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The SoftStudy Team

  President - Von G. Packard
   

 

 

 

Glen Probst, Ph.D. Consultant - Glen W. Probst, Ph. D.
Dr. Probst received his B.A. & M.A. from Brigham Young University, and his Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education, Teacher Education, Audiovisual Communications from The Ohio State University. Dr. Probst has been a teacher of languages for many years at Brigham Young University. During his tenure at BYU he served as the founding coordinator of the English Language Center. He is currently an emeritus professor at BYU, serving as director of the Office for English Language Services. Dr. Probst has also served as head of the Department of Modern Languages at Montana State University. Some of his publications include: English For Daily Life, Expeditions into English, and Advanced Career English. He has also written and published a great number of articles, some of which are listed here on the website. Dr. Probst has been a member of TESOL, NAFSA, I-TESOL, Phi Delta Kappa, and CALICO. He shares his wealth of language and linguistic knowledge with SoftStudy, along with the software he's developed, including Talk-A-Film and SoftRead.

 

Leon H. Przybyla Jr. Consultant - Leon Przybyla
Leon "Priz" Przybyla received his B.S. in Microbiology and Chemistry at Brigham Young University. Priz was an entrepreneur for many years. He has been involved in over a dozen start-ups, including Priz Co., Priz International, Marich Confectionery Company, and others. He is a senior member and level III certified control system technician of the Instrument Society of America, as well as a Certified Professional Engineer in the state of California. Currently Priz is the Acting Director of Brigham Young University's Technology Transfer Office. His consulting expertise is priceless and he has a special background in sales.