Wake Forest University - BA in History, 1965

University of North Carolina, JD, 1968

University of Virginia, MBA, 1970

Mayor, City of Asheville

Asheville City Council

NC Legislative Highway Study Commission

Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters Committee, Co-Chair

NC National Parks, Parkway & Forests Development Council, Vice-Chair

Mount Mitchell State Park Advisory Committee

Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Board

Boy Scouts of America - Daniel Boone Council Executive Board

Bele Chere Commission, Chairman

Sisters of Mercy Health Services Corporation, Board of Directors

WNC Development Association, Chairman

Asheville Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors; President; Big A Award; Chairman's Award

1-26 Corridor Association, Co-Chair

Asheville Community Betterment Foundation, Board of Directors, President

YMCA - Board of Directors, Secretary

Buncombe County Economic Development Commission, Vice Chairman

Habitat for Humanity, Board of Directors

St. Joseph's Hospital Capital Campaign,Chairman

Ira B. Jones School PTA, President

Wake Forest University Board of Trustees