Resume
NANCY BAZILCHUK
Johan E. Brodahls vei 3 nbazilchuk@alum.mit.edu
7049 Trondheim
Norway
+47 73
80 49 42/ +47 91 89 73 21
EDUCATION
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Knight Science Journalism Fellow, 1996-1997. One year research/writing
fellowship.
University
of Vermont M.S.
in Botany, Field Naturalist option. 1986. Full graduate fellowship.
McGill
University B.Sc.
Honours in Physical Geography, hydrology emphasis, 1979.
EXPERIENCE
Writing
Environmental/Science
writer The Burlington Free
Press (1986-1988;
1991-June 2002) Wrote news and feature articles and a biweekly nature column
for Vermont's largest newspaper.
Editorial writer, acting editorial page editor The Burlington Free Press (1990-1991; summer 2002) Wrote
editorials and served as editor of the editorial page for six months.
Science writer intern The Charlotte Observer (summer 1986) Wrote news and
feature science articles as an American Association for the Advancement of
Science Mass Media Fellow.
Freelance writer (ongoing) Co-authored a Vermont natural history
guide, "The Longstreet Highroad Guide to the Vermont Mountains"
(April,
1999, Longstreet Press, Atlanta, GA, 338 pp.); author of feature-length magazine
articles (Sea Kayaker, AMC Outdoors, Northern Woodlands).
Teaching
Lecturer, University of Vermont (1990-1995) Taught graduate
environmental writing program.
Lecturer, Trinity College (1990-1995) Co-taught undergraduate
natural history field course.
Education Coordinator, Appalachian Mountain Club (1980-1984) Organized and taught
outdoor skills and natural history workshops for adults and school children.
Adniministration
and Fundraising
President and Chairwoman, Richmond Free Library Development, Inc.; Richmond Free
Library Board of Trustees (2000-2002) Volunteer director of a $450,000 capital campaign to
expand my home town's public library.
Executive Assistant to the Secretary State of Vermont Natural Resources
Agency (1988-1990) Environmental policy analyst
for the chief of Vermont's Natural Resources Agency and the governor of
Vermont.
Research
Graduate research assistant University of Vermont (1984-1986) Assisted with a variety of field research topics
in Alaska, Costa Rica, Haiti and Venezuela.
Undergraduate research
hydrologist University of
Turku, Kevo Subarctic Research Institute, Finland (summer, 1979) Research focused
on physical and chemical hydrology of small streams in Utsjoki area.
Undergraduate research assistant
McGill University, McGill Subarctic
Research Lab (summer
1977-1978) Member of research team that studied permafrost hydrology, mapped
soils, and conducted hydrologic monitoring of selected rivers.
AWARDS
Mavis Doyle Award (1999) Vermont Press Association,
investigative reporting award.
Best of Gannett, Investigative
Reporting (1998)
First place award, competition sponsored by largest newspaper chain in US.
Best of Gannett, Outstanding
Achievement in Writing (1996) First place.
John M. Collier Award (1994) Duke University Forest History
Prize, first place.
AAAS/Westinghouse Science
Journalism Award (1993)
First place, competition sponsored by largest professional scientific organization
in the US.
Scripps-Howard Foundation,
Edward J. Meeman Award (1993) Finalist.
Charles G. Mortimer Award (1974) Four-year undergraduate
scholarship from the General Foods Corp.