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Born in Oklahoma City on August 25, 1965
Lived in 22 states and 3 countries Married on Tuesday, December 17, 1991 Have one daughter and one son Parents married since 1963 
Daughter shook hands with an original
Mount Rushmore Carver Dog named Jingy Dislike cats Brother has spent time in a women’s prison Grandmother born in Indian Territory Grandmother was topic of David Letterman monologue joke 
Related to Red Skelton, President James Buchanan, John Wayne, and Missouri's
General Omar Bradley Grandmother taught fourth grade Grandpa raised racehorses Member, church of Christ at 26th and Connecticut Full-time Christian and deacon in the church Direct singing in church worship Have seasonal allergies Don’t smoke, curse, or drink alcoholic beverages Never taken illegal drugs Never tasted coffee Do not have a favorite color 
Enjoy playing table tennis
Voted in every presidential election since 1984 Own a registered copyright Enjoy creative writing and public speaking Preached on the radio 
Performed in Annie, Get Your Gun and If a Man Answers
Have a Joplin Public Library card Had two girlfriends at age three Owned a turtle that danced to music Had a pet raccoon Had a pet brahma bull 
Had a pet Gopher
Was a Cub Scout Was a “dolphin” at the YMCA Bottle fed a dolphin calf Took gymnastics classes Attended a two-room schoolhouse Read 418 books in first grade Was a beekeeper Worn glasses since third grade Won second place in fourth grade spelling bee 
Spent time in an FBI jail
Been fingerprinted by the Joplin and Carl Junction Police, the FBI, and the Missouri Highway patrol Was manager and education director for outdoor family park 
Family fires a Revolutionary War cannon every Independence Day, a tradition established in 1976
Lived on a farm Played drums in high school and college Was in a band with Elvis Presley‘s trumpet player 
Received Acknowledgment of Service & Scientific Contributions from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Performed on Grand Ole Opry stage Won awards for public speaking 
Once solved Rubik’s Cube in 23 seconds
Owned a small town newspaper 
Was adjunct instructor at Missouri Southern State University
Played on the field at OU’s Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Performed in community theater in two states, including at Joplin Little Theatre Worked as a school custodian 
Wrestled a full-grown African lioness
Herded buffalo on foot Skinned 700 pounds of catfish without a break Played with a black bear, mountain lion, and timber wolf Regularly fed a timber rattlesnake High bowling score was 232 Freed a wild possum from a running clothes dryer Rode a camel and an elephant Paid $800 for first car Rode in police car and an ambulance 
Attended touring performances of Cats, Annie, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan (w/Rip Taylor as Hook), Camelot (w/Robert Goulet as Merlin), The Lion King, and Cinderella
Worked on stage for the nationally-touring Broadway musical, Beauty and the Beast Learned shorthand in high school Nominated 3 times, Teacher of the Year, Buchanan Elementary, Oklahoma City 
2001 nominee, Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Worked for the United States Air Force Drove solar-powered vehicles 
Spent night in facility owned by original seven astronauts
Was guest on Living Well, Local News Today, and Good Morning Four States Voiced commercials for radio and television Have seen $4 million Attended concerts with Kenny Rogers, Alabama, Barbara Mandrell, the Oak Ridge Boys, Lee Greenwood, Air Supply, and others |
Been in the same room with Whitney Houston, Michael Bolton and Barry Manilow
Rode a covered wagon on the Santa Fe Trail Been in two gold mines 
Touched a piece of the 1817 White House
Stood on the deck of a Civil War battleship Touched a moon rock Stood atop of the Missouri capitol dome Touched Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral wagon Touched original telegraph pole from the 1860s Touched 500-year-old dugout canoe
Danced with Sioux Indians Lifted $400,000 gold bar (27 pounds) Was tour guide at a sewage treatment plant 
Visited Antique Archeology, owned by Mike Wolfe of American Pickers
Walked under Air Force One plane Been in same room with George W. Bush Played drums for President Ronald Reagan Drove behind George H.W. Bush motorcade Met Natalie Cole, James Brown, John Glenn, Jimmy Carter, Don Adams, and Dave Matthews 
Been in same room with Bill Cosby, Robert Ballard, and Oliver North, and Barry Williams (AKA :Greg Brady")
Spoke personally to Bob Hope twice Ate dinner with Marilyn Monroe Received money from Pam Anderson Shook hands with Sam Walton's daughter Screen-tested finalist for a national television show, July 2014 Been in same room with Kid President House fire during youth 
Survived the April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City Bombing and wrote a book about it
Survived the May 22, 2011, EF-5 Joplinado and wrote a book about it Spent five nights on George and Martha Washington's estate, Mount Vernon, in Virginia Own a pair of boxing gloves Know Brad Pitt’s babysitter Invented “Wacky Bowling” Been to Silver Dollar City when it was closed 
Visited backstage at Silver Dollar City's Opera House
Graduated from Tuttle High School in 1983 Graduated University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 
Bachelor of Arts in Communication in 1985
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education in 1990 Touched Susan Lucci’s, Hillary Duff’s, and LL Cool J’s sleeves Graduate Dean’s Scholar with 4.0 average 
Wife graduated from University of Central Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Schools grant winner Have taught all grades Taught since 1990 Taught brother of an American Idol contestant Taught wife of a contestant on The Voice 
Swam with dolphins and tropical fish
Taught at a “Segregated Negro High School” Global Moderator for an Internet Forum Manage three websites Interviewed at Cecil Floyd during a tornado warning 
$1000 KOAM Outstanding Class Video Award
Past President, Joplin Teachers Association Member, Missouri State Teachers Association 
Member, The Great American Teacher's Club
Masters Degree in Teaching from Pittsburg State University in 1999 Been to seven Disney parks, two Universal Studios, four Sea World parks, two Six Flagses Been on state Social Studies and Math assessment committees Wrote curriculum for Joplin Schools 
Coach the Cecil Floyd Math League
Supervised scoring of MAP test for the state Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) senior leader, Joplin Schools 
Served on Joplin Schools Strategic Planning Committee
Worked for 12 principals in 3 schools in 2 districts (not counting summer school and assistant principals) Present teacher workshops at the state level Read the Bible from cover to cover 
Served on Teacher of the Year Committee, Joplin Schools
Wrote two teacher guide books Wrote four books of middle-grade fiction 
2002 PDK/KODE Excellent Educational Program Award
2004 Golden Apple Award Recipient 2004/5 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2005/6 Joplin Schools Teacher of the Year Named Joplin’s Golden Eagle Award for teachers 2005/6 candidate, Missouri Teacher of the Year Mentored, Technology Leadership Academy Was Curriculum Instruction Technologist, Joplin Schools Award-Winning Classroom Website 2019 Summer Resident at Fort Ticonderoga, New York 
Preached for churches in Roff, Chickasha, and Grove, Oklahoma; Columbus and Ft. Scott, Kansas; and Joplin, Greenfield, Nevada, and Spring City, Missouri
Taught a Cecil Floyd teacher Served on Joplin Schools Salary, Dropout, Salary, Calendar, Textbook Selection, Teacher of the Year, and Superintendent's Advisory Committees Have high expectations for all students |