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Old 04-27-2010 at 12:36 AM   #1
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Hello From Tasmania Australia
I am a McMaster alumni, a graduate in 1966. Here is something of my life both before and after that year of graduation. Nice to discover this site--thanks to Chad and others working to create this site.-Ron Price
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1. EMPLOYMENT-SOCIAL-ROLE POSITIONS: 1943-2010

1999-2010-Writer/Poet/Publisher/Journalist and Retired Teacher/Lecturer/Tutor/Adult Educator/Facilitator
George Town Tasmania Australia
2002-2005-Program Presenter City Park Radio Launceston
1999-2004-Tutor and/or President George Town School for Seniors Inc
1988-1999 -Lecturer in General Studies and Human Services
West Australian Department of Training
1986-1987 -Acting Lecturer in Management Studies and Co-ordinator of
Further Education Unit at Hedland College in South Hedland WA
1982-1985 -Adult Educator Open College of Tafe Katherine NT
1981 -Maintenance Scheduler Renison Bell Zeehan Tasmania
1980-Unemployed due to Bi-Polar Disability
1979 -Editor External Studies Unit Tasmanian CAE
Youth Worker Resource Centre Association Launceston
Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour Tasmanian CAE
Radio Journalist ABC Launceston
1976-1978 -Lecturer in Social Sciences & Humanities Ballarat CAE Ballarat
1975 - Lecturer in Behavioural Studies Whitehorse Technical College,
Box Hill Victoria
1974 -Senior Tutor in Education Studies Tasmanian CAE Launceston
1972-1973 -High School Teacher South Australian Education Department
1971 Primary School Teacher Whyalla SA Australia
1969-1971 Primary School Teacher Prince Edward County
Board of Education Picton Ontario Canada
1969 Systems Analyst Bad Boy Co Ltd Toronto Ontario
1967-68 -Community Teacher Department of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development Frobisher Bay NWT Canada
1959-67 -Summer jobs-1 to 4 months each- from grade 10 to end of university
1949-1967 - Attended 2 primary schools, 2 high schools and 2 universities in
Canada-McMaster Uni-1963-1966 Windsor Teachers’ College-1966/7
1944-1963 -Childhood(1944-57) and adolescence(1957-63) in and around
Hamilton Ontario
October 1943 to July 1944-Conception to Birth in Hamilton Ontario

2. SOME SOCIO-BIO-DATA TO 2010

I have been married for 42 years. My wife is a Tasmanian, aged 63. We’ve had one child: age 33 in 2010. I have two step-children: ages: 43 and 40 in 2010. I am 65, am a Canadian who moved to Australia in 1971 and have written 3 books--all available on the internet. I retired from full-time teaching in 1999, part-time teaching in 2003 and voluneeer teaching/work in 2005 after 35 years in classrooms. In addition, I have been a member of the Baha’i Faith for 50 years. Bio-data: 6ft, 230 lbs, eyes-brown/hair-grey, Caucasian. See my website for more details at: http://www.users.on.net/~ronprice/ and go to any search engine and type: Ron Price followed by any one of a number of words: poetry, Bahá'í, literature, history, bipolar disorder, psychology, sociology, inter alia.
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Old 04-27-2010 at 08:23 AM   #2
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Welcome Ron! Great to see some posts from alumni
Old 04-27-2010 at 11:43 AM   #3
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Wow, this is amazing, my first question to you would be how amazing was the sunken gardens? I'd actually pay to see some of those photos!
Old 04-27-2010 at 01:47 PM   #4
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Hello

Nice resume! Full life!

Old 04-27-2010 at 02:27 PM   #5
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I always like hearing what Mac alum are up to.
It sounds like you have led a full and busy life! What program were you in at McMaster?
Old 04-27-2010 at 02:59 PM   #6
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^ Sociology (see his profile).



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