BS, UND Branch Ellendale; MS, Moorhead State University
1981 and 2003 ND Wildlife Federation Legislative Conservationist of the Year Award; 1994 Jamestown United Sportsman of the Year; NDEA; NEA; ND Wildlife Federation; Ducks Unlimited; United Sportsman; Officials Hall of Fame; Delta Waterfowl; United Sportsman; Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)