John Bear's name and credentials
John Bear
>From John Bear
The matter of my name and credentials having again arisen, it appears to
be time to clarify matters once again, as I have done many times over
the last 29 years.
When Marina and I were married, we decided not to keep either my birth
name (Klempner) nor hers (Dobrolubova), nor, heaven forbid, to
hyphenate. After much deliberation, we chose a new name for the two of
us, Bear, and trudged into Circuit Court in the Chicago area, where we
then lived, where our petition for legal name change was signed on
December 12, 1969 by Judge Minard C. Hulse.
Both the University of California at Berkeley (where I earned my BA in
June 1959 and my MJ in July 1960) and Michigan State University (where I
earned my PhD in March 1966) (both of whom were supplied with certified
copies of the court document) reissued my diplomas, and have been good
about making the cross-reference and giving out correct information,
they are not perfect.
The legal reference is as follows, and I will gladly mail or fax a copy
of the 3-page document to anyone who wishes it.
Gen. No. 69-MR-118, Circuit Court
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
Lake County, Illinois
Decree of December 12, 1969
As always, I am happy to answer questions and address concerns, either
publicly or privately, and I can be reached at john...@degree.net, or
(510) 528-3984, or fax (510) 528-4179, or in person at 6129 Stockton
Avenue, El Cerrito, California 94530.
John Bear
John Bear
>From John Bear on 30 June 1998
The matter of my name and credentials having arisen, it appears to be
time to clarify matters once again, as I have done many times over the
last 29 years.
When Marina and I were married, we decided not to keep either my birth
name (Klempner) nor hers (Dobrolubova), nor, heaven forbid, to
hyphenate. After much deliberation, we chose a new name for the two of
us, Bear, and trudged into Circuit Court in the Chicago area, where we
then lived, where our petition for legal name change was signed on
December 12, 1969 by Judge Minard C. Hulse.
Both the University of California at Berkeley (where I earned my BA in
June 1959 and my MJ in July 1960) and Michigan State University (where I
earned my PhD in March 1966) (both of whom were supplied with certified
copies of the court document) reissued my diplomas, and have been good
about making the cross-reference and giving out correct information, but
they are not perfect.
The legal reference is as follows, and I will gladly mail or fax a copy
of the 3-page document to anyone who wishes it.
Gen. No. 69-MR-118, Circuit Court
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois