Biography;
Historian; university professor; administrator. United States Military Academy, B.S., 1979.  Active duty in U.S.Army, 1979-95. Taught history at the U.S. Military Academy,  (1989-92); Marion Military Institute (1995-96);  Judson College (1996-99); and Auburn University at Montgomery (1999-2000);  at the University of Montevallo, 1997-  ; served in various administrative posts,  including assistant vice president for academic affairs, at  Montevallo. Delivered many lectures and presentations; author of numerous articles in professional journals.   Member of several local historical organizations.  Named the University Scholar at Montevallo, 2014. Received the Clinton Jackson Coley Award for best work on Alabama local history, awarded by the Alabama Historical Association, 2014.
Source;
University of Alabama Press catalog; University of Montevallo website.
Publications;
Diamonds in the Rough: A History of Alabama’s Cahaba Coal Field. University of Alabama Press, 2013.