DANIEL J. FAIRBANKS
Career Summary
Academic Administration
Twelve years of academic administrative experience at three universities as dean, associate
dean, honors program director, and department head.
University Faculty
Twenty-five years in professorial tenured/tenure-track faculty positions at three universities,
sabbatical professorships at two universities.
Multidisciplinary Academic Breadth
Natural Sciences: PhD, MS and BS degrees with specialties in genetics, evolution, molecular
biology, and biostatistics. Extensive record of teaching, book authorship, articles in
refereed scientific journals, external funding, and professional service.
Fine Arts: Sculpture, paintings, and drawings in public and private collections, juried
exhibitions, artistic human anatomy, certified forensic sculptor, published scientific
illustrations, sculpture demonstration lectures, and art conservation and restoration.
Humanities, Social Sciences, and International Development: PhD minor in Latin American
Studies, BS in Portuguese (additional major), graduate-level coursework in Portuguese,
Spanish, and Romance Philology, undergraduate coursework in Italian, history and
philosophy of science, international development projects in Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru,
Fulbright professor in Brazil.
Education: Chair of a statewide science and mathematics education consortium, articles in
refereed education journals on genetics, evolution, and interdisciplinary education in the
social and natural sciences, presentations on teaching evolution in secondary education,
national task force on communicating evolution to the public.
Faculty Mentored Engaged Learning
Twenty-five years of mentoring students in scientific research with student co-authorship on
thirty-three refereed journal articles of a total of fifty.
Fundraising
Collaborative fundraising for institutions of higher education including writing proposals,
working with foundation officials and individual donors, brokering donations, lecturing at
fundraising events, sculpting portrait busts to honor major donors, and sculpting awards for
benefactors.
Academic Administration
(reverse chronology)
Dean (interim)
Utah Valley University, College of Science & Health, January 2014–present. Oversight of all
personnel, facilities, and programs in the college, including supervision of nine academic
departments, 183 full-time faculty and staff, and facilities in four buildings; budgetary
planning and administration; curriculum and student enrollment; faculty tenure and rank
advancement; strategic planning and assessment; representation of the college to the Senior
Vice-President of Academic Affairs, the President, the Academic Affairs Council, and the
President’s Executive Leadership Council.
Consortium Chair
Utah Science and Mathematics Education Consortium, Chair 2013–present, founding
secretary, 2009–2013. Consortium consisting of leaders in science and mathematics in the
State of Utah representing education, government, industry, and commerce. Members include
all deans of science and mathematics from Utah State Higher Education (USHE) institutions,
Brigham Young University, and Westminster College, and representatives from the Utah
Board of Regents, the Utah State Office of Education, K–12 Education, the Office of the
Governor, and leaders of commerce and industry.
Associate Dean
Utah Valley University, College of Science & Health, January 2009–December 2013, April–
August 2008. Collaboration with the dean in oversight of all college programs and activities,
with specific assignments in tenure and rank advancement, faculty development, general
education, global and intercultural engagement, advisement, scholarly and creative activities,
fundraising, problem resolution, planning, and fundraising.
Department Head
University of Massachusetts–Amherst, Department of Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences, August–
December 2008. Management of all departmental personnel, facilities, programs, and
activities.
Dean
Brigham Young University, Undergraduate Education, 2005–2008. Administration of
university-wide undergraduate programs and budgets, with direct oversight of the General
Education Program, the University Honors Program, University Writing, First-Year
Experience, Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships, and the University Curriculum
Council (co-chair).
Associate Dean
Brigham Young University, College of Biology and Agriculture, 2000. Supervision of faculty
research, college facilities and laboratories, faculty tenure and promotion, and faculty hiring.
University Honors Program Director and Associate Dean
Brigham Young University, 1998–2000. Administration of honors curriculum, honors
graduation designations, honors theses, great-works program for literature, fine arts, social
and natural sciences, program budget, and prestigious scholarships and fellowships.
University Faculty Positions
Professor
Utah Valley University, Department of Biology (Full Professor, January 2009–present,
April–August 2008.); University of Massachusetts–Amherst, Department of Plant, Soil &
Insect Sciences, (Full Professor, August–December 2008); Brigham Young University,
Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Department of Botany and Range Science, (Full
Professor 1998–2008, Associate Professor 1994–98, Assistant Professor 1988–94). Teaching
courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in traditional classroom and laboratory,
distance education (paper and online), and seminar settings; academic program development;
university committee service and administration; advising graduate and undergraduate
students in research; laboratory, field, and archival research in genetics, evolution, history
and philosophy of science, science and interdisciplinary education; international
development; foreign languages; publications (books and articles); sculpture in bronze,
terracotta, marble, and plaster; anthropological forensic sculpture; painting and drawing in
oil, pastel, charcoal, conté, and graphite; scientific illustration; museum sculpture restoration;
acquisition of external research grants; and fundraising.
Visiting Professor
Southern Virginia University, 2002–04. While on sabbatical assignment taught courses in
general biology, genetics, artistic human anatomy, sculpture, and ceramics; developed
undergraduate program in biology; and assisted with national and regional institutional
accreditation.
Fulbright Professor
Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil, 1991. As a Fulbright Fellow taught an advanced
undergraduate/graduate-level course in genetics and biotechnology (in Portuguese);
modernized molecular biology laboratories; conducted research in collaboration with the
university, the Paraná Agricultural Research Institute (IAPAR), and the EMBRAPA National
Soybean Research Center (CNPq-SOJA); delivered the keynote address (in Portuguese) for
the 1991 Brazilian Society of Genetics Annual Conference.
Education
Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
Ph.D. University of Arizona
Major: Agronomy and Plant Genetics, Minor: Latin American Studies, 1988. Graduate-level
coursework in genetics, geography, and anthropology. Publications from Ph.D. program:
Fairbanks, D.J., S.E. Smith, and J.K. Brown. 1988. Inheritance of large mitochondrial RNAs
in alfalfa. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 76:619–622; Fairbanks, D.J. 1987. Book
Review: Potatoes: Programs and Research for Developing Countries. D.H. Horton. Annals
of Regional Science 21 (3):182–184. Smith, S.E. and D.J. Fairbanks. 1989. Effects of
pollination method on strain cross yield in lucerne. Plant Breeding 102:79–82; Smith, S.E.
and D.J. Fairbanks. 1989. Registration of AZ-88MS and AZ-88NDC nondormant male-sterile
and male-fertile maintainer alfalfa germplasms. Crop Science 29:1095.
