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Personal:
Married to Barbara Stilwell
Two children - Teresa Stilwell Ortiz and Keith Stilwell
Education:
Auburn University - BS in Mathematics, minors in Physics and Philosophy
IBM Systems Research Institute - Certificate in Computer Science
Florida State University - MA in Humanities, PhD in Humanities/Religion
Work History:
Worked for IBM Corporation for thirty years:
Primarily with academic supercomputers and in other government entities
Positions included -
Systems Engineering
National Applications Specialist
Marketing
Management
Since retirement, I have continued work as:
Scientific Computing Consultant
Visiting Professor for FSU Graduate School
Teaching at Other Venues
Author
Some Community/Social Organizations in which I have served:
IBM Club - President
(A social club with about 300 IBM employees)
American Mensa - Member
(A social organization)
Tallahassee Coalition for the Homeless - Board Member
(Homeless advocates)
InnBetween - Board Member and President
(Provides transitional housing for recovering homeless)
Dog Island Conservation District - Board Member and Chairman
(An elected government position - 10 years on Board, 5 terms as Chairman)
Stonegate Neighborhood Association - President
(A local neighborhood group)
Currently hold the following positions --
Acting Up Players - Board Member and President
(A part of Tallahassee Little Theater that provides the acting experience for seniors)
Tallahassee Little Theatre - Board Member and President
(A community theatre)
Westcott Lakes Life College - Chairman
(A continuing educational organization for seniors)
Center for Inquiry - Past President, Treasurer and Director of Communications
(An organization dedicated to science and reason vs. superstition and pseudoscience)
Published Books:
Christianity: 5000 Years of History and Development, iUniverse, Inc., 2004
Afterlife: Post-Mortem Judgments in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece, iUniverse, Inc., 2005
Where Was God: Evil, Theodicy, and Modern Science, Outskirts Press, 2009
Summary:
Upon retirement from working in science, technology, and super-computers at International Business Machines (IBM,) I began second careers of scientific computer consulting and academic research, writing, and teaching.
Combining my professional experience in the sciences with an academic interest in religion (MA and Ph.D. in Humanities with emphasis on religion), I began writing and
lecturing on these subjects at the Florida State University and Academy in Tallahassee, Florida.
Most recently, I am involved with community theatre, both as an actor and behind the scenes as a part of the crew and as president and member of the board of directors.
Nevertheless, I still find time for my true passion of teaching about comparative religion and the intersection between science and religion.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Learn from the Histories of Former Empires Empires fall from overextended military spending that drains the ability to support the homeland's infrastructure and impoverishes the people. Eventually, the inequity between the rich/powerful and the declining middle-class/poor will drive an internal fall. Will we deplete our resources on empire building or conserve them to remain economically strong?
Tuesday, July 5, 2011Learn from the Histories of Former Empires Empires fall from overextended military spending that drains the ability to support the homeland's infrastructure and impoverishes the people. Eventually, the inequity between the rich/powerful and the declining middle-class/poor will drive an internal fall. Will we deplete our resources on empire building or conserve them to remain economically strong?
