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Education
Ph.D, M.A., University of Georgia
B.A., Auburn University
Courses Taught
University of Baltimore
1977-Present, Associate Professor, University of Baltimore
1994-Present, Director, Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics
1994-Present, Core Course Coordinator of "Ethical Issues in Business and Society"
1991-1994, Co-director, Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics
1977-1992, Chairman, Department of History and Philosophy
Current Scholarly Interests
Ethical Issues in Personal and Professional Life, textbook manuscript
Friendship: Model for Moral Decision Making
Selected Publications
"Successful Ways to Teach Ethics in Any Discipline," Conference Proceedings of the Association of Faculty for the Advancement of Community College Teaching, January 11-12, 1996, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
"The Role of Praxis Today," The Journal of Value Inquiry, Summer 1991
Selected Presentations
"Ethics Is the Bottom Line," Annual Regional Meeting of Great Lakes Association of Refrigerated Warehouses, French Lick, Indiana, September 18, 2000
"Does it Pay to Be Ethical?", Ethics Training Seminar Series for Maryland Division of Corrections, April 24 - May 22, 2000
"How Can We Know If a Person Is Evil?", Rockville Senior Retirement Center, Rockville Maryland, April 7, 2000
"Philosophy of Life," Adult Education for Christopher Place Employment Academy, Baltimore, Maryland, April 3-24, 2000
"Wittgenstein, Values and Decadence in Pre-WWI Vienna," Adult Education Series, Towson Unitarian Church, October 21-28, 1999
"Ethical Decision-Making: Where Do You Stand?", Third Annual Student Development Conference, University of Baltimore, February 6, 1999
"Is Honesty Always the Best Policy?", Adult Education Series, Bibelot Bookstore, November 8, 1998
"Self-Deception and the Good Life," Adult Education Series, Bibelot Bookstore, April 19, 1998
"An Ethical Life in Today's World," Suburban Club of Baltimore County, December 14, 1997
"The Legislation of Morality," Towson Unitarian Church, August 22, 1997
"Ethics and Accountability for Maryland's Youth," Maryland Youth Leadership Seminar, Columbia, Maryland, May 7, 1997
"Accountability: Public Trust, Private Interests," Renaissance Institute, Notre Dame College, October 6, 1996
"The Effect of Personal Ethics on Corporate Culture," Greater Baltimore Committee, June 10, 1996
Ongoing Programs for Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics
University Ethics Seminar
Corporate Ethics Seminars
University of Baltimore Ethics Week
Ethics Training Programs for Baltimore Area Universities and Colleges
Community College Partnership Programs
Community Service Programs
Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics Newsletter
Professional Memberships
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
American Association of Philosophy Teachers
American Philosophical Association
Association for Advancement of Community College Teachers
Society for Values Inquiry
Society for Business Ethics
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