M.S. University of Minnesota
Major: Plant Breeding, 1985. Graduate-level coursework in genetics, molecular biology,
entomology, plant pathology, and statistics. Publication from M.S. program: Fairbanks, D.J.,
J.H. Orf, W.P. Inskeep, and P.R. Bloom. 1987. Evaluation of soybean genotypes for irondeficiency chlorosis in potted calcareous soil. Crop Science 27:953–957.
B.S. Brigham Young University
Two Majors: 1) Agronomy, 2) Portuguese, Minor: Zoology, 1982. Publication from
undergraduate program: Farmer, J.L. and D.J. Fairbanks. 1986. Interaction of the bw and w
loci in Drosophila melanogaster. Drosophila Information Service 63:50–51.
Professional Certification, Master Courses, and Artistic Apprenticeships
Forensic Sculpture
Professional Certification by Paschal and Associates, Columbia, South Carolina and Center
for American Sculpture, Murrels Inlet, South Carolina, 2011.
Portrait Sculpture
Master Course, Center for American Sculpture, Murrels Inlet, South Carolina, 2004
Écorché (Artistic Human Anatomy)
Master Course, Center for American Sculpture, Murrels Inlet, South Carolina, 2001
Marble Carving and Monumental Enlarging Apprenticeships
Marble carving studios of Franco Cervietti, Giuseppe Giannoni, and Fratelli Bramanti, and
monumental enlargement studio of Mario Bresciani, Pietrasanta, Italy, 1978, 1979, 1981
Student Honors and Awards
College Outstanding Graduate Student Award, University of Arizona, 1988.
Graduate Academic Merit Award, University of Arizona, 1988.
Graduate Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 1983–84.
High Honors Graduation Distinction, Brigham Young University, 1982.
Presidential Scholarship. Brigham Young University, 1975.
B.P.O. Elks National and State (Arizona) Most Valuable Student Scholarship, 1975.
Arizona Fourth District Congressional Scholar, 1975.
University Teaching
Courses Taught
Utah Valley University (2009–present)
Biology 1610. College Biology I. Core introductory course for biology majors.
Biology 3500. Genetics. Core upper-division course for biology majors.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2008–2009)
Plant Science 540. Plant Breeding. Graduate course on theory and methodology.
Brigham Young University, Provo (1988–2008)
Biology 100. Principles of Biology. General education biology course.
Biology 276. Genetics and Reproduction. General education genetics course.
Biology 340. Genetics. Core upper-division course for biology majors.
Biology 130. Introduction to Biology. Core introductory course for biology majors.
Botany 485. Plant Biotechnology. Advanced undergraduate course.
Botany 559. Advanced Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. Advanced graduate course.
Honors 100. Where Art and Science Meet. Interdisciplinary course for honors students.
Honors 260. Biology and Civilization. General education honors course.
Honors 214R. Readings in the History of Ideas. Undergraduate seminar for honors students
based on the writings of Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel.
Honors 224R/244R. Science, Public Policy, and World Hunger. Interdisciplinary course on
the scientific, social, and political aspects of world food production and distribution.
Southern Virginia University (2002–2004)
Art 275R. Artistic Human Anatomy. Studio sculpture course on human anatomy.
Art 275R. Ceramics. Studio course on ceramic sculpture and pottery.
Art 317. Sculpture. Studio course on methods of sculpture in clay and casting.
Biology 114. Biological Concepts. General education biology course for non-biology majors.
Biology 275R. Genetics. General education course on genetics.
Universidade Estadual de Londrina (1991, Fulbright Professorship in Brazil)
6BIO041 Genética Aplicada e Biotecnologia (Applied Genetics and Biotechnology)
Teaching Honors and Awards
Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award. Brigham Young University. 2000–2001 academic
year. (Brigham Young University’s highest teaching award).
Winner for Education and Documentation Book Interiors: Fairbanks, D.J. and W.R. Andersen.
Genetics: The Continuity of Life. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole and Wadsworth
Publishing Companies, Bookbuilders West 29th Annual Book Show. 1999.
Teacher of the Year. Student Award, Department of Botany and Range Science, Brigham Young
University. 1998, 1997.
Young Scholar Award. Brigham Young University. 1997.
Teaching Excellence Award, William C. Brown Communications, 1994.
Alcuin Award for General Education Teaching, Brigham Young University, 1991–94.
Multidisciplinary Academic Breadth
Selected examples of scholarly and creative works in the natural sciences, fine arts, humanities,
social sciences, and education. See the appendix for a comprehensive list.
History and Philosophy of Science
Original historical research, book authorship, and invited
presentations on Gregor Mendel with emphases on the MendelFisher controversy and the Mendel-Darwin connection. The
following are selected examples of publications and presentations:
Franklin, A., A.W.F. Edwards, D.J. Fairbanks, D.L. Hartl, and T.
Seidenfeld. 2008. Ending the Mendel-Fisher Controversy.
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press (book image on
right).
Fairbanks, D.J. and G.B. Schaalje. 2007. The tetrad-pollen model
fails to explain the bias in Mendel’s pea (Pisum sativum)
experiments. Genetics 177:2531–2534.
Hartl, D.L. and D.J. Fairbanks. 2007. Mud sticks: on the alleged
falsification of Mendel’s data. Genetics 175:975–979.
Fairbanks, D.J. and B. Rytting. 2001. Mendelian controversies:
A botanical and historical review. American Journal of
Botany 88:737–752; with online supplement: “Mendel’s
marginalia in Darwin’s Origin of Species”
(http://www.amjbot.org/content/suppl/2003/08/04/88.5.737.
DC1/fairbanks.html)
Demystifying the Mythical Mendel. Opening plenary sculpture
presentation for Mendel in the 21st Century, Villanova
University, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 2008 (photo on right).
Evolutionary Genetics
Original scientific research in evolutionary genetics, book authorship, member of a national
evolution education task force, and artistic presentations. The following are selected examples:
Fairbanks, D.J., 2012. Evolving: The
Human Effect and Why It Matters.
Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books
(book image on right).
Fairbanks, D.J. 2010 (updated
paperback edition), 2007 (hardback
edition). Relics of Eden: The
Powerful Evidence of Evolution in
Human DNA. Amherst, NY:
Prometheus Books (book image on
right).
The Many Faces of Charles Darwin (sculpture
presentation). University of Colorado, 2011;
Sierra College Natural History Museum,
Rocklin, California, 2010; University
Massachusetts–Amherst, 2009; University of
Utah, 2009, 2010; Brigham Young University,
2009; St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 2009;
Utah Valley University 2008 (photo on right).
Fairbanks, D.J., A.D. Fairbanks, T.H. Ogden, G. J.
