Ph.D History, Stony Brook University, State University of New York
M.A. History, Stony Brook University, State University of New York
M.A. International Relations, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island
B.S. Social Science, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts
Italian Language Competency, University of Rhode Island and University of LaVerne.
TEACHING
Brazosport College (1998 to present) courses:
Stony Brook University (1992): (adjunct - upper level):
U.S. Naval War College (1989-1992): (full time - graduate level) courses taught:
University of Laverne: (1985) (adjunct - upper level):
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Lifetime Member, American Legion
“Stephen B. Luce Chair of Naval Strategy,” U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
U.S. NAVY
U.S. Navy Officer and Navy pilot for thirty-one years.
Assignments included thirteen months in Vietnam, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, during Vietnam War and multi Cold-War deployments aboard aircraft carriers in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Persian Gulf areas.
Senior officer duties included commanding officer of a jet squadron aboard the USS John F. Kennedy, Operations Officer aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff NATO Mediterranean Maritime Air Force, Naples Italy, Commanding Officer NAS Whiting Field, Florida, and Executive Assistant U.S. Naval War College Strategy and Policy Department, Newport, Rhode Island.
Highest military awards include Legion of Merit (2), Meritorious Service Medal (2), and Navy Air Medal.
Duty stations (in chronological order): Pensacola Florida, New Iberia Louisiana, Norfolk Virginia, Key West Florida, Quonset Point Rhode Island, Vietnam, Key West Florida, Norfolk Virginia, Quonset Point Rhode Island, Jacksonville Florida, San Diego California, Jacksonville Florida, Norfolk Virginia, Newport Rhode Island, Naples Italy, Milton Florida, and Newport Rhode Island.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
Volunteer and Texas History Instructor, Varner-Hogg State Park, West Columbia, Texas
Adjutant and Historian, American Legion Post 155, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
Chamber of Commerce Leadership, Milton, Florida
Board of Directors, Avalon Mental Health Center, Santa Rosa County, Florida
PUBLICATIONS
A Research Guide to the Minutes and Correspondence of the William Merritt Hallock American Legion Post 155, American Legion Post, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
The Legion, Historical Society, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
Ph.D. Dissertation: Congress Provides a Navy, UMI Dissertation Services
WORK IN PROGRESS
…untitled… a comprehensive history examining the power of the Presidency versus the power of Congress in constructing the modern U.S. Navy during the rise of the “administrative state” from 1881-1917.
FAVORITE QUOTE
“I wish to have no connection to a ship that does not sail fast because I intend to go in harm’s way.” John Paul Jones