Title: Educator (Retired), Musician, Poet
Location: Westchester, Illinois, United States
Affiliations/Associations/Societies:
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Beloit Public Schools (former band director)
- Eisenhower High School (former instructor and band director)
- Illinois Alliance for Arts Education
- Illinois Art Education Association
- Illinois Music Educators Association
- Illinois Summer School for the Arts (former executive director)
- J. Sterling Morton High School District (former assistant principal)
- Kappa Delta Pi
- National Art Education Association
- National Association for Music Education
- Northwestern University Center for the Study of Education and the Musical Experience
- Saint Luke Academy (former education consultant and program design administrator)
- St. Cloud State University
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
Achievements:
- Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2026)
- Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2026
- Featured Member, Marquis Millennium Magazine, Marquis Who’s Who (2026)
- Arts Education Service Award, Illinois Alliance for Arts Education (1995)
- Dean’s Fellowship, Northwestern University (1987-1988)
- Inductee, Kappa Delta Pi (1965)
- Nominee, Who’s Who in Education