Parker, and P.J. Maughan. 2012.
NANOGP8: Evolution of a human-specific
retro-oncogene. G3: Genes Genomes
Genetics 2:1447-1457.
Fairbanks, D.J. and P.J. Maughan. 2006. Evolution of the NANOG pseudogene family in the
human and chimpanzee genomes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 6:12.
Ramakrishnan, A.P., S.E. Meyer, D.J. Fairbanks, and C.E. Coleman. 2006. Ecological
significance of microsatellite variation in western North American populations of Bromus
tectorum. Plant Species Biology 21:61–73.
Science Education
Focus on educational methodology and outreach in genetics, evolution, and the interface between
the social and natural sciences.
Westerlund, J.F. and D.J. Fairbanks. 2010. Gregor Mendel's classic paper and the nature of
science in genetics courses. Hereditas 147:293–303.
Johnson, J.B., M. Adair, B.J. Adams, D.J. Fairbanks, V. Itamura, D.E. Jeffery, D. Merrell, S.M.
Ritter, and R.R. Tolman. 2009. Evolution education in Utah: A state office of education–
university partnership focuses on why evolution matters. Evolution: Education and
Outreach 2:349–358.
Westerlund, J.F. and D.J. Fairbanks. 2004. Gregor Mendel and “Myth-Conceptions.” Science
Education 88:754–758.
Fairbanks, D.J. 1990. Politics, science, and hunger: An interdisciplinary approach to honors
education in agriculture. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education
19:184–186.
International and Language Expertise
Educational background in Latin American Studies and Romance languages, and extensive
international research, teaching, and collaboration.
Latin American Studies Ph.D. minor, coursework through the graduate level in geography and
anthropology, research in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico, and Guatemala.
Portuguese
B.S. degree, 38 credits through graduate level, 19 months residence in
Brazil, ILR (FSI) fluency 4
Spanish
21 credits through graduate level, ILR (FSI) fluency 3
Italian
4 credits, undergraduate level, 6 months residence in Italy, ILR (FSI)
fluency 2
International Development
Co-director (2001–2009) and current collaborator for “Sustainable Development of Quinoa,” an
international project funded by the McKnight Foundation to promote scientific, economic, and
ethnological development and conservation of quinoa (the world’s most nutritious food) in
Bolivia and Peru. Fulbright Professor in Brazil with research collaboration on genetic resource
conservation and development of sugarcane, soybean, pineapple, and wheat (1991). Ten-year
(1989–98) collaboration with an international consortium of organizations in Brazil, Columbia,
Mauritius, and the United States supporting development of sugarcane for fuel ethanol. The
following are selected publications from these projects:
Raney, J.A., D. Reynold, D. Elzinga, J. Page, J.A. Udall, E.N. Jellen, A. Bonifacio, D.J.
Fairbanks, and P.J. Maughan. 2014. Transcriptome analysis of drought induced stress in
Chenopodium quinoa. American Journal of Plant Sciences (accepted and in press).
Maughan, P. J., S. M. Smith, J. A. Rojas-Beltrán, D. Elzinga, J.A. Raney,
E.N. Jellen, A. Bonifacio, J.A. Udall, and D.J. Fairbanks. 2012. Single
nucleotide polymorphism identification, characterization, and linkage
mapping in quinoa. The Plant Genome 5:114–125. (cover article)
Kolano, B., B.W. Gardunia, M. Michalska, A. Bonifacio, D.J. Fairbanks,
P.J. Maughan, C.E. Coleman, M.R. Stevens, E.N. Jellen, and J.
Maluszynska. 2011. Chromosomal localization of two novel repetitive
sequences isolated from the Chenopodium quinoa Willd. genome.
Genome 54:710–717.
Maughan, P.J., T.B. Turner, C.E. Coleman, D.B. Elzinga, E.N. Jellen, J.A. Morales, J.A. Udall,
D.J. Fairbanks, and A. Bonifacio. 2009. Characterization of salt overly sensitive 1 (SOS1)
gene homeologs in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.). Genome 52:647–657.
Jarvis, D.E., O.R. Kopp, E. N. Jellen, M.A. Mallory, J. Pattee, A. Bonifacio, C.E. Coleman,
M.R. Stevens, D.J. Fairbanks, and P.J. Maughan. 2008. Simple sequence repeat marker
development and genetic mapping in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.). Journal of
Genetics 87:39–51.
Christensen, S.A., D.B. Pratt, C. Pratt, P.T. Nelson, M.R. Stevens, E.N. Jellen, C.E. Coleman,
D.J. Fairbanks, A. Bonifacio, and P. J. Maughan. 2007. Assessment of genetic diversity in the
USDA and CIP-FAO international nursery collections of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa
Willd.) using microsatellite markers. Plant Genetic Resources 5:82–95.
Mason, S.L., M.R. Stevens, E.N. Jellen, A. Bonifacio, D.J. Fairbanks, C.E.
Coleman, R.R. McCarty, A.G. Rasmussen, and P.J. Maughan. 2005.
Development and use of microsatellite markers for germplasm
characterization in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.). Crop Science
45:1618–1630 (cover article).
Mudge, J., W.R. Andersen, R.L. Keher, and D.J. Fairbanks. 1996. A RAPD
genetic map in Saccharum officinarum. Crop Science 36:1362–1366.
Ruas, P.M., C.F. Ruas, D.J. Fairbanks, W.R. Andersen, and J.R.S. Cabral.
1995. Genetic relationships among four varieties of pineapple, Ananas
comosus, relealed by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)
analysis. Genetics and Molecular Biology 18:413–416.
Riede, C.R., D.J. Fairbanks, W.R. Andersen, R.L. Kehrer, and L.R. Robison. 1994. Enhancement
of RAPD analysis by restriction endonuclease digestion of template DNA in wheat. Plant
Breeding 113:254–257.
Fine Arts
Professional artist with sculpture, paintings, and drawings in public and private collections and
juried exhibitions. Specialist on artistic human anatomy and forensic facial reconstruction,
published scientific illustrations, sculpture demonstration lectures, and museum art conservation
and restoration. The following are selected examples:
Artistic Human Anatomy and Anthropological Forensic Facial Reconstruction
The Priestess of Chornancap Mixed Media. Museo Regional Arqueológico Enrique Brüning,
Lambayeque, Peru (exhibit through March 2014, scheduled for museum tour in France, 2015)
Commissioned Portrait Sculpture
Charles Darwin. Bronze. Permanent exhibits: Utah Valley University; University of
Massachusetts–Amherst; Sierra College Natural History Museum, Rocklin, CA; Monte L. Bean
Life Science Museum, Provo, Utah; St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Salt Lake City, Utah; five
castings in private collections in Utah, Maryland, and Massachusetts (commissioned in
commemoration of the Darwin bicentennial, 2009). Cyrus E. Dallin. Patinaed Plaster. Permanent
exhibit: Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum. Boston (Arlington), Massachusetts. Norman E. Borlaug.
