Michael McCarthy

Michael McCarthy graduated functionally illiterate from high school. He worked manual labor jobs for eight years. During this time, he taught himself to read well. He then decided to enter college and now holds a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology and a master's degree in zoology with an emphasis in ichthyology. Michael McCarthy has been the head of the biology department at Eastern Arizona College for over a decade. Michael has been recognized in "Who's Who in America' and has received every teaching award from Eastern Arizona College. Michael is fluent in American Sign Language and has served in the deaf community for over thirty-five years.