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Dr. Donald Huard
Donald Huard was only eighteen years-old when he was drafted into the United States Army in 1952. Frail, six feet tall but weighing only 115 lbs., Don was taunted and ridiculed by other recruits th...view moreDonald Huard was only eighteen years-old when he was drafted into the United States Army in 1952. Frail, six feet tall but weighing only 115 lbs., Don was taunted and ridiculed by other recruits through eight weeks of infantry training followed by eight more weeks of heavy weapons combat development. He was assigned as an infantryman to be sent to Korea.
The orders for his unit were changed, however, and Don was sent to Kelly Air Force Base in San Marcos, Texas for special training as a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic. Two years of military service were spent in Central Alaska servicing airplanes used to support a Geodetic surveying team of engineers as they created maps of Alaska prior to its statehood established in 1959.
Released from the Army in 1954, Don took advantage of the G.I. Bill to earn an Associate in Arts degree and a Bachelor of Science degree at Arizona State University. Given the opportunity to work as a research laboratory assistant, he continued to pursue his higher education toward his ultimate goal of finishing a doctorate degree that was awarded in 1971.
At the age of 28, Donald Huard began teaching at the University as a lecturer in psychology with his newly acquired master's degree in experimental psychology including graduate level minors in business and criminology. Meanwhile, as he worked towards his doctorate degree he accepted a teaching position at Phoenix Community College where he served as a professor of psychology and behavioral statistics for 38 years. His Emeritus status was established as a retiree from the Maricopa Community College District in 2004. His successful academic career has earned him a listing in Who's Who Among America's Teachers? since 2004.
Dr. Huard's first wife died in 1981 ending a 23 year marriage. He and Marie Fournier Huard raised four children. His present marriage of 32 years is to Margaret E. Huard, who also raised three children. Donald and his wife "Margie" are the proud grandparents and great grandparents of a total of 32 children. Grandpa Don and Grandma Margie live happily in Prescott Valley, Arizona.view less