| 1963 | B.S., Geology, University of Western Ontario |
| 1964 | M.S., Geology, University of Western Ontario |
| 1968 | Ph.D., Geology, The Ohio State University |
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| 1968-69 | Assistant to the Director, OSU Institute of Polar Studies |
| 1969-72 | Assistant Professor / Executive Officer, OSU Department of
Geology |
| 1972-75 | Assistant Professor, OSU Department of Geology and Mineralogy |
| 1975- | Associate Professor, OSU Department of Geological Sciences |
| 1980-82 | Program Associate, Division of Polar Programs, NSF |
| 1985-91 | Program Manager, Eisenhower Program, Ohio Board of Regents |
| 1991-95 | Vice-Chair, OSU Department of Geological Sciences |