Education:

• University of Iowa, BBA in Economics, 1964
• Iowa Law School, Juris Doctorate, 1966
• National Trust School, Northwestern University, 1969
• Graduate School of Banking, Madison, Wisconsin, 1974
• Family Mediation Skills-1998,Hamline Law School, Minneapolis, MN
• Advanced Mediation Training-2000, American Academy of ADR Attorneys
• American Association of ADR Attorneys - Advanced Negotiation, Mediation
• Advocacy & Arbitration
  
  

Employment Record:

• Practiced law in Davenport, Iowa, from June 1966 until May 1969 with the law firm of Slavens and Slavens, Attorneys, General Practice. 
• Appointed Vice President and Trust Officer of Northwest Bank & Trust Company in May 1969.
• July 1976 assumed the position of President of Northwest Bank & Trust Company until retirement in April 1999. 
• President of New Era Mediation & Arbitration Services since April 1999 to present. President and CEO of Ruhl & Ruhl Business Brokerage, L.L.C. May 2005 to present.
  
  

Clubs & Civic Participations:

• “Citizen of the Year” Bettendorf, Iowa, 2004 Bettendorf Jaycees
• Member of Northwest Bank & Trust Company Advisory Board (served 29 years)
• Member of the Bettendorf Rotary Club (39 years)
• Member of the Scott County Bar Association (39 years)
• Member of Iowa Bar Association
• Member of the Davenport Chamber of Commerce (served on the Board of Directors 1989, 1990 and 1991) 
• Member of the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce 
• Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution 
• Member of the American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel – St. Louis 
• Business Law Instructor at Scott Community College – 2004 - 2005 
• Member of Lutheran Social Services Advisory Board
• Member of TASA (Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys)
• Past Member of American Academy of ADR Attorneys
• Past Member of the Board of Directors - Ecumenical Housing Development Group
• Past Member of Luther Manor Board of Directors
• Past Board Member of the Sister Cities Committee of Davenport, Iowa
• Past President and Board Member of The Outing Club, Davenport, IA
• Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Bettendorf Rotary Club
• Past Member Advisory Council to the Graduate School of Banking, University of Wisconsin
• Past Board of Directors - Vera French Housing Corporation  
• Past Outstanding Volunteer for 1994 - Valley Shelter, Davenport, IA 
• Past National Legal Secretaries of Quad Cities "Boss of the Year" 
• Year 2000 Chair for the Quad City America’s Walk for Diabetes