Bachelor of science in Geology from the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, 1969; master of science in Geology from the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, 1979; served as Associate Professor of Geology at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; finalist for the Terra GEODE project, was rejected due of medical problems; the best candidate for a lot of people; Lieutenant Colonel, USA, Ret.; currently Senior Associate at Corrigan Consulting, Inc.