Family
Wife Mary Geneva Chapel (Jenny)
5 Children and 12 grandchildren
Religion
Member of St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Alexandria, IN
Eucharistic Minister, Reader,
Assist with Maintenance, and
Count Collection
Education
Fairmount High School,
Fairmount, Indiana 1966
Indiana University, Bloomington,
IN A.B. Mathematics, 1970
Ball State University, Muncie,
IN M.A.E. Mathematics, 1976
Masonic
Background
Master Mason Fairmount Lodge
#635 F. & A.M. Fairmount, IN
1-28-1970
Entered Apprentice 12-20-69
Fellow Craft 1-21-70
Master Mason 1-28-70
Scottish Rite Fort Wayne Valley,
Fort Wayne, IN 5-3-1997
Shrine Mizpah Shriners, Fort
Wayne, IN 5-3-1997
Worshipful Master 1974
Secretary 1975-76 and 1988-2002
(16 years)
Grand Lodge Secretary of the
Year 1999-2000
President, Mizmur Scooter Patrol
2001
President, Mizmur Shrine Club
2002
Area Representative 2003, 2004
Potentate, Mizpah Shriners 2008
MSA Fort Wayne Valley 2009
Treasurer, Mizpah Shriners 2009
- 2012
Thrice Potent Master, Lodge of
Perfection, Fort Wayne Valley
AASR 2014-15
GLSA Secretary/Treasurer
2012-current
GLSA Thomas W. Melham Award 2018
Thirty Third, AASR 2019
Work Experience
1970-1974 Yorktown High School
Math and Science Teacher
Taught Algebra I, II, Geometry,
and General Science
Served as Athletic Ticket
Manager for two years. Handled
all Football, Basketball Season
tickets and sectional tickets.
1974-1976 Yorktown High School
Athletic Director
Handled scheduling for 16
varsity sports. Scheduling for
Some sports were five years out
along with officials 2-3 years
out. Hosted Conference, County,
and Sectional events in several
sports, including hosting the
Girls State Golf Meet. Wrote a
student athlete manual and
helped rewrite the athletic
program manual for YHS. Helped
move school from ask for basis
to planning basis for uniforms
and equipment. Redid schedules
as YHS moved from one conference
to a new conference.
1976-1980 Yorktown Middle School
Assistant Principal and Athletic
Director
Handled most of the discipline
for the school. Created the
master schedule and scheduled
all 450 students by hand.
Students all had individual
schedules. Handled all of the
scheduling for the athletic
program for 6th - 8th grades.
Served as the Due Process
Hearing Officer for the High
School. Re wrote the Due Process
Manual for the School
Corporation to standardize all
forms and provide step by step
instructions to insure due
process requirements were met.
1980-1982 Shenandoah Middle
School Principal and Athletic
Director
Served as only administrator in
the building. Handled all
discipline, athletics, staff
evaluation, and scheduling.
Wrote a Student Due Process
Manual for Shenandoah schools
and served as the hearing
officer for the corporation.
Moved the school from a block
schedule to an individual
schedule for students.
Instituted an Honor Roll and
recognition of Academic
performance by the students.
1982-1988 Alexandria Middle
School Math & Computer Teacher
Taught math and basic computer
language to 7th and 8th graders.
1988-1992 Alexandria Middle
School Assistant Principal and
Athletic Director
Handled most of the discipline
for the school. Created the
master schedule and scheduled
all students by hand. Handled
all of the scheduling for the
athletic
program for 6th - 8th grades.
Hosted several county
tournaments and helped organize
a Madison County Junior High
School Athletic Council. Served
as the Due Process Hearing
Officer for the High School.
1992-1998 Orestes Elementary
School Principal
Served as sole administrator for
the school. Handled all
discipline, scheduling, staff
evaluation, and other duties for
the school. During these 6 years
also served the corporation as
hearing officer, Title 1
Director, Migrant Education
Director, and served as editor
for the corporation newsletter.
As Title Director, handled
$400,000 budget each year. Title
1 involved a $100,000 budget
each year. Over saw and planned
all expenditures of those funds.
Collected material from other
administrators and edited and
published a newsletter that was
sent to every in our
corporation.
1998-2003 Alexandria High School
Math & Computer Teacher
Taught General Math, Algebra 1,
and several computer courses
including Microsoft Word, Excel,
Power Point, and Web Pages. I
was also responsible for the
corporation website, and the
school newspaper and yearbook.
Other
Served as a USS certified level
3 swimming Judge for six years.
Worked 1992 Olympic trials in
Indianapolis.
Earned Master Ritualist pin.
Woodworking - Building and
repairing items for the family.
Christmas gifts for
grandchildren. Making gavels for
Masonic Leaders.
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