Employee Profile

Title: Associate Professor, Math Department

Major responsibilities: Teaching, advising and working with Faculty Council and TBR Faculty SubCouncil

Length of service at the College: This is my 13th year.

Place of birth: Nashville, Tennessee

Family members: I have been married to Carol for 20 years. She's a middle school art teacher at South-Doyle Middle School. We've got 2 kids, Andy, who's 11, and Emma, who's 7. They are both active in scouting, sports, and music lessons.

Something no one knows about you: I played in a group called Vessel who shared the stage with Michael Card at the Bijou Theater during the World's Fair. He wandered on stage to play along during our opening act set, because he said we sounded like Crosby Stills and Nash, and the song we were playing “just called out for an organ solo.”

Greatest achievement or proudest moment: Before Carol walked the aisle on our wedding day, her dad took her aside and pointed out that she “didn't have to go through with this,” but she did anyway.

Favorite things outside work: I obsessively listen to music of all kinds, all the time.

Most rewarding part of your job: 1) Having colleagues comment favorably in response to my work with Faculty Council and SubCouncil; 2) Hearing that students of mine have received scholarships/assistance at least partly on the basis of my teaching or written recommendations.

Greatest unfulfilled ambition: I would love to make a living as an entertainment columnist, preferably in the area of music or film criticism.

Favorite quote: “When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.” – Eric Hoffer

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