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Richard Scott Baskas (April 8, 1965) was born on April 8, 1965 in Merced, California to James "Jimmy" Anthony Baskas and Betty Emma Karnes. The story has it that when Baskas was born, the nurses thought he had a medical condition since he was born dark.

'''Leavenworth, Kansas ''' Just soon after being born, his parents moved back to Kansas. A few years later, his only sibling, James Allen Baskas, was born. About 5 years later, their parents would divorce. Both parents would stay in town as they would meet other spouses.

About 1972, both boys would be adopted and their new family would grow up in Clinton, Maryland.

Clinton, Maryland Baskas attended Crestview Elementary, Surrattsville Jr.and Sr. High School

After graduating from Surrattsvill High School in 1984, he attended Charles County Community College, LaPlata, Maryland.

He originally wanted to become a medical doctor so he transferred to Salisbury University. Unfortunately, after some there, his grades weren't exactly what they should have been, so he finished with a B.S. degree in Biology.

Military Baskas enlisted into the Air Force as a rank of E-4 due to his college degree. He separated out on April 30, 2004 as E-4.

Graduate Schooling Baskas enrolled in the Master of Arts in Teaching Science Education at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. A requirement for this degree was to become licensed to teach secondary school.

Doctorate Schooling Within a few months of graduating with his MAT degree, he enrolled in and began working on his Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in Adult Education at Walden University. Within 10.5 years, hecame Dr. Baskas!