A Few Facts

Briefly:

• Educated
  at University of Oklahoma: BA in Philosophy and English, MFA in Painting;
• Academic positions
  held at Southern Illinois University, Virginia Tech, and Western Michigan University;
• Teaching
  includes Painting, Drawing, Lithography, Computer Imaging, Animation, Foundation, Art Appreciation, Studio for non-majors, Art History, Writing about Art, and Seminars in Art Theory and Censorship;
• Program development
  includes Foundation program, studio for non-majors, computer based Art History supplements, major revisions in BA, BS, and BFA curricula, web based supplements for several courses, developed and installed WMU's first visual computing lab, developed the Art Department's first Local Area Network, and Center for Computer Graphics;
• Fund raising
  includes National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Herrick Foundation, New Art Examiner, Rose Netzorg Kerr and James Wilfrid Kerr Educational Trust, Walt Enz Memorial Award fund, Mary Coutant Scholarship Fund, Art Excellence Fund, Art Development Fund, Art Department Fund, Litho Stone Recycling Project, Pug Mill Project, and Alias Research Software Donation;
• University service
  includes College of Fine Arts Outstanding Service Award, Faculty Mentor Program, Assistant, Associate, and "full" Dean's search committees for the College of Fine Arts, Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs search committee, Campus Planning Council, Graduate College Curriculum Committee, Senate Committee on University Computer Policy, Faculty Research Awards Committee, and Undergraduate Studies Council;
• Exhibitions
  include the San Francisco Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Nevada State Museum, Illinois State University, University of Michigan, Pontiac Art Center, Springfield Art Association, Purdue-Indiana University, Memphis State University, University of Oklahoma, Anderson Art Center, Takashimaya Co., Ltd, San Mateo Museum of Art, Coloroado Springs Fine Arts Center, Appalachian State University, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Oklahoma Art Center, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Wichita Art Association, Phillbrook Art Center, California Institute of the Arts, Robert L. Kidd Gallery, and the Joslyn Art Museum;
• Public collections
  include the San Francisco Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institute, California College of Arts and Crafts, Chase Manhattan Bank, Osaka University of the Arts, Oregon State University, Takashimaya Co., Ltd, Golden State University, Clorox Company, Arthur Anderson & Co, Foremost-McKesson, Inc., Kaiser Industries Corporation, Mitsubishi International Corporation, Shoong Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank of North America, and Southern Illinois University;
• Articles
  in publications such as Arts Magazine, New Art Examiner, American Craft, New Work, Design for Arts in Education, ClarisWorks Users Journal, and Desktop Video;
• Work cited
  in Miami Herald, San Francisco Examiner, Winston Salem Jorunal, New Art Examiner, American Craft, Moffett's Artletter, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Directory of Educational Technology Resources, Call -A.P.P.L.E., Appleworks Forum,, inCider/A+, Kalamazoo Gazette, NeXT in Higher Education, A2-Central, NeXT on Campus, NeXTWORLD, and Nibble;
• Workshops, talks, and panels
  conducted for the Emma Lake Artists Workshop, Randolf Street Gallery, Mid America College Art Association, National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Michigan State University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, St. Lawrence University, University of Evansville, and the University of Delaware;
• Other activites
  include Chicago New Art Association Board of Directors, Oxbow Summer School of Art Advisory Board, service on NASAD accreditatin teams, curated Pre-Postmodern: Good in the Art of our Time, and National Endowment for the Humanities grant reviewer.

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