Bronze. Permanent exhibits: Centro de Investigaciones del Noroeste. Ciudad Obregón, Sonora,
Mexico; Borlaug Hall, University of Minnesota. Ezra Meeker. Bronze. Permanent exhibits:
National Frontier Trails Museum, Independence, Missouri; The Meeker Mansion, Puyallup,
Washington. Portrait in Terracotta. Private collection. Portrait in Terracotta. Private collection.
Paintings and Drawings
Winter Light in Westwood, Massachusetts
Oil on Canvas
Published Scientific Illustrations
Moonlight in St. Paul, Minnesota
Oil on Canvas
Recent Artistic Presentations
The Priestess of Chornancap: Forensic Facial
Reconstruction (with Haagen Klaus and Carlos Wester)
Museo Nacional Arqueológico Hans Brüning,
Lambayeque, Peru, 2012 (photo on right).
Bringing Ancient People Back to Life: Forensic Facial
Reconstruction. Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton,
Massachusetts, 2013.
Imagining Lincoln: Beyond the Myth (with Matthew S.
Holland). Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles,
California, 2013, Utah Valley University, 2012.
The Art of Terracotta Portrait Sculpture (annual lecture)
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut.
2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 (photo on right).
Creativity in Science. Governor’s Medals for Science and
Technology Awards Ceremony, Utah Governor’s Office
of Economic Development, Discovery Gateway, Salt
Lake City, Utah, 2012.
The Arts and Autism. Johns Hopkins University, 2012.
Cyrus the Great: Dean of New England Sculptors (with Jonathan L. Fairbanks), Arlington Town
Hall, Boston (Arlington), Massachusetts. January 2012.
Recent News Coverage
BBC: “Ancient Peruvian Priestess Face Reconstructed” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latinamerica-20720731
RPP Nacional (Lima, Peru): “Lambayeque: Presentaron Rostro de la Sacerdotisa de Chornancap”
http://www.rpp.com.pe/2012-12-12-lambayeque-presentaron-rostro-de-la-sacerdotisa-dechornancap-noticia_548169.html
Boston Globe: “Dallin Museum Unveils New Bust”
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2013/07/20/dallin-museum-unveils-newbust/wtBUc0C6lTKy39WqYD42NN/story.html
ArtsBoston: “‘Cyrus the Great’ Dean of New England Sculptors”
http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441494507/Cyrus_the_Great_Dean_of_New_England
_Sculptors_Illustrated_Talk_Sculpture_Demonstration_by_Jonathan_and_Dr_Daniel_J_Fair
banks
Men’s Health: “The Top Secret Superfood” http://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/quinoa
KSL Television: “Evolving Lecture Teaches About Darwin Using Art”
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=19190353
Salt Lake Tribune: “Sculptures Return Home to McCune Mansion”
http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile3/56790168-219/mansion-byu-sculptures-mccune.html.csp
MassLive (Springfield, Massachusetts): “Where Art and Science Meet”
http://videos.masslive.com/republican/2008/12/where_art_and_science_meet.html
External Research Grants
More than $2.5 million in competitive external grants from the following organizations:
The McKnight Foundation (Minnesota)
$1,680,000
USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (Washington, D.C.) $370,000
Holmes Foundation (Utah)
$120,000
USDA-Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association (Hawaii)
$99,139
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico (Brazil, in Brazilian currency)
~$62,000
Centro Tecnológico da Cooperativa de Produtores de Açúcar e Álcool (Brazil)
$40,000
Centro de Investigación de la Caña de Azucar (Colombia)
$40,000
Pioneer Hi-Bred International (Iowa)
$33,900
International Atomic Energy Agency (Austria)
$20,000
Florida Sugar Cane League (Florida)
$20,000
American Sugarcane League (Louisiana)
$15,000
Klabin Fabricadora de Papel e Celulose (Brazil, in Brazilian currency)
~$15,000
Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (Mauritius)
$13,000
United States Information Service (Washington, D.C.)
$12,000
United States Agency for International Development (Washington, D.C.)
$4,900
Automated Biosystems, Inc. (California)
$4,200
Fundraising
Extensive experience in fundraising, including writing proposals, working with individual donors
and foundation officials, brokering donations, lecturing at fundraising events, sculpting portrait
busts to honor major donors, and sculpting awards for benefactors. The following are selected
examples of fundraising activities:
Utah Valley University
Ongoing efforts supporting UVU’s
College of Science & Health, School of
the Arts, All Steinway School, and
Autism Initiative. Portrait busts for the
Marc and Debbie Bingham Atrium in
the Science Building (left and middle
photos). Portrait bust of Nancy Peery
Marriott for the All Steinway School
(right photo). Member of the UVU
President’s Circle–Bronze.
Brigham Young University
Successful efforts obtaining gifts for genetics programs and the University Honors Program.
Portrait busts for the John A. Widtsoe and Thomas L. Martin Buildings. Cougar statue for
Distinguished Service Award for the College of Life Sciences.
University and Professional Service
University Service
Utah Valley University (2009–present) Service on a relatively large number of committees,
including the following university-level committees:
General Education Committee
Scholarly and Creative Activities Council
Autism Initiative Working Group
Autism Conference Committee
TICE Biology 1010 Design Team
Global and Intercultural Engagement Committee
Global Spotlight Committee
Latin American Studies Committee
Mathematics Initiative Committee
Science Building Planning Committee
Brigham Young University, Provo (1988–2008). Service on a large number of committees at all
levels. Among the most important university-level committees were the University
Curriculum Council (co-chair), Institutional Self-Study Committee (for regional NCCU
accreditation), University Governance Committee, Pre-Medical Committee, and the Faculty
Advisory Council (equivalent of Faculty Senate). Played a key role in development of the
molecular biology, and genetics and biotechnology degree programs at the undergraduate
and graduate levels.
Southern Virginia University (2002–2004). Assisted with implementation of a four-year degree
program in Biology, and with institutional accreditation by the American Association of
Liberal Education (AALE) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Universidade Estadual de Londrina (1991). Assisted with planning and implementation of a
graduate program in genetics and biotechnology, and modernization of molecular biology
laboratories.
