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Awards and Honors: Hometown Video Festival Winner KIND Club Show, Children's Programming (Kids in Nature Defense) 1997 Recipient of the Civil Air Patrol, Indiana Wing, Lebo Award, the Public Affairs Officer of the Year Award. 1998 and1999 Recognized as a “Home Town Hero” by the American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana Chapter for service to Lower Manhattan, post September 11th, March 2002. Values in Action Award, University of Saint Francis, August 2002 Values in Action Award, University of Saint Francis, September 2009 Excellence in Service Engagement Faculty/Staff Award, University of Saint Francis, 2013 Recipient of the” Outstanding Teaching and Servant Award”, School of Professional Studies, University of Saint Francis, April 2014. Recipient of the “Amistad Peace and Justice Award”, Plymouth Congregational Church of Fort Wayne, in grateful recognition for promoting justice, the reign of peace, and the realization of beloved community. March, 2014. Franciscan Spirit Award, University of Saint Francis, April 2019 Professor Emeritus, University of Saint Francis, December 2021. Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Saint Francis, established the Carl Jylland-Halverson Legacy Award recognizing the student who most exemplifies advocacy, respect for diversity, and Franciscan Values, May 2022. Classes and Training: IS-10: Animals in Disaster, Module A, Awareness and Preparedness Completed Aug. 2000 IS-11: Animals in Disaster, Module B, Community Planning Sept. 2000 Think Resilience Course, Post Carbon Institute. Completed May 2021 Invasive Species Program, Purdue University Extension, Completed April 2022 Indiana Master Naturalist program, Allen County Completed June 2022 NestWatch Nest Monitor, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Completed April 2022 Act on Climate Change: Individual, Community, and Political Action. Coursera/University of Michigan, Completed July 2022 Religions and Ecology: Restoring the Earth Community Introduction to Religions and Ecology, Indigenous Religions, South Asian Religions, East Asian Religions, Western Religions. Coursera/Yale University, Completed August 2022 Introduction to Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity. Coursera/Rice University. Completed February 2023 Advanced Indiana Master Naturalist, February 2023 4 Seasons of Reconciliation First Nations University of Canada April 2024 Hoosier Riverwatch Training July 2024 |
I am a psychologist and a retired professor. I am a husband, father, animal lover, and nature enthusiast. My interests include...long walks on the beach, by the river, in the mountains, across the deserts...what can I say, I love nature. I also care about interfaith dialogs, diversity, working with the exploited, and beauty.
Community Service:
Board Member, Science Central, Indiana’s Center for Science, Math and Technology, 1996 to 1998. Member of Allen County Department of Public Health Subcommittee on Bio-terrorism. Developed protocol for mental health responses to acts of bio-terrorism., 2001-2002 AFCU 2010 Symposium Executive Planning Team Mayoral appointee to the Humane Education Advisory Council (HEAC) for the City of Fort Wayne, Department of Animal Care and Control, 1996 to 2000. Re-appointed 2011 to 2015. Ambassador Advisory Council to the Board of the Parliament of the World’s Religions. May 2015 to November 2018. Ambassador: Parliament of the World’s Religions. 2014 to November 2018. Selected Presentations: The Use of Companion Animals to Develop Empathy, presented at the “Circle of Violence: The Connection Between Animal Cruelty and Human Violence” conference. Sponsored by Parkview Behavioral Health and the City of Fort Wayne Department of Animal Care and Control. January 25, 2006 Nature-focused Meditation, 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions, Salt Lake City Utah. Membership: Access Fort Wayne: volunteer ACRES LANDTRUST Allen County Park and Recreation Department: volunteer Allen County Public Library: volunteer Little River Wetlands Project: volunteer Indiana Master Naturalist program (Advanced) Indiana Wildlife Federation 
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