Michael Grossman, PhD
[Education]
1965‑69 Purdue University, Ph.D., Genetics & Statistics
1963‑65 Virginia Polytechnic Institute, M.S., Genetics
1959‑62 City College of New York, B.S., Biology
[Professional]
2007 - WIAS Honorary Fellow, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
2005 - Professor Emeritus, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign
2004-05 Chair, University Senates Conference, University of Illinois
2003-05 Chair, Faculty-Student Senate, University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign
2000-01 Visiting Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Animal Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands (Sabbatical Leave)
Also, summers 1986 to 2005, except 1992 and 1996)
1985-2005 Professor of Genetics, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign
1995-2005 Professor of Biometrics, Department of Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign
1993-94 Visiting Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Department of Animal Breeding, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands (Sabbatical Leave)
1986-87 Visiting Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Department of Animal Breeding, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands (Sabbatical Leave)
1986-87 Professor of Genetics, Department of Genetics and Development, University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign (UIUC disbanded the department in 1987.)
1979-80 Research Geneticist (Animal), Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, USDA/SEA, Beltsville, MD (Sabbatical Leave)
1974 Visiting Professor, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (MUCIA/USAID, 3 months)
1974-85 Associate Professor of Genetics, Department of Dairy Science, University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign
1970 Visiting Professor, Instituto de Fitotechnia, INTA, Castelar, Argentina, (OAS, 2 months)
1969-74 Assistant Professor of Genetics, Department of Dairy Science, University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign
[Administration]
1998 Associate Head, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign
1989-92 Associate Dean, Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
[Teaching Experience]
Plant and Animal Genetics
Genetics and Animal Improvement
Population Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Advanced Quantitative Genetics
Statistical Methods
Mathematical Modeling in Life Sciences
Order out of Chaos (Freshmen Discovery Course on mathematical modeling)
Design of Animal Experiments
Techniques for Writing and Presenting a Scientific Paper
Numerous Workshops on Techniques for Writing and Presenting a Scientific Paper
[Awards, Honors, Lists]
The Education Prize for Scientific Writing, Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, The Netherlands
The D. E. Becker Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and Counseling,
UIUC Department of Animal Sciences, 1991
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences International Who's Who
Who's Who in the Midwest
Who's Who in Science
Who's Who in the World
Personalities of America
Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology
American Men and Women of Science
Danforth Faculty Associate
Council Member, American Genetic Association, 1979‑1982
Incomplete List of Excellent Instructors, 1973, 1981, 1986, 1999, 2003
AMOCO Foundation Instructional Award, 1972
Undergraduate Instructional Award, Summer, 1972
Undergraduate Instructional Award, Summer, 1971
[Honor Societies]
Phi Sigma, Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi
[Professional Societies]
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Dairy Science Association
American Society of Animal Science
American Association of University Professors
(Novemeber 2007)
