Background
Beals, Mark Graden was born on August 11, 1936 in Irvona, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Bylle and Leila Elzeda (Eidell) Beals.
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Mark Graden Beals
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Bachelor of Arts, Lycoming College, 1956; Master of Arts, University Hawaii, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University Arizona, 1968.
Career
Psychologist, Yakima, Washington, 1961-1964. Instructor psychology Yakima Valley College, 1961-1964. Assistant professor, coordinator program in special education Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 1966-1969.
Professor, director undergraduate curricula, coordinator student teaching and programs for gifted University Nevada, Las Vegas, 1969-1985, associate dean College Education, 1985-1991. Dean College Social Science Greenwich University, since 1991. Consultant State of Arizona district 15, 16, 22, 1970-1979, Navajo, Apache Nations, 1966-1969.
Founder consultant New Horizons Center for Learning, Las Vegas, 1971-1995. Consultant and lecturer in field. Pioneer in field of learning disabilities.
Achievements
Membership
President Southern Nevada Epilepsy Association, Nevada Epilepsy Association, 1972-1975. Member Committee on Rehabilitation, 1969. Member Governor's Committee on Gifted, 1975, Committee on Accreditation, since 1981, others.
Served with United States Army, 1944-1947. Fellow Menninger Foundation. Member American Psychological Association, Western Psychological Association, Council for Exceptional Children, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Educational Research Association, Association for Retarded Citizens, Orton Society Humanistic Psychology Association, Mensa.
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Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Recipient Governor's award State of Nevada, 1968. Epilepsy Foundation leadership award, 1975. Award for leadership to children Arizona Association Chronic Lung Disease, 1977, Outstanding Leadership in Education, 1991. Named Educator of Year, 1991.Recipient Governor's award State of Nevada, 1968. Epilepsy Foundation leadership award, 1975. Award for leadership to children Arizona Association Chronic Lung Disease, 1977, Outstanding Leadership in Education, 1991.
Named Educator of Year, 1991.