Al Knight holds a Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University and a Master of Science from Purdue University. He was on the staff of Purdue University for nearly 40 years, holding the position since 1981 of Director of Training and Leadership Development. He retired from Purdue in May 2004. He taught part-time in Purdue’s College of Technology through Spring 2015. He is a partner at Artists’ Own in Historic downtown Lafayette Indiana and an Indiana Artisan. Al and his wife Dianne reside in West Lafayette, Indiana.