JANUARY1, 1997rhrough DECEMBER31, 1997
FACULTYSERVICETO HOPECOLLEGE
TYPEWRITE
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OR USECOMPUTER] NAME
Herbert
rJ. Dershen
ANDADVISING:
TEACHING
1. CoursesTaughtand Enrollment
A.
(Attachreportfrom Registra/s Office)
Notss
2. Supplementary
llore
B.
ACTIVITY
AND PROFESSIONAL
SCHOLARLY
1.
meg!(including
publications,
parfomancss,
exhibitions,
and
recitals,
paparsPrcsentod,
workin Progress)
cotttputing confetence
Reviewet of papars far Natjonai Educational
PubTishets
Reviewer of two manusctipts tor Scott^Iones
ExternaJ. reviewer of tenure candidacy for two ouxside institutions
tezm
Re-efected as CUR ColJnciTor for second thtee-yeat
the
27st Century" at
Panel menber, "undergraduate Research-welcone to
SIGCSE ' 97 Technical Swposium, San ,Jose, CA February, 7997
for leaching obj ect-oriented
Publ lcations : "./ava cf ass visualization
and
"Tools for web-based Sorting
concepts" with James vanderhyde
with Peter Bfl)jllmu'ld, to appear in SIGCSE BuTTetin
Anination'
Conference Cofltttittee, Midwesx SmaiJ. Cofl'ege Computing ConMenber,
7998.
7997, speaketa chair'
Papete co-chair,
fetence,
Reader, AP computer science Exaa, Ciemson, Sc, ,June' 7997.
2.
of
(itfundod,sPecify
amountanddats/period
Submitted
GrantProposals
ihe grant)
Environment
Web-based Leatning
and Integrated'
NSF-CCD, "Developing
for Computer scienee GenetaT Education, " $749,975, not futded
for Uadergtaduates,
"
NSE-REU, "Cotrp )Cer ,scjence Research E4)erience
5746,700 ' funded
SERVICE
C. INTERNAL
withStudentsOutsidethe Classroom.e.9..Directinga Plav.
lnvolvement
1.
Recitals.Coaching.or Sponsolinga Club (Listactivityand numberot
studentsengagedwith you in this activiiy)
Facufxy advisot, ATpha Kappa Pi (12 students)
Faculty advisot, AcM student Chapter, spring semester (25 students)
sutr>efi/ised
two su) net undetgraduate
adetnic year underqtaaduaxe
reseatch
research
plojects
p|ojects
and three
ac-
FacultyServiceto HopeCollege- page2
Herbert
Name:
2.
chair,
L.
Dershem
Seruice.Boardand Committeeand/orDeoartmental
Administrative
(List)
Assignments
computer science Depattnent
conEnittee
Menber. Status
Ass ignmeDts : Adrnis s ions
Department
coordinatot
sessftent
D.
Tiaison,
news lettet
edi tor,
as -
development,
curricular/course
OTHER(e.9.,publicservice,consulting,
to highschoolstudentsor churchgroups)
lectures,seminars,and presentations
Match 7997
students,
Conducted segsion for Tectt]los Internatjonaf
7997
Workshop for HASP, Octobet'
InXetnet
7997
gnadets
River
Schoof, Decertber'
ftom Black
Session for 9th
7997
octoher,
Science Day Presentation,
,Iu7y, 7997
Tal-k to HoTTand Rotary club,
youog
RegionaT
Conrnittee
Lite
Menber,
E.
or activitiesof the pastyeardo you consider
Whichof youraccomplishments
mostnoteworthy?
rethe student
fton
of two papets for pubfication
The acceptance
papers
co<t^-.h
nraiqr:rs .lasc sLuuner. It is rate Ehat
in a
ate accepted for pubTication
authored ttj Eir students
journaJ,
fron a sinand to have two accepted
.non-studelll
gratifying.
is vety
g7e sw ner's efforts
Togethof two major NSF proposals.
writing
$'as
the
Al-so noteworthy
proposafs
are
key
month
and
these
took one
er, this effott
in the deand curricuTum
of both reseatch
to the future
parEmenE.
