Honors Program Alumni

Alumni Profiles

 

Robert K McAfee, Class of '00

What degree(s) did you receive from BGSU?

B.S. in Biology, minor in Geology

What other education have you received?
Northern Illinois University. Aug. 2007. Ph.D. in Biological Sciences

What were you involved in while at BGSU and in the Honors Program?
President of Delta Upsilon Fraternity

What do you consider your hometown? 
Springboro, Ohio

In what city do you currently reside? 
Lincoln, Nebraska

What is your current occupation? 
Visiting Lecturer in Biology at Doane College, Crete, NE

What are some significant accomplishments you would like spotlighted?
Upcoming publication in the Zoological Journal of Linnean Society "Reassessment of the Cranial Characters of Glossotherium and Paramylodon (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Mylodontidae)"

What are some of your interests and hobbies? 
Running, biking, fossil hunting.

What are some fond memories you have of the BGSU Honors Program? 
Never getting locked out of any classes that I wanted to take. On a more serious note, the friends I made from living in the Honors dorm and also in the shared classes.

What impact did the BGSU Honors Program have on your life? 
Opened my eyes to new ways at looking at the world by exposing me to courses I likely would not have  otherwise taken. Encouraged and developed my abilities to think critically.