Education:
Juris Doctorate Law – Baylor Law School
B.A. Psychology – Baylor University
Professional experience:
2016 – 2019 Professor – Business Management
Courses taught: Aviation Law, Business Law, and Criminal Law
2009 – 2016 Division Director of Academics- successfully supervising over 40 academic instructors and 30 developmental instructors along with over 20 staff.
2007 – 2010 University of Mary Hardin Baylor, Belton, Texas
Associate Professor – MBA Program
Courses taught: Legal Environment of Business; Business Negotiations
1996 – 2019 Department Chair – Business Management
Courses taught: BUSI 2301 – Business Law;
LawT 1205 Copyright & Ethics Law;
LawT 1270 Cyberspace Law & Ethics;
Acct 206; Bus 1020 Small Business Development;
and AVIM 2337 –Aviation Law
2019 – present Adjunct Professor – Baylor University
1979 – present French & French
Crawford, Texas
Attorney at Law – guardianship, trust, probate, real estate, corporate/business law
1980 - 1984 Smith & Bratcher
Waco, Texas
Attorney at Law – general practice of business law
Professional Service
TSTC Counseling Department – Student Policy & Procedures; Disciplinary Hearing Officer; Interim Director of Academics; BITS Instructor for New Instructors
Chair - Copyright Committee
Chair – Due Process Committee
Chair – Student Disciplinary Appeal Committee
Chair – Sexual Harrasment Committee
Lecturer – Professional Development – TSTC Waco
Lecturer – FEMA/Privacy – TSTC Waco
Awards/Honors
Twice Outstanding Teacher Award – TSTC – Waco
Outstanding Teacher Award – McLennan County
Licensed to Practice Law in the State of Texas
Licensed to Practice Law in Federal Court, 5th Circuit
Vice President – Faculty Senate – TSTC Waco
President – Faculty Senate – TSTC Waco
Guest Lecturer & Speaker – Development of Becoming a Master Student – Large Group Award – Prentiss Hall
Three years – Ethics Judge – Better Business Bureau Association
McLennan County
Title IX Coordinator /Chair at TSTC; Library Committee; Curriculum Committee; Instructional Practices Committee; Student Judicial Board; Sexual Harassment Committee Chair; and Copyright committee Chair
Instructor Training – Guest Lecturer
Topics of discussion: FERPA; Copyrights; Ethics; Title IX
Publication
Authored: “Automotive Math” TSTC Publishing: 1985
Authored: “Cyberspace Law and Ethics” Sentinel Publishing: 2010
Authored :”Cyberspace Law in a Business Environment” Sentinel Publishing 2013
Professional Societies:
State Bar of Texas
US Bar – Western District
AIPLA – American Intellectual Property and Law
State Bar of Texas – Probate
State Bar of Texas – Intellectual Property Law
State Bar of Texas – Business
State Bar of Texas – Guardianship and Trust
State Bar of Texas – Real Estate Law
State Bar of Texas – Aviation Law