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MARK G. HARDY, Ph.D. Associate Dean, SST
Special Assistant to the Provost for Distance Education,
Professor
Office of the Provost/Department of Biology
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217

Ph: 601-979-2586
1937 Southwood Place,
Jackson, MS 39213 - 601-982-8295

EDUCATION

B.S. Biology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 1980
M.S. Mycology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 1982
Ph.D. Phycology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1986
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Alabama A & M University, Normal, Alabama, 1987
American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board Office, Jackson, MS, 1999
WORK EXPERIENCE
Special Assistant to the Provost for Distance Education, Professor and Chair (2002 - present) Office of the Provost/Department of Biology
Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
Program Director, Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Program (2003 - present) College of Science, Engineering, and Technology
Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
Professor and Chair (2001 - 2002)
Department of Biology, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
Program Director,
Louis Stokes Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation (LSMAMP) Program (2001- 2003) Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (2000 - 2001)
and Professor of Biology
Office of Academic Affairs, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
1999-2000 American Council on Education Fellow (1999- 2000 Board Office
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Governing Board, Jackson, Mississippi

MAJOR ACTIVITIES AS 1999-2000 ACE FELLOW

American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Seminars
· Studied current strategies to manage conflict in the work place
· Analyzed and manipulated JSU's 1999 Operating budget using ACE's financial simulation computer program to understand university-level funding processes
· Conducted survey of America's HBCUs to assess the status of technology implementation on the various campuses
· Developed a keen understanding of higher educations issues, experienced first-hand the challenges and responsibilities of senior administration, and gained knowledge of a variety of strategies to address current issues
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Board Office Projects
· Served as executive staff in the Office of Academic Affairs at IHL
· Collected and analyzed national data on engineering schools in the country
· Reviewed post-tenure review (PTR) policies across the country and made recommendations regarding PTR for Mississippi's university system
· Prepared universities mission and SREB classification report for JSU
· Reviewed implementation of Ayers Programs at JSU
University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Projects
· Served as executive staff in the Office of the Provost at USM
· Collected and analyzed national student-faculty ratio data
· Assisted in the determination of "expected SFRs" for Office of the Provost at USM
· Reviewed benchmarks or indicators of success for academic program reviews
Jackson State University (JSU) Projects
· Participated as a invited member of the President's cabinet
· Prepared a Academic Assessment and Performance-based Funding report for President
· Served as Chair of Ayers Database Development Committee
· Participated as a member of the Blue Ribbon Panel Planning Committee for the School of Engineering
· Participated as a member of JSU's Summit 2000 Strategic Planning retreat

HONORS/AWARDS/AFFILIATIONS

· Who's Who in the South and Southwest
· Who's Who Among Young American Professionals
· Who's Who in Science and Engineering
· Outstanding Young Men of America
· Tiger P.R.I.D.E. Outstanding Service to Students Award
· Outstanding Citizen in the City of Jackson and State of Mississippi Resolution
· Nomination, Mississippi Legislature HEADWAE Award
· Nomination, OEM Excellence in Mathematics and/or Science Teaching Award
· Academic Scholarship, Jackson State University
· Fellowship, Graduate and Professional Opportunities Program (GPOP), The University of Alabama
· Fellowship,1999-2000 American Council on Education (ACE) Program
· Sigma Xi. The Scientific Research Society
· Association of Southeastern Biologist
· Northwest Jackson Optimists Club
· Beta Kappa Chi

FUNDED PROPOSALS

"JSU/ONR Science, Engineering and Mathematics Education Program Phase-Down Award". Office of Naval Research. 1999 - 2001 ($349,000)
"JSU/ONR Science, Engineering and Mathematics Education Program Award". Office of Naval Research. 1993 - 1999 ($350,000/year)
"Mississippi DOE EPSCoR Graduate Traineeship Project". Department of Energy. 1991 - 1994 ($15,625/year)
"The Utilization of Nitrogenous Compounds by Microalgal Biofertilizers." JSU/LBL/AGMEF Consortium Program Supported by DOE, (1987: $8000.00), (1988: $11000.00), (1989: $8800.00), (1990: $4950.00)
"Quantification and Identification of 13C-Labeled Labeled Organic Solutes in Microalgal Biofertilizers." JSU/LBL/AGMEF Consortium Program Supported by DOE, 1991 ($17,500.00)
"The Characterization of 13C-Labeled Organic Solutes in Microalgal Biofertilizers". National Science Foundation, 1989 ($12000.00)
"The Effect of Malathion Upon the Growth and Sexuality of Three Microalgal Species". Mini-Grant, Research Advisory Council, Jackson State University,1989 ($1000.00)

PUBLICATIONS

Hardy, M.G., S. Leggett, and G. Begonia. Effects of NaCl and MgCl2 on Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Osmoregulation of Chlorococcum hypnosporum L. J. Ms. Acad. Sci. 45:(2):1-6
Hardy, M.G., S. Leggett, and G. Begonia. 1999. The Effects of NaCl and MgCl2 on Algal Physiology and Accumulation of Organic Solutes in Chlorella pyrenoidosa L. J. Ms.Acad. Sci. Vol 44, No. 3.
Hardy, M.G. 1999. The Cleanliness of Baby Changing Tables in the Greater Jackson Metropolitan Area. Televised on WAPT, Channel 16, Jackson, MS
Hardy, M.G. 1995. "Agriculture the Trillion Dollar Industry". Black College Magazine. Premier Edition:29-31.
Hardy, M.G. 1994."Microbiol Metabolism Demo". Produced with "Persuasion" software and Chapter 5 from Microbiology, Tortora et. al., Fourth ed., 1994.
Hardy, M.G. 1987. "Fundamental Investigation of Nitrogen Fixation by Microalgal Biofertilizers". Technical Report, Battelle-Pacific Northwest Laboratories
Hardy, M.G. and O'Kelley, J. C. 1986. "Exogenous Steroids and Growth of Neospongiococcum sp. (Chlorophyceae)". J. Phycology. 22:564 - 566
Hardy, M.G. 1986. "The Effects of Nitrogen and Steroids Upon Growth and Sexuality of Neospongiococcum sp. (Chlorophyceae)". Ph.D. dissertation, The University of Alabama
Hardy, M.G. 1982. "Studies on the Production of Polyphenoloxidases in Armillaria mellea". Masters thesis, Jackson State University
"The Effect of Salt Stress Upon Solute Production in Microalgal Biofertilizers Grown Upon Carbon-13 Labeled Bicarbonate." Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Science, February, 1991, Vol. XXXVI
"The Effects of Salt Stress Upon Growth and Sexuality in Freshwater Algae." National Institute of Science Bulletin, April 1990
"The Effects of Pesticides Upon the Growth and Sexuality of Microalgal Biofertilizers." National Institute of Science Bulletin, April 1990
"The Utilization of Nitrogenous Compounds by Microalgal Biofertilizers." Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Science, February 1990, Vol. XXXV
"The "Uptake of 15N Labeled ammonium and nitrate by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii grown in synthetic sewage medium." SAAS Bulletin, February 1987, Number 14
"A simulated Waste Water Medium for Propagating Algal Biomass." SAAS Bulletin, February 1987, Number 14
"Nitrogen and the Sexual Cycle in Neospongiococcum sp." ASB Bulletin, April 1985, Vol. 32. Number 2