Dr. Sam’s education is extensive. It began in 1979 with an
Associates degree in Biochemistry/Physics from Aquinas College. In
1984 he went on to get his Bachelors degree in Biology/Chemistry
from Regis University. Dr. Sam received his Masters degree in
Environmental Planning/Environmental Science from the University of
Colorado in 1986. His Masters Thesis was “Development of Land Uses
around Hazardous Waste Sites.” He studied at the University of
Kansas-Lawrence earning his PhD Doctorate in
Geography/Environmental. His Dissertation was the Quantitative and
Qualitative Analysis of Indoor Air Pollution in Residential
Communities in Developing Countries: Field Survey & Analysis with
the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana, West Africa: “Does
Socio-Economic and Land Use Design, Domestic Time & Activities
Patterns Determines Degree of Indoor Air Pollutants.”
Dr. Sam’s professional background is as extensive as his
education. He was a professor of Environmental Studies at the
University of Kansas-Lawrence as well as Director, Regional &
International Center for Environment at the University of
Kansas-Lawrence. He served as Senior Environmental Scientist: US
Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. Sam served as Environmental
Advisor, USAID, African Bureau Office of Sustainable Development,
Senior Environmental Scientist, USEPA Region VII; Compliance and
Enforcement, Senior Environmental Advisor, USAID, Africa Bureau
Division, Washington D.C., Environmental Scientist for the USEPA
Region 6 Superfund Program and RCRA Enforcement & State
Programs. Dr. Sam was a City Planner for the City of Commerce City,
Colorado and the City of Lakewood, Colorado. He also worked 10
years as an independent environmental management consultant for
international agencies, African countries and non-profit
organizations.
An example of Dr. Sam’s contribution to research and projects
include Abbey’s Grove Sustainable Energy-Efficient Residential
Housing Pilot Project with the goal of establishing a research and
demonstration of energy efficient building construction materials
and development of ecological sustainable livable residential
community within the urban/rural agricultural community of Topeka,
KS.
He additionally worked on a Proposal for Community Based
Environmental Protection: Partnerships for Technical Assistance for
Community Based Environmental Protection, Education and Sustainable
Development in the Metropolitan Kansas City Region.
He also worked on a Proposal for
Community Based Environmental Protection: Partnerships for
Technical Assistance for Community Based Environmental Protection,
Education and Sustainable Development in the Metropolitan Kansas
City Region.
