Bachelor of Arts in Zoology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 1966; M.D. from the University of Missouri Medical School, Columbia, Missouri, 1970; M.S.E. in Bio Engineering, University of Texas, 1990; M.P.H. in Aerospace Medicine, University of Texas School of Public Health, 1991; semi finalist in NASA group 14 selection; currently Professor, Dept of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; hobbies: marathon, Golf, snow-jet, water skiing, hunting, hiking, mountain biking, fitness training, aviation, shooting .