Bruce Kennedy:
CLASS OF 1976
Portage Northern High SchoolClass of 1976
Portage, MI
Arizona State UniversityClass of 1982
Tempe, AZ
Phoenix CollegeClass of 1977
Phoenix, AZ
Portage North Junior High SchoolClass of 1972
Portage, MI
Milham Elementary SchoolClass of 1970
Portage, MI
Bruce's Story
Life
Mr. Evans, the Principal and I decided that it would be best if I didn't finish high school, so he gave me a recommendation to attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College during my Junior year. I moved to Arizona in the fall of 1976. Attended Phoenix College and Arizona State University. Received BA, Spec. Ed., BS Psych., MA. Psych. Taught one year at Moon Valley High in Phoenix. Worked in State Mental Health Institution, Community Group Homes etc. Moved to Flagstaff in 1983. Director of Residential Services for people with developmental disabilities in Northern Arizona until 1985, then Director of Services for Division of Developmental Disabilities in Coconino County. Provided consultation services to Taiwan Govt. 1985. Visiting Faculty at University of Taiwan at Tai Chung 1986. I also attended and completed graduate school at Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona. I Began providing counseling and vocational services to people with disabilities in 1992. I spent 4 years on a special project as a policy analyst working on welfare reform issues for people with disabilities. I am now consulting with several school districts in Northern Arizona concerning transition services for students with disabilities. I was appointed to a 5 year term on the Board of Directors of the Flagstaff Housing Authority in January 2001 and re-appointed to an additional 5 year term in 2006. I also serve on the board for the Grand Canyon Synod of the Lutheran Church in America and on the county employee appeals board. I have two great boys, C...Expand for more
onor: born 1987 Ian: born 1989. They both play Saxophones in Marching Band, Jazz Band and their own bands. I devote gobs of my free time to the Band Boosters at their high school. My electronic mail address is bkennedy76 at msn dot com. Get out your secret decoder ring and drop me a line.
School
Once I got serious about an education, I just couldn't stop.
High School is a bit of a haze, but I think it was fun. In fact, I think I had more fun then I was supposed too. I enjoyed being active in student government and various lunch time activities up on "the hill". My favorite high school memories involve Friday night football games and basketball in the dome. Going to class was just not a priority, although I always liked reading the text. So, I left early and went to KVCC.
High school was one long party for me, which lead to my undergrad years which were full of fun and beer and a lot of study time. My graduate years were full of serious study time, fun and work.
College
Beer, beer, beer, a lot of Irish Wiskey, active in student government (naturally), study, study, study, girls, girls, girls, smoke, smoke, smoke, then graduation. Work, work work, admission to graduate school, work, work, work, study, study, study. No more parties!!!
Graduation again. Okay I'll do it one more time for good measure. Graduation again.
Done!
Workplace
I'll retire in 2010, enough said! I will still be quite young and will likely move into a second career. I would like to work in anything that does not involve the words "personality disorder" or "alcoholism".
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