In high school he won best actor, and the National Forensic League award for best speech and debater.
Author of "The Redfeather Pentalogy" (fiction), and "Eros: Penultimate Love" (thematic poetry).
In 2018 he won first place in fiction at the annual Red Sneakers/Write Well, Sell Well writers conference in Oklahoma City.
He won first place in poetry for "Appalachian"in the 2020 Oklahoma City Writers Annual Writing Contest.
He is the author of numerous articles, essays, poems and short stories to include "Distorted Image" about women and pornography.
Special Projects: Organized and directed several military post and city wide Holocaust Commemoration Services, Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebrations, National Prayer Breakfast’s, Marriage and Singles Retreats, play productions, Gospel concerts, and Christmas Food Baskets for the needy.
Responsible for the Army clearing several acres of land to be developed for Habitat for Humanity in order to build many low cost houses for the needy.
Organized and personally delivered several tons of donated food, blankets, clothing, toys and goods to a Bosnian refugee camp in Croatia.