Titles: Father, step-father, teacher, and coach

Jobs: Highland High School social studies teacher and cross country coach, Highland Middle School track and field coach

Hobbies: running, biking, hunting, fantasy baseball manager, fantasy football coach, reading, genealogy, traveling

Favorite Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Highland Bulldogs, University of Illinois Fighting Illini

Favorite Authors: Peter Jenkins, Wilson Rawls, James Herriott, J.R.R. Tolkien,

Favorite Movies: 48 Hours, A Fish Called Wanda, All the President's Men, American Graffiti, Boyz 'N the Hood, Cry Freedom, Dead Poet's Society, Dreamscape, Eight Men Out, Field of Dreams, Forrest Gump, Gandhi, Its A Wonderful Life, Mr. Holland's Opus, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Rocky, Rocky II, Rudy, Sling Blade, Star Wars, Stripes, The Shawshank Redemption, Total Recall,

Favorite Sitcoms: Seinfeld, M*A*S*H, Andy Griffith Show, Cheers, Scrubs, Two and Half Men,

Favorite Musicians: 38 Special, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Beatles, Boston, Hank Williams, Jr., Johnny Horton, Led Zeppelin, Lynrd Skynrd, Pink Floyd, Rush, The Doors, The Who, Van Halen

States Not Visited: Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington

Countries Visited: Belize, Canada, Germany, Mexico, St. Martin, Ukraine

Oceans Swam In: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific (ONE TO GO!)

Awards: National Council for Geographic Education's Distinguised Teacher Award (1993), State Farm's Good Neighbor Award (1995), USA-Ukraine Excellence in Teaching Award (1997), Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award, (2002), Finalist for Illinois Teacher of the Year (2003),

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