Clarence Ropp:
CLASS OF 1975
Meridian High SchoolClass of 1975
Sanford, MI
Clarence's Story
Life
I graduated from Meridian in 1975 and the following summer enrolled at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo Michigan. During my Senior year at Western, I began a 4 month internship with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). It was suppose to be a temporary internship, but as of today, (29 years later) I am still working for USDA. I am currently a Senior Agriculture Management Specialist working for the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Its a great job that takes me all over the country. During the time that I have been working for USDA, I have also had the opportunity to further my education. I have attended classes at various Universities including Michigan State and the University of Michigan, and have complete my law degree from the University of Michigan. While working with USDA, I have primarily been responsible for USDA loan programs, particularly the disaster loan programs...Expand for more
. I also have been quite involved in appeal and litigation issues affecting USDA programs. I recently spent 2 years living in Puerto Rico, helping them recover from severe damage caused by several years of hurricanes. When I'm not working or traveling for work, I spend my time at my home just outside of Washingtion, D.C., in Arlington, Virginia. Its a great area to live. Hopefully in the future I will have some more leisure time and will be able to do some leisure travel. Some of my family are still in Michigan and in the Sanford/Midland area. The rest are spread all over the country. (I came from a big family) I hope that possibly I will run into some of my old friends and classmates in my travels. If any of you read by biography and will be in my area, please get in touch with me, I'd love to see some faces from home and some old friends. You can also keep in touch through e-mail. Hope all is well with everyone out there.
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