Determined to get his high school diploma, LaCrosse passed an entrance exam and enrolled in Olympic Junior College in Bremerton, where he took college English and German foreign language. After completing the classes, he returned to Puyallup High and paid for his diploma, but never received it. LaCrosse continued his education anyway, earning a in psychology at bachelor’s degree University of Washington, a degree in special education at Western Washington master’s College of Education, and a doctorate in special education from Teachers College, Columbia University. The former Viking went on to teach and serve as an administrator at a number of schools and universities, including Newark State College, Long Beach State College, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and the University of South Dakota. He also served as an education consultant for a long list of organizations and committees, including the U.S. Office of Education Bureau of Education for the Handicapped and the on Mental Retardation. President’s Committee
Determined to get his high school diploma, LaCrosse passed an entrance exam and enrolled in Olympic Junior College in Bremerton, where he took college English and German foreign language. After completing the classes, he returned to Puyallup High and paid for his diploma, but never received it. LaCrosse continued his education anyway, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology at University of Washington, a master’s degree in special education at Western Washington College of Education, and a doctorate in special education from Teachers College, Columbia University. The former Viking went on to teach and serve as an administrator at a number of schools and universities, including Newark State College, Long Beach State College, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and the University of South Dakota. He also served as an education consultant for a long list of organizations and committees, including the U.S. Office of Education Bureau of Education for the Handicapped and the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation.
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