National Professional Service
National Science Foundation, National Evolution Synthesis Center Task Force —Reporting
Across the Culture Wars: Engaging the Media on Evolution, 2013–present. Member of a task
force consisting of university scientists, popular-science book authors, and national media
representatives organized by the National Evolution Synthesis Center at Duke University and
funded by the National Science Foundation to improve the quality and accuracy of national
and global media coverage on evolution.
U.S. Department of State, Global Innovation Through Science and Technology (GIST), 2012–
2013. Panel member for judging proposals submitted by scientists in economically
impoverished countries through a U.S. Department of State sponsored program to promote
appropriate technologies aimed at generating profitable small-scale business ventures in the
sciences.
Peer Reviewer, 1988–present. Peer-reviewer for manuscripts submitted to scientific and
education journals, peer reviewer for competitive grants programs sponsored by the National
Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Professional Society Membership and Service, 1986–present. Member of the following
professional societies and organizations: American Association for the Advancement of
Science, National Center for Science Education, Genetics Society of America, American
Society of Human Genetics, and National Sculpture Society. Member of professional
conference organizing committees and society division committees, member of working
groups to evaluate science-related legislation.
State and Regional Professional Service
Utah Science and Mathematics Education Consortium, 2009–present. Current chair of
consortium, which was instituted in 2009 as a group of leaders in science and mathematics
representing major educational, governmental, and private institutions in the State of Utah. It
consists of all the deans of science and mathematics from USHE institutions, Brigham Young
University, and Westminster College, and representatives from the Utah Board of Regents,
the Utah State Office of Education, the Office of the Governor, and leaders of commerce and
industry organizations. I was one of the founding officers (secretary/treasurer) in 2009 and
have been serving as chair since January 2013.
Utah State Office of Education–University Partnership on Evolution Education in Public Schools.
Member of a group of university faculty with specialties in evolution and science education
who in collaboration with the Utah State Office of Education present half-day workshops at
teacher development meetings throughout the state and at national conferences. Our objective
is to assist science teachers with resources and recommendations on teaching evolution. Our
work has been published in the journal Evolution Education and Outreach and we have
presented invited workshops for the National Science Teachers Association in Dallas and
Baltimore.
Appendix: Comprehensive list of publications, recent presentations,
artistic commissions, juried exhibitions, and sculpture restoration
commissions
Books
Fairbanks, D.J. 2012. Evolving: The Human Effect and Why It Matters. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books,
352 pp.
Fairbanks D.J. 2010 (updated paperback edition), 2007 (hardbound edition). Relics of Eden: The Powerful
Evidence of Evolution in Human DNA. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 281 pp.
Franklin, A., A.W.F. Edwards, D.J. Fairbanks, D.L. Hartl, and T. Seidenfeld. 2008. Ending the MendelFisher Controversy. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 368 pp.
Fairbanks. D.J. and W.R. Andersen. 2007. Genetics: The Continuity of Life. Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth
and Brooks/Cole Publishing Companies (custom published edition)
Cates, R.G., L. St. Clair, and D.J. Fairbanks. 2000. Biology 100: Principles and Practice, Second Edition.
New York: McGraw Hill (custom published edition).
Fairbanks, D.J. and W.R. Andersen. 1999. Genetics: The Continuity of Life. Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth
and Brooks/Cole Publishing Companies. 848 pp.
Refereed Journal Articles
Raney, J.A., D. Reynold, D. Elzinga, J. Page, J.A. Udall, E.N. Jellen, A. Bonifacio, D.J. Fairbanks, and P.J.
Maughan. 2014. Transcriptome analysis of drought induced stress in Chenopodium quinoa. American
Journal of Plant Sciences (accepted and in press).
Fairbanks, D.J., A.D. Fairbanks, T.H. Ogden, G.J. Parker, and P.J. Maughan. 2012. NANOGP8: Evolution
of a human-specific retro-oncogene. G3: Genes Genomes Genetics 2:1447-1457.
Maughan, P.J., S. M. Smith, J. A. Rojas-Beltrán, D. Elzinga, J. A. Raney, E. N. Jellen, A. Bonifacio, J. A.
Udall, and D. J. Fairbanks. 2012. Single nucleotide polymorphisms identification, characterization,
and linkage mapping in quinoa. The Plant Genome 5:114–125.
Kolano, B., B.W. Gardunia, M. Michalska, A. Bonifacio, D.J. Fairbanks, P.J. Maughan, C.E. Coleman,
M.R. Stevens, E.N. Jellen, and J. Maluszynska. 2011. Chromosomal localization of two novel
repetitive sequences isolated from the Chenopodium quinoa Willd. genome. Genome 54:710–717.
Maughan, P.J., S.M. Smith, D.J. Fairbanks, and E.N. Jellen. 2011. Development, characterization and
linkage mapping of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the grain Amaranths (Amaranthus sp.). The
Plant Genome 4:92–101.
Westerlund, J.F. and D.J. Fairbanks. 2010. Gregor Mendel's classic paper and the nature of science in
genetics courses. Hereditas 147:293–303.
Johnson, J.B., M. Adair, B.J. Adams, D.J. Fairbanks, V. Itamura, D.E. Jeffery, D. Merrell, S.M. Ritter, and
R.R. Tolman. 2009. Evolution education in Utah: A state office of education–university partnership
focuses on why evolution matters. Evolution: Education and Outreach 2:349–358.
Fairbanks D.J. 2008. Where art and science meet. 2008 Tanner Lecture. The Journal of the Utah Academy
of Sciences, Arts, and Letters 85:17–26.
Maughan, P.J., T.B. Turner, C.E. Coleman, D.B. Elzinga, E.N. Jellen, J.A. Morales, J.A. Udall, D.J.
Fairbanks, and A. Bonifacio. 2009. Characterization of salt overly sensitive 1 (SOS1) gene
homeologs in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.). Genome 52:647–657.
Jarvis, D.E., O.R. Kopp, E. N. Jellen, M.A. Mallory, J. Pattee, A. Bonifacio, C.E. Coleman, M.R. Stevens,
D.J. Fairbanks, and P.J. Maughan. 2008. Simple sequence repeat marker development and genetic
mapping in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.). Journal of Genetics 87:39–51.
Balzotti, M.R.B., J.N. Thornton, P.J. Maughan, D.A. McClellan, M.R. Stevens, E.N. Jellen, D.J. Fairbanks,
and C.E. Coleman. 2008. Expression and evolutionary relationships of the Chenopodium quinoa 11S
seed storage protein gene. International Journal of Plant Sciences 169:281–291.
