Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry

Augustana College, Chemistry Department

Sioux Falls, SD 57197

Welcome to my web page. This section is to give you some idea of who is standing in front of the board for each lecture. After high school I received a presidential appointment to USMA, West Point. I was injured and consequently discharged as a disabled veteran. I got my B.S. in chemistry from Boise State University. During and after my B.S. I worked for the Boise Forensic Laboratory on arson, rape, drug and homicide cases. I went to graduate school at U.C. Davis and finished my Ph.D. dissertation in 1992 on the synthesis of novel antibiotics. I worked in industry in conjunction with the National Cancer Institute working on the synthesis of novel anti-cancer and anti-aids pharmaceuticals. I also submitted three patents in polymer research. I have been an instructor at the University of California, Davis and at the State University of New York, Cortland. I have taught courses that range from 450 - 2 students. I have also won several teaching awards. I am also a chemistry editor for several publishing companies. My husband, Steven Matzner (biology prof) and I live here in Sioux Falls, along with two dogs, three cats and our three children: Daniel, Joshua and Luke. I really enjoy both teaching chemistry and playing around in the lab.

Here is a picture of our three boys, future scientists in the making!