Drew C. Appleby

I was born in England (where my father was stationed with the United States Army and my mother was in the Royal Air Force) six months after the end of World War II. We moved to the United States six weeks later, and my father became a dental student at the University of Iowa. Upon graduation, he joined the faculty of the dental school, became the chairman of one of its departments, and remained on the faculty until he retired. My mother assumed the equally challenging role of raising my brother (Gary) and me.

My early education was uneventful, and I managed to graduate from high school in 1965 without any notable distinctions or disturbances-I was a mediocre basketball player, drove a 1930 Model A Ford, and had many friends. I attended Simpson College (a small, liberal arts college in Iowa), became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and began my studies as a biology major preparing for dental school. I gradually realized that, although I held my father and his profession in high esteem, I did not relish the idea of spending the remainder of my life with my fingers in the mouths of strangers. I changed my major to psychology after falling head-over-heels in love with the subject when I took a required general psychology class. Not long after this academic romance began, I married Peg, the other love of my life. My grades improved dramatically because of my two new loves, and I managed to distinguish myself sufficiently to be admitted to the graduate program in psycho! logy at Iowa State University in 1969. I was mentored in graduate school by experienced graduate students and caring faculty whose support and encouragement, in addition to that of Peg and Lisa (who was born in 1970), motivated me to attain an M.S. in Personality in 1971 and a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology in 1972. Although I taught briefly at both my alma maters, my first full-time teaching position began at Marian College in 1972, and I remained there until 1999, when I accepted the position of Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Psychology Department. The three major events in my life during my Marian years were the birth of my second daughter (Karen) in 1976, my appointment to chairman of the psychology department in 1978, and my receipt of Marian's Teacher of the Year Award in 1993.

I work hard to maintain my identity as a professional psychologist. I am an active member of several professional organizations, I review books for major publishing companies and manuscripts for a professional journal (Teaching of Psychology), and I perform research (primarily on the topic of the teaching/learning process) and report the results in journals, handbooks, newsletters, and at professional conferences. I love to collaborate with students, and I have co-authored many papers with students who have presented them at undergraduate research conferences. I have written three editions of the student study guide to accompany an introductory psychology text written by my friend and colleague, Dr. Margaret Matlin, of the State University of New York at Geneseo. I also created Project Syllabus for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, and I am serving as the current director of its Mentoring Service. These professional activities enabled me to be elected as a Fel! low of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1992 ("in recognition of outstanding and unusual contributions to the science and profession of psychology"), to be chosen as the "Outstanding Psychology Teacher in a Four-Year College or University" by the Teaching of Psychology Division of APA in 1993, to be selected to serve as a consulting editor to Teaching of Psychology in 1996, to be invited by APA to present its annual G. Stanley Hall Lecture on the Teaching of Psychology at its 1998 national convention, and to be included in the 1999 edition of Who's Who Among American Teachers.

I also enjoy working with individual students and student organizations. I have been the faculty adviser to the student newspaper, the yearbook, the Photography Club, the Booster Club, the Psychology Club, Psi Chi, five Senior classes, and approximately 80 psychology majors each year. These activities, coupled with the academic advising I do in the psychology department and the Handbook of Psychology I wrote (published by Addison-Wesley Longman), led me to be named the Outstanding Academic Adviser of the Great Lakes Region of the National Academic Advising Association in 1988, to be the charter recipient of the Marian College Mentor of the Year Award in 1996, and to receive the IUPUI Faculty Mentor of the Year Award in 2000.

I have a variety of interests other than my teaching career. Photography has been my lifelong hobby, and I have won contests, judged competitions, and exhibited my work in Indianapolis and Chicago. I keep my literary persona alive by writing haiku poetry, and my poetry has been published in local, national, and international haiku magazines. My literary career peaked several years ago when I was chosen to be the guest editor of an issue of Modern Haiku, the leading English-language haiku magazine. I combine my love of exercise and mornings by getting up at 3:15 every morning and walking four miles with Peg. One of the main reasons I exercise is because I love to cook and eat. If I didn't walk, I would probably weigh 300 pounds! I have combined my love of cooking and writing by co-authoring the instructor's manuals for Professional Cooking and Professional Baking, which are textbooks used in culinary arts schools around the world. Although I possess absolutely no musi! cal talent, I thoroughly enjoy listening to both live and recorded music, and my musical tastes are very eclectic (e.g., ska, reggae, rap, zydeco, jazz, blues, new age, classical, and plain old rock-and-roll).

If I could choose to do anything in the world, I would choose to continue doing exactly what I am doing now. The pleasure I derive from watching my students develop from shy, hesitant freshmen, to confident seniors, and finally to competent professional colleagues is the greatest reward I could ever hope to receive.