BY THE NUMBERS:
USD FACULTY WAGE GAP
Kaius Helenurm
Hugh Britten
Position: Professor
Salary: $74,262.09
Education:
• Post-Doctoral Researcher/Research Faculty, Conservation genetics, University of Nevada - Reno, 1994
• Ph D, Biology, Montana State University, 1991
• MS, Ecology, University of Tennessee, 1985
• BS, Biology, Niagara University, 1981
Position: Professor
Salary: $98,686.05
Education:
• Ph D, Population Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, 1989
• M.Sc., Botany, University of British Columbia, 1983
• B.Sc., Biology, University of Toronto, 1979
Awards and Honors
• Richard and Sharon Cutler Faculty Award in Liberal Arts, College of Arts & Sciences, 2004
• Sigma Xi (Full Member), Sigma Xi, 1997
• NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, NSERC, Canada, 1989
• Washington University Research Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis, 1983
• University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia, 1982
Salary: $108,529.45
Education:
• Ph D, Zoology, Duke University, 1987
• BA, Biology, Religion, St. Olaf College, 1981
Awards and Honors
• President's Award for Research Excellence , USD, 2009
• AAAS Fellow for “Fundamental studies on the development and evolution of fishes” , AAAS, 2004
• President’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of South Dakota, 2003
• Belbas Larson teaching award nominee, University of South Dakota, 2002
• Sally Richardson Award, Best Paper, ELHS/AFS, 1993
• Environmental Biology Postdoctoral Fellowship , NSF, 1989
• Research and Development Grant, Dalhousie University, 1989
• Sally Richardson Award, Best Paper, ELHS/AFS, 1988
• Honorable mention, Stoye Award; General Ichthyology, ASIH, 1987
• Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award , Duke University, 1985
• Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant , NSF, 1985
• Honorable mention, Stoye Award: Genetics, Development, & Morphology, ASIH, 1985
• Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund Grant, AMNH, 1985
• Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research , Sigma Xi, 1984
• Departmental Distinction in Biology , St. Olaf College , 1981
• National Merit Scholar , 1977
• Phi Beta Kappa, St. Olaf College, 1977
Position: Associate Chair of Biology/Professor
Salary: $93,302.38
Education:
• Post-doctoral Research, University of California- Riverside, 1992
• Ph D, Botany/Plant Physiology, Cornell University, 1991
• BS, Organismal Biology, The University of Kansas, 1984
Awards and Honors
• President, Alpha Chapter of South Dakota, Phi Beta Kappa, 2013
• National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences, The National Academies, 2013
• Harrington Lecturer, College of Arts & Sciences, 2012
• Richard and Sharon Cutler Award in Liberal Arts, USD College of Arts & Sciences, 2007
• Nomination for Belbas-Larson Award for Teaching Excellence, University of South Dakota, 2006
• Chair, Midwestern Section, American Society of Plant Biologists, 2004
• Minority Affairs Committee Member, American Society of Plant Biologists, 2004
• Secretary, International Society for Seed Science, 2004
• Vice-Chair, Midwestern Section, American Society of Plant Biologists, 2003
• President, Alpha Chapter of South Dakota, Phi Beta Kappa, 2001
• Secretary-Treasurer, Midwestern Section, American Society of Plant Biologists, 2001
• Biology Councilor, Council on Undergraduate Research, 2000
• Nomination for Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of South Dakota, 1998
• Biology Councilor, Council on Undergraduate Research, 1997
• Nomination for Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of South Dakota, 1997
• Sigma Xi, 1988
• Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 1985
• A.D. White Fellow, Cornell University, 1984
• Graduated with Highest Distinction and Departmental Honors, The University of Kansas, 1984
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1984
• Phi Kappa Phi, 1984
• Chancellor'S Club Scholar, University of Kansas, 1980
• National Merit Scholar, 1980
Paula Mabee
Karen Koster
Biology Faculty
Professor
Salary: $95,124.90
Education:
