Personal Information

• Professor and Director of the School of Computing at Grand Valley State University.
• NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative
  
• Primary teaching responsibilities: Management of Information Systems and Information Systems Policy
  
• Research interests: curriculum requirements and accreditation in computing sciences.
• Prior to joining Grand Valley State University, I taught Computer Information Systems in the College of Business at James Madison University, and Business and Computer Science at Eastern Mennonite University, both in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
• Before I began my academic career, I served as the Director of Data Processing and Data Coordinator at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, VA, and as the General Manager and System Analyst/Consultant at a computer solutions provider; ComputerWorks.  I worked my way through college as a radio station manager and announcer.

Educational Background

• Ph.D - Business (Information Systems) - 1992; Virginia Commonwealth University;
• MBA - 1983; James Madison University
• BS - Business Administration - 1977; Eastern Mennonite University

Honors and Awards

• CSAB Fellow (Distinguished Lifetime Award)
  
• AITP EDSIG Fellow (Lifetime Achievement Award)
  

Professional Positions

• ABET Board of Directors
  - Chair: Computing Area Delegation
  
• Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB)
  - Vice President (President Elect)
  - Past Chair: Criteria Committee
  
• ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) Education Board
• ACM ITiCSE WG program committee
• Past-President: EDSIG (Education Special Interest Group) of the AITP (Association of Information Systems Professionals)
• West Michigan Tech Talent Board (WMTT)
  
• NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Association
  
• NCAA DII Management Council
• NCAA Academic Requirements Committee (chair)

Current professional committees and working groups:

• ACM/AIS IS2020 task force (co-chair)
• ACM Data Science task force (co-chair)
• ACM CC2020 Report task force
  

University Committees

• Executive Committee: Padnos College of Engineering and Computing
• University Technology Council
• Special Talent Review Committee
• NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative
• Co-Chair: Intercollegiate Athletics Advisors

Projects and Publications

Hobbies and other interests

• Being Grandpa!  The most rewarding role anyone could have.  All of my grandchildren are the sweetest gift from God!
  
• Pride and joy: both my daughter and son attended GVSU and make me a proud father and grandfather, all parenting credit goes to my wife.
• Cheering for Laker athletics teams
• Traveling to interesting places; with family, and taking students to Switzerland.
• Playing racquetball.