Dr' Bobbie Beth Scoggins

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Dr. Bobbie Beth Scoggins

• The story of a little Yellow Rose from Texas
  making her mark on the world.

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Bobbie Beth Bridges

• Born September 25, 1956
• Second Generation Deaf
• The first of two children
• Daddys little girl

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Mom and Dad

• Lloyd W. Bridges
• Every third generation deafness (Males)
• Margie L. Bridges
• A number of Hard of Hearing family members

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Byron Bridges

• Younger Brother
• Deaf
• Active Deaf Community Leader

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Early Education

• Oklahoma School for the Deaf (1959-1970)
• Parents alma mater and comfort level
• Enters at age 3
• Attends Oklahoma school while still living in
  Texas
• Begins living at the school (age 4) and becomes
  active in various areas (academic and
  extra-curricular)

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Early Education

• Texas School for the Deaf (1970-1973)
• Class Valedictorian (1973)
• Graduated at age 16

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Acting Career

• Beginnings at OSD
• Hearing Actors (playing Deaf roles)
• Closed career to Deaf
• TSD (stops acting)
• California State University
• Resumes Acting
• Leading Role in Love of Seven Dolls. Written by
  Dorothy Miles, Deaf woman.

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Children of a Lesser God

• Dallas Theater Center
• Broadway
• Regional Theater
• Interest Lost

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Acting Lessons Learned

• Tobeys Tales
• Start to finish
• Childrens video
• Peer pressure
• Self esteem
• Informative
• Silver Apple Award
• Governors Media Access Award

• Communication Barriers
• Lessons Learned
• Accomplishments

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View on Acting Today

• First Love
• Future Goals
• At least two more acting credits
• Qualifying for Acting pension. SMILE
• Down sides include time demands
• Still awaiting opportunity

• Still Active
• Commercials
• Industrial Videos
• Live Television

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Acting Credits

• Television
• A Different World
• Partnerships With Man
• People Are Talking, Too
• Christmas Special
• Bobbies World
• West of Broadway

• Industrial Film/Video and Theatre
• How to Live with the ADA
• Dual Party Relay Service
• Impact of ADA on Schools
• A Choice of Life
• Texas Relay
• AIDS Deaf Community
• Bobbie
• Night Before Chrismas
• The Glass Menagerie
• Children of a Lesser God

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Mentors and Role Models

• Father - Many of the values I have in me now
  came from him
• Betty Boggs- Former Swimming Coach at Y,
  Instilled in me the value of dedication,
  perseverance, and endurance.
• Jim Scoggins Credits him as the person that
  opened the hearing world to her.

Water Baby
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Extracurricular Activities

• Volleyball
• Swimming
• Aerobic Dancing
• Water Skiing
• Scuba Diving
• Slow-pitch Softball

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Splish-Splash

• Interest in swimming spurred after saving the
  life of a young camper.
• YMCA Teams
• TSD Swim Team
• Practiced with University of Texas Swimming
  Coaches
• 1973 Deaf Olympian
• Malmo, Sweden

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Deaf Olympics

• Because of her love for competition she was
  elected to various positions
• 1998 President of the USA Deaf Sports Federation
• Appointed by U.S. Olympic Committee in 2001
• Vice President American Athletes with
  Disabilities

Sydney, Australia 2000 Olympic and Paralympic
Games
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

• Slow Pitch Softball remains one of Bobbie Beths
  favorite past times
• As well as Kickboxing
• Reading
• Steven King
• Feel Good Stories

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Postsecondary Education (BA)

• Eastfield Junior College (1973)
• General Education
• Interpreters (MCSC)
• Gallaudet University 1974-1975
• Dallas Baptist University 1975-1976
• California State University, Northridge 1976-1978
• BA in Psychology

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Becomes Bobbie Beth Scoggins

• Marries Jim Scoggins
• June 30, 1978
• Fathers best friend
• Opened up the hearing world to Bobbie Beth
• Taught her business savvy

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Postsecondary Education (MA)

• University of California Northridge
• Masters Degree
• Administration and Supervision
• Thesis Feasibility study on the California State
  Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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Pepperdine UniversityAlumni of the Year

• In 1992 she becomes Dr. Scoggins
• Receives her PhD in Education.
• Dr. Scoggins is named the 1999 recipient of the
  Graduate School of Education and Psychologies
  Distinguished Alumna Award

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AWAKENINGS

• Crowning Achievement
• 1988-1993
• Drug and Alcohol Program in Southern California
• Exclusively for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Start to Finish

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Texas Rose to Bluegrass Fillie

• Arrives in 1992
• Director for the KCDHH
• Proactive
• New Ideas
• Exposure for the KCDHH
• Out of the Rat Hole

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Accomplishments in Kentucky

• Interpreter Licensure
• Interpreter Opportunities
• Universal Hearing Screenings for Newborns
• DEAFestival
• 1996 Danville
• 1997 Frankfort
• 1998 Louisville
• 2000 Northern Kentucky

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Interpreter Licensure Bill

• Governor Paul Patton
• Signs the Interpreter Licensure Bill into effect
  (1998)
• Mike Armstrong
• Patty Conway
• Dana Parker
• Martha Hinton
• Heather Harker
• Harvey Corson
• Bobbie Beth Scoggins
• Senator Tom Buford

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DEAFestival

• A celebration of Deaf Culture
• Language
• Artworks
• Crafts
• Visual Artistry
• ASL Storytelling
• Performances

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Now and Then

• Jim Scoggins
• Health Scare
• Whats Next
• Final Thoughts

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Informational Credits

• Online Interview
• Personal Scrapbooks
• Publications
• VIEWS
• Awakenings
• Newspaper Articles
• Video Publications
• GLAD News
• The Bulletin
• Pepperdine Colleague
• Silent News