hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ bˈiː.ˈɛs. fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˈɛɹɪlˌænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, ɐ mˈæstɚz ɪn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən fɹʌm wˈɛstɚn mˈɛɹɪlˌænd kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən, ænd ˌʌndɚtˈʊk dˈɑːktɚɹəl stˈʌdiz æt ðə pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.
He received a B.S. from the University of Maryland in 1953, a Masters in Education from Western Maryland College in 1957, and undertook doctoral studies at the Pennsylvania State University, from 1958 to 1963.