ADDRESS
Office: Department of Biological & Physical Sciences
Montana State University-Billings
Billings, Montana 59101-0298
PHONE & EMAIL
Office: 406-675-2017
tkhaleel@msubillings.edu
EDUCATION
1970 Ph.D. Botany, Bangalore University, India
Thesis: Embryological Studies in Boraginaceae
(First lady to receive a Ph.D from Bangalore University)
1963 M.Sc. Botany. Mysore University, India (with highest honors)
1961 B.Sc. Majors: Botany and Zoology. Minor: Chemistry
Mysore University, India (with Distinction and High Honors)
1974-75 Education Courses: Immaculata College, Pennsylvania.
Educational Psychology, Social Foundations of Education and
Environmental Influences on self-concept
1972-73 Graduate Courses: Biochemistry, University of Delaware.
EXPERIENCE
1996-present Professor & Chair of the Department of Biological & Physical Sciences, Montana State University-Billings
1993 -1996 Director, Graduate Studies and Research, MSU-B
1994-1996 Chair, Department of Modern Languages & Literatures, MSU-B
l986 - Present Professor of Biology, MSU-B
1980-1986 Associate Professor of Biology, Eastern Montana College
1976-1980 Assistant Professor of Biology, Eastern Montana College
1973-1976 Assistant Professor of Biology, Immaculata College, Penn.
1968-1975 Assistant Professor of Biology, University Ag. Sci, Bangalore, India
1969 Instructor, Research Methodology Workshop, Bangalore, India
1968 Lecturer, BMS College for Women, Bangalore, India
1967-1968 Teaching/Research Assistant, Bangalore, University, India
1967(Summer) Instructor Summer School for High School Teachers, India
1963-1967 Research Fellow, Bangalore University, India
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2003 Featured in Yellowstone Valley Woman Magazine
2003 Zonta International. Status of Women Award
2002 Faculty Excellence Award
1995-present Included in "American Achievers in Science and Technology". A package for K-12 science teachers.
1997 ASMSU-B Award for Outstanding Faculty
1996,98 Included in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers”
l995 Mershon Award of the Montana Academy of Sciences for Excellence in Research
1995 Exhibited in “women in Science” Binghamton University 50th anniversary commemoration exhibition
1993 Faculty Achievement Award for Scholarly Research
1992 Portrayed as a “Role Model” in Northwest College & University Association for Science publication “NORCUS”
1980 Distinguished Professor Award for scholarly research EMC Foundation
1970 “Outstanding graduate” award from the Indian Student Association
1970 First lady to receive a Ph.D from Bangalore University, India