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2007 Stanley J. Drazek Teaching Excellence Award Recipients
Mr. Leroy "Bud" Brever initially joined the UMUC faculty in 1987 and has taught at numerous locations in Guam, Korea, Japan, and Singapore in addition to Okinawa. He also served as Coordinator of UMUC's program on Guam. His undergraduate degree is from Hawaii Pacific University; he holds an M.A. in public administration from Central Michigan University and an M.B.A. from Chaminade University in Hawaii. Mr. Brever was appointed as Coordinator, Computer Studies and Coordinator, Distance Education in April 1998. He has extensive teaching and administrative experience with both programs, having previously served as Computer Studies Coordinator during the 1989-1990 academic year. As distance education assumed steadily increasing importance in UMUC Asia he devoted his full energy to the DE program, serving as Distance Education Director through 2002, when he returned to full-time classroom and online teaching.
BJ Gleason has been teaching computer science and information systems classes for almost 25 years. He holds an Educational Specialist degree (Ed.S) in Computers in Education, as well as B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science, B.A. in Asian Studies, B.S. in Criminal Justice, M.S. in Educational Leadership, and is currently working on his PhD at Nova Southeastern University. In addition, Mr. Gleason holds over 25 computer industry certifications, including Microsoft MCSE, Cisco CCNA, CISSP and is a Certified Computer Examiner from the International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners.
Mr. Gleason first came to Korean in 1995 to teach with the University of Maryland, after having taught at that New Jersey Institute of Technology, Upsala College in New Jersey, and The American University in Washington D.C. He has extensive professional consulting experience, and has published papers and given presentations all over the world. Since joining the Asian Division faculty in 1995 he has taught in Korea, primarily at Yongsan.