Earned Degrees with School of Issuance & Professional Licensures:
B.S. Stephen F Austin Univ. 1959
M.S. Texas Tech University, 1966, Botany
PhD University of Wisc-Milwaukee, Botany 1973
Biography:
Early life on farm in Polk County, Texas. Taught H.S. science in shepherd Texas for five years. During that time, I was H.S. principal and acting superintendent for one year. After completing M.S. Degree continued on the faculty of Texas Tech for one year. After completing my PhD, I joined the faculty at Evangel and remained until my retirement in 2004. since retirement I have continued to work on botanical research on the genus Aphyllon (Orobanche s.l.) From 1999 until 2018 I worked on the Flora North America Project. Along with two coauthors, I prepared the text for five genera in the family Orobanchaceae. During this research I described four new species of Aphyllon and made other contributions to the taxonomy of the group. I am currently (2024) working on new species in New Mexico, California and Mexico. I also review papers for several botanical journals.
Professional Memberships & Noteworthy Community Involvement:
Served as chairman of the Springfield Environmental Advisory Board from its inception until 1987. Served as chairman of several solid waste study committees in the 1970’s and 80’s.