- BS, Southern Illinois University, 1971, Forestry; MS, Southern Illinois University, 1973, Silviculture; PhD, University of Florida, 1985, Tree Physiology.
- Extension Specialist in Artificial Pine Regeneration, Extension Coordinator for the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, and Co-Coordinator of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System Program Priority Team for Forestry, Wildlife, and Natural Resources.
- Research Interests:Seedling quality and nursery operations, silvicultural herbicides, plantation establishment, and the sustainability of intensively managed tropical plantations. Twelve years combined experience in Brazil and Pakistan.
- Teaching: Senior/graduate level class on International Forestry