Mr. Justin Zimmerman

Justin Zimmerman, CMA '96, also is returning to take on duties as an

integrated science teacher.He recently earned his bachelor's degree

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Appointed 2006

B.S., University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point; M.S., Indiana University

Director of Studies; Environmental Science

Mr. Zimmerman majored in natural science and earned his teacher certification from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. He also earned his master's degree in secondary education at Indiana University.

Mr. Zimmerman played on the UWSP varsity ice hockey team, serving as captain his senior year. He and his 1998 hockey team were inducted into the University's athletic hall of fame for a highly successful season that saw the team advance to the NCAA finals.

Previously, Mr. Zimmerman taught at the Culver Academies in Indiana. He developed a ninth grade integrated science class that interwove related topics in biology, chemistry and physics. Mr. Zimmerman was the Spivey Award recipient in 2005 - an honor bestowed on the school's outstanding young teacher. In addition, he coached hockey and lacrosse.

At Reserve, Mr. Zimmerman serves as the school's director of studies, teaches environmental science, and coaches ice hockey. He holds the Roush/Wayburn Chair in Environmental Studies, and in 2007, he received the Keener Prize, an honor given to a new faculty member who has mastered excellence in teaching and commitment to school life and overall learning.

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"The goal is to work together, across the community, to educate, to take care of the environment," said Justin Zimmerman, the faculty adviser who also works in both the science department and as director of studies.
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Both groups did good work, Zimmerman said; why should they not work together? It made plenty of sense.

"As somebody who is involved with that, as somebody who cares about the environment," he said, "I proposed that we combine our efforts and form just one group."

Believe Zimmerman when he says he cares about the environment. Zimmerman was raised in the Midwest and spent more hours outdoors than he can remember. His father, Michael, often gathered the family on summer vacations to northern Minnesota where they would live out of a canoe for a week. Zimmerman never joined the Boy Scouts, opting rather for his own curriculum. He developed an interest in wildlife biology and, after he turned his career toward education, shifted to the biological sciences. Now he teaches a course in that discipline at Reserve.

His involvement with GCAT is related to that passion. Though Zimmerman advises the group with faculty members Dr. Ralf Borrmann and Midge Karam '79, the trio has turned over the bulk of the responsibility to the students, particularly the six in office this year.
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It is through their initiative, Zimmerman said, that almost all of the projects are completed.

"I worked to create it very much for students," Zimmerman said.
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"This is a global responsibility to take care of this planet," Zimmerman said.

If you have any questions, please contact Justin Zimmerman, Director of Studies at 330.650.5853.