Retired editor of the Columbian (Vancouver) and an active volunteer in a wide variety of community endeavors (e.g., the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges as member and chair; Vancouver’s Celebrate Freedom Committee, the Conservation Land Trust Advisory Board, the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust Board and Long Range Committee, the Clark College Alumni Association Board of Directors, the “Festival 150” Planning Committee, and the Lewis and Clark Commemorative Committee.) He has long been a member of the department’s visiting committee.