2744 Pinehurst Drive Bloomington, Indiana 47403

Phone: 812-333-4116 E-mail: neil@neilrapp.com

  D. Neil Rapp

CERTIFICATION Professional - Chemistry 9-12, Computer Endorsement K-12 (Indiana)
Rank I – Chemistry 8-12 , Computer Endorsement K-12 (Kentucky)

TEACHING                  AP, ORGANIC, AND GENERAL CHEMISTRY TEACHER

EXPERIENCE               Bloomington High School South, Bloomington, IN (8/01 – present)

• American Radio Relay League 2004
  Professional Educator of the Year
• Technology Committee Chairman 2004-2007
• NASA Protein Crystallization Experiment Participant

                        AP/ADVANCED CHEMISTRY TEACHER

                        William Henry Harrison High School, Evansville, IN (8/94 – 8/01)

• 1999-2000 Evansville Courier & Press/University of Evansville

Outstanding Teacher of the Year Nominee

• Volunteer Assistant Boys’ Basketball Coach
• Director of Boys’ AAU Basketball program

CHEMISTRY TEACHER

Benjamin Bosse High School, Evansville, IN (8/93 - 6/94)

· Volunteer Assistant Boys’ Basketball Coach

CHEMISTRY LABORATORY INSTRUCTOR & LAB ASSISTANT

University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN (6/92 - 8/93)

EDUCATION University of Kentucky (8/01 – present)

MAJOR: Instructional Systems Design (Ed.D.)

· GPA:  4.00 / 4.00 (39 credit hours completed above M.S.)

University of Southern Indiana (6/90 – 8/93, 1/97 – 12/00)

MAJOR:  Secondary Education (M.S.) with Chemistry Emphasis

· GPA: 3.88/4.00 (including transfer hours from Butler and Purdue)

· Received Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year Award

MAJORS: Chemistry (B.S.), Secondary Education – Chemistry (B.S.)

MINORS: Biology, Biophysics

· GPA: 2.96 / 4.00

· Received Outstanding Chemistry Education Student Award

· Accepted on academic scholarship

· Student Manager/Assistant Coach for Men’s Basketball team

· Tutored “at risk” athletes in chemistry and physics

Vincennes University (8/88 - 5/90)

MAJOR: Pre-medicine (A.A.)

· GPA: 3.64 / 4.00

· Multiple academic scholarships

PUBLICATIONS           Effect of High School Chemistry Textbook Readability on
Student Achievement

Indiana Reading Journal, Summer, 2001.

ChemistryGeek.com

Chemistry Student Help Web Site, September, 2000.

Classic Chemistry Experiments:  An Introduction to the Chemical Laboratory

                                    August, 1997, revised March, 1998; March, 1999; March, 2000; April, 2001, April 2002.

INTERESTS                  Amateur radio, media ministry, basketball, broadcasting, computers, and electronics