Department:
Finance, Banking, and Insurance
Degrees:
J.D., Georgetown University; B.S., St. Joseph University (International Relations)
Teaching Experience:
Teaching at Appalachian has been a wonderful way to add to a professional life that has been full but never so fulfilling as when I have been teaching at ASU since 2002. I practiced law for many years as a civil trial lawyer and learned during that time that I loved teaching my younger colleagues. The reason, I think, is because I learn so much when I teach and that is an extraordinary pleasure. At Appalachian I have taught "Legal Environment of Business" and "International Business Transactions." Recently, in the past 4 years I created a course titled "Tycoons Titans Founders Financiers and Blaggards" which has been taken by many Honors students and which focuses on the broad sweep of American financial and economic history as learned and discussed through the lives of the most impactful Titans in American history. Their stories and exploits and their ethical challenges bring the sweep of American financial history to life in a way that is compelling and thought provoking. I love teaching this course as ambitious as it is.
Why I like to teach honors courses:
Honors students challenge me and I enjoy trying to make the courses as enlightening as possible for students who are seeking deep knowledge and inspiration for creative and critical thinking. Integrating several concepts imbedded in the subject of the courses allows the students to enjoy in a deep way the pleasure of reaching insights that are at the heart of critical thinking and achieving a fuller more thoughtful and rewarding life. This gives me great pleasure.
Emeritus:
No