Otto Gasser

After graduating from Santa Monica High School in southern California, Otto served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War as a Quartermaster on a minesweeper. He returned home and went back to school on the G.I. Bill, eventually obtaining his Doctorate In Educational Psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Otto was hired as a professor to teach in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he initiated a multilevel Scuba training curriculum on campus. Dr. Gasser spent 37 years at Cal Poly before retiring. During that time, he taught a number of classes including Anatomical Kinesiology, Physiology of Exercise, and Sports Psychology. He also certified over 2,000 students in Scuba. He served as the University's Diving Safety Officer and represented the campus on the California State College and Universities Diving Safety Committee. Off campus, Dr. Gasser spent ten years on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Association, three of them as President. Over the years, he has volunteered time on a number of county Scuba training programs and has authored several articles about diver training. He remains an avid recreational diver and enjoys telling tall sea tales. Otto is happily married and lives on a mountain top in southern California. Read more about Otto and his new work in progress at www.ottogasser.com.