After high school, I attended Wittenberg University, graduating in 1966. I had started working summers for the National Park Service, and after graduation I accepted a job teaching high school biology in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. That led to becoming director of a non-profit environmental education program based out of Madison College (now James Madison Univ.) in Harrisonburg, VA. I also earned my Masters in biology there. I continued working summers for the NPS, and eventually (around 1973) landed a permanent job in Shenandoah National Park. After several different park assignments, we moved to the Denver area in 1990. As a park planner in Denver, I traveled to parks all over the country, including Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, and Saipan. I also had an international project in Bulgaria. MaryLu & I met in Shenandoah National Park and were married in 1970 (the friendly ranger helping the pretty camper). We have three sons, and now three grandsons. Not sure why the female gene has avoided us! MaryLu is an artist, and all the family lives nearby. I retired in 2010 and now spend time volunteering, fishing, gardening, working in the shop, and enjoying several other hobbies. While we have taken some short family trips, we plan on some more extensive travel in the near future. DHS was a major positive influence on my life. I credit much of my success and development of ethics and values to growing up in Dover, excellent teachers, and being part of such a great class.