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= Glenn B. Anderson = Glenn B. Anderson is the first Black Deaf male to earn a doctoral degree.

Early Life and Education
Anderson was born on October 16th, 1945 in inner-city Chicago, Illinois. He contracted pneumonia at the age of 7 and due to complications from the illness, he became deaf. Anderson attended a program with 150 other deaf students for both elementary school and middle school. For high school he attended Parker High School in a program with 15 other deaf students. Minimal support was provided and thus he struggled with understanding the teacher in class. He found a way to succeed academically and received honors and an award for scholar-athlete of the year. He graduated from Parker High School in 1964. Anderson attended Northern Illinois University with a concentration in physical education. After one semester he transferred to Gallaudet University. He became an active participant in the student body by joining various clubs and student athletic teams such as basketball, track and student body government. Anderson changed his major from physical education to psychology. In 1968 he graduated from Gallaudet and had the only black family at commencement. In 1970, he earned his Masters degree from University of Arizona. In 1982, Anderson became the first Black Deaf male to earn a doctorate degree as he graduated from New York University with a Ph.D in Rehabilitation Counseling.

Career Timeline
Glenn B. Anderson started his counseling career in 1970 after graduating with a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. He got a job in 1970 as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Detroit, becoming the first deaf person to be hired for that position in all of Michigan. After working for 2 years in that position, he started work at New York University in the Deafness Research and Training Center. He worked as an associate research scientist there for 3 years, from 1972 through to 1975. While pursuing his Ph.D, he worked at LaGuardia Community College, City University in New York. He worked as a Coordinator of Continuing Education Programs from 1975 through to 1982, the same year he obtained his Ph.D. He has participated in countless national workshops and conferences, and has led multiple university courses.