At Rochester:

• Three-year letterman in football and swimming, captain of both teams in 1938-39
• Set pool records at Union and RPI in the breaststroke
• Member of Delta Upsilon, Theta Pi Sigma, Mendicants, Keidaeans
• Awarded the Terry Prize in 1939 for overall contributions to the life of the College
• Elected Phi Beta Kappa

Post-Graduate:

• M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Syracuse in 1950 and an M.L.S. from Rutgers in 1964
• Drafted and served in U.S. Army Coast Artillery and later Infantry from 1941-46
• Instructor in English at Syracuse, then taught at Drew University in Madison, NJ
• Director of the Drew University Library, 1956-86
• Trustee of Madison Public Library, several years as President of that board
• Member, American Theological Library Association, President in 1967-68
• Served on accrediting teams of Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
• Awarded New Jersey Library Association's Distinguished Service Award in 1980