hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐ mˈæstɚz dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə fɹɐtˈɜːnᵻɾi ʌv fˈaɪ ɡˈæmə dˈɛltəz sˈɪɹɐkjˌuːs tʃˈæptɚ, æz wˈɛl æz ɐn ˈiːɡəl skˈaʊt ɪnðə bˈɔɪ skˈaʊts ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkə.
He graduated with a master's degree in education and was a member of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta's Syracuse Chapter, as well as an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.