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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
| Aquinas and the Arabs Project, Member |
| American Catholic Philosophical Association (Life Member) |
| The American Classical League (2004-2005; 2006-7) |
| American Philosophical Association (Life Member) |
| Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (Life Member) |
| International Society for the Study of Neoplatonic Philosophy (quondam) |
| Kansas City Area Philosophical Society (President, March 1997-1998; Vice President, March 1996- 1997) |
| The Medieval Academy of America (quondam) |
| Metaphysical Society of America (quondam) |
| Société internationale pour l'étude de philosophie médiévale (quondam) |
| Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy (quondam) |
| Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy (quondam) |
Service
Academic
| Chairman, Philosophy Department Search Committee, successfully surveying some 65 applications, interviewing 4, and recommending 1, who was hired (spring 2005) |
| Member, Philosophy Department Search Committeee, successfully surveying some 70 applications, interviewing 4, and recommending 2, both of whom were hired (2002-03). |
| Emergency service, taking on Beginning Latin, March 2003; taking over Latin and Greek in August 2003. |
| Member, Committee on Teaching and Learning, Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas (2000- ) |
| External Evaluator for Promotion in Rank, University of California at Los Angeles (Fall 1998) |
| Co-Editor, EPISTEME Series of Greek and Latin Philosophical Texts (1996- ) |
| Member, Library Committee, Benedictine College (1994-6) |
| Member, Faculty Development Committee, Benedictine College (1995-97) |
| Curriculum Consultant, Seton Home Study School, Front Royal, Virginia for correspondence courses in Latin and philosophy (1990- ). |
| Consultant, Southern West Virginia Community College, Logan, WV. 8-10 February 1992. "Great Books" in the Community College. |
| Referee, National Endowment for the Humanities, August 1988 |
| Expert Reader for several books and articles. |
| “De natura accidentis” submission tos Journal of Philosophical Research (blind reviewer). April 2007. |
John Rziha, Perfecting Human Acts: St. Thomas on Human Participation in Eternal Law. A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the School of Theology and Religious Studies of the Catholic University of America. Washington, DC: 2006,
p. vi. |
| Patrick Gavan-Duffy Riley, Chastity and the Common Good. Dissertatio ad lauream in Facultate Philosophiae apud Pontificiam Universitatem S. Thomae de Urbe (Romae). Washington, D. C., 1991, p. iv. Published as Civilising Sex (T. & T. Clark, 2000.). |
| James Winston Morris, The Wisdom of the Throne: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1981, p. xii. |
| Jacob Haberman, Maimonides and Aquinas: A Contemporary Appraisal. New York: Ktav, 1979, p. xix. |
| Expert Reader for Brigham Young University’s Middle Eastern Texts Initiative (Translations from Arabic to English): |
| Majid Fakhry’s translation of Avicenna’s Physics. |
| Allan Bäck’s translation of Avicenna’s Categories. (Initial partial draft) |
| Member, Teaching and Learning Committee (1999-2002) |
| Member, Institutional Assessment Committee (2001-2002) |
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS |
| Member, Curriculum Committee (1987-1991) Freshman Advisor (1988-1991) |
| Admissions Committee (1988- 93) |
| Library Committee (1988-93) |
| English Standardization Sub-Committee (1989-93) |
| Christendom College |
| Front Royal, Va |
| Member, Publications Committee for Translations (1984-87) |
| Catholic University of America Press |
| Washington, DC |
| Member, Library Committee (1979-1983) |
| Accreditation Sub-Committee on Research (1982-1983) |
| University of St. Thomas |
| Houston, TX. |
Community
| Live Telephone Interview on St. Albertus Magnus with Al Kresta for Ave Maria Radio WDEO- 990 AM (Detroit/Ann Arbor, November 15, 2005). |
| Live Telephone Interview on St. Albertus Magnus with Al Kresta for Ave Maria Radio WDEO- 990 AM (Detroit/Ann Arbor, November 15, 2004). |
| Member, Board of Advisors for three-part film documentary “Reason and Revelation: Averroes, Maimonides, Aquinas, in their Time and Ours,” a project of the New York Foundation for the Arts. |
| Interview on Iranian Philosophy Conference for KKFI-FM 90.1 (Kansas City, December 30, 2001, 5-6 p.m.) |
| Lecture 3 "Global Issues, Christian-Islamic Relations." In 5-part adult seminar "Causes and Conflicts of Sept. 11th" — at Presbyterian Church, Atchison, KS, 7 November 2001. |
| Lecturer. “A Glance at the World of Islam.” Student Services at Benedictine College. Atchison, KS. 10 Oct. 2001. |
| Lecturer: "Why Publish a Book about Thomas Aquinas in 1997?" Atchison, KS Kiwanis Club, 12 Aug 1997. |
| Lecturer, Knights of Columbus, 1991-1992, The Geography of the Holy Land, St. John the Baptist Church, Front Royal, Virginia |
| Chairman, Instruction Committee (1984-1987), The Board of Education, The Archdiocese of Washington, DC |
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