As a student at Ball State University, was elected the first president of the university’s Physical Education
Honor Society.
Earned three varsity awards, participated in an NCAA Final Four and was named to the Midwest
Intercollegiate Volleyball Association’s All-Star Team.
Received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education.
Head Volleyball Coach at Lakeview High School in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Assistant Volleyball Coach for the United States Women’s Junior National Team. Silver medalist USBVA Open National Championships.
Earned a Master of Arts Degree in Sport Studies at California State University, Long Beach.
Head Volleyball Coach at Western Michigan University for 15 years.
First volleyball team and first team of any women’s sport in the history of the university to win a Mid American Conference Championship.
Seven Mid-American Conference regular season titles.
One time Mid-American Conference winning streak of ninety-eight matches, one of the longest conference winning streaks for any sport in the history of the NCAA.
5 time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year.
ASICS/TIGER Volleyball Monthly National Coach of the Year.
Eight NCAA tournament appearances.
Undefeated regular season in 1983 finishing in top 8 nationally.
Western Michigan University hosted numerous First Round, Regional Tournaments and the NCAA Final Four in 1985 (Stanford, Pacific, Southern California and UCLA).
Coached three All-Americans, three Academic All-Americans, five Mid-American Conference Most Valuable Players, and seventeen first and second team MAC players a total of thirty-five times.
Eight of his former student-athletes have been inducted into the Western Michigan University Hall of Fame.
Earned Level I certification by the Federation Internationale de Volley-ball.
Level I and Level II certification by the United States Volleyball Association.
1993 cofounded USA Michigan Volleyball with his wife Jackie.
Many club athletes have gone on to play at junior colleges, colleges and universities throughout the country.
Resides in Kalamazoo, Michigan with wife Jackie and daughters’ Anna & Audrey.
