CLASS OF 2019

• Battle Lake educator, coach, Dean of Students & A.D. (1968-1994)
• Battle Lake Teacher of the Year: 1977
• Park Region Football Coach of the Year: 1988, 1989 & 1991
• Basketball Official for 43 years and Football Official for 20 years
• Region 6 Secretary for the Minnesota State High School League

• Photographer, writer, author and editor
• Self-published 20 photo books
• Received the Edina’s Mayor’s Individual Service Commendation in 2017
• Solo photo exhibits in St. Paul, Edina, Fergus Falls and numerous other venues
• Contributor to NextAvenue.org, WINK and other organizations
• Volunteer and fundraiser for many organizations and non-profits

• Naval career, logging over 4,600 flight hours on numerous aircrafts
• Seven deployments:  Sicily, Iceland and several Western Pacific Locations
• Commanded a squadron of 350 sailors and 9 aircrafts
• Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron SIX in Hawaii, 1989, and the Naval Air Station in Maine, 1993
• Chief of Naval Operations Aviation at The Pentagon
• Survived the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon