Professional Experience

• Retired (2024)
• Professor and Director of the School of Computing at Grand Valley State University (2001-2024)
• NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative (2004-2024)
  
• Assistant Professor (1991-1994), Associate Professor (1994-2001)
  
• 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)
  
• GLIAC Donahue Service Award
  

Professional Positions

• ABET Board of Directors
  - Chair: Computing Area Delegation
  
• President, Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB)
• ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) Education Board
• 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)

• ACM/ADSA/ASA/INFORMS/MAA/SIAM Data Science Competencies (DS2026) task force (co-chair)
• ACM/AIS IS2020 task force (co-chair)
• ACM Data Science task force (co-chair)
• ACM CC2020 Report task force
  
• ACM CS+X Multidisciplinary task force
• ACM Ethics in AI task force

Projects and Publications

Hobbies and personal interests

• Follower of Jesus Christ.
• 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 GV Lakers teams and our grandchildren's games