VIP Biography for
Joseph F. Connolly II

	Joseph F. Connolly II
Industry	Educational organization
Title	Chairman/Board of Trustees
Expertise	Curriculum and instruction
Current Organization	Institute for Military Arts
Type of Organization	Educational institution
Major Product	Education
Area of Distribution	International
University/Degree	B.A. Magna Cum Laude, 1971, Park College, Missouri; Bachelor of Laws, 1972; J.D., 1977, Blackstone School of Law, Illinois; Master of Education, 2000, National College of Education, Illinois
Born	February 15, 1944, Quincy, Massachusetts
Honors & Awards	Knighthood, Sovereign Military Order of St. John of Jerusalem, (Est. 1118, A.D.) of the Province of Wien, Austria; Awarded title Professor by the College of Higher Education for the Martial Arts (U.K.); Appointed Fellow of the Society of Martial Arts (U.K.); Awarded title Grandmaster in the Korean martial arts; Inducted into numerous state, national and international Halls of Fame for the martial arts; Eagle Scout and Scout Wood Badge; Awarded numerous U.S. and foreign military awards, decorations and badges including the Combat Medical Badge and Purple Heart with oak leaves
Affiliations	Governor, Royal National Lifeboat Institution (U.K. & Erie); 45-year Scouting veteran; Founder, National Fire Academy Alumni Association; Training Counselor Emeritus and Patron Member, National Rifle Association; Lieut. Col., Frontiersmen of the (British) Commonwealth; Lieut. Col. (Retired), Civil Air Patrol; Retired Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Hobbies & Sports	Hunting, fishing, sailing
Career Accomplishments	Founded the United States Yudo Association; Founded the International Yudo Federation; Internationally recognized as a leading scholar in the study of the military arts as an academic disciple
Work History	Retired, U.S. Army Special Forces
Spouse	Donna Cameron Connolly
Married	1968
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