hiː wʌz ɐsˈɪstənt kəmˈɪʃənɚ ænd dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv ˌækədˈɛmɪk ɐfˈɛɹz fɚðɪ ˌɪndiːˈænə kəmˈɪʃən fɔːɹ hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ænd wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv ɹæmˈɑːpoʊ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
He was Assistant Commissioner and Director of Academic Affairs for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education from 1979 to 1985 and was selected as the president of Ramapo College in 1985.