Robert McGee

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Robert W. McGee is an American perpetual student, author and professor at Fayetteville State University. [1]

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Early life and education

McGee is originally from Erie, Pennsylvania. [2] He was raised Catholic.[ citation needed ]

He started his education by graduating with a bachelor's degree in Social Science from Gannon University in 1969. [3] Wanting to land a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records, McGee began earning a large number of college degrees. [4] His first doctorate-level degree was a Juris Doctor from the Cleveland State University College of Law. [5] McGee has earned 23 academic degrees, 13 of which are at the doctorate level. [6]

McGee has earned the following academic degrees:[ citation needed ]

Career

Academics

McGee currently teaches at the Broadwell College of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University. [10] He has written more than 60 nonfiction books, 5 novels, and over 1000 scholarly papers. [10] McGee initially began writing mainly technical articles and books. [18]

Martial arts

McGee practiced martial arts as a teenager. [18] He worked as a boxing sparring partner [2] However, as an adult, McGee began practicing Taekwondo again. [19] He also began practicing Karate and Tai Chi. He is now a martial arts instructor.

He has won world championships in Taekwondo, karate, kung fu and tai chi, as well as medals in national (USA) championships.[ citation needed ] In 2017, he was inducted at the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame. [10] [20]

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  14. https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1262&context=depaul-magazine
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  18. 1 2 "ROBERT MCGEE - PHD APPLIED GLOBAL ETHICS, 2011". Leeds Beckett University. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  19. Holland, Monica (August 23, 2021). "Fayetteville's Robert McGee, 74, is world champion martial artist ... and novelist, doctoral degree holder, international consultant". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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