• Medieval Literature
• Clare College courses
• English required courses and electives

• Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1977.
• M.A., University of Rhode Island, 1965.
• B.A., St. Mary's College of California, 1964.

University Service

• Faculty member 1965 to present
• Alumni Reunion Committee: 26 years
• Arts Undecided Advisor: approximately 15 years
• Director Freshman Composition: 30 years
• Director Learning/Teaching Fellows (2004)
• Campus Ministry Council: three years
• Clare College Advisory Council: five years
• Coordinator Core Curriculum (Clare College) Composition and Critical Thinking: three years
• Chair Intellectual Journey Assessment Committee: one year
• Chair University Curriculum Committee: three years
• Director of St. Bonaventure University Study in Italy Program: 2003-present
• English Department Curriculum Committee: six years
• Faculty Senator: fifteen years
• Higher Education Opportunity Program Advisory Committee: two years
• Middle States Evaluation Committees
• Honor Council: three years
• University Athletic Board
• University Computer Committee
• University Finance Committee: five years
• University Compensation Committee: eight years
• Men’s Varsity Tennis Coach (NCAA Division I): 30 years
• Founder and Women’s Varsity Tennis Coach (NCAA Division I): 21 years
• Founder and Director of The St. Bonaventure Study in Italy Program (2004)
• Initiator of St. Bonaventure affiliation with Academic Centers Abroad: Perugia, Florence, Rome, Barcelona (2005)

University Honors

• Inducted into the St. Bonaventure Athletic Hall of Fame:  2003
• Received the University Excellence in Service Award: 2008

Scholarly and Professional Activities

• Presented
  • “Using Word Perfect in  Freshman Composition” at the New York State College English Conference.
  • “Contemporary Business Writing.”  The International Management Council.
  • “Freshman English:  New Horizons for the Same Old Syndrome.” The Four College Workshop.
  • “The Coincidence of Opposites in Chaucer.”  Submitted to The Medieval Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  • “The Multiple Personae of Chaucer’s Host in The Canterbury Tales.”
  • “Choosing the Right Software for a Course in Computer Assisted Composition.” 
  • “Caedmon’s Genesis.”  Plymouth, New Hampshire Medieval Conference.
• Edited
  • “Sometimes Happy,  Sometimes Sad.”  A Poor Man’s Legacy: An Anthology of Franciscan Poetry.
  • “Painting without Canvas” the Ms version of Robert M. Stewart’s (O.F.M.) Making Peace with Cancer: A Franciscan Journey.
• Reviewed
  • “An Introduction to MLA Documentation” for Holt/Rhinehart Winston
  • Untitled MS on Freshman Composition for Houghton Mifflin.
• Introduced
  • John Fleming the keynote speaker at The Franciscan Institute’s “Celebration of Fifty Years of Teaching, Research, and Publication.”
• Chaired
  • “The Relationship between Writer and Audience in Medieval Literature.”  The New York State College English Conference.
• Attended 
  • The Centre for Medieval Studies annual conferences.  Toronto, Canada 
  • The Annual Medieval and Renaissance Conference , Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • The Medieval Conference, Plymouth, New Hampshire
  • The Annual Northeast Modern Language Association Conferences
  • The Four College Consortium Annual Meetings
  • The New York State College English Conference

Community Service

• Cattaraugus County Task Force on Youth: two years.
• Licensed New York State Emergency Medical Technician: five years.
• Director of CCD at St. John’s Parish: five years.
• Special Olympics Committee Chairman: one year.
• United States Tennis Association Clinician: 12 years