I am a member of the 1978 alumni. After graduation I attended Central Missouri State Unniversity seeking a degree in Geology and Criminal Justice. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I left CMSU to go to work for a financial institution and was transferred to their Orange, California office in 1986. After various promotions and advancements I left HFC to be a loan officer at a local Credit Union in Fresno, California. I worked my way up to Vice President until I semi-retired in 2007. Finding myself with a lot of time on my hands I fulfilled a lifelong dream and published my first novel, Monkey Nuts, a murder mystery set in Monterey, California, Kansas City and St. Joseph, Missouri. A sequel, Red Hot Monkey Nuts, is in the process of being published. I hope to continue on this path and complete a third and fourth edition. Please look for my book