| n Born in Williamsport, PA (home of Little League Baseball) in 1938 |
| n Graduated from Montgomery, PA high school in 1956 |
| n Initiated into Triangle,Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, and Phi Kappa Phi in 1956-60 |
| n Graduated from Penn State with a Chemical Engineering degree in 1960 |
| n Awarded M.S.and Ph.D.degrees in Chemical Engineering in 1962-64 |
| n Obtained P.E. certification (State of Delaware) in 1970 |