Arthur L. Buikema, Jr.

Alumni Distinguished Professor

Professor of Ecology, Environmental Science, Evolution and Systematics
Associated Professor, Landscape Architecture

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Office:1024B Derring Hall

Phone: 540.231.5180 | fax 540.231.9307

Office hours: 9:00-10:00 am Wednesday or by appointment.

I have been at Virginia Tech since 1971. Prior to that I was on the faculty at St. Olaf College in Northfield MN and the ACM Wilderness Field base in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota. I have also taught a Field Ecology course in the Everglades National Park, Costa Rica and South Africa. In summer 2006 I will coteach a course in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Go to this site to learn more about my teaching philosophy.

Click here to find out more about my large and wonderful family.

Click here to find out more about Art Buikema and why he became a Professor. Click here to look at my Curriculum Vitae or here to obtain a PDF version of my CV

Education:

BS 1962, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL.
MS 1965, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
PhD 1970, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Teaching and Service Awards

National and International

SETAC-ABC Labs, International Environmental Education Award, 1994
Outstanding Biology Teacher of the Year (4 yr College), National Association of Biology Teachers, 2000
Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology, 2003
Nominee for CASE award, 2003
Nominee for the Boyer Award, 2003

State

Award of Merit for Design of an Environmental Assessment, (juried award) Virginia Association of Landscape Architects, 2000
Certificate of Recognition, Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board, 1987
Virginia Outstanding Faculty Nominee, 1996, 1997, 2000

Virginia Tech

Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award, Biology Dept., 2009
Most Influencial Professor, Biology Dept., 2008
XCaliber Certificate of Excellence, 2007
Outstanding Teaching Award, Biology Dept., 2005
Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2003
XCaliber Award for Course Development Using Technology, 2000
Alumni Distinguished Professor, 1999
XCaliber Certificate of Merit for Using Technology in Teaching, 1998
Certificate of Teaching Excellence, College of Arts and Sciences, 1996
Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award, 1996
Biology Teacher of the Year, Va. Tech Biology Club, 1996
Diggs Teaching Scholar Award, 1995
Outstanding Biology Teacher, Biology Dept., Virginia Tech, 1995
Golden Key National Honor Society Honorary Member, 1995
Certificate of Appreciation, Health Education, Virginia Tech, 1993
G. Burke Johnston "Renaissance Man" Award, Omicron Delta Kappa, 1988
University Sporn Award, 1988, 1996
Academy of Teaching Excellence Inductee, 1988, 1996
Teaching-Learning Summer Faculty Fellowship, 1987
Virginia Tech College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Award, 1974

Major Areas of Research Interest:

Experimental methods in teaching introductory biology
Resistance to change in teaching - issues for faculty
Teaching strategies of GTAs and their effect on students.

Curriculum Vitae

Click here if you are interested in my curriculum vita.

Teaching Interests:

Since coming to Tech, I have taught over 20 different courses in the Biology Department. I love to experiment with different teaching strategies. Beginning in Fall 1997, I began teaching a graduate level course on how to Teach Biology. I have also taught courses in Perspectives on Addictions and the Family, Educational Counseling and in the Honors Program (Science and Families; Post-Modern Male - issues of men in response to feminism; Relationships and Drugs). No question about it, I really enjoy my job.

If you would like more information about the Biology Department, please contact Arthur Buikema