1961
After earning an M.Litt. at Oxford as a Marshall Scholar, I taught at UNC-CH, Duke, and Bucknell before moving into land development using environmental standards. Real estate work led to becoming an expert in property valuation which I taught for the World Bank in Central Asia. I also began to develop a mediation practice and continued to write about Central America, the former Soviet Union, and natural history. After moving to the Oregon coast, I continued writing and mediating. This spring Springer will publish a sci-fi novel I co-authored with Duke roommate David Deamer. I have also written two texts and several mass market trade books as well as publishing fiction and poetry in national publications.
Three excellent professors--Wm. Blackburn, Reynolds Price, and Helen Bevington presented literature as a way of seeing into other cultures, religions, and eras. That was a strong foundation for my own writing and creating the narratives that have served me well whether doing economic surveys in Eastern Europe, being an expert witness in court, or writing a business plan.
English Department