Raymond Yeager was graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering Degree in 1978. He is a Professional Engineer registered in Ohio as well as a holder of the Lighting Certification from the National Council on the Qualifications for Lighting Professionals. Raymond has been an active member of the Illuminating Engineering Society. In the local section, he was the chairman of the education committee for several years and continues to teach courses sponsored by the local IES Section as well as sections of the IES around the country. At the national level in the IES society, he was a member of the Board of Directors as the Vice President of Educational Affairs and is currently involved on technical committees: Roadway Lighting Committee (Standard Practice sub-committee for RP8, Tunnel Lighting Sub Committee for RP22, and Chair of Measurement and Calculations Sub-committee) and the Committee on Lighting for the Aged and Partially Sighted.