Titles: 1) Minister, Educator, Missionary  2) Founding President of World English Institute  3) Co-Founder and President Emeritus of Nations University
 
Organizations:  1) Churches of Christ 2) World English Institute 3) Nations University
 
 
 
Current Location: Gresham, Oregon, United States
 

Affiliations/Associations/Societies:

• Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas (B.A. 1956, M.S. 1957)
• Churches of Christ, Minister, Corpus Christi, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Portland, Oregon, Santa Rosa, California (1957-1989)
• Columbia Christian College School of Biblical Studies, Taipei, Taiwan (Founder, 1968-1974)
• Columbia Christian College, Portland, Oregon (Adjunct professor, 1964-1976)
• Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas (Director, Bible Chair, 1957-1961)
• Friends of Refugees (FOR) in Santa Rosa, California (Founder 1981-1982)
• Indochinese Refugee Resettlement Agency, Santa Rosa (Board member, 1981-1982)
• Metro Church of Christ, Gresham, Oregon (Elder, 1890-2016)
• Nations University, West Monroe, LA (Co-Founder, President, President Emeritus, 1995-2020)
• ROTC, New Mexico State University (1949-1951)
• San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, California (D.Min, 1984)
• Sonoma County Refugee Forum, Santa Rosa (President, 1982-1983)
• University of New Mexico, Student Activity Center, (President, 1962-1964)
• World English Institute, Gresham, Oregon (Founding President, President Emeritus, 1989-2020)

Achievements:

• Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2020)
• Author, nineteen international Bible course books (1990-2020)
• Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2020)
• Author, nine international English course books (1991-2016)
• Co-Recipient with my wife Maudine, Christian Service Award, Harding University (2011)
• Co-Recipient with my wife Maudine, Christian Service Award, Pepperdine University (1993)
• Shipped 40-foot container of hospital equipment and medical supplies to Tirana, Albania (1993)
• Co-author, Nguyen thi Long An/The Vietnamese Experience in America (1992)
• Co-Founded Nations University (1995)
• Founded World English Institute (1989)
• Named Minister of the Year, Pacific Christian Academy (1983)
• Recipient, Teacher of the Year, Columbia Christian College (1972)
• Contributor to numerous articles and professional journals

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