Authors
A’Lelia Bundles
A’Lelia Bundles is chairman of the board of the Foundation for the National Archives, a vice chairman of Columbia University’s board of trustees, a member of the advisory boards of the Indiana Historical Society’s publication committee, and of the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Madam C. J. Walker and lives in Washington, D. C.
Bernie Clark
Bernie Clark has had a passion for science, spirituality and stories of mythology since childhood. He has a degree in science from the University of Waterloo, and spent over twenty-five years as a senior executive in the high tech/space industry. He has been investigating the path of meditation for three decades and began teaching yoga and meditation in 1998. He is the author of two books on yoga and the creator of the www.YinYoga.com website.
Andrew Conte
Andrew Conte, as a reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, covered the legalization of casino gambling in Pennsylvania and the Penguins’ bid for an arena. He has won numerous national and state awards for his writing, including the Carnegie Science Award and first-place honors from the Inland Press Association, the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors and the Associated Press Society of Ohio. Two times, the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Journalists has recognized Andrew with the Spotlight Award, its top prize for investigative reporting. Andrew was a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. The Tribune-Review has twice named him its reporter of the year, and at a previous job he was a member of the Scripps Howard Dream Team. When he’s not writing, Andrew teaches journalism as the founding director of a news service program at Pittsburgh’s Point Park University. He lives in Pittsburgh, PA.
Dick Denny
Dick Denny earned a degree in journalism and his first job in journalism was reporting for the Muncie Star (Indiana) during the 1956 state high school basketball tournament. Following stints at the Star, the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Indiana), and the Chicago Tribune; Denny joined the Indianapolis News and wrote about high school sports – particularly basketball – in his “Sports Den” column. Denny also covered college and professional basketball, as well as hockey, tennis, and bowling in his 40 years with the News and Indianapolis Star.
Chris Edwards
Chris Edwards, EdD teaches history and English at a public high school in Indiana. He is the author of numerous books with Rowman & Littlefield Education and Blue River Press. He is also a frequent contributor to Skeptic magazine and has had his original connect-the-dots teaching method published by the National Council for Social Studies.
Anthony D. Fredericks, Ed.D.
Anthony D. Fredericks, Ed.D
Anthony D. Fredericks, Ed.D. is a nationally recognized educator well known for his practical teacher materials and stimulating and engaging conference presentations. A retired professor of education from York College of Pennsylvania, he is an award-winning and best-selling author of more than 150 books, including teacher resource materials (Guided Reading in Grades 3-6), children’s books (Mountain Night, Mountain Day; The Tsunami Quilt), and adult non-fiction titles (The Secret Life of Clams). His extensive background includes experience as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, professional storyteller, curriculum coordinator, educational consultant, and staff developer. He won the 2004 International Reading Association Teacher’s Choice Award, the 2007 Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year, 2008 World Storytelling Award.
Books
Ace Your Teacher Interview, 2E
Ace Your Teacher Resume (and Cover Letter)
The Adjunct Professor’s Complete Guide to Teaching College 2nd Edition, Revised & Expanded
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Ace Your Interview Teacher Resumes and Cover Letters
Ace Your Teacher Resume (and Cover Letters)
Ace Your First Year Teaching
Lew Freedman
Lew Freedman is a veteran sportswriter who is the author of more than 70 books, many on baseball, and has been an avid researcher of baseball history. He has also worked as a sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Anchorage Daily News.
Dick Grout
Dick Grout is a second-generation PGA golf professional who has followed closely in his famous father’s footsteps. After college at Florida State University and Florida International University, Dick turned pro in 1977. He attended the PGA Q-School twice and playing on the American Golf Tour; the National Golf Association Tour; and the Space Coast Tour. He is both an accomplished player and teacher who specializes in the history and traditions of golf and has assisted a number of journalists in their writings about the extraordinary life of Jack Grout. Dick Grout lives in Sunset, SC.
