Education
M.F.A. in Art. University of Colorado, Boulder.
B.F.A. in Art (With Honors). New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York.
B.A. in Music. Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri. Professional Experience
Professor of Art, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. 1995 to present.
Chair, Department of Art & Art History, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 2011- 2016
Hixson-Lied Professor of Ceramics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 2008 to 2014. Professional Service
President, NCECA (National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts). 2019-2022
NASAD Visitor (National Association of Schools of Art & Design) 2012-2016