George Sabol, ofs, PhD, is an author and a secular member of the Franciscan order. By profession, he is a water resources engineer and has written and presented extensively on various aspects and practices of water resources. He studied at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado, and the Franciscan Institute of St. Bonaventure University in Olean, New York. He was a member of the Civil Engineering graduate faculty of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He is a horseman having trained and competed with horses in hunter/jumper and combined training.