I was raised on a farm in Kansas and went to a high school of 21 students my senior year. After graduating from Kansas State University, I went to Vietnam in 1961 as an agricultural volunteer for an organization the Peace Corps was patterned after. I spent 6 years in Vietnam, the last 3 1/2 years working for the U.S. Agency for International Development. After returning to this country and obtaining a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh, I worked mostly for the U. S. government. I headed up the regional office of Refugee Resettlement starting with the arrival of Southeast Asian refugees in the 1980's. Another important period was working as a contract employee for the Office of Refugee Resettlement in Washington, D. C. During this 12 years, I started and managed the Refugee Agricultural Partnership program. I have set foot in approximately 35 different countries. Most of the countries visited were in Asia and the Middle East. I have written a book, "The Not So Ordinary People On the Roads I Have Travelled". The book is a combination memoir and the recognition of 50 singles or couples that were important in my life.