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Herbert L. Dershem
Self-Evaluation
1997
I. Teaching
My teachingincludedno newcoursesthis year,thoughtherewere majorchangesin CSCI 225,
first in the introductionof the Javalanguageandthenin the useof theclabroom.The summary
below includesthe categorigsof evaluationthat I feel aremost important.
Preparation Enthusiasm
Personal
Interest
Overall
N
cscl225
3.93
3.98
3.96
3.93
25
csci 488
3.90
3.98
3.47
3.95
u
cscl225
3.95
3.98
3.83
l9
cscl386
3.90
4.00
3.86
3.94
l0
Total
3.93
3.98
3.86
3.91
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II. Scholarship
for publicationof
Scholarshipin 1997consistodof sumner rosearchwith students,the acceptance
proposals,
two
NSF
serving
two papersco-authorcdwith summerresearchstudents,the writing of
andservingon a panel
on a major conferenceplanningcotrunitlee,andmakingpresentations
productiveyear asfar as
was
a
very
rcseatchin computerscience.This
relatedto undergraduate
is concerned.
scholarship
III. Service
My servicewasdevotedto the dutigsof departmentchair andStatusCommitte€.This included
morethan 20 sessionsand activitiesthat I hosledfor prospectivestudents.In addition,I madea
numbe!of presentationsto outsidecommunitygroups.
Reviewof Goalsfor 1997
l. Successtully
completetheThirdEditionof theDershery'Jippiag
extbook
I aband.oned.
thisgoalbecaase
a neweditorhasntt giveneruovrogema*to a ThirdEdition
2. Write a prcposalfor anotherthreeyearNSF-RBUFoj€cL
Thiswasdone.Decisiononftmdingis petdhg.
3. Writc a proposalfor a cuniculumdevelopocntp'lojcctfromNSFto developmatcrialsfor ow
new"clabroorn''facility.
Thi: wasdonz.Fuding wasdzniedbx wo* funz in 197 will vrve asaJowdationfurfuure
work
4. Adaptmy cour8es
to takeadvaltageof the"ohbroonl"
(See1996goalsbelow.)
Ihi$ wqsdon to q limiteddcgree"
Mon needsto beacconplishzd.
Goelsfor 1998
l. Submita revis€dproposalto thcNSFCCDprogramfor curiculumprojectusingclabroom.
2. Successfr.rlty
initiatcncwphascof Rzu sumn res€arch,
intcgntingfacultyfrom neighboring
institutions.
3. C,ontinue
adaptation
of my coursesto theckbmon cnvironn€nt
4. Developtextbookandancillarymaterialsfor Itrhodlctiotrto ComputerSciencewith graphics
to firUyutilizetheIntcgratedLcamingEovironmmt.Thisactivitywill bedoncduringmy Fall
sabbatical.
lanuar',25,1998
Dean'sComrnentson Herb Dershem
Herb continueshis fine leadershipin the Hope communitywith excell€ncein teaching'significant
servke asa chair' Herb is one ofthe best
as a scholar,and distinguished
orofessionalaccomplishmenls
edu<atorson our campus. Histeachingevaluationsthis Pa* year were "average"for him, lvhich isto say
from Herb and' once again,I have not been
they w€re exceptional. I havecorneto e\Qecte:<cellence
and ProPosalsat the
in reviewingrnanuscriPts
b€en
active
Herb
has
disappointed.On the scholart front
he ha5Publishedtwo
institutions,
for
olher
nationallevel, he hasseNed asan extemal reviewer/consultant
(an
NSF-REU
papers,chairedor co-chairedconferences,ahd written two proposals,one ofwhkh
proposal)wasfunded. Add to this the leadeEhiprole that he playsas chairof his dePartmernard it is easy
forcefullythat Herb Dershemis amongthe best,in all areas,that Hope College
L ... *'hy t .ust
".gu"
hasto ofier. Herb is;lfing to do whateverit takesfor succ€ss.He deservesto be €warded this year in
rnechanism.and he haseamed a well-deserved
the bestway possiblerhroughthe institutionalr€vt/"ard
ofthe
for nextyear. lwillmis! havingHerbat my sidenextfall,but lknowlhe refreshment
sabbatical
the
futl]re'
towBrd
as
he
looks
sabbalkalwitl energizehim and help him
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