Course Syllabi - NCAD 140: Forum on Local and Global Topics
Art HistoryWonders of the WorldMasterpieces of ArtMusic HistoryArtifacts from the SmithsonianHuman History/Archaeology
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Teaching Older Adult classes since 2009. Taught Art History on campus in mid 1970s.

Biography

I was born in Alameda CA but grew up as an Air Force "brat" in several states and countries. Since I went to 14 schools before graduating high school, it was great to spend four years at UC Santa Barbara for my B.A. in Art History before moving to the Bay Area, where I got my M.A. in Art History from San Jose State University.

I taught on-campus at West Valley in the mid-late 1970s as a part-time instructor of art history, art appreciation, and gallery management. With a grant from the curriculum committee, I wrote a study guide for art history, which was later expanded and published by Prentice-Hall/Simon & Schuster/Pearson.

In 1978, I moved to the private sector: marketing semiconductors and networking products. I wrote technical documents, developed training materials, and coordinated trade shows and conferences, both as an employee and as an independent contractor.

In 2009, I joined the part-time faculty in the Non-Credit Older Adults Program (OAP). OAP offers FREE, non-credit classes for adults 55+. Most OAP classes are taught off-campus at retirement communities, nursing homes, and community centers. Some classes meet via Zoom. (Note: OAP Zoom classes are open to people 55- years old who reside anywhere in California.) This Sections link will display the current list of Older Adult Program classes.

All my classes are NCAD 140 Forum on Local and Global Topics. Each class section has a specific subject focus with a unique section number (CRN). These topics include American History, Archaeology and Human History, Art History, California Culture and History, History of Cinema, Music History, and Wonders of the World (natural and human-made).

Most of my sections are taught online via Zoom, but some are taught in-person.  All are open to active-independent older adults, living in private homes or in retirement communities.

Education

M.A. Art History
San Jose State University

B.A. Art History
University of California, Santa Barbara

Last Updated 6/23/25