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| Raised in ], Lavergne earned a bachelor of arts degree in social studies education and a master's in education at the ]. In 1988, he earned an education specialist degree in educational administration and supervision from ]. He was a social studies teacher, held administrative positions for both the ] and the ] college entrance exam companies, and in between jobs performed stand-up comedy. He worked for the ] traveling to universities helping administrators understand the SAT. Lavergne is director of admissions research ]. | Raised in ], Lavergne earned a bachelor of arts degree in social studies education and a master's in education at the ]. In 1988, he earned an education specialist degree in educational administration and supervision from ]. He was a social studies teacher, held administrative positions for both the ] and the ] college entrance exam companies, and in between jobs performed stand-up comedy. He worked for the ] traveling to universities helping administrators understand the SAT. Lavergne is director of admissions research ]. | ||
| On November 15, 2008 Gary Lavergne announced that he had completed his next book, which is a biography of Heman Marion Sweatt and the events surrounding the Supreme Court Case ''Sweatt v Painter, ''(1950). The tentative title of the forthcoming book is The publication data has not been announced. | |||
| ==Published works== | ==Published works== | ||
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Gary M. Lavergne is an American writer of non-fiction novels about Texas mass murderers Charles Whitman and Abdelkrim Belachheb, and a serial killer, Kenneth Allen McDuff.
Raised in Louisiana, Lavergne earned a bachelor of arts degree in social studies education and a master's in education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. In 1988, he earned an education specialist degree in educational administration and supervision from McNeese State University. He was a social studies teacher, held administrative positions for both the SAT and the ACT college entrance exam companies, and in between jobs performed stand-up comedy. He worked for the College Board traveling to universities helping administrators understand the SAT. Lavergne is director of admissions research University of Texas.
Published works
- Worse than Death (2003), about a Moroccan national named Abdelkrim Belachheb, who walked into a Dallas nightclub and gunned down seven people.
- Bad Boy from Rosebud (1999), about Kenneth McDuff, a Texas serial killer.
- A Sniper in the Tower (1997), about Charles Whitman, known for shooting people from within and without the University of Texas at Austin's 27-story tower in 1966.
External links
- Gary Lavergne website
- Excerpt of appearance on DATELINE NBC
- Virginia Tech Public Radio Interview of Gary Lavergne about school shootings.
- Chronicle of Higher Education Commentary on Virginia Tech Tragedy.
- Missy Lay article in Orange Magazine
- New York Times Commentary on the S.A.T: Reasoning Test
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