Robert McGee
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Robert W. McGee is an American academic who is a full professor at Fayetteville State University.[1] He is a perpetual student, having earned 23 academic degrees—13 of them at the doctorate level. Additionally, he practices martial arts.
Early life and education[edit]
McGee is originally from Erie, Pennsylvania.[2] He was raised Catholic.
McGee has earned 23 academic degrees, 13 of which are at the doctorate level.[3] He started his education by graduating with a bachelor's degree in Social Science from Gannon University in 1969.[4]
Wanting to land a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records, McGee began collecting college degrees.[5] His first doctorate-level degree would be a Juris Doctor from the Cleveland State University College of Law.[6] In 2003, McGee earned a PhD in Politics from the University of Sunderland.[7]
McGee has earned the following academic degrees:[citation needed]
- PhD, Accounting - University of Warwick[8]
- DPhil, Finance - Bristol Business School, University of the West of England
- PhD, Politics - University of Sunderland[7]
- PhD, Law - Manchester Metropolitan University
- PhD, Philosophy - University of Bradford[9]
- PhD, International Economics - Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- PhD, Economics, Law & Political Philosophy - The Union Institute & University[10]
- PhD, Accounting, Taxation & Economic History - The Union Institute & University[10]
- PhD, Applied Global Ethics - Leeds Metropolitan University[11]
- DSc (Econ), Public Finance & Economic Development - Tartu University[12]
- JD, Law - Cleveland State University[5][13]
- Dr.oec, Accounting - University of Latvia
- DUniv, Public Finance - Kossuth Lajos University (now University of Debrecen)
- MST, Taxation - DePaul University[14]
- BA, Social Science - Gannon University[4][15]
- BA, Social Science - Thomas Edison State College (now Thomas Edison State University)[16]
- BS, Economics - University of the State of New York, Albany[17]
- BS, Business - University of the State of New York, Albany
- BSBA, Accounting - Thomas Edison State College (now Thomas Edison State University)
- AA - Thomas Edison State College (now Thomas Edison State University)
- AA, Liberal Arts - University of the State of New York, Albany
- AS, Accounting - Thomas Edison State College (now Thomas Edison State University)
- AS, Liberal Arts - University of the State of New York, Albany, NY
Certificate in tai chi, Harvard Medical School
Career[edit]
McGee was an influential figure in developing the accounting laws in Armenia and Bosnia, having been responsible for drafting the accounting laws in both countries.[7] He also helped both countries convert to international standards. Additionally, he helped review Mozambique's accounting laws.
McGee currently teaches at the Broadwell College of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University.[10]
McGee has written more than 60 nonfiction books, 5 novels, over 1000 scholarly papers.[10] He initially began writing mainly technical articles and books.[18] Starting in the 90's, he would shift more to discussing ethical issues.
Martial arts[edit]
McGee practiced martial arts as a teenager.[18] He worked as a boxing sparring partner[2] but moved away from the sport, unable to keep up with its demands.
At the age of 65, McGee began practicing Taekwondo again.[19] He also began practicing Karate and Tai Chi. He is now a martial arts instructor.
He has won multiple world championships in taekwondo, karate, kung fu and tai chi, as well as more than 80 gold medals in national (USA) championships. He is an inductee at the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame.[10] As of February, 2024, McGee's career gold medal count is 1020.[7]
External links[edit]
Social Science Research Network [20] Research Gate [21] Academia.edu [22] Google Scholar [23] Semantic Scholar [24]
References[edit]
- ^ "Faculty & Staff".
- ^ a b Mullen, Rodger (February 23, 2019). "At 71, FSU professor is a martial arts champ". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "ROBERT MCGEE". Cleveland State University Alumni Association. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "Robert W. McGee, Ph.D., Esq. '69". Gannon University Alumni Association. August 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Burress, Jordan. "Tenacious McGee". Cleveland State Magazine. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Tenacious McGee | Cleveland State Magazine".
- ^ a b c d "Where Are You Now: Professor Robert W. McGee PhD Politics 2003". University of Sunderland Alumni Association. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Professor Robert McGee".
- ^ "Notable alumni - Alumni".
- ^ a b c d e "ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT – AT 72, ROBERT W. MCGEE IS JUST GETTING STARTED". Union Institute & University. November 6, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/alumni-stories/2011-robert-mcgee/
- ^ "My life story: 23 academic degrees and 239 gold medals". 7 March 2019.
- ^ https://www.csualumni.com/stay-connected/fascinating-alumni/robert-mcgee/
- ^ https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1262&context=depaul-magazine
- ^ https://www.gannon.edu/classnotes.aspx?id=9918&blogid=1668
- ^ "50 in 50".
- ^ "Robert W. McGee, BS, 1976; AS, 1979; AA, 1980; BS, 1983". 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b "ROBERT MCGEE - PHD APPLIED GLOBAL ETHICS, 2011". Leeds Beckett University. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://ssrn.com/author=2139
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert-Mcgee-5
- ^ https://robertmcgee.academia.edu/
- ^ "Robert W. McGee".
- ^ "Robert W. McGee | Semantic Scholar".
- Living people
- 20th-century scholars
- 21st-century scholars
- Alumni of Leeds Beckett University
- University at Albany, SUNY alumni
- Thomas Edison State University alumni
- University of Tartu alumni
- 21st-century American novelists
- Gannon University alumni
- DePaul University alumni
- University of Debrecen alumni
- University of Latvia alumni
- Cleveland State University College of Law alumni
- Union Institute & University alumni
- Alumni of the University of Bradford
- Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University
- Alumni of the University of Sunderland
- Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol
- Alumni of the University of Warwick