DEGREES EARNED
Doctor of Education, University of Utah, 1986
Doctoral Majors: Education Law
Educational Psychology
Doctoral Minor: Curriculum Development
Dissertation: Academic Penalties for Non-Academic Misbehavior: Legal Issues (1986)

Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young University, 1974
Major: Classics, Humanities, and Comparative Literature
Minor: German
Extensive Graduate Work in Comparative Literature and History, University of Utah

EMPLOYMENT
Clinical Assistant Professor of Elementary Education and Coordinator, Teacher Education Accreditation Council: Utah State University (2007- )
Principal: Snowcrest Junior High School (2006- 2007 )
Adjunct Professor: College of Education, Utah State University (Foundations of Curriculum ElEd/ScEd 6150, Theories of Supervision Ed 7050 (2002-2007)
Principal: Sand Ridge Junior High School (1997-2006)
Principal: Bonneville High School (1992-1997)
Principal: South Ogden Junior High School (1988-1992)
Assistant Principal: South Ogden Junior High School (1987-1988)
Social Studies Specialist (K-12): Weber School District (1986-87)
Instructor: German, A.P. German, A.P European History, Bonneville High School (1985-1986)
Instructor: English and German, Weber High School (1974-1985)

WORK RELATED
Instructor and Coordinator: Interdisciplinary Research Seminar, Weber High School (1984-1985)
Coordinator: ACT Preparatory Study Program, Weber High School (1983-1985)
Assistant Director: Weber School District European Travel-Study Program (1978-1986)
Advisor: Junior Class, Weber High School (1983-1985)
Instructor: Advanced Placement Preparatory English, Weber High School (1980-1984)
Instructor: Advanced Placement English, Weber High School (1980-1984)
Advisor: National Honor Society, Weber High School (1981-1983)
Coordinator: Weber School District Utah Shakespearean Festival Study Program (1978-1982)
Instructor and Advisor: Student Government, Weber High School (1977-1980)
Developer and Instructor: Advanced Placement Telecourses for College Credit, Weber High School/Southern Utah State University (1982-1984)
Advisor: Weber School District Bicentennial Study Tour to U.S. Historic Sites (1976)
Instructor of Business Communications and Psychology: Stevens-Henager College, Ogden, Utah (1974-1978)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Member: Insurance Committee, Weber School District (2002- 2007)
Member: Board of Managers, Weber School District (2006-2007)
Member: Governmental Accounting Standards Board Committee, Weber School District (2006- 2007)
Foundation Representative: Weber State University Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa (2000-2003)
Member: Educational Technology and Instruction Committee, Weber School District (1995-2001)
Member: M.Ed. Degree Thesis/Project Committees at Weber State University (Degree Recipients: Jeff Jackson, Lorrie Barber, Karla Porter 1999-2001)
Chair: Region IV Board of Managers (1996-97)
Member: Utah High Schools Activities Association Board of Trustees (1996-1997)
Member: Region I Board of Managers (1992-1996)
Member of Final Review Team: Northwest Accreditation Association, Seattle Washington (1992)
Member: Weber School District Board of Managers (1988-1989)
Member: National Competition on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution (1987-1992)
Judge of Final Round: National Competition on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. (1990, 1991, 1992)
Consultant and Developer of Educational Specifications for “Instructional Model for Writing Laboratory” (Computer Assisted Writing Instruction for College and Secondary Level Writing Laboratories): Automated Language Processing Systems, Inc. (ALPS), Provo, Utah (1984)

CERTIFICATION AND ENDORSEMENTS
Utah Professional Administrative Supervisory Certificate (K-12)
Utah Professional Secondary Teaching Certificate:
Humanities (Endorsed in Social Studies, History, Language Arts, and German)

LANGUAGES
German (Teaching Proficiency)
French (Reading Proficiency Qualification Exam, University of Utah Graduate School)

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Certificate For Service To Graduate Studies In Education, Southern Utah University (2006)
Weber School District Administrators’ Association Recognition Award (March, 2006)
Outstanding Contribution to “We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution Program”, The Center for Civic Education, (2000) Presented in the Utah House of Representatives Chamber by Dr. Rulon Garfield, Brigham Young University
Excellence As School Leader and Mentor, Utah Mentor Principal Alliance (1996)
Outstanding Service to Education Award, Utah State Office of Education (1995)
Commendation for Outstanding Contribution in International Education and Understanding, American Intercultural Student Exchange, (1994)
Excellence as School Leader and Mentor, Utah Mentor Principal Alliance (1993)
Award for Exceptional Support of Social Studies Instruction, Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution (1991)
Earl B. Cragun Quality Leadership Award, Weber School District Board of Education (1990)
Award for Distinguished Contributions to the National Defense and Support of Children of Military Personnel, U.S. Department of Defense (1990)
Commendation for Outstanding Writing Instruction, National Council of the Teachers of English (October, 1984)
Outstanding Young Man of America, Presented by National Jaycees (1982)
Listed in Outstanding Young Men of America, 1982
Honors Address: Utah Educational Seminar, Graduate School of Education, University of Utah (1981)
Commendation for Contribution to International Education/Student Study Abroad Programs, Pacific American Institute (1979)
General Academic Scholarship: Brigham Young University
Sterling Scholar: State Winner in Social Science, KSL Radio and Television and the Deseret News, 1967