VITAE LeRoy Carl Kroll

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1 Professional Training/Education Lafayette College, Easton, PA VITAE A.B., Chemistry, 1969 (Graduation with Distinction in Studies) Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI Ph.D., Chemistry, 1974 Research Director: Dr. Robert H. Grubbs (currently at Cal Tech) Thesis Title: "Polymer-Supported Catalysts" Multnomah School of the Bible, Portland, OR Postgraduate Certificate in Bible, 1975 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Postdoctoral Studies in Molybdenum-Sulfur Chemistry, Research Supervisor: Dr. Mary Rakowsi-DuBois Professional Experience August 1975-May 1977 Head of Science Dept.; Teacher of Chemistry, Physics, and Biology Baymonte Christian School, Scotts Valley (Santa Cruz), CA August 1977-June 1978 Assistant Professor of Chemistry (Sabbatical Replacement) Biola University, LaMirada, CA September 1979-June 1984 June-August 1984 Assistant Professor of Chemistry Summer Research Fellow September 1984-August 1989 Ball State University Associate Professor of Chemistry Muncie, Indiana Taylor University, Upland, IN September 1989-Present May-July 1992 Professor of Chemistry Summer Faculty Fellow Taylor University, Upland, IN Ball State University August 1988-April 1990 June-July 1994 Adjunct Professor (taught CHE 100, "The World of Chemistry") Paid consultant in Organometallics Indiana Univ. at Kokomo (at Logansport, Marion, Gas City) Ball State University Professional Organizations American Chemical Society, member since 1969 member of Divisions of Chemical Education and Organic Chemistry International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry, Associate member since 1986 National Science Teacher's Association, member since 1981 Midwest Assoc. of Chemistry Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges (M.A.C.T.L.A.C.), member since 1979 American Scientific Affiliation, member since 1980; Fellow since 1990 Professional Activities Workshops and Seminars N. S. F. Chatauqua Short Course, Industrial Organic Chemistry", Univ. of Dayton, Nov.1981 Sixth International Conference on Chemical Education, University of Maryland, August, 1981 Attended M.A.C.T.L.A.C. Annual Meetings each year except 1986, 1989, 1994 Attendance at American Chemical Society Nat l. Meetings, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005 Attendance at American Scientific Affiliation Annual Meetings, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1998 Attended joint Amer. Sci. Affil./Research Scientists Christian Fellowship Meeting at Oxford, England, 1985 Attended National Science Teacher's Assoc. National Meeting, Wash., D.C., 1987 Attendance at Chem. Conf. of North American Continent, Toronto, ONT, Day Training Session in Use of Analect FTIR Instruments, Orange, CA, January 1990 Twelfth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, UC Davis, CA, August 1992 ChemEd93, Butler Univ., Indianapolis, IN, August 1993

2 VITAE, page 2 Meeting the Challenges CCCU Conference at Taylor University, Oct., 1996 Access to the Chemical Literature discussion group leader at 1997 MACTLAC conference, Calvin College Attended joint Amer. Sci. Affil./Christians in Science Meeting at Cambridge, England, August 1998 Invited guest at RHG Nobel Celebration, July 21-22, 2006 at California Institute of Technology Papers Presented Blue Books and PowerPoint Choosing the Right Tool (invited paper) at Meeting the Challenges CCCU Conference at Taylor University, Oct. 17, 1996 The Use of Short Daily Quizzes in General Chemistry (contributed paper) at ChemEd93, Butler Univ., Indianapolis, IN August 1993 Ethics as a Topic in General Chemistry (contributed paper) at ChemEd93, Butler Univ., Indianapolis, IN August 1993 "Synthetic Approaches to Specific Omega-Hydroxy Acyloins" at Spring, 1991 ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, with Scott R. Carr and Steven C. Haase. "Selective Synthesis of 1-Hydroxy-2-ketones from Protected Propargyl Alcohols via Hydroboration Oxidation." at the Fall 1990 Indiana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, N. Manchester, IN "A Laboratory Synthesis of Aspartame", given at the Spring 1984 A.C.S. National Meeting in St. Louis, MO, April 1984 with Ms. Karen Inman "Teaching the Research Process via Organic Chemistry Lab Projects" given at the Fall 1983 A.C.S. National Meeting in Washington, D.C., August, 1983 "The Only Ethical Approach to Waste Disposal", presented at the 1981 AuSable Forum of the AuSable Institute of Environmental Studies, Mancelona, MI, June 1981 "Technology: Modern Ebal or Gerezim? A Chemist's Perspective", presented at the 1980 AuSable Forum of the AuSable Institute of Environmental Studies, Mancelona, MI, June 1980 Publications A current publications list follows this vitae, on a separate sheet of paper. Campus Activities/Responsibilities Committee Work Member of Honors Guild Advisory Council, Member of Colleagues College 2012 Planning Committee (food subcommittee) Chairman of SNAS Curriculum Management Committee, Elected to Faculty Personnel Committee, unable to serve after two meetings due to schedule conflicts Curriculum Management Committee, Chair of Technology subcommittee, ; Secretary, ; Chairman, Faculty Development Team, Faculty Development, Interview, & Appointment Comm initiated Faculty Book Discussions; co-directed Faculty Forum program ( ); assisted new faculty orientation; helped plan 1984, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1995 Colleagues Colleges. Chairman, , Led in creation and distribution of Faculty Needs Survey in Goal-Oriented Major Committee, Campus Safety Committee (faculty representative) Senior Seminar Planning Team member, , Educational Programs Subcommittee, North Central Self-Study, : assisted in design of a questionnaire to solicit data on current programs collected and correlated data, did drafts of final report Honors Board, taught of Ways of Knowing ( ), History of Science (Interterm ); reviewed program Faculty Personnel Committee, Committee for Action on General Education, (full revision of Gen. Ed. program) Alternatives Committee,

