Cheryl DeWyer Lindeman does not just teach science, she revels in it.“I was probably the geekiest mom around,” Lindeman said. “I walked around with Scientific American magazine.”
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Cheryl DeWyer Lindeman '71 Encourages High School Students to Think Outside the Box
That commitment to continuous learning has resulted in an award-winning 33-year career in biology. After graduating from Wittenberg with a degree in biology, Lindeman earned her master’s degree in biology from the University of Akron in 1973, married her husband, Dean, and taught biology classes at community colleges. While her daughters, Sarah, Kristen ’03 and Allison were young, Lindeman earned her doctorate in higher education administration, environmental science and instructional design from the University of Virginia in 1984. A year later, Lindeman joined the staff of Central Virginia Governor’s School for Science and Technology (CVGS) in Lynchburg, Va., where she teaches college biology and research, manages three of the school’s labs and works as the partnership coordinator. She is also involved in the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology, and served as the managing editor and a chapter author for its newly released book, Guiding Student Research: Making Research Happen in Your School. But it’s Lindeman’s students who continue to inspire her. In all of her classes, she regularly discusses current trends and questions in science with her students, encouraging them to think “out of the box.” Whether it be extracting DNA from strawberries or analyzing micrographs, student-conducted research with the best equipment consistently defines her classroom experience. One of her Wittenberg mentors, David Mason, professor of biology, assisted Lindeman in securing her school’s first transmission electron microscope. Her lab also has a scanning electron microscope. Such dedication to empowering young minds recently earned her the 2004 Virginia Outstanding Biology Teacher Award from the National Association of Biology Teachers. “I want my students to keep questioning and design good research projects,” Lindeman said. “I’ll be there in Stockholm when they receive their Nobel Prizes.” —Heather Maurer
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