Married with four children, two grandchildren. U. S. citizen. Veteran, retired from the U. S. Army Reserve in 1994. Rank, Colonel.

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, 1964.

Master of Business Administration, University of South Carolina, 1968.

Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, University of South Carolina, 1972.

Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia. Professor of Economics and Business (current rank), August 1978-present.

South Carolina Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Columbia, South Carolina. Director of the Accountability Study, later promoted to Director of Research and Evaluation, March 1973-August 1978.

East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee. Assistant Professor of Economics, September 1971-March 1973.

University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. Research Assistant for the Bureau of Urban and Regional Affairs, September 1968-February 1969. Graduate Assistant, February 1969-June 1970. Instructor of Economics, August 1970-June 1971.

United States Army, Commissioned Officer, June 1965-September 1967.

Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia. Assistant Instructor of Chemistry, September 1964-June 1965.

Served as an officer in the United States Army, including a year in the Republic of Vietnam with the First Infantry Division, 1965-66.

Attended the U. S. Army War College as a resident student during the 1984-85 academic year.

Served as an Adjunct Faculty Instructor with the Army War College for extended active duty tours during June and July 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1990.

Served as a member of the Consulting Faculty of the Master of Military Art and Science program with the Command and General Staff College, Sep 88-Apr 91.

Primary responsibility for developing a support mission for the 310th Theater Army Area Command with the United States Southern Command, Republic of Panama. Established and directed a team of logistics experts to develop a plan to support military operations during the Panama Canal Treaty implementation.

At the time of retirement served as the Deputy Commander for Logistics, 310th Theater Army Area Command, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. Rank: Colonel.

Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Blue Key National Honor Society; Kappa Alpha Order. Outstanding Teacher Award for 1995. Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2000 and 2002.