hiː spˈɛnt fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz æz ɐ fˈækəlti mˈɛmbɚɹ æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mɪzˈʊɹɹi ɪn kəlˈʌmbiə, mɪzˈʊɹɹi bᵻfˌoːɹ ɐksˈɛptɪŋ hɪz kˈɜːɹənt pəzˈɪʃən æɾ ˈɛn. sˈiː. stˈeɪt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
He spent four years as a faculty member at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri before accepting his current position at N. C. State in 1985.