History Professor & Distance Learning Coordinator
Neil was born in 1941, in Denver, Colorado, United States. He was born on a dark and stormy night; according to his mother, there was a power failure in the hospital and delivery occurred in a dark room illuminated by handheld flashlights by the delivery team.
BA (history), University of Denver (CO), 1963
MA (history) Eastern New Mexico Univerity, 1965
PhD (history) Texas Tech University, 1972
Additional Study (political science and sociology) West Texas A&M University, 1973-1976
Primarily taught the two US history survey courses: US, Beginnings to 1877 and US, 1877-Present; also taught courses in political science: national governemnt and state/local government, courses in sociology: introduction to sociology and modern social problems.
