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Professor Emeritus of Biology John James Bond (December 28, 1939-), was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated high school from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1958 and attended Centre College, where he earned a B.A. degree in biology in 1962. He later received an M.S. degree from East Tennessee State University in biology (1968) and a Ph.D. degree from North Carolina State University in plant pathology (1971). Bond actively served in the United States Army from 1962 to 1965 and was honorably discharged in 1968. He married Elizabeth Minton Bateman, an associate professor of history at Appalachian State University, on June 26, 1965. After working as a graduate assistant from 1966 to 1971, while completing his master's and doctoral degrees, Bond joined the faculty at Appalachian State in 1971 as an assistant professor in the Department of Biology. He was granted tenure in 1976 and was promoted to associate professor in 1977. In 1981, he earned the rank of professor. During his academic career at Appalachian State, Dr. Bond taught courses in introductory biology, introductory botany, mycology, and the history of biology. He also taught a course at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute and consulted with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, collecting air samples and analyzing vegetation. Bond was a visiting professor of biology at Salve Regina-The Newport College in Newport, Rhode Island, and taught in Appalachian's Adult Learner Program during summer sessions. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Bond served as an orientation advisor for incoming freshmen and as academic advisor in the General College. A president of the North Carolina Association of Plant Pathologist and Nematologists, he was also an invited lecturer at naturalist rallies across the state. Bond's publications include: • "Partial Checklist of Fungi from Highlands, North Carolina, and Vicinity." Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Society 91, 4 (Winter 1975). (With L.F. Grand and J.A. Menge). • A New Chytridiomycete Parasitizing the Tardigrade Milnesium Tardigradum." Canadian Journal of Botany 63. (With R.A. Dewel and J.D. Joines). Bond received the Student Government Award for Outstanding Teacher in 1986, and, in 1996, was inducted into the College of Arts and Sciences Academy of Outstanding Teachers. Within the university, Dr. Bond served on the Readmissions Committee, the Traffic Committee, and the Appalachian Studies Committee. His professional affiliations included the Mycological Society of America, the American Institute of Biological Sciences, Beta Beta Beta, and the North American Mycological Association. Dr. Bond retired from Appalachian State in 1996 and was awarded emeritus status by the Board of Trustees the same year. Sources: Appalachian State University files. -Dr. Richard D. Howe
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