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William B. Ashworth Jr.

Curriculum Vitae

1982-: Associate Professor of History, University of Missouri, Kansas City

1978-: Consultant, History of Science, Linda Hall Library, Kansas City

1977-78: Visiting Assistant Processor, History of Science, University of Wisconsin

1975-82: Assistant Professor of History, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Education:

PhD, 1975, History of Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison

BA, 1964, Physics (honors in English), Wesleyan University

Memberships and Offices in Professional Organizations:

Renaissance Society of America

Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society

National Offices (present and past)

Editorial Board, Isis (1993-1996)

Member of Council, History of Science Society (nationally elected office, term: 1990-1993)

Nominating Committee, History of Science Society (nationally elected office, term: 1991-2)

Committee on Meetings and Programs, History of Science Society (appointed office)

Executive Council, Center for Renaissance Studies, Newberry Library, Chicago (appointed office, term: 1987-1990)

Program Chairman, History of Science Society National Meeting, October 1989

History of Science National Visiting Lecturer, 1988-1991

Honors, Awards, Fellowships:

First place award, 1991, American Library Association national competition for rare book exhibition catalogs, for: The Face of the Moon, Galileo to Apollo, published 1989 for the Linda Hall Library

Community Service Fellowship, Fall 1984, University of Missouri-KC

University of Missouri Humanities Seminar Fellow, 1983, Weldon Spring Endowment

Shelby Storck Award, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 1982-83

February 25, 1997

Grants

Faculty Research Grant, 1992, UMKC (funded)

Extramural Proposals Incentive Program Grant, 1991, UMKC (funded)

Faculty Research Grant, 1990, UMKC (funded)

Faculty Research Grant, 1989, UMKC (funded)

Weldon Spring Summer Research Grant, 1982 (funded)

Faculty Research Grant, 1981, UMKC (funded)

NEH Humanities Summer Institute, University of Kansas, 1980 (funded)

Faculty Research Grant, 19877, UMKC (funded)

Personal Information

Teaching office: Department of History, 203 Cockefair Hall, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, 6110. Phone: (816) 235-2550.

Research office: Linda Hall Library, 5109 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO, 64110. Phone: (816) 926-8719. FAX: (816) 926-8790.