The major influences in my life were my grandparents.  I had a difficult relationship with my parents and my paternal grandmother was always there to comfort me and believe in me.  My maternal grandfather stoked my intellectual curiousity and my love of reading.

SCHOLASTIC:

-HIGH SCHOOL SENIORCLASS PRESIDENT, VOTED MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED.

-1980 MOST OUTSTANDING GRADUATING STUDENT, COLLEGE OF DUPAGE

-PHI THETA KAPPA HONORS SOCIETY
-VALEDICTORIAN, COLLEGE OF DUPAGE

-1984 GRADUATED WITH HIGH HONORS, DEGREE IN HISTORY, NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE


ATHLETICS, PLAYING:

-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, NJCAA NATIONAL COLLEGE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT 1979

-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, NJCAA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 1980 ( BECAME THE FIRST PLAYER IN NJCAA HISTORY TO WIN THE AWARD TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS )

-CAPTAIN, 1980 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, COLLEGE OF DUPAGE

-NJCAA FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN GOALIE 1980

-JERSEY RETIRED BY THE COLLEGE OF DUPAGE 1980



ATHLETICS COACHING:

-WINNINGEST COACH IN ILLINOIS AAA HOCKEY HISTORY

-1983-TEAM WON TIER II MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

-1984 TEAM WON JUNIOR A USA HOCKEY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

-1994 TEAM WON BANTAM AAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

-1997 TEAM WON MIDGET AAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

-12 ILLINOIS STATE CHAMPION TEAMS

-1986 JUNIOR C NATIONAL RUNNERS-UP

-1996 MIDGET AAA NATIONAL RUNNERS UP

-1998 MIDGET AAA NATIONAL RUNNERS UP

-MEMBER, SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY RESEARCH

-PAST PRESIDENT, CHICAGO MISSION AAA HOCKEY CLUB

-DIRECTOR, 29 YEARS, MIDWEST GOALIE SCHOOL

-HEAD COACH, ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY-ILLINOIS GOLD HOCKEY TEAM



-3 BOOKS PUBLISHED:

-GLENN HALL, THE MAN THEY CALL MR. GOALIE

-A LIFETIME TO GET HERE: DIANA ROSS, THE AMERICAN DREAM GIRL

-RUBY'S HUMANS: A DOGS-EYE MEMOIR

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My latest book - Ruby's Humans
Ruby's Humans A Dog's-Eye Memoir Tom Adrahtas (Author) In this beguiling tale of danger and rescue, a young beagle-terrier mix named Ruby is pregnant, abused, and neglected. She escapes her abusive owner, vowing that her babies will not suffer at the hands of a cruel human. A police officer notices her nursing her pups at the side of a road and brings the new mother and her brood to the pound. A kindly man sees something special in her, and takes her home despite her fearful ways. Wary at first, Ruby eventually understands that her human really does love her, and she in turn admits that she loves him. Her dog's-eye view of human foibles and quirks imbue the story with charm, humor, and a satiric edge. Like countless other damsels in distress, Ruby is rescued by the love of a good man—her human.