Artist Background / Awards 1978 - B. S. Degree In Industrial Arts Education From Millersville State College 1981 to 1996 - Teacher In The Quakertown Community School District 1984 - Masters Equivalency Degree In Technology Ed. From Millersville University Of PA 1996 to Present - Member Of AAW (American Association Of Woodturners) 1996 to Present - Member Of The Keystone Turners Chapter Of AAW 1997 - Two Pieces Selected To Go To Australia In A Twig Pot Challenge, Representing The Keystone Chapter Of AAW 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007 - 2nd Place Award, For Contemporary Craft In The Peddler��s Village Fine Art & Contemporary Craft Show 1998 - Oak Burl Vessel Selected For The Akron Exhibition At The National AAW Symposium 1999, 2000 - Honorable Mention, In Wood Medium, In Allentown��s Mayfair Artist Market 1999, 2000, & 2001 - ��Best of Show��, For Contemporary Craft In The Peddler��s Village Fine Art & Contemporary Craft Show 2000 - Awarded Status As A Juried Member Of The Pennsylvania Guild Of Craftsmen 2001, 2002 - ��Best of Show��, For Fine Craft In The Eagles Mere Art & Craft Festival 2002, 2006 - 3rd Place Award, For Contemporary Craft In The Peddler��s Village Fine Art & Contemporary Craft Show 2002 - Honorable Mention, For Craft In The New Hope Arts & Craft Festival 2003, 2004 - Honorable Mention (2nd Place), For Fine Craft In The Eagles Mere Art & Craft Festival 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 - Award of Honor, For Contemporary Craft In The Peddler��s Village Fine Art & Contemporary Craft Show 2006, 2008 - Honorable Mention (2nd Place), For Craft in The Wilkes-Barre Fine Arts Festival 2009, 2010 - Best In Category, For Wood In The Athens ArtsFest Show 2009