A selection of my writings through the years
Here you will find a collection of papers, poems, articles and columns I have written over the course of my career.
Empowering U.S. Military StudentsOnline in North America
The miracles of technology allowed me to return to family responsibilities while staying connected with my UMUC students. I had anticipated needing to go back to take care of a mother in her last years.…
Empowering U.S. Military StudentsKorea
The Tao symbols of balance so prominent on the Korean flag welcomed me when I arrived to settle into my host country – South Korea. Our group of newbie faculty went in action mode at…
Empowering U.S. Military StudentsJapan
Free to be me: The time was right for me to become a traveling professor with the University of Maryland University College in 1990. My daughters were grown and independent. I was single again, healthy,…
PoemDestinations
When reaching destinationsLong struggled to achieveAccumulations and satisfactionAre mingled with relief To leave a former settingWhere subservience was the normWith hugs that smelled like dieselAnd hands callused and worn Were seeds within a visionFor a…
Book ReviewA review of The Innovation Race: How to Change a Culture to Change the Game
For: The Vancouver Business Journal This book is more than a mere book about innovative techniques. It is a powerful analysis of changes in our world. It gives the reader a world view of the…
Book ReviewAn analysis of Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight the founder of NIKE I am not a runner but this book makes me want to run. It is exhilarating in its modesty and innovation. It goes well beyond a simply memoir.…