Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology, Purdue University, 1973; Master of Professional Meteorology Degree, Saint Louis University, 1981; Doktortitel von der University of Arizona, Tucson, 1989; Oberst, USAF; zur Zeit seiner Auswahl beim Detachment 1, Headquarters Air Weather Service in Washington, D.C. stationiert; derzeit Commander of the 45^th Weather Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida; Semifinalist im WOSE II (Weather Officer in Space Experiment); kam nicht in die Endauswahl.