Fundamentos de Anatoma y Fisiologa

About Donald C. RizzoDonald Rizzo

Donald C. Rizzo is professor emeritus at Marygrove College in Detroit Michigan where he taught Human Anatomy and Physiology and Medical Terminology. He also taught Biology II: The Unity and Diversity of Life Principles of Biology Parasitology Zoology and Botany. He conducted biological fieldwork around the globe. Dr. Rizzo began his teaching career at Marygrove College in 1974 and served as chairperson of the Science and Mathematics department from 19752006. His numerous awards include the 2010 Marygrove College Presidential Award for Service the 2009 Marygrove College Presidential Award for Scholarship 2006 Marygrove College Presidential Award for Teaching 1992 Marygrove College Teacher Scholar Award and the 1990 Sears Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award. Dr. Rizzo has published in the JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY and coauthored a computerized test bank for medical terminology. Along with two colleagues he has presented at national and international conferences on the interdisciplinary service learning course HIV/AIDS: Its Biological and Social Impact. In addition he incorporates service learning into all the courses he teaches. Dr. Rizzo received his B.A. in biology and education in 1968 from Boston State College (now the University of Massachusetts at Boston) his M.S. in 1970 and his Ph.D. in 1973 from Cornell University in Ithaca New York.