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I am currently 31 years old and living with my parents because of my disability (I'm a quadriplegic paralyzed from the shoulders down). I've lived in or just outside of Madison, SD all of my life. It's a quiet little town filled with friendly people. Most people know each other here, and there's a pretty good chance somebody will recognize you while waiting for the one stop light located in town to turn green.

I graduated from Madison High School in 1996. I then enrolled at Dakota State University where I received a Bachelor of Science in  Information Systems in May of 2001. For you math whizzes out there, yes, it took me 5 years for my undergrad degree because I was a perennial slacker. My accident occurred in April of 2001, just one month shy of graduation. Instead of attending the ceremony, I spent another day in the ICU.

"Most things in life, good and bad, just kinda happen to ya." Well, a very bad thing happened to disrupt my future. Despite the tragedies, I went back to school 8 months after my accident. While most of my body doesn't work, my mind still does...I think. On May 8, 2004 I graduated with a Masters of Science in Information Systems with concentrations in electronic commerce and data management from DSU.

In August of 2005 I came out of retirement. I was hired by DSU as an instructor in the college of Business and Information Systems. I have taught the following courses:

• CIS 130 - Visual Basic Programming
• CIS 251 - Business Application Programming
• CIS 275 - Web Application Programming I
• CIS 328 - Operating Environments
• CIS 361 - Adv Programming for Business Apps
• CIS 375 - Web Application Programming II
• CSC 105 - Intro to Computers
• CSC 150 - Computer Science I
• CSC 206 - Access
• CSC 206 - Project
• CSC 206 - Visio
• CSC 250 - Computer Science II
• INFS 605 - Information Systems Programming
• INFS 730 - Programming for E-Commerce