Michael Gurnow
Michael Gurnow is a former literature and pre-law professor whose linguistic training was overseen by an active NSA language analyst. A noted environmentalist and film critic whose work Pulitzer-recipient Roger Ebert called “very admirable,” Gurnow’s writing spans such topics as national security, veterinary legislation, and overpopulation. His first book, The Edward Snowden Affair, was an international bestseller, while his sophomore effort, Nature’s Housekeeper, was dubbed “Thoreau meets Hunter S. Thompson” by Ron Dakron, author of Hello Devilfish!, and “intellectually profound yet outrageously funny” by British Mountaineering Council Ambassador Chris Townsend. Gurnow is editor of the award-winning blog, The THor Challenge.
Terry Hutchens
Terry Hutchens knows Indiana University basketball. For the past 15 years he has worked as the IU football and basketball beat writer for the Indianapolis Star and now is with Fox Sports / Scout (Indiana.Scout.com). He’s covered the team from the Bob Knight era through today and has worked as a sportswriter for more than 35 years.
Bernie Lubbers
Bernie Lubbers is the Ambassador for American Whisky for Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, KY. A veteran comedian of 25 years and star of his own one-man play, he is entertaining, and he can also tell you more about bourbon than you ever thought you could know. Bernie travels over 100,000 miles each year educating people about out native spirit; BOURBON. He spends most of time promoting great brands such as Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, Larceny, Old Fitzgerald, Bernheim Wheat, Rittenhouse Rye, Parker’s Heritage, Henry McKenna, and a TON of Bonded Bourbons in the Heaven Hill portfolio. For information about Bernie Lubbers website www.WhiskeyProf.com, where visitors can take course and quizzes, and learn more about Bourbon Whiskey.
Mark Newman
Mark Newman
Mark Newman is a recipient of the National Magazine Award for General Excellence and has been a baseball writer since 1990, including nearly the last two decades with Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLB.com). The Indiana University graduate is a longtime Hall of Fame voting member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America working 25 World Series. Before MLBAM, he co-founded and oversaw content at digital ventures including Sporting News Online, MAX Broadcasting Network. Before that, he was an award-winning pro sports beat writer for The Miami Herald, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and San Jose Mercury News. He is the author of Yankee Legends: Pivotal Moments, Players & Personalities and Diamonds from the Dugout: 115 Baseball Legends Recall their Favorite Hit.
Dan O’Brien
One of the top athletes in the history of decathlon, O’Brien competed in his first Olympic Games in 1992 and went on to win a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics earning him the distinction of the “World’s Greatest Athlete”. Dan also won gold medals at the 1991, 1993 and 1995 World Championships.
O’Brien provided analysis for NBC’s coverage of track & field in both the 2000 Sydney Games and the 2004 Athens Games. Dan continues to speak and broadcast at events around the country. Dan O’Brien lives Scottsdale, AZ where he is a volunteer track & field coach for Arizona State University.
Brad Botkin is a CBSSports.com Assistant Managing Editor. Since graduating from Sonoma State University in 2003, Brad has worked as a sportswriter/editor at both newspapers and magazines.
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Todd Outcalt
Todd Outcalt is a United Methodist pastor who has helped hundreds of people through cancer and beyond, including his own wife of thirty years. He is also the author of more than twenty books in six different languages including, Before You Say “I Do” (Penguin, 2006), Your Beautiful Wedding on Any Budget (Sourcebooks, 2009), and The Best Things in Life Are Free (HCI, 2005). He has also written widely in health and wellness for such magazines as American Fitness, Cure, and Aim. Since 2004 Todd has served as lead pastor of Calvary United Methodist Church in Brownsburg, where he lives with his wife, Becky, and they now manage an empty nest and enjoy hiking, kayaking, and reading in their spare time.
Mel Proctor
I Love the Work, But I Hate the Business is Mel Proctors second book. He is also the author of The Official Fan’s Guide to the Fugitive, a history of the hit television show of the 1960s. In nearly 40 years as a sportscaster, Proctor has called over 5,000 events and conducted more than 2,000 interviews. He has channeled his expertise into Mel Proctor Sports Media, working with athletes, coaches, and aspiring broadcasters. He served as a tutor for the late Junior Seau on Sports Jobs with Junior Seau on the Versus network.
