2007 -ICE – Interactive Communications and Entertainment – Program
Lon provided advice and course development for the ICE program. This was a revamp of the old Multimedia Degree to encompass the changes in the industry.
1989 Web Developer Certification Program Designer
Lon participated with Dr. Ruth Malstrom, Chair for the Computer Department, to create one of the nation´s first Web Developers Certificate. The Web Developer Certificate is still granted today. Lon was on the receiving list of an internal email from then MIS Director Roger Doty. The email came from the academic director suggesting a virtual reality course at RVCC. Lon buzzed back accidentally to the entire mail list instead of just Roger and caught Ruth´s attention. Lon was invited in and within days had a curriculum in place for the next semester. Lon went on to teach Designing the New Media, the capstone course in the program. The Web Developer Certiciate became one of the most popular and highest enrollment programs in the Computer department.
1989 Multimedia Associate Degree
Lon also was asked by Dr. Malstrom to energize the new Multimedia Communications Degree. The program was languishing due to a lack of available reliable instructors and computer lab infrastructure. Lon took the two advanced courses for the degree and developed them to use the common technology in the industry and continued to provide input to RVCC to keep the technology up-to-date. As a result, many Multimedia Communications Degree graduates from RVCC experience with technology currently applied in the industry such as Director and Flash. To his credit, Lon offered temporary employment to students in the program to apply what they learned in real business appliations. Every student who participated with these projects obtained full time employment in their field on or before graduation.
Internet Media Adjunct Associate Professor
Lon continues as an Adjunct Associate Professor.