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John M. Soderberg, Ph.D. Service and Achievement

Painted and Sculpted since age five in India Best of Show, High School, Bangkok, Thailand Honorable Discharge, United States Marine Corps, 1973 One year volunteer, Arizona Family halfway house, 1974 Taught Martial Arts as therapy, no charge, challenged children, adults Made logo jewelry for service organizations, 1974-1975 Began teaching Sculpture at no charge to individuals, groups, 1977 Resident Artist, Northern Arizona University, 1980 Sculptural Commission on Apartheid in South Africa for Amnesty International, 1985 Sculptural Commission on war atrocities targeted against children in Soviet occupied Afghanistan, 1985 Sculptural donation, re: Soviet occupied Afghanistan, Washington, D.C., 1985 Jubilee Year Distinguished Alumni Award, N.A.U., 1990 Kiwanian of the Year, Camp Verde, AZ, 1990-1991, Sculptural donation to benefit local community President, Red Rocks Arts Council, Sedona, AZ, 1991-1992 Two year Board Member of the Verde Valley Shelter for Domestic Abuse Supporter / Board Member of Victory Ranch shelter for at risk children Original member and 17 years of service with Rancho Feliz, Scottsdale based non-profit support group (three orphanages in Mexico, 40 Duplex housing project, child-care center, soup-kitchen for children, medical, dental, help. Rest home, Famine relief for Tarahumara Indians in Copper Canyon, Mexico Official Santa Claus for Rancho Feliz, thirteen years Three Sculptural donations to benefit Rancho Feliz Southwest Arts in Action, Sedona, AZ, donation Ordained by Dr. Robert Schuller, 1997 Doctorate in Humane Letters, Northern Arizona University, 1998 N.A.U. Centennial Alumni Award Sculptural donation to benefit N.A.U. education Sculptural donation to support The Status of Women, N.A.U. Sculptural donation to support Valley Big Brothers and Sisters Donation of studio space, mentoring, help to benefit Sedona Buddhist Community/ 35 ft. high Stupa Project Sculptural to benefit International Film Festival, Sedona, AZ, 2004 Sculptural donation to benefit JCS Synagogue, Sedona, AZ, 2006 12 ft. high Sculptural donation, Rancho Feliz, Agua Prieta, Mexico, 2006 Knighted by Swedish Count Ulf Hamilton and honorably inducted into the Hamilton family, 2006 Teaching at various art academies, workshops, and privately for 20+ years Core member of The Uhuru Ascent team, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro with Darol Kubacz, paraplegic, 2006 Sculptural and other donations to benefit Northern Arizona Poet's Society, and the Poet's Corner, Sedona, Arizona, 2006 Mentorship of 20 to 30 professional sculptors, also apprentices, students, protégés Inventions and innovations to advance the state of the art of sculpture include: Classic Clay (now used by sculptors world wide,) pioneered armature concepts and working techniques for Classic Clay, multi-colored patinas with sealing techniques, fragmentation concepts, tools for sculpting the human eye, pre-cast sales technique, innovations in texture, hair, drapery techniques, etc. Completion of many Sculptural commissions of notable historical or culturally influential persons 25 years of fine-art sculpture designed to document, encapsulate and convey the timeless power and drama of the human experience and potential