Fairbanks, D.J. and B. Schaalje. 2007. The tetrad-pollen model fails to explain the bias in Mendel’s pea
(Pisum sativum) experiments. Genetics 177:2531–2534.
Hartl, D.L. and D.J. Fairbanks. 2007. Mud sticks: on the alleged falsification of Mendel’s data. Genetics
175:975–979.
Christensen, S.A., D.B. Pratt, C. Pratt, P.T. Nelson, M.R. Stevens, E.N. Jellen, C.E. Coleman, D.J.
Fairbanks, A. Bonifacio, and P. J. Maughan. 2007. Assessment of genetic diversity in the USDA and
CIP-FAO international nursery collections of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) using
microsatellite markers. Plant Genetic Resources 5:82–95.
Fairbanks, D.J. and P.J. Maughan. 2006. Evolution of the NANOG pseudogene family in the human and
chimpanzee genomes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 6: article 12.
Maughan, P.J., B. Kolano, J. Maluszynska, N. Coles, A. Bonifacio, J.R. Beltran, C.E. Coleman, M.R.
Stevens, D.J. Fairbanks, S. Parkinson, and E.N. Jellen. 2006. Molecular and cytological
characterization of ribosomal DNAs in Chenopodium quinoa and Chenopodium berlandieri.
Genome 49:825–839.
Ramakrishnan, A.P., S.E. Meyer, D.J. Fairbanks, and C.E. Coleman. 2006. Ecological significance of
microsatellite variation in western North American populations of Bromus tectorum. Plant Species
Biology 21:61–73.
Stevens, M.R., C.E. Coleman, S.E. Parkinson, P.J. Maughan, H.-B. Zhang, M.R. Balzotti, D.L. Kooyman,
K. Arumuganathan, A. Bonifacio, D. J. Fairbanks, E.N. Jellen, and J.J. Stevens. 2006. Construction
of a quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) BAC library and its use in identifying genes encoding
seed storage proteins. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 112: 1593–1600.
Mason, S.L., M.R. Stevens, E.N. Jellen, A. Bonifacio, D.J. Fairbanks, C.E. Coleman, R.R. McCarty, A.G.
Rasmussen, and P.J. Maughan. 2005. Development and use of microsatellite markers for germplasm
characterization in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.). Crop Science 45:1618–1630.
Meyer, S.E., D.L. Nelson, S. Clement, J. Waters, M. Stevens, and D.J. Fairbanks. 2005. Genetic variation
in Ustilago bullata: molecular genetic markers and virulence on Bromus tectorum host lines.
International Journal of Plant Sciences 166:105–115.
Westerlund, J.F. and D.J. Fairbanks. 2004. Gregor Mendel and “Myth-Conceptions.” Science Education
88:754–758.
Coles, N.D., C.E. Coleman, S.A. Christensen, E.N. Jellen, M.R. Stevens, A. Bonifacio, J.A. Rojas-Beltran,
D.J. Fairbanks, and P.J. Maughan. 2004. Development and use of an expressed sequenced tag library
in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) for the discovery of single nucleotide polymorphisms. Plant
Science 168:439–447.
Maughan, P.J., A. Bonifacio, E.N. Jellen, M.R. Stevens, C.E. Coleman, M. Ricks, S.L. Mason, D.E. Jarvis,
B.W. Gardunia, and D.J. Fairbanks. 2004. A genetic linkage map of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
based on AFLP, RAPD, and SSR markers. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 109:1188–1195.
Ramakrishnan, A.P., S.E. Meyer, J. Waters, M.R. Stevens, C.E. Coleman, and D.J. Fairbanks. 2004.
Correlation between molecular markers and adaptively significant genetic variation in Bromus
tectorum (Poaceae), an inbreeding annual grass. American Journal of Botany 91:797–803.
Ramakrishnan, A.P., C.E. Coleman, S.E. Meyer, and D.J. Fairbanks. 2002. Microsatellite markers for
Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass). Molecular Ecology Notes 2:22–23.
Wright, K.H., K.C. Huber, D.J. Fairbanks, and C.S. Huber. 2002. Isolation and characterization of Atriplex
hortensis and sweet Chenopodium quinoa starches. Cereal Chemistry 79:715–719.
Wright, K.H., O.A. Pike, D.J. Fairbanks, and C.S. Huber. 2002. Composition of Atriplex hortensis, sweet
and bitter Chenopodium quinoa seeds. Journal of Food Science 67:1383–1385.
Fairbanks, D.J. and B. Rytting. 2001. Mendelian controversies: A botanical and historical review.
American Journal of Botany 88:737–752.
Ruas, C.F., P.M. Ruas, H.C. Stutz, and D.J. Fairbanks. 2001. Cytogenetic studies in the genus Atriplex
(Chenopodiaceae). Caryologia 54:129–145.
Fairbanks, D.J. 2000. Development of genetic resistance to iron-deficiency chlorosis in soybean. Journal of
Plant Nutrition 23:1903–1914.
Ruas, P.M., A. Bonifacio, C.F. Ruas, D.J. Fairbanks, and W.R. Andersen. 1999. Genetic relationships
among 19 accessions of six species of Chenopodium L. by random amplified polymorphic DNA
fragments (RAPD). Euphytica 105:25–32.
Ruas, C.F., D.J. Fairbanks, W.R. Andersen, R.P. Evans, H.C. Stutz, and P.M. Ruas. 1998. Male-specific
DNA in Atriplex garrettii. American Journal of Botany 85:162–167.
Mudge, J., W.R. Andersen, R.L. Keher, and D.J. Fairbanks. 1996. A RAPD genetic map in Saccharum
officinarum. Crop Science 36:1362–1366.
Cook, K.A., V.D. Jolley, D.J. Fairbanks, and L.R. Robison. 1996. Identification of iron reductase isozymes
in soybeans. Journal of Plant Nutrition 19:457–467.
Ruas, P.M., C.F. Ruas, D.J. Fairbanks, W.R. Andersen, and J.R.S. Cabral. 1995. Genetic relationships
among four varieties of pineapple, Ananas comosus, relealed by random amplified polymorphic
DNA (RAPD) analysis. Genetics and Molecular Biology 18:413–416.
Riede, C.R., D.J. Fairbanks, W.R. Andersen, R.L. Kehrer, and L.R. Robison. 1994. Enhancement of RAPD
analysis by restriction endonuclease digestion of template DNA in wheat. Plant Breeding 113:254–
257.
Transue, D.K., D.J. Fairbanks, L.R. Robison, W.R. Andersen, and J.E. Ballón. 1994. Species identification
by RAPD analysis of grain amaranth genetic resources. Crop Science 34:1385–1389.
