Michael Gallagher:  

Now blissfully retired, having served most recently for 8 years on the faculty at SIUE in the Theater & Dance Department. I worked in instructional technology in the Education field for 30 years and became one of the pioneers in the adaptation of broadcast transmission systems and production equipment to the exploding field of distance learning. This involved engineering in fiber optics, microwave, satellite technology, ITFS, compressed video, digital, and HDTV. Also spent 40 years still active in theater as a technical director. My legacy to Edwardsville and EHS is that I designed the new theater at EHS in 1998. I am very proud of that. Also designed sound equipment for the White House Communications Team, including the bracket that holds the microphones on the White House podiums. I served in the US Army as an Instructor 68-71 at Ft Monmouth and stayed affiliated with the Army National Guard and US Navy for a total of 23 years. From 1986 to 2006 I was a Military Journalist, and traveled to 26 countries,...Expand for more