3 VITAE, page 3 Campus Talks and Service Member of Honors Guild Faculty Learning Community, TFT 2011 Session: Using the Blackboard Grade Center Received a Taylor U. Web Challenge Grant for summer, 1997: Integration of WWW-Based Resources into General Inorganic Chemistry Coordinator of 1993 Colleagues College, Assessment in Education Presented 1989 & 1990 Senior Seminar Talk on Greek & Hebrew Influences on Science Led Colleagues' College discussion group on Nuclear Waste Disposal, 1988 Assistant Faculty Marshall, ; Faculty Marshall, Faculty Forum talk, "Modern Myths and Our Environment", Fall, 1983 Colleagues' College presentation, "Surviving Future Shock", August, 1981 Coordinated/Planned Chem. portion of Annual Chem.-Physics H. S. Field Days,

4 VITAE, page 4 Dr. LeRoy C. Kroll Professor Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Upland, IN (765) , (765) FAX lrkroll@taylor.edu List of Publications Food and Chemistry: From Farm to Table, ibook to be published electronically Spring "Catalytic Reduction of Olefins with a Polymer-Supported Rhodium (I) Catalyst", R. H. Grubbs, L. C. Kroll, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 93 (1971) "Selectivity of Polymer-Supported Homogeneous Catalysts", R. H. Grubbs, L. C. Kroll, Polymer Preparations, American Chemical Society Division of Polymer Chemistry, 12 (1971) 423. "Polymer-Supported Rhodium (I) Hydrogenation Catalysts. Factors Controlling Substrate Selectivity" R. H. Grubbs, L. C. Kroll, E. M. Sweet, Journal of Macromolecular Science - Chemistry, A7 (1973) "Activation of Homogeneous Catalysts by Polymer Attachment", R. H. Grubbs, C. Gibbons, L. C. Kroll, W. D. Bonds, Jr., C. H. Brubaker, Jr., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 95 (1973) "Polystyrene-Attached Titanocene Species.Preparation and Reactions",W. D. Bonds, Jr., C. H. Brubaker, Jr., E. S. Chandrasekaran, C. Gibbons, R. H. Grubbs, L. C. Kroll, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 97 (1975): "Technology: Modern Ebal or Gerezim? A Chemist's Perspective", in The Environmental Crisis: The Ethical Dilemma, Ed. Edwin R. Squiers, Mancelona, MI, AuSable Trails Institute of Environmental Study, "Teaching the Research Process via Organic Chemistry Lab Projects", Journal of Chemical Education, 62 (1985): 516. Three biographical essays for the Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, Laylin K. James, Editor; part of the History of Modern Chemical Sciences series, Washington, DC.: American Chemical Society and the Chemical Heritage Foundation (published 1994): "Herbert C. Brown", "R. Bruce Merrifield", and "Georg Wittig" Phosphine-Nitrile Ligands: the Molecular Structure of cis-2-diphenylphosphino-1-cyanocyclopentane and Studies of the Donor-Acceptor Properties of This and Related Ligands. E.J. Fredericks, M.J. Gindling, L.C. Kroll, and B.N. Storhoff, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 465 (1994): 289. Oct., 2012

5 VITAE, page 5 Off-Campus Activities and Responsibilities Service at the Upland Community Church Elder, June , 2005-present; secretary, , 2011-present Chairman of Associate Pastor 2 Search Committee, August 2007-July 2008 Director of Men s Ministry, 2004-present Deacon, ; deacon board secretary Congregational Representative, , Church Chairman, Adult Sunday School Teacher, 1981, 1983, , 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, , Usher, Evening Nursery Worker, Member of Associate Pastor Search Committee, Co-chairman of Senior Pastor Search Committee, Chairman of Senior Pastor Search Committee, Member of 5-Year Planning Committee,