• Ph D, Endocrinology, University of Colorado, 1987
• MA, Reproductive Biology, University of Colorado, 1982
• BS, Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, 1978
Awards and Honors
• 100 peer-reviewed publications, 2013
• Fellow, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, 2013
• Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching , University of South Dakota, 2012
• Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching , University of South Dakota, 1995
• Honors in Natural Resources - Wildlife Biology, Xi Sigma Pi - Omicron Chapter Colorado State University, 1977
Education:
• Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Analytical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1987
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroendocrinology, Rockefeller University, 1984
• Ph D, Neuroendocrinology, University of Kansas, 1982
• MS, Zoology, Emporia State University, 1978
• BS, Biology/Chemistry, Southwestern College, 1976
Cliff Summers
Ken Renner
Salary: $96,144.04
Education:
• Ph D, Zoology, Oregon State University, 1990
• BS, Biology, George Fox University, 1983
Awards and Honors:
• Truman and Beverly Schwartz Distinguished Faculty Award, University of South Dakota, College of Arts & Sciences, 2013
• Education Fellow in the Life Sciences, National Academy of Science, 2013
• Richard and Sharon Cutler Award in Liberal Arts, University of South Dakota College of Arts & Sciences, 2012
David Swanson
Salary: $61,127.99
Education:
• Ph D, Sustainable Agriculture and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Iowa State University, 2012
• MS, Biology, Minnesota State University - Mankato, 2005
• BA, Biology, Ripon College, 2002
Meghann Jarchow
Salary: $66,165.11
Education:
• Ph D, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Brigham Young University, 2005
• MS, Microbial Ecology, University of Cincinnati, 1999
• BA, Biology, Wittenberg University, 1996
Awards and Honors
• Travel Grant, University of South Dakota,College of Arts & Sciences, 2013
• A&S Faculty Summer Research Award, University of South Dakota, College of Arts & Sciences, 2013
• Travel Grant, University of South Dakota College of Arts & Sciences, 2013
Salary: $76,156.14
Education:
• Ph D, Ecology, University of California, Davis, 2006
• MS, Biology, California State University, Northridge, 2003
• BS, Psychobiology, Pepperdine University, 1996
Awards and Honors
• Belbas Larson Teaching Award Nomination, USD, 2013
• Belbas Larson Teaching Award Nomination, USD, 2012
• President's Research Award, USD, 2011
Megan Porter
Jake Kerby
Assistant Professor
Salary: $69,000
Education:
• Ph D, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Paris XI, 1996
• MS, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Paris XI, 1993
• BS, Plant Sciences, University Cadi Ayyad, 1989
Salary: $65,000
Education:
• Ph D, Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 2010
• MS, Biology, Western Carolina University, 2005
• BS, Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 2002
Jeff Wesner
Abdelali Barakat
Associate Professor
Salary: $77,758.60
Education:
• Ph D, Zoology, University of Toronto, 1989
• MS, Zoology, University of Alberta, 1983
• BS, Entomology, University of Alberta, 1978
Daniel Soluk
Lecturer
Salary: $51,000
Education:
• Ph D, Biology, University of South Dakota, 2012
• MS, Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1993
• BS, Biology, University of New Mexico, 1991
Honors and Awards
• National Academies Fellow in the Life Sciences, The National Academies, 2013
Lynn Riley
Position: Instructor
Salary: $40,844.99
Education:
• MA, Biology, The University of South Dakota, 1997
• BS, Biology, The University of South Dakota, 1992
Honors and Awards:
• Cum Laude recognition, The University of South Dakota, 1992
Instructor
Kathie Rasmussen
Mark Dixon
Salary: $64,746.46
Education:
• Ph D, Zoology, University of Wisconsin, 2001
• MS, Wildlife Biology, South Dakota State University, 1994
• BS, Animal Ecology, Iowa State University, 1987
Awards and Honors:
• President's Award for Research Excellence: Early-Mid Career Faculty, University of South Dakota, 2012