EDUCATION

MA      Education, Teaching & Learning Science, August 1999

            University of California, Santa Barbara

MS       Chemistry, December 1983

            University of California, Santa Cruz

BA       Chemistry, May 1982

            California State University, Chico

CREDENTIALS

S17D   Limited English Proficient Instruction

Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential: Physical Sciences

Supplementary Authorization: Mathematics

            January 1985, California State University, Chico

Community College Instructor's Credential: Chemistry

            December 1983

ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENT:

1996 - present         Science Department Chair

AWARDS:

California Section of the American Chemical Society, Lloyd Ryland Award for Excellence in High School Teaching 2010

Chico Rotary Club: Educator of the Year (2009-2010)

California State PTA (Parent Teacher Association): Honorary Service Award (April, 2011 & April, 2009)

PUBLICATIONS:

Ball, D.; Ball, J.; Mollard, P.; Voigtritter, K.; "Rearrangements of Allylic Sulfinates to Sulfones: A Mechanistic Study", Journal of Chemical Education, 2010, 87, p.717 - 720.

Ball J., et al., "A High School Adventure", Journal of Chemical Education, 1993, 70, p.823 - 824.

Ball, J., "Chemistry Tours for High School Students", Journal of Chemical Education, 1993, 70, p.656-657.

Ball J., Cooke, and Willis, "Teaching Freezing Point Lowering", Journal of Chemical Education, 1990, 8, p.676.