Topic: “The changing needs of students, distance learning, and how ABF is helping students navigate through these challenging times”

About Our Speaker:
Dr. Ritter is an accomplished college educator and administrator with extensive experience developing innovative programs and services for students. He is well-known to the Christian Science community through his 23-year career at Principia College, where he held a variety of positions, from Professor of Chemistry to Provost, and Dean of Academics. Most recently he was Founding Dean of the College of Individual and Community Health at Bemidji State University (BSU) in northern Minnesota.

Dr. Ritter earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Delaware; and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware.

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Topic: “Building Bridges, Inspiring Students, and Praying About Equality and Equity”

About Our Speaker:
Dr. Chris O’Riordan-Adjah is currently the head of the Engineering Department at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a licensed civil and structural engineer, originally from Ghana, where his love for learning and education took shape. We will talk with Chris about making inspired career decisions and effectively pursuing virtual education, as well as prayerfully addressing issues of equality and equity.

Chris received his Ph.D and Master’s degrees from University of Central Florida. While teaching at Principia College, Chris was the Director of Engineering Programs and an Associate Professor. His professional experience includes bridge design and retrofitting techniques.

In his spare time, he likes to write. He is the author of two motivational books, The Script-Chores and his most recent book The Boost, a collection of motivational and inspirational true stories and testimonials.

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About Our Speaker:
Keith Babcock, Conservation Biologist

Keith has loved the outdoors since childhood, and developed a special affinity for wildlife and natural resources as he grew older. Today he is putting that love of nature to good use as a Conservation Biologist and Principal of a 600-person multidisciplinary environmental and engineering firm.

Whether the project is a large infrastructure development, a transportation corridor, or a water project, Keith’s role is to identify the biological resources associated with the project, assess the project’s potential impacts on those resources, and then develop the measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate those impacts.

Keith has a BS in Wildlife Biology, and an MS in Business Management from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado, where we currently lives with his wife and two daughters.

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