Proctor has also acted in film and television and had a recurring role on NBCs hit Homicide. He is a busy voiceover artist and is completing his first novel. Proctor and his wife Julie live in Encinitas, California.
I Love the Work, But I Hate the Business
Dr. Jack Ramsay
Legendary coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Dr. Jack Ramsay served as lead game analyst for The NBA on ESPN Radio. He had also provided analysis for ESPN’s SportsCenter and ESPN2’s NBA FastBreak, and contributed to ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. The late Jace Ramsay worked for ESPN from 1996 until he retired in 2013.
Dale Ratermann
Dale Ratermann was a long-time executive with the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and has had more than 50 books published. The Illinois native enjoys traveling, reading and walking his dogs.
Beth Shaw
Beth Shaw is the president and founder of YogaFit Training Systems. The leader in mind-body education, YogaFit has trained more than 200,000 fitness instructors on six continents. Shaw and her company have been showcased in numerous fitness magazines as well as Oprah’s O magazine, Time, More, Entrepreneur, Yoga Journal, Glamour, Self and USA Today. She has also been featured on CNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS, E Style Channel, Showtime, and Donny Deutsch’s Big Idea.
Andrew E. Stoner
Andrew E. Stoner was the author of the political biography Legacy of a Governor: The Life of Indiana’s Frank O’Bannon. He also penned true-crime and popular culture titles including Those 70’s Shows, Notorious 92, and Betty White: The First 90 Years. A journalist by training, his writing has been published in the South Bend Tribune, the Goshen News, the Indianapolis Star, the Indianapolis Recorder, Sports Illustrated and Colliers Worldbook Encyclopedia. He held a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Franklin College of Indiana and a master’s degree in journalism from Ball State University. Andrew is an instructor in public relations in the Division of Communication at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. In 2013 he received his Ph.D. in Public Communication and Technology at Colorado State University.
James Alexander Thom
The late James Alexander Thom was an Indiana-born Marine veteran. He was also a newspaperman, magazine freelance writer, and Indiana University Journalism School lecturer before he became a full-time historical novelist, known for his thorough research in archives and in the field. His American frontier and Indian war novels have won national awards and sold more than two million copies. Two were made into television films, by Hallmark and Ted Turner. Thom’s family history drew him to the Civil War era. His namesake was killed in the Battle of Fredericksburg, and his great grandfather survived the deathly Andersonville prisoner-of-war camp. Several years as Ohio River historical lecturer for the Delta Queen line provided technical knowledge and riverboat lore for this book. The author was also an artist and sculptor.
Dick Wolfsie
Dick Wolfsie writes a syndicated humor column that runs in 25 weekly papers across Indiana, his central Indiana video essays appear on WISH-TV, and his weekly Public Radio commentary broadcasts on air WFYI 90.1 FM. He is the author of several books including Mornings with Barney 9781602393530 & Indiana Curiosities 9780762723515 & 97807627504182.
Gina De Vere
Georgina de Vere set sail thirteen years ago at age 58, bitten by the bug to “Go Cruising” and has been wife and first mate living full time aboard her and her husband’s yacht, sailing the Pacific and Asia where they now sail on our second boat, “Stardancer”, a Gib Sea 47’ monohull. She sold her business and the house, took coastal sailing and navigation night courses, went to sailing school, and got her radio license and first aid certificates.
She runs her business consultancy from her boat, where she is well-known and respected for her knowledge and professionalism. Although she has written articles about her exploits in sailing magazines in USA, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, the idea of a book to encourage other women to sail never left her mind.
Andy Binder
Andy Binder received his bachelor’s degree in history from the State University of New York at Geneseo and his master’s in education from The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY. Combining his education background and his passion for entertainment, Binder worked for years at several colleges in their campus-activities departments, and teaching Public Speaking, Small-Group Communications, and First-Year Student-Transition Issues. He booked many major acts for colleges, marketing and producing the entire shows. His events have included concerts and shows by comedians Martin Short and Howie Mandel, and hit bands like O.A.R. and Third Eye Blind. Seeing thousands of fans enjoying his events only fueled his entertainment passion further, and Binder decided to begin a talent agency. In the following years, Binder built up his reality TV client list, as well as contacts with nightclub promoters and colleges. Today, Binder continues to get reality TV stars paid for basically whatever and wherever. Their fame will not last forever, but it’s fun while it lasts.
