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Outer Island Sunset, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  From a Ryan Brady Photo
The Outdoor Education Faculty Page

The Northland College Outdoor Edcation Faculty: Left to Right, Paul Van Horn, Clayton Russell, Cindy Dillenschneider, and Grant White

Left to Right- Paul Van Horn, Clayton Russell,
Cindy Dillenschneider, and Grant White
Cindy Dillenschneider,  Professor of Outdoor Education, Program Coordinator, and principal  advisor for the Therapeutic and Universal Design Major 
Office: Wheeler 314,
Phone: 715-682-1314
e-mail: cdillenschneider@northland.edu
Cindy's Biography Page  
Cindy Dillenschneider's Professional Page		 This is a thumbnailed link to a QuickTime film clip of Northland College Professor, Cindy Dillenschneider's one-arm, adaptive paddle, in-use Clayton Russell, Associate Professor of Environmental and Outdoor Education, and principal advisor for the Natural History Major
Office: Wheeler 317,
Phone: 715-682-1491
email: crussell@northland.edu
Clayton's Biography Page 
Clayton Russell's Professional Page
 
Cindy's Adaptive Paddle Clip

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Paul Van Horn, Assistant Professor of Outdoor Education, and principal advisor for the Adventure Education Major
Office: Wheeler 313,
Phone: 715-682-1324
e-mail: pvanhorn@northland.edu
Paul's Biography Page
Paul Van Horn's Professional Page
 		 J. Grant White, Associate Professor of 
Outdoor and Physical Education
Office: Wheeler 312,
Phone: 715-682-1350
e-mail: gwhite@northland.edu
Grant's Biography Page   
Grant White's Professional Page
Grant Herman, Emeritus/Adjunct Professor of Outdoor Education and acting Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Office: Wheeler 327
Phone: 715-682-1332
e-mail: gherman@northland.edu 

Grant directed the Outdoor Education Program from 1982 through 1997, devoting his time to several areas but especially in the paddling disciplines in the adventure education courses, group process, natural history, block courses at the sophomore/junior level, and philosophy of experiential education at the senior level.  From 1997 until 2002 he was the Director of the Environmental Studies program.  He left the college then to start a sea kayak based adventure travel company called Living Adventure. (livingadventure.com).  He returns to Northland in the fall of 2007 to cover courses in the Environmental Studies Program while the program is restructuring.