| Born |
Farragut,
Idaho |
Author |
"Gardening
with Nature in Texas" released 2002 and "Gardening
the Upper Texas Gulf Coast" answers to your most
commonly asked gardening questions and more printed
in 1995 with the Harris County Master Gardeners |
Career
Highlights |
Worked
as a Medical Technologist in hospital laboratories for
over 20 years from Idaho to Texas with last
job as Laboratory Manager at Katy Hospital in Katy,
Texas |
| Family |
I am the
oldest of three and have two younger brothers. One is
a high school teacher-retiring this year after 20 years-and
also an award winning taxidermist in Idaho. The other
brother is a CPA for a utility firm in Denver, Colorado |
Pets |
No "tame"
pets at this time, but do consider the resident opossums,
turtle, raccoons and frogs "pets", although
they are all allowed to exist with minimal interference
from me. I just get to enjoy their presence |
Education |
BS degree
in Microbiology from Idaho State University with post
graduate work in virology |
Thoughts |
My current
goal is to try to educate the general public on the
importance of the environment and the "creatures"
to our (man's) well-being and future. Man is not an
isolated individual, but a member of a very complex
system and all members are important for "his"
survival. |
Hobbies |
Writing,
gardening, all kinds of needlework including quilting
and reading |
Organizations |
Texas Master
Naturalist Gulf Coast chapter (I was instrumental in
setting up this chapter and served 2 years as the chapter
president), Harris County Master Gardeners (member since
1991) and a member of the Urban Harvest board for 1
1/2 years. |
| Awards |
"Gardening
the Upper Texas Gulf Coast"was awarded the top
prize the year it was entered at the state meeting. |
