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Henry Anthony Aruffo III
Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society
Education
1993 - Post Graduate - Certificate of Teaching Effectiveness
University of South Florida Center for Teaching Enhancement
1993 - Master of Arts, Geography, University of South Florida
1992 - Bachelor of Arts (Cum Laude), Geography, University of South Florida
1991 - Associate of Arts, University of South Florida
Teaching Experience
1993 - 2003 University of South Florida (Tampa and Saint Petersburg campuses)
1993 - 2003 Hillsborough Community College (Brandon and McDill AFB campuses)
1999 - 2003 Saint Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida
Current Position - Director of Environmental Studies - Coral Reef Institute, Phuket, Thailand
A non-profit marine research and educational organization
Published Works
2002 - University study guide - Tahiti - Marine Resources - USF published - 124 pages
1997 - University textbook - 1997 Geography of Current Events, Brown & Benchmark Publishers, 330 pages
1996 - University textbook - Geography of Asia, Brown & Benchmark Publishers, 242 pages
1996 - University textbook - 1996 Geography of Current Events, Brown & Benchmark Publishers, 266 pages
1995 - University workbook - Exercises in Physical Geography, USF published, 139 pages
Honors and Awards
2003 - University of South Florida Alumni Association Bayboro Award -
Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award for dedication to the University and Community
2001 - University of South Florida Student Disability Services Volunteer Award
2001 - Geography Teacher of the Year - USF Student Geography Association
2000 - Geography Professor of the Year - USF Gamma Theta Upsilon chapter (Geography Honors Society)
1994 - Elected as Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society
Student Awards
1992 - Outstanding Senior Award - University of South Florida
1992 - Golden Signet Award & 1992 - Senior Leader Award
1992 - Elected to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
1991 & 1992 - Geography Student of the Year Award - University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg
1993 - Graduate Student Teaching Assistantship - Geography Department, University of South Florida
Teaching / Research Interests
Topical: Global conservation / underwater geography Regional: Island geography / Asia
Courses taught
| Global Conservation |
Earth Systems Science |
Physical Geography & laboratory |
| World Regional Geography |
Cultural Geography |
Geography of Current Events |
| Human Geography |
Geography of Asia |
Geography of the Developing World |
| Astronomy & Astronomy laboratory |
Meteorology |
Geography of the Developed World |
| Earth Science/Geology & laboratory |
Energy and the Environment |
Environmental Issues |
| Regional Geography courses on location: French Polynesia, Iceland, Greenland, Peru, Ecuador, Jamaica |
Relevant Work Experience
Licensed Ship’s Captain - licensed from 1984 to 2002 by United States Coast Guard and the US Department
of Transportation to command and navigate ocean going uninspected passenger carrying vessels.
Skills: navigation and chart interpretation, wind and weather systems, currents and tides, seamanship principles, coastal geology, hazard evaluations, management of human resources, budgeting and planning
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer - IDC Staff Instructor - Instructor - Dive master
Skills: Underwater research and logistics, safety planning, underwater mapping
United States Marine Corp - 6 years service - Honorable Discharge
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