He earned his bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Oklahoma State University and his master’s degree in management and personnel administration from Central Michigan University. He came to Purdue in 1985 as the executive officer of the Naval ROTC program. He retired from the military in 1991 and has been a professor in the organizational leadership program ever since. He provides consulting expertise in the areas of leadership, training and development, supervisory skills, and team development and leadership to a variety of companies.