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Randy Mills and Roxanne Mills
Randy Mills is a professor of the social sciences at Oakland City University. He is the author of Summer Wind: A Soldier’s Road from Indiana to Vietnam, An Almost Perfect Season: a Father and Son and a Golden Age of Small-Town High School Basketball, and co-author of Unexpected Journey: A Marine Corps Reserve Company in the Korean War. His articles have been featured in “Connections: The Hoosier Genealogist,” among other publications.
Roxanne Mills is an author and an Associate Professor of English at Oakland City University in Oakland, Indiana. She is the co-author of Unexpected Journey: a Marine Corps Reserve Company in the Korean War. Her work has been featured in journals and magazines such as Traces of Indiana and Midwest History, and Indiana Magazine of History, among others.
Barbra Cohn
Barbra Cohn has been a professional writer for 35 years, and has written hundreds of health and travel articles for national, regional and local publications. For a decade, she cared for her husband, Morris, who passed away from younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease at age 69.
As president and owner of Cohn Writing Solutions, Barbra writes sales copy, newsletters and articles, and analyzes scientific studies for cosmetics and nutritional supplement companies. Her writing has appeared in AAA’s Encompass, First for Women, Nexus, Midwest Today, Shofar, YM, Sh’ma, Boulder Magazine, Delicious!, Seasons, Better Nutrition, Energy Times, Inside Karate, Conscious Choice, Girls’ Life and numerous other magazines and newspapers. She is also an award-winning poet.
In addition to holding a Master’s degree in professional writing, Barbra holds a BA in both English and Religious Studies and a Certificate in Nutrition from the Bauman College of Nutrition. As a nutrition educator, she offers nutritional support to caregivers, guiding them to make healthy food and lifestyle choices.
Barbra has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 1972, where she and her husband raised their two children. Her greatest pleasures include spending time with her three grandchildren, dancing, traveling and hiking in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.
Elaine Jannetides
As the daughter of Greek immigrants, Elaine H. Jannetides grew up knowing the Greek culture well. She was bilingual, speaking both English and Greek which made communicating with her family and friends in Greece convenient. Elaine graduated from Shortridge High School in 1955. She worked as a hairstylist to pay her way through college. With a lifelong love of reading and writing, she put her hand to creating her own book. Though she had many articles published, this is her first full length novel. Elaine was the mother of four children, a business owner with her husband, Nick, and lived in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Amitava Dasgupta, Ph.D
Dr. Amitava Dasgupta was born in Calcutta, India and came to the United States in 1980 and received his Ph.D. in 1986 in Chemistry from Stanford University. He then completed his fellowship training in Clinical Chemistry from the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine at Seattle. He is board certified in both Toxicology and Clinical Chemistry by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry. Currently, he is a tenured Full Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Texas Medical School. Dr. Dasgupta has published 214 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is on editorial board of five international journals. Although a toxicologist by profession, Dr. Dasgupta learned yoga and meditation from his teachers in India. He tries to meditate every day and use it effectively to combat the stress of everyday life including job related academic stress. His other interests are writing haiku and spiritual growths. He lives with his wife Alice and two cats in Houston, Texas.
