LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
         Bachelor of Science Degree, 1970
         Major: Accounting
         Minor: Business Administration
         Member, Beta Alpha Psi - Honorary Accounting Fraternity
   

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT - 1974
   
CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINER - 1991
   
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION -
(approximately 40+ hours per year) on the topics including the following:
   
  * Fraud Auditing and Investigation
  * Forensic Accounting
  * Business Valuation
  * Business Planning and Consulting
  * Family Business Management
  * Litigation/Expert Witness Services
  * Calculating and Refuting Damages from Lost Profits
  * Personal Financial Planning
  * Federal Income Taxes
  * Financial Aspects of Historic Preservation
  * Income Tax Planning
  * Management Advisory Services
  * Management Advisory Services