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Hello! My name is Tom Cravens and I hope that you are finding this web site interesting.

Tom Before take off January 31, 2003

World War II AT-6 at Marco Airport

In June of 2000 I retired from teaching (33 years 1967 to 2000) at Meramec College in St. Louis, Missouri so that I could move to Pelican Bay Florida. I am currently a Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology at Meramec College.

Since I retired and moved to Florida I have had the time to follow some of my other interest. I jog two miles several times a week. I also like to walk on the beach and berm (4 to 6 miles) every day. I am interested in the internet and I have put together several different web sites. If you would like to visit some of my other web sites I have put links to some of my other web sites lower in this page. I am also interested in photography. I like to take photographs of nature. I am also interested in digital still and video photography. In 2002 I quit doing film photography and currently only do digital. When I lived in Missouri I was involved in the study and exploration of caves. I was elected as a "Fellow" in the National Speleological Society (NSS11735F). I am also interested in Astronomy. Currently I am a volunteer at The Conservancy of Southwest Florida. I was named Volunteer of the month in July 2003 (The conservancy has over 700 volunteers). I lead Nature Walks in Pelican Bay on Wednesday at 9:00am. from December to April. In October of 2005 I completed the Florida Master Naturalist course in Coastal Systems of the University of Florida. I was the Chairperson of the Pelican Bay Beach Berm and Boardwalk Advisory Group. From 2005 through 2008 I served as volunteer "Botanical Guide at the Naples Zoo. I am the Chairman of the Pelican Bay Ad-hoc Environmental Committee. I serve on the Pelican Bay Member Policies & Relations Committee. I was appointed by the Collier County Board of Commissioners to serve as a director on the Board of the Pelican Bay Services Division for a 4 year term ending March 31 2013. In November of 2010 I was elected (38,000 votes 53%) to a 4 year term as a supervisor on the Collier County Soil and Water Conservation District Board .