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PLATTEVILLE- After 24 years as a senior executive at the Computer Science Corporation in Falls Church, Va., Tony Munos thought that he would try his hand at teaching. He accepted a position at another university before coming to UW-Platteville in January of 2002 to be the coordinator of the master in science in project management program.

The master in science in project management program is a distance-learning program, with students in 33 states as well as foreign students. Munos is in charge of admitting students into the program and advising them, while handling the program's curriculum and marketing the program to potential students. Munos cites that the most challenging part of his job is that the students aren't on campus and most of the advising is done over the phone or online. He also says that it is difficult to try to convince students to enroll at UWP without seeing them face-to-face. Munos is no stranger to distance education, however. For the past four years he has taught distance learning online courses through the University of New South Wales in Australia. "Being accepted to the distance learning position in Australia was the highlight of my career."

Munos is originally from Taylor Spring Ill., and graduated from Hillsboro High School in Illinois, and Troy State University in Troy, Ala. He and his wife have been married almost 48 years, and have three children, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. After he retires, Munos will still continue to teach distance education and stay involved in the Project Management Institute, serving as an officer for a Madison chapter and staying involved on a national level. "I'll miss being a part of the university and all the fantastic individuals," he says, "The project management program is a quality program that will continue to prosper, everything is in place to continue with it's success."

BILSA dean Duane Ford explains "Tony has done a fantastic job. He has been here through the early stages of the project management program and has helped it to grow and prosper. He's done a wonderful job of marketing the program and keeping all tasks running and running well. It's a complex job and Tony has done it well. I hate to see him go, but he has had at least three very successful careers and I wish him well in his retirement."