| Come from | Illinois |
| Education | Educational Psychology - Special Area is Language Acquisition University of Illinois (Ph.D.) |
| Teaching English Language as second language Southern Illinois University (M.A.) | |
| History and Philosophy Southern Illinois University (B.A.) | |
| Teaching Experience | |
| 1965 - 1997 | Southern Illinois University at Carbondule (Lecture and Assistant professor) |
| 1968 - 1969 | US Peace Corps Micronesia (Staff Linguist) |
| 1970 | Petrolemn University, Saudi Arabia |
| 1979 - 1981 | Teaching Assistant in University of Illinois |
| 1982 | Southern Illinois University at Carbondule |
| 1989 - 1997 | Director of Intensive English Program, Southern Illinois University at Carbondule |
| 1995-1999 (Summers) | International University of Japan Lecturer |
| 1999 (Spring) | Assistant Professor in Southeast Missouri State |