Educational Background

1971, Ed.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Curriculum & Instruction)

1965, M.A.T., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Science Education)

1963, A.B., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Botany)

1961, A.A., Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC (Science)

1959, High School Diploma, Oakboro High School, Oakboro, NC

Professional Experience

1998-present, Vice President for University-School Programs, the University of North Carolina General Administration, Chapel Hill, NC

1996-1998, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (Public School Liaison), the University of North Carolina General Administration, Chapel Hill, NC

1983-1996, Dean, School of Education, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1982-83, Professor, Department of Science Education and Acting Dean, School of Education, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1981 (February and March), NSF Participant, Science Teaching and the Development of Reasoning, at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1981 (March and November), NSF Chautaugua Participant, The Handicapped Student in Science, Polytechnic Institute of New York at White Plains, NY

1976-82, Associate Professor, Department of Science Education, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1974-75, Assistant Director, General Assistance Center, School of Education, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1972-77, Assistant Professor, Department of Science Education, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1971-72, Visiting Assistant Professor of Education, Co-Director of 5th Year Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel, NC

1969-71, Clinical Instructor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

1968-69, Graduate Supervisor, 5th Year Program in Teacher Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

1967-68, Instructional Television Science Coordinator, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, NC

1966 Summer NSF Institute in Astronomy, Northwestern University

1965-67, Planetarium Lecturer, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Charlotte Nature Museum, Charlotte, NC

1964-65, Teacher, Wilson Junior High School, Charlotte, NC

1963-64, Teacher, New Hanover High School, Wilmington, NC

Appointments

Appointed by NC Governor to Chair the North Carolina Standards Board for Public School Administration, 1993-1996.

North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research, Board of Directors, 1995-96.

Appointed by UNC President C. D. Spangler, Jr. to the Board of Trustees, North Carolina Teacher Academy, 1995-97.

Appointed by UNC President C. D. Spangler, Jr. to the NC Technology Users Task Force, 1995.

Appointed by Governor James B. Hunt to the NC Workforce Commission, 1995-97.

Appointed by Senator Marc Basnight to the Education Issues Committee of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1995-96.

Board of Directors, NC Poverty Project, 1995-96.

Board of Directors, North Carolina Quality Leadership Foundation, 1995-98.

Television Productions

Program Host: "Open Net: Parents and Schools." Fourteen one-hour live statewide telecasts each year produced by the Agency of Public Telecommunications, Raleigh, NC, 1992-present.

Program Host: "Job Training Partnership Act: Summer Challenges." Sponsored by the Neuse River Council of Governments. Four one hour live regional telecasts produced by the Agency for Public Telecommunications, Raleigh, NC, July 1993.

Producer/Narrator: "The North Carolina Performance Based Accountability Program." A twenty minute video distributed to 140 school systems in N.C.

Research Grants Awarded

National Science Foundation, "North Carolina Project for Reform in High School Science Education," July 1994, ($86,950); July 1995 ($86,950).

U.S. Peace Corps Office, "Establishment of Peace Corps Office at ECU," ($9,999 funded).

Department of Defense, "Development of a Science Curriculum Framework for DODDS -- Mediterranean," August 1992, ($10,700).

National Science Foundation, "North Carolina Project for Reform in Science Education," (with D. Andrews), September 1990, ($1.47 million)

R. J. Reynolds Foundation, "Project EAST: An Eastern Alliance for Schools of Tomorrow," (with D. Blinson), 1990 ($100,000 funded)

International Business Machines Corporation, "IBM Project for Teacher Preparation and Enhancement in the Use of Available Technology," 1989. (The dollar amount in equipment received was approximately $150,000)

National Science Foundation, "US-Japan Cooperative Research: A Comparative Study of Science Education," 1989 ($2,000 funded)

Honors and Awards

Numerous awards. Most recent include:

Distinguished Service Award, ECU Board of Trustees, November 1995.

Phi Beta Delta International Scholars Honor Society, Gamma Rho Chapter, Charter Inductee, November, 1995.

Association of Teacher Education Distinguished Service Award, 1995.

"Tar Heel of the Week," News and Observer, July, 1994.

"Points of Excellence Award," Kappa Delta Pi, National Honor Society in Education, February 28, 1992.

"Friend of Education," Distinguished Service Award, North Carolina Association of Education, March 26, 1992.

Inducted into "Sigma XI National Scientific Society," March 25,1992.

International Professional Travel

Canada, 1980 and 1992; China and Hong Kong, 1985; Costa Rica, 1990, 1993, and 1994; Germany, 1992; Italy, 1992; Japan, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 1994; Mexico, 1989 and 1993; Turkey, 1994.

Publications

Dr. Coble is the Author/co-author of 10 books, refereed 30+ journal articles; 12 book reviews; presented numerous scholarly papers at professional meetings; and served as editor for professional journals.