Professional Experience
Professor of Physics, Calvin College, 1966-1982
Research Physicist & Lecturer in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1966.
Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-present
Elected, Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 1993
Senator/President Pro Tempore, Michigan State Senate, 1985-1993
Representative, Michigan State House, 1983-1985
County Commissioner, Kent County, 1975-1983, (Chair 1979-1982).
Organizations
Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science, 1960-present
Fellow, American Physical Society, 1960-present
Fellow, American Scientific Affiliate, 1960-present
American Association of Physics Teachers
Missouri Association of Environmental Professionals.
County
Barry, Ionia, Kent (part). Cities: Belding, Cedar Springs,
East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Hastings, Ionia,
Kentwood, Lowell, Portland, Rockford, Walker, and Wyoming.
Population (2000), 662,563.
Zipcodes
48809, 48815, 48834, 48837-38, 48845-46, 48849, 48851, 48860-
61, 48865, 48870-71, 48873, 48875, 48881, 48887, 48890, 48897,
49017, 49021, 49035, 49046, 49050, 49058, 49060, 49073, 49080,
49083, 49301-02, 49306, 49315-17, 49319, 49321, 49325-26, 49331,
49333, 49341, 49343-45, 49347-48, 49351, 49355-57, 49418, 49468,
49501-10, 49512, 49514-16, 49518, 49523, 49525, 49530, 49544,
49546, 49548, 49550, 49555, 49560, 49588, 49599