Stevens, W.B., V.D. Jolley, N.C. Hansen, and D.J. Fairbanks. 1993. Modified procedures for commercial
adaptation of root iron reducing capacity as a screening technique. Journal of Plant Nutrition
16:2507–2519.
Wood, S.G., L.D. Lawson, D.J. Fairbanks, L.R. Robison, and W.R. Andersen. 1993. Seed lipid content and
fatty acid composition of three quinoa cultivars. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 6:41–44.
Fairbanks, D.J., A. Waldrigues, C.F. Ruas, P.M. Ruas, P.J. Maughan, L.R. Robison, W.R. Andersen, C.R.
Riede, C.S. Pauley, L.G. Caetano, O.M.N. Arantes, M.H.P. Fungaro, M.C. Vidotto, and S.E.
Jankevicius. 1993. Efficient characterization of biological diversity using field DNA extraction and
random amplified polymorphic DNA markers. Genetics and Molecular Biology 16:11–22.
Jolley, V.D., D.J. Fairbanks, W.B Stevens, R.E. Terry, and J.H. Orf. 1992. Root iron-reduction capacity for
genotypic evaluation of iron efficiency in soybean. Journal of Plant Nutrition 15:1679–1690.
Xiong, S., R.L. Park, W.R. Andersen, R. P. Evans, and D.J. Fairbanks. 1992. Random amplified
polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers for paternity identification in multiple-sired mink litters.
Norwegian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 9:201–205.
Andersen, W.R. and D.J. Fairbanks. 1990. Molecular markers: important tools for plant genetic resource
characterization. Diversity 6(3–4):51–53.
Fairbanks, D.J. 1990. Politics, science, and hunger: An interdisciplinary approach to honors education in
agriculture. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 19:184–186.
Fairbanks, D.J., K.W. Burgener, L.R. Robison, W.R. Andersen, and E. Ballón. 1990. Electrophoretic
characterization of quinoa seed proteins. Plant Breeding 104:190–195.
Smith, S.E. and D.J. Fairbanks. 1989. Effects of pollination method on strain cross yield in lucerne. Plant
Breeding 102:79–82.
Smith, S.E. and D.J. Fairbanks. 1989. Registration of AZ-88MS and AZ-88NDC nondormant male-sterile
and male-fertile maintainer alfalfa germplasms. Crop Science 29:1095.
Fairbanks, D.J., S.E. Smith, and J.K. Brown. 1988. Inheritance of large mitochondrial RNAs in alfalfa.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 76:619–622.
Fairbanks, D.J., J.H. Orf, W.P. Inskeep, and P.R. Bloom. 1987. Evaluation of soybean genotypes for irondeficiency chlorosis in potted calcareous soil. Crop Science 27:953–957.
Farmer, J.L. and D.J. Fairbanks. 1986. Interaction of the bw and w loci in Drosophila melanogaster.
Drosophila Information Service 63:50–51.
Book Chapters, Book Reviews, and Book Editorship
Fairbanks, D.J. 2012. Book Review: Evolution: The Basics. S. Lyons. Reports of the National Center for
Science Education 32 (3):1–3.
Fairbanks, D.J. 2009. “Evolution of Nuclear Receptor Pseudogenes.” In Encyclopedia of Life Sciences.
London: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Fairbanks, D.J. (updating author). 2009. “Evolutionary Biology.” In B.D. Ness (ed.) Encyclopedia of
Genetics, Revised Edition. Pasadena, California: Salem Press.
Fairbanks, D.J. (updating author). 2009. “Timeline of Genetics.” In B.D. Ness (ed.) Encyclopedia of
Genetics, Revised Edition. Pasadena, California: Salem Press.
Maughan, P.J., A. Bonifacio, C.E. Coleman, E.N. Jellen, M.R. Stevens and D.J. Fairbanks. 2007. "Quinoa
(Chenopodium quinoa)." In C. Kole (ed.). Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants.
Berlin: Springer Verlag, Vol. 3, pp. 147–158.
Fairbanks, D.J. 2004. “Chromosome Mutation.” In B.D. Ness (ed.) Encyclopedia of Genetics, Revised
Edition. Pasadena, California: Salem Press, pp. 144–147.
Fairbanks, D.J. General Advisor/Contributor to C. Starr and R. Taggart. 2006, 2003, 2001, 1998, 1995,
1992. Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, 11th, 10th, 9th, 8th, 7th, and 6th Editions.
Wadsworth Publishing Co., Belmont, California. Chapters 9-16.
McArthur, E.D. and D.J. Fairbanks (comps.) 2001. Shrubland Ecosystem Genetics and Biodiversity. Proc.
RMRS-P-21. USDA-FS-RMRS. 365 pp.
Fairbanks, D.J. 1987. Book Review: Potatoes: Programs and Research for Developing Countries. D.H.
Horton. Annals of Regional Science 21 (3):182–184.
Recent Presentations (since 2008):
Bringing Ancient People Back to Life: Forensic Facial Reconstruction. Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton,
Massachusetts, 2013.
NANOGP8: Evolution of a human-specific cancer-promoting retrogene. Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Human Genetics, Boston, Massachusetts, 2013.
NANOGP8: Evolution of a human-specific retro-oncogene. Evolution 2013: Joint Annual Meeting of the
Society for the Study of Evolution, the Society of Systematic Biologists, and the American Society of
Naturalists. Snowbird, Utah, 2013.
Benjamin Franklin (with Matthew S. Holland). Freshman Convocation. Utah Valley University, 2013.
The Priestess of Chornancap (with Haagen Klaus and Carlos Wester) Museo Nacional Arqueológico Hans
Brüning, Lambayeque, Peru, 2012.
Imagining Lincoln: Beyond the Myth (with Matthew S. Holland). Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles,
California, 2013, Utah Valley University, 2010, 2011, 2012.
Cyrus the Great: The Life and Sculpture of Cyrus Dallin (with Jonathan L. Fairbanks), Arlington Town
Hall, Boston (Arlington), Massachusetts. January 2012.
Thomas Jefferson (with Matthew S. Holland). Freshman Convocation, Utah Valley University, 2012.
Where Art and Science Meet. Keynote Address: Fourth Annual Business of Art Seminar, Dixie State
University, Kanab, Utah, 2012; .
The Many Faces of Charles Darwin. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 2011; Orem Public
Library, 2011; Natural History Museum, Sierra College, Rocklin, California, 2010; University
Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 2009; University of Utah, 2009, 2010; Brigham Young
University, 2009; St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 2009; Utah Valley University 2008, 2009.
