Member, Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute, 2005-present.
Director, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Protein Structure and Function, 2002-present.
Honorary Lifetime Member, International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics, 2001.
Excellence in Teaching Award, KU Center for Teaching Excellence, 1999.
Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science, 1994.
Invited Guest Lecturer, Eightieth Anniversary Celebration, Zhejiang Medical University, 1992.
Sato Memorial International Award, from the Foundation for Advanced Education in Science and the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, 1991.
The Olin Petefish Research Award in the Basic Sciences, University of Kansas, 1989.
U. S. Honorary Ramsey Memorial Fellow, University of Cambridge, England, 1970-71.
NSF Fellow, Stanford University, 1966-70.
Graduated with Honors, Southern Illinois University, 1966. Outstanding senior chemistry major award, 1966. Outstanding senior zoology major award, 1965. Elected to membership in Phi Eta Sigma (1962), Phi Kappa Phi (1965), Rho Chi (1972), Sigma Xi (1972).
Membership in Professional Organizations:
American Association for Advancement of the Sciences (1966)
American Chemical Society (1967)
The Royal Society of Chemistry (1971)
Society of Toxicology (1981)
International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (Charter Member, 1981)
The Protein Society, (2004)
Professional Service Activities:
ad hoc Member, NIH Special Study Sections 1978, 1982, 1984, 1999, 2005.
Member, Research Peer Review Committee, American Heart Association of Kansas, 1985-87.
Member, NIH Bioorganic and Natural Products Study Section, 1987-91.
Gordon Conference on Drug Metabolism, Session Chairman 1979, Vice-Chairman 1983, Chairman 1984, Session Chairman 1994.
American Chemical Society Tour Speaker 1981, 1983.
Mechanisms Section, Society of Toxicology: Vice-President Elect, 1985-86; Vice-President, 1986-87; President, 1987-88.
Central States Chapter, Society of Toxicology: Co-founder, 1984; Secretary-Treasurer, 1985-86; President, 1986-87.
International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics:
Offices held: Councilor, 1984-87; First Chairman, Scientific Affairs Committee, 1986-1989; By-Laws Revision Committee, 1991; Publications Committee 1991-94; President-Elect 1994 and 1995; President 1996 and 1997; Past-President, 1998 and 1999.
Service activities: Program Co-Chairman, First ISSX North American Symposium, 1985; Organized and Presented a Short-Course entitled "Reactive Metabolite Chemistry for Toxicologists" at the Second North American ISSX Meeting, 1987; Symposium Co-Organizer, Sixth North American ISSX Meeting, 1994; Program Committee, Fourth International ISSX Meeting, 1995; Session Chair, 2006 North American Meeting.
Member, Editorial Board, Xenobiotica, 1985-1991.
Member, Editorial and Advisory Board, Molecular Pharmacology, 1986-90.
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Chemical Research in Toxicology, 1990-92.
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Life Sciences, 1993-2001.
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 1994-present.