Robert W. Cohen
Robert W. Cohen was born in the Bronx, New York in 1956. His first published work, A Team For The Ages: Baseball’s All-Time All-Star Team clearly reflects his great love of the game of baseball, and also his vast knowledge of the sport. A sports historian, Robert has appeared on numerous sports-talk radio programs around the nation to discuss his previously published works. Robert’s June 2009 release entitled Baseball’s Hall of Fame – Or Hall of Shame? is the most comprehensive book ever written on the Baseball Hall of Fame. His next work, MVP, which provides an in-depth look at baseball’s Most Valuable Player Award, was released in August 2010. Robert later assumed the position of Content Manager, Editor, and Contributing Writer at TheBaseballPage.com. He has since had eight other books published, the first of which, The 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History, was released in April of 2012. His next book, The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History, was released in November of 2012. He followed that up with Pro Basketball’s All-Time All-Stars: Across the Eras, which was released in February of 2013. Robert subsequently authored The 50 Greatest Players in St. Louis Cardinals History, which was released in August of 2013. His next two books, The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants Football History and The 50 Greatest Players in Boston Red Sox History were both released in the summer of 2014. His two most recent books, The 50 Greatest Players in New England Patriots History and The 50 Greatest Players in Detroit Tigers History, were released in the fall of 2015. Robert currently lives in Clifton, New Jersey.
Greg Lucas
For more than 45 years, Greg Lucas has been a sportscaster and play by play announcer heavily involved in Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association with the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers. He has called over 4000 sporting events including major college football, basketball, baseball plus his work with the pros and a total of 25 different sports.
His first book, Baseball-Its More Than Just a Game was based on materials he had collected and used in broadcasts and telecasts and as part of pre-game and other special programs over his long active career.
A native Midwesterner from Kokomo, Indiana, Greg got his career started while getting his undergraduate degree from Butler University in Indianapolis.
James McCloy
James McCloy had a B.A. and M.A. from Rowan University. He spent many years as an Adjunct Professor of History at Wilmington College. He had appeared on many radio and TV programs to discuss the Jersey Devil and had also given lectures at schools, colleges, libraries, historical societies, etc.
Ray Miller, Jr.
Ray Miller, Jr. had co-authored two books on the Jersey Devil and had written numerous articles in various magazines and journals.
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Lana Bandy
Lana Bandy is a writer and editor with a diverse range of experience. She spent 20+ years working in marketing and now concentrates on strategic management. She is the co-puzzle editor for a chain of seven weekly newspapers in Indiana and has co-written five puzzle/trivia books. Bandy received her undergraduate degree from Purdue and her MPA from Indiana. In her free time, she loves to travel and take her dogs to the beach. 
Ed Wenck
Ed Wenck is a former stand-up comic and top-rated host for WIBC radio, Indiana’s most listened to radio station. Ed has written on a wide variety of topics for Indianapolis Monthly, Indy Men’s Magazine, and other publications. His previously published books include: Don’t Try This at Home: 50 Dangerous and Nerve-Wracking Stunts to Avoid, and The Hockey Dad Chronicles: An Indentured Parent’s Season on the Rink. Ed resides in Indianapolis, IN.
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H.W. Kondras
H.W. Kondras has authored and co-authored several other volumes of crossword puzzles including Vampire Fun & Games, Detroit Red Wings Trivia, Fun and Games, Seek & Find Indiana, Florida Crosswords among others. She resides in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Turron Davenport
Turron Davenport is a member of the Pro Football Writers Association. He was the lead editor and reporter for The Eagles Wire of USA Today, theeagleswire.usatoday.com. Prior to covering the Eagles he covered the Baltimore Ravens for the Baltimore Times. Turron is also an NFL Draft Analyst for Footballgameplan.com, and the author of Carson Wentz: Soaring with the Eagles.
Matthew Silverman
Matthew Silverman has been a professional writer and editor for over twenty years. He has authored, co-authored and edited numerous publications pertaining to Baseball, Football and sports in general. He has been a lifelong sports fan, which allows him to convey a genuine perspective of an avid fan while maintaining author objectivity. His most recent works include Baseball Miscellany, Red Sox by the Numbers (with Bill Nowlin), New York Mets New York Mets: The Complete Illustrated History, and 100 Things All Mets Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die. He lives in High Falls, NY.
Vince McKee
VinceMcKee is a growing force in the sports literary world. His first seven books all helped to build his credibility as a top-notch chronicler of the impact of Ohio sports. Vince is also the MMA correspondent for neosportsinsiders.com. He has also spent time as a High School Beat Reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer & The Medina Gazette. His work has been featured in SLAM Magazine, ESPN Sports Nation and Drennan Live. He has been called the go to source with anything involving sports history. He has personally interviewed some of the biggest names in Cleveland Sports history for his books, including a one on one with Bill Belichick.
