Background
Speece, Susan Phillips was born on August 13, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of George Truman and Patricia Carrie (Harrity) Phillips.
Speece, Susan Phillips was born on August 13, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of George Truman and Patricia Carrie (Harrity) Phillips.
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1967. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1971. Doctor of Education, Ball State University, 1978.
Postgraduate, Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis, 1993.
Science teacher, chair department Gosport (Indiana) Schools, 1967-1968, Wes Del High School, Gaston, Indiana, 1971-1976. Instructor Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1968-1970, Anderson (Indiana) University, 1977-1978, director teacher education, 1978-1981, professor, chair department biological science, 1984-1995. Adjunct faculty graduate school Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1978-1984.
Dean mathematics, science and engineering Fresno (California) City College, since 1995. Consultant Indiana Academy Company, 1985-1988, National Science Foundation, 1987-1990, Indiana Department Education, 1991-1992, Field Museum, Chicago, 1992-1993. Presenter in field; chair advisory council National Science Education and Assessment Standards NAS/National Research Council, since 1993.
Guest seminar to graduate faculty Wright State University, 1991. Member of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome advisory panel State of Indiana, 1990.
Member Indiana Pesticide Review Board, since 1988. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (nominating committee since 1993, director at large Q section since 1998), National Science Teachers Association (member executive board 1989, Certified of Recognition 1987-1990), Hoosier Association Science Teachers, Inc., Colorado Biology Teachers Association, National Association Biology Teachers (national science standards review committee 1993, director at large since 1992), American Institute Biological Science, Indiana Academy of Sciences, International Society for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Education, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Joseph Morris Speeece, June 10, 1967 (divorced July 1989). Children: Ryan Joseph, Nicole Suzanne.