Professor Emeritus, Department of Industrial, Interior and Visual Communication Design, College of the Arts, The Ohio State University; Retired Professor of Industrial Design, College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology; Formerly: Director, Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access and Professor of Industrial Design, College of Architecture, Interim Director, Advanced Wood Products Laboratory, 1995 – 2001, Georgia Institute of Technology; Education: Bachelor of Industrial Design, Pratt Institute,1962, General Motors Scholarship 1961 and 1962; Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1963, Harley J. Earle Scholarship in 1962/63; post graduate research, Royal College of Art, Great Britain 1965/66, Fulbright/Hays Scholarship in 1965 and 1966; Professor of Industrial Design, The Ohio State University from 1973 to 1995 and Vice President for Research and Development, Zoetech Corporation from 1990 to 1995; Assistant Professor, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University from 1966 to 1973, President, Design and Research Services, Inc., 1978 to 1983; author of 74 publications including two books: Designing the Open Nursing Home in 1976 and Aging and the Product Environment in 1983 covering research and design development related to issues in gerontology; listed in Who's Who in America since 1989; presented with the IDSA National Education Award in 1994 and the Outstanding Research Award by the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech in 2001.