Lieutenant Commander, USN; Graduate, US Navy Flight Surgeon School, NAS Pensacola Florida; Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta; Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Armstrong State College, Savannah; Doctor of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston; at the time of selection stationed at China Lake Naval Weapons Center, California; semi finalist in NASA group 13 selection; currently Systems Pilot Instructor, National Test Pilot School, California.