November 3, 1998

KU EDUCATION PROFESSOR NAMED AAAS FELLOW

LAWRENCE -- James D. Ellis, associate professor of education at the University of Kansas, has been named a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Ellis will be among 283 AAAS members formally honored as fellows during the Jan. 23, 1999, annual AAAS meeting in Anaheim, Calif.

Ellis is being recognized for promoting and supporting the reform of school science programs through his work with the Biological Science Curriculum Study in Colorado Springs, Colo.; the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., and with KU.

His research has focused on professional development programs for science teachers in kindergarten through12th grade. While at BSCS, Ellis contributed to the design and development of instructional materials for science classes.

Ellis began teaching in 1974 in Garden City. After completing a Ph.D. in education at KU in 1979, he was a visiting assistant professor at the Science Education Center at the University of Texas, Austin. He then worked as a senior staff associate at BSCS. Ellis joined the KU faculty in 1995 following two years' service as a program officer for the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. Ellis has a master's degree in education and a bachelor's degree in zoology from KU.

AAAS members are named fellows in recognition of their efforts toward advancing science or fostering applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.

The tradition of AAAS fellows began in 1874. Members can be considered for the rank of fellow through a variety of nomination processes. The AAAS council makes the final selections.

Founded in 1848, AAAS represents the world's largest federation of scientists and has more than 144,000 individual members.

Story by Mary Jane Dunlap, University Relations, (785) 864-8853 or e-mail: mjdunlap@ukans.edu

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