last update: 6/16/2005

David R. Bard
drbard@gmail.com


[education]

B.A. [Religious Studies] - 5/21/2005 Canisius College - Buffalo, NY
o Graduated summa cum laude, with minors in Philosophy and Classics
o Coursework focused on Biblical studies, social and medical ethics, and Christian history
o Dean's List eight consecutive semesters
NYS Regents Diploma - 6/24/2001 Albany High School - Albany, NY
o Graduated in top 10% of class, AP Scholar, Principal's List

[work experience]

Classics Research Assistant - 8/2003 - 5/2005 Canisius Classics Department
Checked a translation of an 11th century Byzantine history text against the Greek originals, edited and assisted with the development of commentaries for that history text, Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, and Apollodorus' Epitome
Chemistry Laboratory Assistant - 8/2002 - 5/2005 Canisius Chemistry Department
Served as a teaching assistant for both General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory courses; involved directly in lab preparation, student instruction and assistance during the lab period, grading papers, and related clerical activities
New Testament Instructor - Fall 2004 Our Lady of Black Rock School - Buffalo, NY
Full responsibility for curriculum synthesis and implementation; taught a full course on the Christian scriptures to high-school aged parish members in order to help fulfill their confirmation requirements
Customer Service Representative - 7/04 - 8/04 NYS Office for Technology - Albany, NY
Provided support for a statewide initiative to upgrade to Microsoft Outlook 2003; served as Level 1 technical support in both remote and on-site roles for the duration of the upgrade process
Old Testament Instructor - Spring 2004 Our Lady of Black Rock School - Buffalo, NY
Full responsibility for curriculum synthesis and implementation; taught a full course on the Hebrew scriptures to high-school aged parish members in order to help fulfill their confirmation requirements
Assistant Energy Analyst - 5/03 - 8/03, 1/04 ARAMARK Facility Services - Albany, NY
Catalogued and organized a set of utility accounts for a major state agency, developed and maintained an accounts database, facilitated in the development of a more efficient system for retrieval of information from that database; converted old "hard-copy" annual report information into Adobe .PDF format
Stockroom Clerk - Summer 2002 Albany County Department of Social Services
Received and processed document shipments, distributed DSS forms and other materials, organized and managed stockroom inventories
Christian Education Intern - Summer 2001 Bethany Reformed Church - Albany, NY
Assisted in curriculum development for Christian education; helped to build and launch an Intergenerational Internet Clinic for church members; website design and implementation

[honor societies and academic organizations]

Phi Sigma Tau - New York Sigma Chapter - 4/22/2005
National philosophy honor society; awarded for high scholarship and achievement in philosophy
DiGamma - Canisius College - 11/11/2004
Canisius Alumni honor society; awarded for leadership and service to the Canisius community
Alpha Sigma Nu - Canisius College Chapter - 4/20/2004
National Jesuit honor society; awarded for scholarship, service, and loyalty
Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities - 4/26/2005
Awarded for distinguished academic and extracurricular involvement
National Honor Society - Arista Chapter (Albany High School) - 5/2001
Awarded for academic achievement

[honors, scholarships, and awards]

Harvard Divinity School Tuition Grant
Cyril O. Schommer, S.J. Memorial Prize in Religious Studies
David B. Dietz Classics Book Award
J. Clayton Murray, S.J. Award for Outstanding Student in Philosophy
Canisius College Earning Excellence Program (CEEP) Research Grant - 2003-2005
Canisius College Leadership Scholarship
Canisius College Resident Scholarship
Eagle Scout - 4/8/2001
Albany City School District Music Scholarship
NYS Free and Accepted Mason Education Assistance Award
NYS American Irish Legislators Essay Contest 2001 - 1st prize

[research, extracurricular leadership]

Student Presenter - Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society - 4/8/2005
Gave a paper entitled "Maintain justice, do what is right": securing God's salvation in the early post-exilic period, focusing on Isaiah 56-66, at a regional conference of the Society of Biblical Literature
President - Canisius College Little Theatre - 2004-2005
Helped to produce fifteen full productions over four years; involved in everything from acting to directing to set construction to lighting to public relations; served as a councilor and producer prior to assuming the role of President
Vice President - Canisius College Bible Study - 2004-2005
Chairman - Canisius College FUSION Gaming Society - 2003-2005

[interests and additional involvement]

Concert band (valve trombone, three semesters), College Bowl, WCCG college radio, philosophy club, service projects through Campus Ministry, American Chemical Society, lectoring for Campus Ministry

[miscellaneous skills]

ability to type 70 wpm, can translate Biblical Greek and Hebrew, knows HTML, good sense of direction, good spelling and grammar