Interesting Credentials Thread

Frank Addivinola: Bachelor's from Williams College, then six or seven graduate degrees as follows: One master's from Harvard Extension, two master's from UMUC (now UMGC), JD and LLM from Suffolk, PhD from Northeastern. A degree in biotechnology from Johns Hopkins currently listed as an MS on his law office website but as a BS on his LinkedIn page. With so many degrees I might lose track too!

He's published tutorial books for both bar exam prep and organic chemistry. He has great student ratings for both undergraduate law and biology. He's listed as an investment advisor and a realtor. He was a Republican candidate for several offices from Massachusetts in the 2010s.

 

Dondi E. Costin: Bachelor's from the U.S. Air Force Academy. Five master's: Two each from Air University and Liberty University, and an MDiv from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. DMin and PhD from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

He'll be part of awarding many, many more degrees in his new job as president of Liberty University. He was previously president of Charleston Southern University, and before that Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force.

The new chancellor of Liberty also has an interesting CV. Jonathan Falwell completed a JD from Taft Law School (Calbar registered, currently DEAC NA; he isn't a member of the California bar).

 

He's the late Rev. Jerry Falwell Sr.'s son, and brother of Jerry Falwell Jr. Bio. here concentrates on his Church work, which appears to have been very successful indeed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Falwell#:~:text=In April 2021 the trustees,Falwell as the university's pastor.

 

An Evangelical Battle of the Generations: To Embrace Trump or Not? (Maggie Severns, Politico Magazine, June 1, 2021)

The most interesting character to me in a future Falwell family biopic. (Casting idea, Jim Gaffigan.)

 

Abeni El-Amin [LinkedIn] [another bio]: PhD BA OL from Northcentral, EdD EdL from Cumberlands, PhD IS PPSC in progress at Union. "Ph.D.S." which I expect means PhD student at Clark Atlanta. Two doctorates from the unaccredited Colorado Theological Seminary.

EdS from Fort Hays. Master's from Bellevue (two), Notre Dame, Fort Hays, Ball State, Grand Canyon, and Kentucky State. Bachelor's from Kentucky State. Associate's from Kentucky State and Ivy Tech.

Adjunct for Fort Hays and others, and consultant for University of Kentucky.

 

Timothy J. Legg: PhD in Health Sciences Research from Touro College (likely meaning it was completed through the old Touro University International when that was a division of the college), PsyD from California Southern, MSN and CAGS from Binghamton, MS in Psychology from Kaplan (now PUG). Licensed psychologist. Nurse practitioner in two specialties, psychiatric/mental health and gerontological. Trained in psychoanalysis and several other therapy modalities. Licensed nursing home administrator, licensed professional counselor and supervisor, certified addictions counselor, certified recreation therapist, and more.

 

I read the list of education and credentials on his site. Dang. He potentially spent a lot of money AND spends a lot of money if he maintains all of those licenses from addictions to psychology. Possibly older than his photo too because that stuff took a while.

 

Bagpiping
Where you can get the degree: Carnegie Mellon University Example courses in the bagpiping major include Studio, Theory, and History. Bagpiping majors will go on to become bagpipers or bagpiping instructors.

Turfgrass Science
Where you can get the degree: Penn State Example courses include Turfgrass and Ornamental Weed Control, Turfgrass Nutrition, Case Studies in Turfgrass, and Turfgrass Pesticides.

 

Aye! Wi'oot Bagpiping and Golf Courses sich as the legendary St. Andrews, what else wuid Scotland have tae offer?

Some ideas here, perhaps: Whisky Education.

https://www.niagaracollege.ca/winebeerspirits/program/artisan-distilling/ (Guid school. A've been there!)
https://whiskyadvocate.com/whisky-degree-these-schools/
https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/brewing-and-distilling (A verra guid Scottish Uni - Wi' a famous Distance MBA program)

Och! And dinnae forget Kilt-making.
https://www.edinburghkiltmakersacademy.com/pages/courses

 

It's not underwater basket weaving specifically, but you can get an associates in (scuba) Diving Business Technology and other credentials in underwater diving from the Lockwood School of Diving and Underwater Technology at the College of the Florida Keys.

 

That's the MOST attractive school name I've heard in a long, long time. Beautiful. Gonna have to look into this....
The website is here: https://cfk.edu/ Enjoyable! Didn't see any distance ed and it's plain, why not. This is one school where you just HAVE to BE THERE!