He attended the University of Saskatchewan, obtaining a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1961, a Master of Science in Soil Mechanics from UofL in 1964, and a Ph.D. in Pavement Design for Heavy Loads from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968.
He studied at the University of Saskatchewan, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1961; thereafter, he earned a Master of Science in Soil Mechanics from UofL and a Ph.D. in Pavement Design for Heavy Loads from the University of California, Berkeley.