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Awards and Activities
Science Educator Award by the Utah Science Teachers Association, 1980
College National Catalyst Award by the Chemical Manufacturers' Association,
1983
Distinguished Service Award by the Utah Teachers Association, 1989
Governor's Medal for Science and Technology, 1990
University Professor for Liberal Education,1991-1992
The Utah Award from the Salt Lake and Central Utah Sections of ACS, 1993
University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award, 1993
The Park Teacher's Fellowship, 1994-1995
Robert W. Parry Teaching Award in Chemistry, 1997
The Park Teacher's Fellowship, 1999-2000
Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Prize in Teaching, 2001
University of Utah Chapter of Sigma Xi Distinguished Service award, 2002
Research Interests
Dr. Ragsdale is a leader in national and international chemistry education.
He is heavily involved in the international baccalaureate program, the
chemistry olympiad and numerous ACS committees on teaching chemistry.
He teaches much of the introductory chemistry in our department as well
as being a leader in local high school programs.
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Selected Publications
- R.O. Ragsdale, "Lecture Outline to Accompany Essentials of General
Chemistry," D. Ebbing, S. Gammon, and R.O. Ragsdale, Eds., Houghton
Mifflin Co., Boston, 2003.
- D. Ebbing, S. Gammon, and R.O. Ragsdale, "Essentials of General Chemistry,"
Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 2003.
- R.O. Ragsdale, "Test Bank" for 7th Ed. Of General Chemistry by D.
Ebbing and S. Gammon, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 2002.
- R.O. Ragsdale, "Lecture Outline to Accompany Chemistry," (4th Ed.),
W. Masterton and C. Hurley Eds, Harcourt College Publishers 2001.
- R. O. Ragsdale, "Student Lecture Outline To Accompany Chemistry and
Chemical Reactivity," (4th ed.), Harcourt College Publishers Philadelphia, 1999.
- R. O. Ragsdale, J.C. Vanderhooft and A.P. Zipp, "Small Scale Kinetic
Study of the Catalyzed Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide," J. Chem.
Educ., 75, 215 (1998).
- R.O. Ragsdale, "Lecture Outline to Accompany Chemistry," (3rd Ed.),
W. Masterton and C. Hurley Eds., W.B. Saunders (1997).
- J.A. Pergler, R.O. Ragsdale and T.G. Richmond, "Crystallization of
Supersaturated Sodium Acetate and the Temperature Dependence of the
Autoionization Constant of Water," J. Chem. Educ. 72, 1027 (1995).
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