During my 20 year tenure at Baylor University I not only carried a full teaching load,
I was also director of the Strecker Natural History Museum and the Waco Mammoth Site,
presenting a paper at the 30th International Geological Congress in Beijing and testifying
before a Congressional Committee for the establishment of a National Monument that
achieved that status in 2015. While at Baylor the Ollie Mae Moen Children's Museum
was saved and permanency was created that resulted in a director and staff of its
own. During the Texas Sesquicentennial I was in charge of relocating 23 buildings
250 miles from the banks of the Trinity River in Liberty County to the banks of the
Brazos on the University's campus that became the Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Historic
Village, an open air 19th century living history museum.
As founder, professor and chair of the Department of Museum Studies, taking the curriculum
from a "program" to an undergraduate degree to a master's level and from three classes
with one student to thirty course offerings and up to fifty enrolled, graduating 150
students with a 90% placement rate as I retired. Before leaving my position at Baylor
I was able to arrange for a $4M endowment that would support scholarships, interns,
a journal, worldwide speakers and symposia on specific subjects. With the help of
then Chancellor, Dr. Herbert Reynolds we raised $21.5M for the new Mayborn Museum
Complex which is currently bringing over 100,000 visitors to campus each year.
I served three years as chair of the International Committee on Professional Training
representing the American Association of Museums at the World Conference of the International
Council of Museums in both Norway and Australia. I donated my museological library
(which is now named for me) and established archival division to educate students
on the importance of preserving our institutional histories.
In addition to my paleontological work I have also been an archaeologist by training
and preference for over 50 years resulting in over 40 professional publications and
two books. I have also established over a dozen museums and educational centers from
scratch and assisted numerous museums through the Museum Assessment Program and Accreditation
visits.
My website has much more detail about my career: www.legacymuseumconsulting.com
