Professor Emeritus, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Professor, University of Maryland Global Campus
Ph.D. – specialization in teaching writing
Named as one of the top 78 teachers in America
48 years of full-time teaching
Dr. G. enjoys playing rummy with his wife, Noi. In fact, they play rummy at every meal. He is practicing to compete in the Olympics, in rummy. He is waiting for it to become an event.
He loves teaching but also likes writing fiction (especially short stories), watching American football, and watching America’s Got Talent or Britain’s Got Talent because he likes seeing people succeed.
He also enjoys building interesting houses. He once built a Thai-themed hotel in rural Alaska. His house at the beach in Thailand includes a treehouse office, a castle, and a guest house with a glass floor that looks down on a 15’x30’ pond and features his 13 babies: once-little koi that ain’t little nowadays! A 7’, 450 lb concrete Shrek guards the property from atop one of the turrets. Donkey and Puss ‘n’ Boots are also there to help out.
