded, of these, 6 were partnered with NSU, representing a 100% success rate for that year. Throughout the project, I coordinated NSU faculty delivery of services to these districts in the areas of mathematics and science curriculum redesign and implementation of innovative teaching strategies, such as inquiry science, cooperative learning, alternative assessment, and hands-on instructional techniques. In 1993, I wrote a successful NSF-SSI proposal for $100,000 to reform mathematics and science education at NSU. Over the next three years, I worked with mathematics, science, and education faculty to reform the curriculum and implement innovative teaching strategies in university teacher preparation courses.
 

NSU Director of Environmental Education (1986 - present)
As Director of Environmental Education, I offer numerous educational outreach activities to K-12 schools and provide Project WILD and Project Learning Tree certification training to all education majors at NSU and to in-service teachers in South Dakota. Examples of outreach activities include bird-banding presentations to 6th grade classes, visiting scientist presentations to K-6 classrooms, environmental science programs for Girl Scout groups, and development and administration of an annual South Dakota natural history Earth Day crossword puzzle contest for all 4th - 6th grade students within 100 miles of Aberdeen, SD. I also coordinated the development and wrote grants to obtain funding to produce The Natural Source, an Educator’s Guide to South Dakota’s Natural History. This resource was written by faculty and natural resource specialists from around the state and provided free-of-charge to more than 3,000 South Dakota teachers. I served as the Natural Source project coordinator and editor. These materials were posted on the Internet in 1999 (http://lupus.northern.edu:90/natsource/ )
 

HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1999 - present: Professor of Biology
1997 - 1999:  Professor of Science Education
1987 - present:  Environmental Education K-12 Teacher Trainer
    Project Learning Tree Curriculum
    Project WILD Curriculum (1989-present)
1992 - 1997:  Associate Professor of Science Education
1983 - 1992:  Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology, Northern State University
1981 - 1983:  Adjunct Instructor, Northern State University
1972 - 1979: Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA

Courses Taught at the University Level:

School of Education

Undergraduate Science Education Courses for Elementary Education Majors

Science Methods for Elementary School Teachers
Integrated Methods for Elementary School Teachers
Supervision of Student Teachers
Environmental Education Workshops: Project Learning Tree; Project WILD

Graduate Science Education Courses for Elementary School Teachers

Science Curriculum Reform
Environmental Education Workshops: Project Learning Tree; Project WILD

College of Arts and Sciences

Undergraduate General Education Courses for Non-science Majors:

Introduction to Biology - lecture and lab
Environmental Biology - lecture
Environmental Biology - WebCT-based Internet course

Undergraduate Courses for Biology Majors

Comparative Anatomy - lecture and lab
Vertebrate Zoology - lecture and lab
Parasitology - lecture and lab
General Biology - labs

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (International/National):

Tallman, Erika J., and Dan A. Tallman
1997. Timing of Breeding by Antbirds in an Aseasonal Environment in Amazonian Ecuador in AOU Monograph 48: Studies of Neotropical Birds Honoring Ted Parker.

1994. The Trematode Fauna of an Amazonian Antbird Community. The AUK.111(4):1006-13.

1986. Solitary Sandpiper Breeding Records in Northwestern Ontario.  Ontario Birds 4:118-119.

1977a. Adiciones y Revisiones a la Lista de la Avifauna de Limoncocha, Provincia de Napo, Ecuador.  Revista Universidad Catolica (Quito) 16:217-224.

1977b. Birds of Limoncocha. Quito: Instituto Linquistico de Verano. 15 pp

Tallman, Erika J. and Karen Taylor
1997 University/5th Grade Science Fair Partnership: A Success Story. Science Scope, NSTA Middle School Science Journal.

Tallman, Erika J., Kenneth C. Corkum, and Dan A. Tallman
1985. The Trematode Fauna of Two Intercontinental Migrants: Tringa solitaria and Calidris melanotos (Aves: Charadriiformes).  The American Midland Naturalist 113:374-383.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
South Dakota Academy of Sciences
North American Association of Environmental Education
South Dakota Ornithologists' Union
National Science Teachers Association
Environment Education Connections of South Dakota

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Appointed by South Dakota Governor Janklow to Citizen’s Taskforces on South Dakota Education

 1995: Reviewing and Redesigning DECA (Department of Education and Cultural Affairs)
 1997: Citizen’s Taskforce on Seamless Education

REFERENCES

Dr. John Hilpert
President
Northern State University
1200 South Jay Street
Aberdeen, SD  57401
Phone: 605-626-2521

Dr. Thomas Flickema
President
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD 57799
Phone: 605-642-6111

Dr. Michel Hillman
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
North Dakota University System
State Capitol
600 East Blvd.
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: 701-328-2960

Dr. Jeffrey Jay
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: 605-626-7687

Dr. Connie Geier
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone: 605-626-3169

Ms. Maggie Engler
249 Danube Lane
Rapid City, SD 57702
(former SD Project WILD Director)
Phone: 605-574-4559