Research Papers Simplified - Laramie County Community College
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About the Author<br />
Leif Swanson was born and raised in Sioux<br />
City, Iowa. After graduating from high<br />
school in 1983, he attended Kirkwood<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> in Cedar Rapids,<br />
Iowa, where he earned an Associate of Arts<br />
degree in 1985; he completed a Bachelor<br />
of Arts degree in English at the University<br />
of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls in 1987.<br />
He finished his Master of Arts degree at<br />
the University of Northern Colorado in<br />
1990.<br />
Leif started teaching English at LCCC in 1990. His primary classes are<br />
English 1010, English 1020, and Writing Your Life. He has also taught<br />
American Literature I and II, Business Communication, Whitewater<br />
Rafting, and Whitewater Kayaking. He earned the Teaching Excellence<br />
Faculty Achievement Award in 1996 and 2006.<br />
Leif is married to Lyndee, who is a third-grade teacher at Anderson<br />
Elementary School in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They have two children,<br />
Bethany and Jordan, and four dogs—Jasper, Kirby, Louie, and Roscoe.<br />
Leif enjoys teaching, reading, writing, and numerous outdoor activities,<br />
including camping, hiking, cycling, and river-running.<br />
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