My first two years at the Academy, besides the extensive military and physical training, I studied algebra and trigonometry, analytic geometry, calculus, engineering, law, astronomy, philosophy, ethics, comparative religion, astrodynamics, electrical engineering, chemistry, aeronautical engineering, psychology, anthropology, history, Russian, US history, world history, military history, air power and 20th century warfare, statistics, mechanics, biology, human physiology, political science, physics, space flight, economics, and art.
My second two years at the Academy I received a B.S. in psychology by studying general psychology, leadership, physiological psychology, statistics, social psychology, abnormal psychology, experimental psychology, personality, testing and measurements, learning, systems of psychology, industrial psychology, perception, and engineering psychology. I also studied philosophy, ethics, the great religions of the world, the philosophy of science, and the philosophy of the counter-culture.
USAF Academy
Purdue University
Outstanding Cadet in
Psychology and Philosophy
Team Captain Award
Harvard Book Award
Publications and Papers:
- "Nature's Numbers," booklet, Grassroots Press, Glendale, CA, 1994.
- "Numbers of the Future," 30 minute video, 1995.
- "Buckminsterfullerene Triangulated," First International Interdisciplinary Buckminsterfullerene Conference, Santa Barbara, 1993.
- "In the Sky Dome: Feel the Round Earth", Dome, Winter, 1995.
- "Versatile Economics," Dome, Spring, 1996.
- "Geodesic Dome Education," Dome, Fall, 1996.
- "Move Over Primes--Versatiles Are Here," Communicator, California Mathematics Council, September, 1996.
- "The Math Debate," Glendale News Press, Spring, 1999.
- "The New American Education: Drill and Kill," Glendale News Press, Aug, 2000.
- "The Mis-Education of America," Whole Life Times, Jan 2000.
- "Most Students Cannot Identify Nouns," Glendale News Press, Nov 9th, 2000.
- "Is Your Kid Reading or Word Calling?" Glendale News Press, Dec 7th, 2000.
- "Closed-Captioned Programs Can Help Improve Literacy," Glendale News Press, Dec 25th, 2000.
Honors and Lectures:
- Speaker, Ironwood Branch Library, Phoenix, AZ, "The Great Pyramids of Ancient Egypt: A Scientific Explanation," June, 2001.
- Guest Speaker: Los Angeles Mathematics Teachers Conference, "Geodesic Dome Education", April, 2000.
- Guest Speaker: Dozenal Society Annual Conference, Versatile Number Day, 1996 at a school in St. Petersburg, Russia inspired by my paper.
- Presented paper, "Buckminsterfullenes Triangulated," at First International Interdisciplinary Buckminsterfullerene Conference, Santa Barbara, 1993.
- Speaker: Air Force Test Pilot School, Outstanding Graduate in Behavioral Sciences, USAF Academy, 1973.
- Outstanding Graduate in Philosophy, USAF Academy, 1973.
- Harvard Book Award, Hinsdale High School, 1968.
- NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Award, 1973.