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Richard Dean Scheuerman was born on April 18, 1951 and raised near Endicott, Washington. After graduating from Washington State University, he completed the program at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, as a member of the U. S. Air Force, and was awarded a diploma in Russian. With a grant from the Lutheran World Federation, he undertook research at the Centre for the Study of Religion and Communism in London. (From the guide to PC 20)

He earned his B.A. in history and education from Washington State University (1973), his M.A. in history from Pacific Lutheran University (1977), and his Ph.D. in educational leadership from Gonzaga University (1992). After serving for many years as a teacher and administrator in Washington public schools, in 2004 Scheuerman joined the faculty of Seattle Pacific University. He has authored and co-authored several books, including "Renegade Tribe: The Palouse Indians and the Invasion of the Inland Pacific Northwest" with Clifford Trafzer (Washington State University Press, 1986) and "Finding Chief Kamiakin: The Life and Legacy of a Northwest Patriot" with Michael Finley (Washington State University Press, 2008).