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The following is a list of some of my credentials. I may be adding a few more things.

University Education

I graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a Bachelors of Science degree from the College of Business Administration on August 14, 1996. Marquette is named after Father Jacques Marquette, a French Roman Catholic priest and missionary explorer from the Society of Jesus (the ‘Jesuits,’ for short), who ministered to the Native American Indians in early America (before the white man came and settled). The Marquette University seal shows a portion of the Marquette family’s coat of arms, and Father Marquette pointing the way to the Native American Indians. Perhaps Father Marquette is pointing the way to civilization, or perhaps the way to Jesus, since the Native American Indians were already monotheists, believing in one Great Spirit? The words on the Marquette University seal, “Numen Flumenque” are translated from Latin, “the way of the River,” (which refers to the Mississippi) or even, as a double entendre, “the way of God” (because ‘river’ means ‘the way of God’ in Latin sometimes). I worked and studied very hard at Marquette University, usually working 15-20 hours per week, and sometimes holding two part-time jobs. I joined the Knights of Columbus and the Financial Management Association at Marquette University. The Knights of Columbus is a Christian and Catholic family service organization and fraternity. I never held an elected office in a college club, fraternity, or organization, but I attained the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degrees in the Knights of Columbus (of charity, unity and fraternity, respectively) while at Marquette University (I now have the 4th and highest Knights of Columbus degree of patriotism), and I recruited and coordinated guest speakers for the Marquette University Financial Management Association’s president junior and senior year–he was phone shy. Visit the Website: Marquette University Website

Marquette University Seal

High School Education

I graduated from Boylan Central Catholic High School in Rockford, Illinois on May 29, 1992, with honors. This high school is named for Bishop John J. Boylan, the third Bishop of the Rockford Diocese. Boylan Central Catholic High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Program Award from the United States Department of Education three times consecutively, in 86-87, 90-91, and 97-98–see the official document: Blue Ribbon Schools US DOE. This Blue Ribbon School Program Award was known to my class as the Exemplary School Award, as our principal, Sister Anthony, and her assistant, Sister Estelle, were very proud as they worked very hard to achieve this award, and had, at the time of my graduation, attained it twice consecutively. We all worked hard, some out of passion for excellence, and others as slaves to these two Dominican nuns. I was passionate, but was unable to engage in very many extracurricular activities in high school, because I was involved in Scouting, and I worked often at Packaging Services and Supplies, where I served, first as maintenance, during my freshman year, then, later, as office computing, buying and eventually outside sales at the age of 17. Visit the Website: Boylan Central Catholic High School Website

Scouting–Honor, Character & Fun

I attained the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of America on March 28, 1991, which is the Boy Scout’s highest rank and honor, from the Ingersoll Milling and Machine Company’s Computer Engineering Explorer Post 451 in Rockford, Illinois (where I served as President), and Holy Family Catholic Church’s Boy Scout Troop 139 in Rockford, Illinois (where I held the positions of Patrol Leader and Den Chief). I earned the Arrow of Light from the Cub Scouts of America in 1985, which is the Cub Scout’s highest award and honor, from Pack 409 in Rockford, Illinois. The Arrow of Light requires that the Cub Scout maintain very good behavior and a high activity level for each year he is in the Cub Scouts, and it creates a Cub Scout who is willing to follow Scouting, with Scouting Spirit, all the way to the Eagle Scout rank by age 18. Some of the requirements for the Arrow of Light have changed, since I achieved it. Old lore says that the Arrow of Light, in its nearly (or even actual) magical qualities, will illuminate a youth’s journey through adolescence, all the way to young adulthood, and beyond, as this is the only Cub Scout award also worn on the Boy Scout uniform (there is also an adult knot patch that Scouters wear to indicate attainment of the Cub Scout’s highest award and honor). So, the Arrow of Light is very important in pre-establishing Eagle Scout candidates before the burdens and calamities of adolescence take too much hold. [The assistant principal of my high school, Sister Estelle, discovered the secret magic of the Arrow of Light, and my Eagle Scout destiny (which was not an easy road), once in a private counseling session where she literally called me a “Dumb Ox” after Saint Thomas Aquinas, and his controversial decision of lifelong chastity that landed him in jail at his family’s castle. Of course, she was a Dominican nun, so this was the highest compliment she could give. I did not tell her about the Arrow of Light out of fear that she may reject me for honoring uncivilized lore, though I probably should have.] Also, I achieved the Ad Altare Dei award for commitment and training in Roman Catholicism in the Boy Scouts, and the Parvouli Dei award for commitment and training in Roman Catholicism in the Cub Scouts. Currently, I am a Lifetime Member of the National Eagle Scout Association, which is an exclusive club for Eagle Scouts. As is written in the Eagle Challenge, Eagle Scouting is a lifelong commitment that I made as a teenager. As an outdoorsman, education, and honor society for youth, Scouting is important to America and the wider-world. Scouting helps create helpful and courageous people of honor and character with loyalty, and purity of purpose and heart, who follow Scouting’s Oath, Law, Slogan and Motto. The three major points of Scouting are honoring duty and commitment to God, Country and people–including yourself. Scouting is also part of American heritage. Support Scouting! Visit the Websites: National Eagle Scout Association Website, Boy Scouts of America Website, Order of the Arrow Website, National Catholic Committee on Scouting Website, and Girl Scouts of America Website