Bachelor of Science in meteorology from Texas A&M University, 1970; Master of Science in meteorology from University of Michigan, 1973; Ph.D. in meteorology from Texas A&M University, 1983; Major, USAF, Ret; at the time of his selection assigned at Scott AFB, Illinois with the Military Airlift Command; semi finalist in WOSE I (Weather Officer in Space Experiment); did not reach the final selection; 1991 - 1999 SAIC's (Science Applications International Corporation) lead meteorologist and Site Manager at the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) at Offutt AFB, Nebraska; later senior scientist and program manager for SAIC at their Cape Canaveral, Florida office.