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I am Professor of Biology and Interim Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Alfred State College (also known as SUNY College of Technology at Alfred). Courses I have recently taught include General Biology, Genetics, and Introductory Chemistry.
 
In the rest of my life, I am husband to Laurel ( music instructor and carillonneur at Alfred University ), and father of five daughters.

• Janna is a vocational counselor for the Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse in Wellsville, NY.
  
• Rachel was married in July 2004 to Krestia DeGeorge. Rachel and Krestia moved to Anchorage, Alaska in January 2007, where Krestia is now editor of the Anchorage Press. Rachel is a community health nurse with Hope Community Resources.
  
•  Martha married Bradley Davis in August 2005. Bradley is a graduate student at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Martha is a Mining and Energy Research Associate for Fundamental Research Corporation, also in Vancouver.
  
• Jewel is a music/vocal major at Houghton College.
  
• Esther is a junior at Alfred-Almond Central School .

My other interests and activities are:

• church activities. I am a member of Sojourners Mennonite Fellowship in Houghton, NY, an elder at Union University Church, Alfred, NY, and bookkeeper / webmaster for New York Mennonite Conference
• music. I enjoy a capella vocal, play the viola, and listen to a wide variety of styles. I sing baritone in Alfred State's Faculty Men's Quartet , and am a member of the Orpheus Chorale.
  
• outdoor activities. These include hiking, camping, and gardening.
• travel. My entire family took a month-long road trip to Alaska in the summer of 2002. Over spring break in 2006 I co-led an Alfred State College work crew that participated in post-Katrina cleanup near New Orleans. I have coordinated and led five tropical ecology field trips to Costa Rica , in 1999, 2001, 2003 ,  2005 , and 2007. I am planning the next for spring break, March 2009.

Last modified: March 17, 2008