Joe Drozda
Joe Drozda grew up in Northwest Indiana, graduating from Indiana University in 1970 after serving in the United States Army, including a combat tour in Viet Nam.
A life member of both the Alumni Association and The Kelly School of Business Alumni Association, he also annually maintains his status as a member of the Hoosier Hundred within the Varsity Club.
Drozda wrote two previous books, The Tailgater’s Handbook (1996) and The Golfer’s Wagering Handbook (1998), both published by Masters Press, and wrote a weekly column during the football season for publication in various newspapers and websites.
Max Schumaker and Mark Montieth
Max Schumacher began working for the Indianapolis Indians Triple-A baseball team in 1958 and never left! He has led the Indianapolis Indians to success for decades.
Mark Montieth was born and raised in Indianapolis, and lives there today. He attended Indiana Pacers games as a child, and grew up to become a sports journalist who has won many regional and national awards for his writing.
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Extra Innings – Max Schumacher and Mark Montieth
Reborn – Mark Montieth
Vukovich – Angelo Angelopolous (Introduction and Edited by Mark Montieth)
Ron Reischel
Rob Reischel has covered the Green Bay Packers for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s “Packer Plus” since 2001. Rob has also received 12 awards from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association for his writing and editing at News Publishing Co. since 2000. Rob Reischel resides in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
Ron Lippock
Ron Lippock is the Publisher of the Pittsburgh Sports Daily Bulletin, a daily newsletter that covers Pittsburgh sports new. Over the five-plus years of publishing the newsletter, Mr. Lippock has interviewed hundreds of former Pittsburgh athletes, coaches, media, artists, and more, focusing on their more personal experiences and insights.
Mr. Lippock has worked in the publishing industry for over twenty-five years, and currently resides in Washington D.C. with his wife and children.
Vern Tejas
As a mountain climbing guide, it was Vern Tejas’s job to climb the tallest and most dangerous mountains in the world. Always rebellious, Tejas never met a challenge he couldn’t overcome, even the daunting task of climbing Mount Everest. In fact, he climbed all of the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents more than ten times each. Seventy Summits is his tale of the beauty, danger, and surprising freedom of mountain climbing and what it has given him throughout his life.
Climb Mt. McKinley with Tejas as he battles extreme cold. Scale Aconcagua and its windy peaks. Mont Blanc provides beautiful views, but Mt. Elbrus towers over the European continent. “The Roof of Africa” is attempted by 35,000 people each year, but Mt. Kilimanjaro isn’t as friendly as it looks and many people get hypothermia on this tropical mountain. Antarctica’s Mt. Vinson boasts the last true frontier, a costly climbing trip that keeps getting more and more expensive. Take a break on Mt Koscuiszko. As Australia’s tallest mountain, it’s practically a stroll in the park at 7,310 feet. Finally, join Tejas on the tallest mountain in the world: Mt. Everest. Better yet, read about him doing all of them ten times each.
Tom Franklin
Thomas Franklin is professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. For five years he was involved with the development and implementation of a four-year college degree in Golf Enterprise Management program at that university. Tom co-wrote the proposal to the UW Board of Regents for implementation of the new program, wrote the first three courses within the program, and served as the first Program Director for the B.S. program. The opportunity enabled him to work with leaders throughout the golf industry, including many golf course owners.
Jim Bettencourt
After five decades of either playing, coaching or umpiring the game of baseball, Jim Bettencourt decided to write a series of books called Baseball Rules in Black and White. While umpiring over the last two decades, he has ruled on thousands of plays providing him with an umpire’s perspective of knowing which rules are frequently called during most every game. He has spent a lifetime in baseball, two decades umpiring, attended dozens of camps and clinics, and had many mentors. Bettencourt began officiating high school baseball in 2000. Since that time he has umpired Little League, men’s & women’s softball, Legion, Joe DiMaggio, Pony, High School, Junior College, University Div. II spring & fall ball, and S.F. Bay Area adult leagues.
