Mike Morrissey

Mike Morrissey has worked a diverse set of jobs, including bootblack, grocery-bagger, soda-bottler, teacher, public school superintendent, university professor, and Fulbright Scholar. Morrissey was born to the tiny town of Killdeer, North Dakota, in Bakken Oil country. He was raised in Valley City, North Dakota. Morrissey received his bachelor's and master's degrees in English from North Dakota State University and his doctorate in educational administration and policy from Indiana University....See more

Mike Morrissey has worked a diverse set of jobs, including bootblack, grocery-bagger, soda-bottler, teacher, public school superintendent, university professor, and Fulbright Scholar. Morrissey was born to the tiny town of Killdeer, North Dakota, in Bakken Oil country. He was raised in Valley City, North Dakota. Morrissey received his bachelor's and master's degrees in English from North Dakota State University and his doctorate in educational administration and policy from Indiana University. Morrissey and his wife, Susan, have lived in several Midwestern states, as well as the West of England, but they returned to Fargo, where they began their life together. After retiring as a Southside Chicago school superintendent in 1995, he continued volunteering, writing, and serving on community, university, and governmental boards. He was motivated by the struggles of his ancestors to share their story. See less