B.A., Augustana College; M.A. and Ph.D., geography, University of Chicago; Professor of Geography Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, for 38 years; Director, East Asia Overseas Terms (1974 to present) that takes 75-80 students to East Asia for the full fall term (has been to Asia over 30 times); Co-Advisor, Environmental Studies Program

Academic Interests: land use management; relationships between the collective good and private rights; urban planning, revitalization of older urban areas and urban waterfronts; historical geography of the U.S.; contemporary human geographical issues of China, Japan, and the U.S.
Community and Church Involvements: City of Rock Island Planning Commission, land use and waterfront task forces, State of Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council; Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline, Illinois; ELCA World Hunger Appeal at local and synodical levels for thirty years; believes church should be more active in advocacy work on social justice and environmental issues.