EDUCATION
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Ph.D. in Engineering, 1986
Major: Engineering of Mines; Minor: Operations Research/Statistics
Exxon Fellowship
M.S. in Engineering of Mines, 1981
(Worked full time in coal industry concurrently)
B.S. in Engineering of Mines, 1978
(Magna Cum Laude, Old Timers’ Award; worked full time in coal
industry concurrently)
California University, California, PA
B.A. in Mathematics, 1974
(Summa Cum Laude, F.E. Atkins Mathematics Award; tutored 30 hours
per week)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Rock Mechanics Short Course, NIOSH Spokane Research Laboratory,
2000, a one-day formal course.
Basic Project Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
1999, a four-day formal course.
Management Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Graduate School,
1999, a five-day formal course.
Bleeder and Gob Ventilation Systems, 1995, a three-day short course
held at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy (as a critical
reviewer and evaluator).
Total Quality Management, 1992, a one-week short course for West Virginia
University TQM Steering Committee members presented by the Director
and staff of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Development.
Managing for Productivity, 1982, a one-week leadership short course
for J&L Steel Corporation managers presented by George Labovitz,
a Harvard management professor.
Roof Control Specialist, 1978, a four-day short course held at the
National Mine Health and Safety Academy.