hiː ðˈɛn ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˈɪtsbɜːɡ, wˌɛɹ æz ɐn ˌʌndɚɡɹˈædʒuːət hiː fˈaʊndᵻd ðə mˈæntʃɛstɚ kɹˈæftsmɛnz ɡˈɪld æz ɐn ˈæftɚskˈuːl pɹˈoʊɡɹæm tə tˈiːtʃ tʃˈɪldɹən pˈɑːɾɚɹi skˈɪl ɪn hɪz ˈoʊld nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd.
He then attended the University of Pittsburgh, where as an undergraduate he founded the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild as an after-school program to teach children pottery skill in his old neighborhood.