Colonel, USAF; Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American Studies, Magna Cum Laude, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1977; M.D. from St. Louis University School of Medicine, 1981; Air Command and Staff College, 1992; Air War College, 2001; semi finalist in NASA group 16 and 17 selections; currently commander of the 60^th Medical Group, David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center.