La Jolla High School, San Diego, 1965: football, wrestling, AFS Pres., Junior Class Pres., Boys’ Federation Pres.
University of California, Santa Barbara 1968 Sociology and Cultural Anthropology majors. Teaching Credential and Coaching minor 1970. Football, rugby, SAE fraternity.
Azusa-Pacific College 1972, MA in Education/PE emphasis.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 1985-86, sabbatical study for certification to teach history at Panama Canal College. Also took anthropology, psychology, and PE classes.
Cal State University, Dominguez Hills 2005 MA in Humanities/History emphasis. Thesis: Second Carib War.
Cal State University, East Bay 2006 MA Anthropology. Studied all four fields. Thesis: Liceo: Cross-Cultural Comparison of an Italian High School and Japanese and American Secondary Education.
Stanford University, 2016 Certificate in Novel Writing, Final Project: Chatoyer: Freedom’s War Chief
University of California, Riverside 2020 MA Fine Arts/Fiction emphasis. Final Project: The Mercenary
Capella University, 2003 Ph.D. Education and Certificate of Online Teaching and Training. Dissertation: Curriculum Change in California Anthropology Departments.
Additional study in Education: Laverne College, Penn State, University of San Diego, Nashua College, NOVA. Transfer credits for BA: AP US History, Foothill College, San Diego State. Coaching clinic credits: San Jose State, Azusa-Pacific, Cal Lutheran, Cal Poly, SLO, Panama Canal College, Albuquerque University. Credits toward certification to teach science: University of Nevada, Cuesta College, University of Florida. Language study for MA in anthropology: University of Maryland University College-Europe, Central Texas College (non-credit). History credits for transfer for MA: Fort Hays State University.
Certificates earned: California Secondary Teaching Credential Social Studies and Coaching, Canal Zone Schools Secondary Teaching Credential Social Studies and PE, College teaching in Behavior Sciences and PE. Department of Defense Overseas Dependent Schools Credentials in Secondary Teaching: Social Studies, Science, PE, Humanities, and College teaching Behavioral Science, PE, and History. American College of Exercise: Certified Personal Trainer. University of Maryland University College: Certificate of Instruction, Advanced Certificate of Instruction.
Writing Conferences: Writers Digest, San Francisco Writers Conferences, Historical Novel Society, San Luis Obispo Conference, Northern California Historical Novel Chapter, Ed2Go Online Study, Adult Ed. Creative Writing Classes, additional online classes offered by various organizations. Other college courses from Panama Canal College taken for pleasure and edification.