Susan Ford Bales (photo courtesy of Gerald R. Ford Foundation)
Susan Ford Bales to discuss education of her parents
Apr 10, 2015
Susan Ford Bales will explain what education was like for her parents, President Gerald R. Ford and Betty Ford, as part of Grand Valley State University’s College of Education 50th Anniversary Golden Lecture Series.
The lecture will include discussion on President Ford’s signing of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975, which provided equal access to education for children with physical and mental disabilities. The event will also feature Hendrik Booraem, author of “Young Jerry Ford: Athlete and Citizen.”
“The Education of Gerald R. Ford” with Susan Ford Bales
April 15
5:30 p.m. open reception
6:30 p.m. lecture
L. William Seidman Center
Pew Grand Rapids Campus
The 50th Anniversary Golden Lecture Series celebrates 50 years of quality teacher preparation programs in the College of Education.
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