Anne Visser Ney

anne@ney.com

 

Education & Coursework

 

BA in Creative Writing, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg FL, 2007 (3.97 on 4.0 scale)

MS in Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro GA, 1999 (4.0 on 4.0 scale)

BS in Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro GA, 1993 (3.8 on 4.0 scale)

MFA in Creative Writing, Rainier Writing Workshop, Tacoma WA (in progress)

Other relevant coursework:  Identification and Education of Exceptional Students, Methods for Teaching Science, Secondary School Curriculum, Community Counseling, Cultural Foundations in Education

 

Teaching Experience

 

Professor, Eckerd College (Ecology and the Environment)

 

Writing Tutor, Eckerd College

 

Environmental Science Instructor, Art Institute of Tampa

 

High School Science Teacher, Statesboro and Hinesville (GA) High Schools

 

Teaching Assistant, Georgia Southern University Biology Department

 

Community Instructor, Southern Center for Continuing Education, Statesboro GA

 

Classroom Instructor, US Coast Guard Recruit Training Center, Cape May NJ, 1988-1989

 

Recruit Company Commander, US Coast Guard Recruit Training Center, Cape May NJ

 

American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor, Wooster (OH)

 

Day Care Aide, Ida Sue School Summer Day Camp, Wooster (OH)

               

Other Work Experience

 

Fisheries Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA), St. Petersburg FL

 

Freelance Writer

 

U.S. Coast Guard Active/ U.S. Coast Guard Reserve

               

Weekly Columnist, Statesboro Georgia

                               

Additional Membership & Certifications

 

Tampa Bay Watch, Volunteer

Southeastern Writer’s Association, Member

US Master’s Swimming, Member

 

Publications

 

• “Behavioral and Morphological Salinity-Induced Changes in Three Species of Intertidal Echinoderms” (1998), Georgia Southern University Master’s Thesis (listed authorship:  Anne Visser Holte)

Publications

 

• “Witness”, Eckerd Review, Spring 2009
• “Cold Reality at Summer Camp”, St. Petersburg Times (Sunday Journal), January 2009
• “Embracing the Darkness”, St. Petersburg Times (Sunday Journal), December 2007
• “For My Cousin on the Occasion of His Second Half-Century”, Rosebud Literary Magazine, Autumn 2007
• “Paso Doble in Israel”, Eckerd Review, Spring 2007
• “Paso Doble in Israel”, Tea Party Literary Journal, Issue 17, Fall 2007
• “Of Peas and Pods”, Common Ties, October 2007
•  The Dance of Light on Water, a Personal Memoir, Senior Thesis, Eckerd College 2007
• “The Changing Shape of Light”, Cezanne’s Carrot, 2007
• “Liberty Port,” Eckerd Review, Spring 2006
• “Theology of a Pediatric Cancer Patient,” Survivor’s Review, 2006
• “Ogeechee River Outback” Secrets of the South, Statesboro Magazine, Sep 2005
• “Games”, The Sun (Readers Write), August 2005
•  “Lessons Learned,” Statesboro Herald weekly column, 2000-2001
• “Sea Marsh”, Orrville Courier Crescent, 1967

 

Awards

 

• Georgia Southern University, 1998 Sigma Xi Graduate Research Competition, Runner-up
• Georgia Southern University, 1997 Teaching Assistant of the Year, Biology Department
• Eckerd College Excellence in Creative Writing Award/ Finalist, Writing Excellence Award, 2007
• Winner, Creative Writing Excellence Award, Eckerd College Program for Experienced Learners, 2007
• Finalist, Earthwatch Environmental Photo Competition, 2007
• Finalist, Eckerd College Writing Excellence Award, 2007
• NAIMES Student Spotlight Writing Scholarship Recipient, December 2006
• Southeastern Writer’s Association 2005 Annual Conference
  • First Place (Novel Writing):  “David Holland and the Miracle of Modern Medicine”
  • First Place (Inspirational Writing)  “Feathers”
  • Second Place (Juvenile Writing)  “Dream Catcher”
  • Third Place (Young Adult Literature)  “Dream Catcher”
• Georgia Southern University, 1997 Teaching Assistant of the Year, Biology Department
• Georgia Southern University, 1997 Sigma Xi Research Competition Runner Up
• Orrville, Ohio, 1967 Elementary Schools Poetry Award (Second Place)