COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - Key Persons
Aaron moved to Fort Collins in the summer of 2011. He comes from the private sector, having work at IBM as a Server Outage Coordinator and most recently for Information Technology Experts (ITX) here in Fort Collins as a Systems Administrator. He has a love for the outdoors and can often be found at Horsetooth reservoir and the Poudre river, kayaking, paddle boarding as well as taking advantage of all the great hikes in the area.
Arlene Nededog, Director of Inclusion received her M.Ed. degree in 1983 and bachelor's in 1979 from Colorado State University. She has been at Colorado State University since 1985. She joined the dean's office in 1998, bringing with her a background in diversity, TRIO and advising programs. Currently, she is the Director of Inclusion in the College of Natural Sciences, working with the college to develop and guide a comprehensive strategy for retention, diversity, and inclusion for the college. Previously, she served as the Director of Enrichment and Engagement, and worked with learning communities, led academic support services, retention initiatives and served as advisor for several diverse College of Natural Sciences student organizations. In addition, she serves as the CSU Site Coordinator for the Colorado Wyoming Alliance for Minority Participation (CO/WY AMP). Combined with these roles she has been actively involved in diversity training and as a steadfast community member, she serves as a committee participant across the campus and throughout Ft. Collins because of her experience and knowledge with diversity.
Professor Janice L. Nerger was appointed Dean of Natural Sciences in 2010. She received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of California, San Diego in 1988. After a two-year postdoctoral research appointment at NASA/Ames Research Center at Moffett Field and the Stanford Research Institute, CA, she joined the faculty at Colorado State in 1990 becoming a full professor in 2002. Nerger is internationally recognized for her research on human vision, in particular on the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying color perception. She is also a faculty member in the Molecular Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences Program at CSU and led the Behavioral Neurosciences program for five years. She is a strong advocate for diversity, particularly for women in science, and is the co-founder for the Women in Natural Sciences organization at CSU. Nerger was also instrumental in co-founding the CSUSTEM Center, recently created to address science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education across the country. During Nerger's tenure at Colorado State she has held such administrative appointments as Associate and Acting Chair of the Department of Psychology and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Interim Dean of the College of Natural Sciences.
"Robert Paton, a professor of chemistry at Colorado State University, was awarded the inaugural Fixman-Ladanyi Professorship in Chemistry… "Rob is becoming ‘the' person sought after for collaboration in computational organic chemistry. He is a dedicated and thoughtful teacher, and he is a valuable department citizen. Dr. Paton's well-rounded excellence sets a high standard for the Fixman-Ladanyi Professorship.""