PERSONAL:

Birthday: August 7, 1944

Family: Wife, Angela, of 35 years and two daughters, 26 and 30.

Favorite leisure activities: golf and pocket billiards.

EDUCATION:

1. 1972: Master of Education: Northeastern Oklahoma State University Tahlequah, Oklahoma
   • Area of Study: Mathematics
2. 1966: Bachelor of Arts in Education Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona
   • Major: Mathematics
3. 1964: Associate Degree Oklahoma Military Academy Claremore, Oklahoma
   • Major: Mathematics

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

1. 1991-1996: Appointed by the College board to grade the Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus test.
2. 1988: International Baccalaureate (IB) mathematics Seminar in Denver, Colorado, on methods of teaching higher level IB mathematics.
3. 1985: IB Mathematics Seminar in Montezuma, New Mexico, on methods of teaching IB mathematics with AP Calculus.
4. 1984: AP Calculus Training Seminar given by the College Board to become an AP Mathematics Consultant. I have given seminars on how to begin an AP Calculus program throughout the Southwest.
5. 1980: Attended an AP Calculus seminar on how to begin an AP program. In 1981, I began teaching AP Calculus at B. T. Washington in Tulsa.
6. 1975: Attained 60 hours past Masters, mainly from Northeastern Oklahoma State University, emphasis on counseling and administration.
7. 1973: Attained 30 hours past Masters, mainly from Northeastern Oklahoma State University, emphasis in mathematics.

EXPERIENCE:

1. 2000-present: Mathematics teacher, Vacaville High School, Vacaville, California. Classes: CPM Geometry, CPM Algebra I, and Survey Math A.
2. 1999-2000: Mathematics teacher, Fairfield High School, Fairfield, California. Classes: CPM Geometry and CPM Algebra I.
3. 1998-1999: Mathematics teacher, Academy High, Fairfield, California. Classes: Mathematics A and B.
4. 1997-1998: Natural gas marketer and controller for HS Energy Services, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma.
5. 1996-1997: Mathematics teacher, Cascia Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
6. Casia Hall Classes:
   • AP Calculus
   • Pre-Calculus
   • Advanced Algebra II/Trigonometry
7. 1995-1996: Teaching mathematics at Tulsa Community College and Tulsa University.
8. 1992-1994: Mathematics teacher, B. T. Washington (magnet) High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
9. Washington Classes:
   • AP/IB Calculus I and II
   • Pre-Calculus
   • Advanced Algebra II
   • Advanced Geometry
10. 1990-1992: Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator for Tulsa Public Schools.
11. 1979-1990: Mathematics Teacher, B. T. Washington High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Classes: AP/IB Calculus I and II, Pre-Calculus, Algebra and Geometry.
12. Additional duties included:
    • a. Academic Bowl Coach from 1984-1989, during which time the team won the state championship five times, and placed fourth in a national competition.
    • b. Mathematics Department Chairman from 1983-1990.
13. 1979-1998: Mathematics teacher, evening and summer school classes for Tulsa Community College and Tulsa University. Classes: vary.
14. 1973-1979: Charles Mason High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
    • a. 1977-1979 Mathematics teacher of Algebra II, Mathematical Analysis/Trigonometry, Calculus; Mathematics Department Chairman; Head cross-country and tennis coach.
    • b. 1975-1977 Dean of Students, responsible for discipline and attendance.
    • c. 1974-1975 Mathematics teacher of Algebra I and II.
15. 1973-1974: Mathematics teacher, Thoreau Junior High School, Tulsa.
16. 1970-1973: Mathematics teacher, Roosevelt Junior High School, Tulsa.
17. 1966-1970: United States Air Force, stationed in Alabama, Thailand, and Florida.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

1. 1991: Served as a master teacher for Tulsa University during a summer workshop for secondary mathematics teachers.
2. 1987: Served on a committee of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association to develop a plan for state wide academic bowl competitions.
3. 1986: Requested by the State Department of Education to serve on a panel to develop a five year plan to improve mathematics instruction in the Tulsa Public Schools, one result was the initiation of mathematics proficiency testing.
4. 1985: State Department of Education committee to validate Suggested Learner Outcomes for secondary mathematics.
5. Others include:
   • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
   • Oklahoma Council of Teachers of Mathematics
   • Tulsa Council of Teachers of Mathematics
   • Fairfield Suisun Unified Teachers Association
   • California Teachers Association
   • National Education Association
   • Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association.

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