The Art of Terracotta Sculpture (annual lecture).Yale Center for British Art, Yale University, New Haven,
Connecticut, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010.
Demystifying the Mythical Mendel. Opening Plenary for Mendel in the 21st Century: The Scientific, Social,
and Ethical Impact of Genetics in Our World. Villanova University, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 2008.
Ending the Mendel-Fisher Controversy. International Congress of Genetics, Berlin, Germany, 2008.
Evolution of the NANOG pseudogene family in the human and chimpanzee genomes. International
Congress of Genetics, Berlin, Germany, 2008.
Commissioned Artistic Works and Juried Exhibitions:
Cyrus Dallin Patinaed plaster portrait bust, Cyrus Dallin Art Museum, Boston (Arlington), Massachusetts,
2013.
Deborah Bingham Bronze portrait bust, Science Building Atrium, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah,
2012.
Mark Bingham Bronze portrait bust, Science Building Atrium, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, 2012.
Nancy Marriott Bronze portrait bust, Science Building Towers, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, and
private collection, Park City, Utah, 2012
Lucy Wallin Bronze full-figure life-size portrait. Private collection, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2012.
Jane Burton Bronze portrait bust, Private collection, Dedham, Massachusetts, 2011.
Charles Darwin Bronze portrait bust. Ten castings: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts;
Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah; Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Provo, Utah; St. Mark's
Episcopal Cathedral, Salt Lake City, Utah; five castings in private collections in Maryland,
Massachusetts, and Utah. 2009.
Beverley Sorenson Bronze portrait bust. Private collection, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009.
Pioneers, Families, Alumni, Service Four 4´ × 4´ bronze plaques for memorial bell tower. Permanent
exhibit. Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher Arizona, 2007.
Ezra Meeker and the Oregon Trail Minted sterling silver medallion, edition of 500, for the CaliforniaOregon Trails Association, 2006.
Xanthus Bronze and Balius Bronze. Shenandoah Invitational Exhibition. Juried invitational exhibit.
Fairview Park Marriott, Washington, D.C., 2004.
Ezra Meeker Bronze portrait bust. Permanent exhibit, two castings: The Meeker Mansion, Puyallup,
Washington, 2004; National Frontier Trails Museum, Independence, Missouri, 2003.
Rebecca LeBlanc Terracotta portrait bust. Private collection. Orem, Utah, 2004.
Abu Kissi Terracotta portrait bust. Private collection. Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004.
Angelica Bronze. Angels, Cupids, and Winged Creatures of Fantasy. Juried exhibit. Park Avenue Atrium,
National Sculpture Society, New York City, New York, 2002.
David Dalton Bronze portrait bust. Permanent exhibit. Primrose International Viola Archive, Harold B. Lee
Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2002.
Wayne Johnson Bronze portrait bust. Permanent exhibit. Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah,
2001.
Howard Stutz Bronze portrait bust. Permanent exhibit. USDA-Forest Service Shrub Sciences Laboratory,
Provo, Utah, 2000.
Perry Plummer Bronze portrait bust. Permanent exhibit. USDA-Forest Service Shrub Sciences Laboratory,
Provo, Utah, 2000.
Nativity Terracotta. The Christmas Lamb. Juried exhibit. Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah,
1999.
Sir William Osler Full-figure bronze statuette for Intermountain Health Care. Edition of 60. Various
locations. 1997.
Aesculapios Terracotta statuette of ancient Greek physician Aesculapios for the Collegium Aesculapium.
Unlimited edition. Various locations. 1996.
Marya Orf, Nichoas Orf, and Brian Orf Terracotta portraits. Private collection, LaCross, Wisconsin. 1995
and 1985.
Thomas L. Martin Bronze portrait bust. Permanent exhibit. Thomas L. Martin Building, Brigham Young
University. 1994.
Cougar Bronze sculpture. 70th National Spring Salon. Juried exhibit. Springville Museum of Art,
Springville, Utah, 1994.
Norman E. Borlaug Bronze portrait bust. Permanent exhibit, two castings: Centro de Investigaciones
Agropecuarias del Noroeste. Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. 1992; Borlaug Hall, University of
Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. 1985.
Winter Stoneware sculpture. 68th National Spring Salon. Juried exhibit. Springville Museum of Art,
Springville, Utah, 1992.
John A. Widtsoe Terracotta portrait bust. Permanent exhibit. John A. Widtsoe Building, Brigham Young
University. 1990.
Icarus and Aurora Bronze. Art Extraordinaire. Juried exhibit, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah
1988.
The Human Figure in Bronze and Terracotta One-person show. Parker and Alford Gallery, Tucson,
Arizona. 1988.
Bartley P. Cardon Bronze portrait bust. Permanent exhibit. University of Arizona Maricopa Research
Center. Maricopa, Arizona. 1987.
John Overend Bronze portrait bust. Permanent exhibit, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1986.
Pride of the Prairie Bronze statuette. Permanent exhibit. Borlaug Hall, University of Minnesota, St. Paul,
Minnesota. 1986.
Donna Pauley Terracotta portrait. Private collection, Alpharetta, Georgia. 1985.
John Schaus and Erin Schaus Terracotta portraits. Private collection, Eagar, Minnesota. 1984.
Sculpture Restoration Commissions:
Restoration of On the Warpath by Cyrus Dallin, Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum, Boston (Arlington),
Massachusetts, 2013.
Restoration of Cleopatra by Oscar Spalmach and Nidia by Giacomo Ginotti, Permanent exhibit in the
McCune Mansion, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013.
Restoration of Thoroughbred Horse by Cyrus Dallin, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah, 2013.
Restoration of Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael by William Theed the Younger. Anthony’s Fine
Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah, permanent exhibit in the BYU Museum of Art, 2010.
Restoration of Peace Garden Monument by Avard T. Fairbanks. International Peace Gardens, Salt Lake
City. Utah, 2010.
Restoration of Loethe by Cyrus E. Dallin. The Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum, (Boston) Arlington,
Massachusetts, 2006.
Restoration of Madonna and Child and Christ with the Doctors statues by Avard T. Fairbanks. Springville
Museum of Art, Springville, Utah, 2006.
Restoration of Eliza R. Snow by Gavin Jack. Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah, 2005.
Restoration of Appeal to the Great Spirit and On the Warpath, by Cyrus E. Dallin. City of Gilman, Illinois,
2000.
Restoration of sculpture by Avard T. Fairbanks for retrospective exhibition at the Salt Lake Art Center, Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1987.
Restoration of sculpture building friezes by Avard T. and J. Leo Fairbanks. Laie, Hawaii, 1987.