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<div style="text-align: center">'''User since 2006 --- known as "Professor JR" since July 2015.'''</div>
<div style="text-align: center">'''User since 2006 --- known by username "Professor JR" since July 2015.'''</div>


== Profile ==
== Profile ==


<big>'''Professor JR'''</big> is a proud native son of the American West, who was born and grew up on the sagebrush prairies of the High Plains in southeastern Wyoming, north of Cheyenne.
<big>'''Professor JR'''</big> was born and grew up in Wyoming, north of Cheyenne.  He developed an interest in the art of magic and illusion at a young age, around age 10 or 12, after seeing several traveling magicians perform in venues in his hometown, and after visiting a magic shop for the first time while visiting relatives with his family in Lincoln, Nebr. The closest magic shop to his hometown was 85 miles away, but he got there as often as he could.  And, much later in life, had the good fortune to have an office just blocks away from [[Al's Magic Shop]], so he could spend many a lunch hour and evening there.


He developed an interest in the art of magic and illusion at a young age, around age 10 or 12, after seeing several traveling magicians perform in venues in his hometown. The closest magic shop was 85 miles away, but he got there as often as he could.  And, much later in life, had the good fortune to have an office just blocks away from [[Al's Magic Shop]], so he could spend many a lunch hour and evening there.
He attended the Univ. of Wyoming in Laramie, earning B.A. and M.A. degrees in American Studies, studying on a Ford Foundation Scholarship; spent two years abroad as a Fulbright Scholar & Professor; and, later in his career, completed a course for government executives at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Gov't. in Cambridge, Mass.


He earned a B.A. in Literature and an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Wyoming in Laramie, studying on a Ford Foundation Scholarship; spent two years abroad as a Fulbright Scholar <small>&</small> Professor; and later in his career, completed a course for government executives at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Over the course of his career, he has held positions as a University Professor of American History and American Studies; as a seasonal National Park Ranger; as a Legislative Aide in the U.S. Congress; and as a senior Federal Government official in Washington, DC, where he currently resides.


Over the course of his career, he has held positions as a University Professor of American History and American Studies; as a National Park Ranger; as a Legislative Aide in the U.S. Congress; and as a senior Federal Government official in Washington, DC, where he currently resides.
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=== Academic Positions ===
=== Academic Positions ===
* University of Hawaii, Honolulu -- American Literature.
* University of Hawaii, Honolulu -- American Literature.
* University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho -- British & American Literature.
* University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho -- British & American Literature.
 
* ''Universidad Nacional de Asunción'', Asunción, Paraguay --<br/>-- American History; American Literature; American Political Thought.<br/>-- Chairman, Department of English Languages, ''Instituto de Lenguas.   
* Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay --<br/>-- American History; American Literature; American Political Thought.<br/>-- Chairman, Department of English Languages, Instituto de Lenguas.   


=== Federal Government ===
=== Federal Government ===
 
* National Park Service --<br>-- Seasonal Park Ranger, Yellowstone NP;<br/>-- National Program Manager, Headquarters, Washington, DC.
* National Park Service --<br>-- Park Ranger, Yellowstone NP;<br/>-- National Program Manager, Headquarters, Washington, DC.
 
* United States Congress -- Legislative Aide.
* United States Congress -- Legislative Aide.
 
* U.S. Department of the Interior --</br>-- Congressional Liaison.<br>-- SES Executive.
* U.S. Department of the Interior --<br>-- SES Executive.</br>-- Congressional Liaison.


== Memberships ==
== Memberships ==
* [[Society of American Magicians]].
* [[Society of American Magicians]].
* [[Washington Wizards]]
* Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles.
* Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles.
* [http://anpr.org/ Assoc. of National Park Rangers (ANPR) - <small>Life Member</small>.]
* [http://anpr.org/ Assoc. of National Park Rangers (ANPR) - <small>Life Member</small>.]
* [http://www.eandaa.org/ Employees <small>&</small> Alumni Association of the Nat'l. Park Service (E<small>&</small>AA) - <small>Life Member</small>.]
* [http://www.eandaa.org/ Employees <small>&</small> Alumni Association of the Nat'l. Park Service (E<small>&</small>AA) - <small>Life Member</small>.]
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== Personal Data ==
== Personal Data ==


'''Professor JR''' resides with his wife --- a television & film producer, and a native of Upstate New York's Mohawk Valley --- and family, just outside Washington, DC.
'''Professor JR''' resides with his wife --- a television & film producer --- and family, just outside Washington, DC. He operates a small modern & contemporary art gallery, and antiques & collectibles shop, in Northern Virginia; enjoys pursuing his interest in the art of magic and illusion, and collecting antique magic apparatus and memorabilia; and shares with his family a love of the outdoors, and participating in local animal welfare & rescue work, in addition to other hobbies & pursuits.
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He operates a small modern & contemporary art gallery, and an antiques & collectibles shop, in Northern Virginia; enjoys pursuing his avocational interest in the art of magic and illusion, and collecting antique magic apparatus and memorabilia; and shares with his family a love of the outdoors, and a long-standing participation in local animal welfare & rescue work, in addition to other hobbies & pursuits.


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User since 2006 --- known by username "Professor JR" since July 2015.

Profile

Professor JR was born and grew up in Wyoming, north of Cheyenne. He developed an interest in the art of magic and illusion at a young age, around age 10 or 12, after seeing several traveling magicians perform in venues in his hometown, and after visiting a magic shop for the first time while visiting relatives with his family in Lincoln, Nebr. The closest magic shop to his hometown was 85 miles away, but he got there as often as he could. And, much later in life, had the good fortune to have an office just blocks away from Al's Magic Shop, so he could spend many a lunch hour and evening there.

He attended the Univ. of Wyoming in Laramie, earning B.A. and M.A. degrees in American Studies, studying on a Ford Foundation Scholarship; spent two years abroad as a Fulbright Scholar & Professor; and, later in his career, completed a course for government executives at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Gov't. in Cambridge, Mass.

Over the course of his career, he has held positions as a University Professor of American History and American Studies; as a seasonal National Park Ranger; as a Legislative Aide in the U.S. Congress; and as a senior Federal Government official in Washington, DC, where he currently resides.

Rabbit in hat.jpg This user is an Amateur magician.
Rabbit in hat.jpg This user is a member of SAM.
Rabbit in hat.jpg This user is a former regular, until it closed, at Al's Magic Shop.
Rabbit in hat.jpg This user is a member of Washington Wizards.

Career Highlights

Academic Positions

  • University of Hawaii, Honolulu -- American Literature.
  • University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho -- British & American Literature.
  • Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay --
    -- American History; American Literature; American Political Thought.
    -- Chairman, Department of English Languages, Instituto de Lenguas.

Federal Government

  • National Park Service --
    -- Seasonal Park Ranger, Yellowstone NP;
    -- National Program Manager, Headquarters, Washington, DC.
  • United States Congress -- Legislative Aide.
  • U.S. Department of the Interior --
    -- Congressional Liaison.
    -- SES Executive.

Memberships

Personal Data

Professor JR resides with his wife --- a television & film producer --- and family, just outside Washington, DC. He operates a small modern & contemporary art gallery, and antiques & collectibles shop, in Northern Virginia; enjoys pursuing his interest in the art of magic and illusion, and collecting antique magic apparatus and memorabilia; and shares with his family a love of the outdoors, and participating in local animal welfare & rescue work, in addition to other hobbies & pursuits.