Born Pendleton, Oregon, July 3, 1944; admitted to bar, 1976, Oregon.

Education: Oregon State University (B.S.E.E., with honors, 1966); Harvard University (M.B.A., 1968); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Blue Key; Phi Kappa Phi; Tau Beta Pi; Sigma Tau; Eta Kappa Nu. Member, 1974-1976 and Managing Editor, 1975-1976, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College Law Review. Law Clerk Hon. James M. Burns, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 1976-1977. Licensed Real Estate Broker (Inactive), Oregon 1972. Licensed Professional Engineer, Oregon, 1973. Licensed Certified Water Rights Examiner, Oregon, 1992. Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-1983. Member, 1991-1998, and Chair, 1996-1998, Oregon Environmental Quality Commission. Member, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. Member Oregon Public Broadcasting Board of Directors; Umatilla County and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar