Robert (Bob) Moore

1959-1963: After graduation, I joined the USAF, and in the four years in the service was stationed in TX, MS, KS, Morocco, and Spain; married Karen (Kerr from our HS class) in 1959; daughters born in 1960 (Andrea) and 1961 (twins, Rebecca and Rochelle).

1963-1966: Worked for NW Bell Telephone Co. in Des Moines in a variety of inside and outside plant; took classes at Drake in the evenings.

1966-1968: Worked for RCA at Cape Kennedy, FL as an communications technician; lived in Cocoa Beach; took classes at Brevard Community College. Worked on tracking stations and ships down range in the Caribbean and in Norfolk, VA.

1968-1978: Lived in Gainesville, FL while working on B.S. in Technical Journalism ('70); Ed.S. in Instructional Design ('76), and Ph.D. in Higher Education (finally awarded in 1985). All degrees from the University of Florida. During this time I worked as a radio engineer, teaching and graduate assistant, technical writer, and developed a teaching and learning center to help students in academic trouble. From 1972-1975 I directed a National Science Foundation grant to help faculty at 10 Florida colleges develop computer assisted instruction.
1978-1985: Lived in Fayetteville, AR where I worked at the University of Arkansas. Started an Academic Development Office there to help underprepared students succeed in college. The twins lived with me and attended UA for a couple of years. Biked to Marshalltown to attend our 20th HS reunion! Karen and I divorced in 1980.
1985-1986: Lived in Iowa City and work at UI for one year as an academic advisor and curriculum evaluator/developer.
1987-to date: Have lived in Marshalltown.
1987-1991: served as the Dean of the Marshalltown Center of Buena Vista University.
1990-1991: returned to college at Iowa State University and earned a MS in Community Counseling.
1991-date: working as marriage counselor at Center Associates in Marshalltown.
1992-2005: Professor of Psychology at Marshalltown Community College.
2005: Retired (hah!)
2005-2006: PT teaching, counseling, writing.
2007-2011: back to work FT as Project Director of a Title III grant to teach faculty in the Iowa Valley Community College District how to teach distance courses; continue part-time teaching and counseling, with a little bit of writing/publishing.
October, 2011-to date: Retired (again, really, this time I really mean it!). I am doing part-time teaching for Marshalltown Community College and Buena Vista University; I am also continuing part-time counseling at Center Associates in Marshalltown and some occasional workshops and consulting activities. But really, I am retired! Linda is going to retire this year, and we plan to spend more time in Florida and South Carolina with my daughters and grandsons.
UPDATE: We really did get to spend 2 1/2 months in Florida and South Carolina this year (2012-13) seeing my daughters and grandchildren. We plan to do this each winter from now on.

If it wasn't for gymnastics and diving under the guidance of coach Al Fienup, I may not have made it through high school. He was a coach, a mentor, and friend. He taught me the importance of perseverance and sense of self. He also caught me smoking in the boys' room, a story for another time. . . . .
Okay, here it is: Several of us were smoking in the boy's room at MHS. Someone yelled, "Fienup is coming!" We all dropped our smokes, or, if fast enough, flushed them. I wasn't fast enough. I dropped it and covered it with my foot. "Moore, have you been smoking," Al said. "No sir," I replied. "Well then your tennis shoe is on fire," he said without a smile. I looked down and saw smoke curling up from the partially-covered butt. Cost me a week's suspension from gymnastics and diving. Caught lying to Coach Fienup hurt more than the suspension.