Resume:

Education

• MS in Computer Science and Applications, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985
• BS with Honors in Biochemistry and Nutrition, Double Major in Horticulture with option in Food Science Technology, VPI&SU, 1969

Teaching Experience

• 30 years in secondary school mathematics and computer science, all levels from academically unsuccessful to gifted in grades 7 through 12, Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Va.
• 14 years serving as the Computer Systems Laboratory Director, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Teaching Assignments - Advanced Courses at TJHSST

• Computer Architecture
• Supercomputer Applications
• Senior Independent Research in Computer Systems

Computer Responsibilities at Jefferson

• Teacher Supervisor: Various UNIX systems managed by student system administrators including SGI INDY Workstations, IBM RS/6000, SPARC Server 390s, HP Pentium systems in LINUX, Jefferson's Internet Domain (TJHSST.EDU) and webserver (http://www.tjhsst.edu/).
• System Administrator: Honeywell DPS6/92, DPS6/75, and DPS6/45 mini / supermini systems (1985 to 1996)
• System Administrator: ETA10-P supercomputer (UNIX System V) ( 1990 to 1996)

Publications

• Paper Published: D. Hyatt and P. Rittman, "New Directions for Computational Science and Supercomputing in Secondary Schools", Conference Proceedings, Supercomputing '98, IEEE, 11/98.
• Article Published: "Reflections on ThinkQuest", Curriculum/Technology Quarterly, Volume 6, Number 4, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 9/97.
• Article Published: Innovative uses of the Internet in supporting student education and teacher training, "Getting with the Program", The Washington Post Education Review, 4/93
• Chapter Published: "Getting Started with Supercomputing: An Approach for High School Students", Scientific Visualization in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 1995.

Presentations and Professional Involvement

• Member Panel Discussion: "Supercomputer Education" at Supercomputing '88, Orlando, Florida, 10/88
• Television Broadcast: "Supercomputing", 55 minute SERC live TV transmission to students in 22 states, 2/89
• SuperQuest 1989 presentation: "The SuperQuest Experience", Cornell University, 7/89
• Keynote Speaker: "Supercomputing for High School Students", 10th Annual Technology Conference, Southeastern Missouri State University, 10/89
• Speaker/Workshop Presenter: "Supercomputing", Missouri Scholars Academy, University of Missouri, 6/90
• National Science Foundation Workshop Participant: "The Role of High Performance Computing in Education", NCSA, University of Illinois, 10/90
• Workshop Presenter: "Supercomputing Applications for Secondary School Students", Virginia Educational Computing Association, Richmond, Virginia, 3/91
• National SuperQuest Advisory Committee: 6/91 to 6/93
• Conference Speaker: "Supercomputer Education, Look What's Happening in High Schools", EDUCOM '91 Conference, San Diego, California, 10/91
• Conference Presentation: "Beyond Advanced Placement Computer Science", 5th Annual Conference of the Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 3/92
• Television Broadcast: "Computational Science", 55 minute PBS program via the Virginia Satellite Education Network, 2/93
• Teacher Sponsor, TJHSST Student Chapter of the ACM, 1992 to present.
• Conference Presentation: "Developing New Partnerships to Improve K-12 Education", EDUCOM '93, Cincinnati, Ohio, 10/93
• Conference Co-Presentation with Cornell University: "SuperQuest: A Link to K-12 Through Science", EDUCOM '93, Cincinnati, Ohio, 10/93
• NSF Workshop Participant: "Building Concensus/Building Models for K-12 Networking Assistance", FARNET/Consortium for School Networking Conference, Technical and User Support Subgroup, Crystal City, VA 10/93
• Workshop Presentation: "Getting Started with Supercomputing", Northern Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Fall Mini-Conference, 11/93
• Educational Poster Session:"Computational Science at TJHSST", Supercomputing '94, Washington D.C., 11/1994
• Educational Poster Session: "New Secondary School Curriculum in High Performance Computing", Supercomputing '95, San Diego, CA 12/1995
• Wolftrap Children's International Festival of the Arts, Coordinated several student-centered Technology and the Arts exhibits, 9/94 and 9/95
• Education Panel: "SuperQuest: The First High School Supercomputing Challenge, Ten Years Later", Panel Chair, Supercomputing '98, Orlando, FL, 11/98
• Presentation: "New Directions for Computational Science and Supercomputing in Secondary Schools", Supercomputing '98, Orlando, FL, 11/98
• Panel Presentation: "Insights into Creating Award-Winning ThinkQuest Web Sites", ThinkQuest Educational Technology Summit, Los Angeles, CA, 11/98

Honors and Awards

• Fairfax County Teacher of the Year Finalist, 6/89
• Teacher/Coach: National Winning Team, 1988 SuperQuest Competition, SuperQuest Summer Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota, 8/88
• Fairfax County School Board Commendation: Excellentiae Gratia for Teacher Coach and Students, 9/88
• Commendation for Computer Team and Coach: Commonwealth of Virginia General Assembly, Senate Joint Resolution No. 152, 1/89
• Teacher/Coach: SuperQuest 1990 Finalist Team, Winner of Best School Competition, Cornell University, 6/90
• Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1996 Finalist Team, From the Ground Up: A Guide to C++ , Outstanding Technical Achievemnet Award, 11/96
• Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1996 Finalist Team, The Online POV-Ray Tutorial , First Place Interdisciplinary Category, 11/96
• Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, Baseball: The Game and Beyond, Fourth Place Sports and Health Category, 11/97
• Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, Chess Dominion, Second Place Interdisciplinary Category, 11/97
• Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, The Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy, First Place Social Studies Category, 11/97
• Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, You Are What You Eat: A Guide for Good Nutrition, First Place Sports and Health Category, 11/97
• ThinkQuest 1997 Coach of the Year Award, 11/97
• Fairfax County School Board, Resolution Honoring ThinkQuest Winners, 2/98
• Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, Energy Matters, Fifth Place Math and Science Category, 11/98
• Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, Driving Under the Influence, Third Place Sports and Health Category, 11/98
• Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, Totally Tesselated, First Place Arts and Literature Category, 11/98
• Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, The Soundry, 1998 Best of Contest Award, 11/98

Community Leadership Positions

• Azalea Society of America: Member of National Board of Governors, Past President of the Northern Virginia Chapter ASA
• American Rhododendron Society: Past Director and Alternate Director of District IX ARS, Current President of Potomac Valley Chapter ARS