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Bob Bacon's Biography

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Full Name:

Bob L. Bacon

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Beverly; 3 Children: Beth, Rick, Teresa

Birth Date:

07/14/1935

Birth Place:

Galesburg, IL

Home City:

Fort Collins, CO

Religion:

Unitarian

MA, History, University of Northern Colorado, 1961

BS, Social Sciences, Illinois State University, 1957

Senator, Colorado State Senate, 2004-present

Member, Educational Success Task Force, Colorado State Senate, present

Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1997-2002

Assistant Minority Leader, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1999-2000

Director/Board Member, Poudre School District Board of Education, 1991-1999

Teacher, Front Range Community College, 1991-1996

High School Teacher, Poudre School District, 1960-1991

High School Teacher, Chatsworth Illinois School District, 1957-1960

Member, BASE Camp, present

Volunteer Reader, Local Elementary School, present

Member, Nickels and Dimes for Childcare Assistance, present

Representative, All State School Board, Colorado Association of School Boards, 1999

Board Member, Colorado Association of School Boards, 1995-1999

Member, Larimer County Early Childhood Council, 1992-1999

Member, Colorado State University External Advisory Council, College of Applied Human Sciences, 1998

Board of Directors, Open StageTheater, 1998

President, Poudre Education Association, 1979-1980

Awards:

Sierra Club Freshman Legislator of the Year Award
Colorado Association of School Boards Legislative Excellence Award
Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry’s Business Legislator of the Year Award
Distinguished Teacher Award from the Teacher Award Foundation in 1980
Phi Delta Kappa Excellence in Teaching Award in 1978.

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