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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Tommie Lindsey

Spouse(s)
  
Lois Bailey Lindsey


Known for
  
Forensics coach

Occupation
  
Teacher

Awards
  
MacArthur Fellowship


Born
  
September 28, 1951 (age 73) (
1951-09-28
)

Books
  
It Doesn't Take A Genius: Five Truths to Inspire Success in Every Student

Tommie Lindsey: why I still enjoy teaching after all these years


Tommie Lindsey, Jr.


Tommie Lindsey (born September 28, 1951 Oakland, California) is a Forensics coach, at James Logan High School.

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Life

He graduated valedictorian from the University of San Francisco in Communication Arts and Social Science. He would later go on to receive an honorary PhD from the University of San Francisco for "Visionary Leadership". 40 percent of students at Logan High School go to college: 90 percent of his forensics students do.

Family

He was married to Lois Bailey Lindsey; they have two children, a daughter, Erika and a son, Terence.

Awards

  • 1994 California Teacher of the Year
  • 2000 “National Forensics Coach of the Year”
  • 2003 Oprah Winfrey Angel Award
  • 2004 MacArthur Fellows Program
  • 2012 Bronx Achievement Award
  • 2015 Carlston Family Foundation Award
  • Works

  • It Doesn't Take A Genius: Five Truths to Inspire Success in Every Student. Authors Randall McCutcheon, Tommie Lindsey, McGraw-Hill, 2006, ISBN 978-0-07-146084-2
  • References

    Tommie Lindsey Wikipedia


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