Dr. Ann Marie VanDerZanden is Associate Provost for Academic Programs, a Louis Thompson Distinguished Undergraduate Teacher, and Professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University. Her experience promoting excellence in higher education is long established and includes service as national president of the North American College and Teachers of Agriculture, and leadership roles in other professional organizations. She has presented original scholarly work on faculty development, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and student success to several national and international audiences of academic administrators and other higher education professionals.
Associate Provost VanDerZanden provides leadership for centrally coordinating undergraduate academic programs, student academic success, institutional accreditation, online education, international programs, high impact educational practices, and faculty development through the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. She partners with the enrollment management executive team and Student Affairs staff to provide an engaging and enriching pathway for students from admission to graduation.
Dr. VanDerZanden formerly served as Director of the ISU Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, where she led the center in meeting its mission to support, promote, and enhance teaching effectiveness and student learning at Iowa State.
As a horticulture faculty member VanDerZanden has taught over 20 different subject matter courses across the breadth of horticulture topics. Her research interests include undergraduate pedagogy and using appropriate technology to enhance the teaching and learning experiences of students and faculty. She is a Fellow of the American Society for Horticulture Science, an award-winning teacher, and co-author of three textbooks.
Dr. VanDerZanden joined the Iowa State University faculty in 2003. She is a native of Washington state where her interest in horticulture and crop production started at an early age. She earned her B.S. and Ph.D. from Washington State University and her M.S. from Cornell University.
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