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  {
    "degree": "B.S.",
    "description": "Earned B.S. in Communication Arts and Sciences with a focus on semiotics and media theory. Began integrating visual perception and communication into emerging theories of creativity.",
    "endDate": "1980",
    "fieldOfStudy": "Communication Arts and Sciences",
    "honors": "",
    "institution": "Western Michigan University",
    "institutionKgmid": "",
    "institutionUrl": "https://wmich.edu",
    "startDate": ""
  },
  {
    "degree": "M.A.",
    "description": "Completed M.A. in Communication Studies emphasizing inquiry and learning systems that bridge the arts and sciences. Served as Alice Lloyd Scholar and Graduate Assistant to Rudolf Arnheim, teaching Art and Visual Perception.",
    "endDate": "1982",
    "fieldOfStudy": "Communication Studies",
    "honors": "",
    "institution": "University of Michigan",
    "institutionKgmid": "/m/0jmtv",
    "institutionUrl": "https://umich.edu",
    "startDate": ""
  },
  {
    "degree": "Ph.D.",
    "description": "Dissertation integrated systems theory, creativity, and educational innovation, establishing the conceptual foundation for his later work on the Competing Values Framework and Innovation Code. Completed at age 25.",
    "endDate": "1985",
    "fieldOfStudy": "Educational Technology",
    "honors": "",
    "institution": "University of Wisconsin–Madison",
    "institutionKgmid": "/m/083jv",
    "institutionUrl": "https://wisc.edu",
    "startDate": ""
  }
]