Dr. Beachy has a B.A. from the College of Wooster (1986) and an M.S. from Western Carolina University (1988). His Ph.D. is from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette which was awarded in 1992. After completing his doctorate, he spent one year doing postdoctoral research at the Highlands Biological Station in North Carolina followed by a one-year sabbatical teaching replacement at Jamestown College in North Dakota. He arrived at Minot State University in Fall 1998 after having taught for four years at Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa.
Since his arrival, Beachy has become a greased pig wrestler. He and teammate Joe Super have placed third in 2005 and have been champions since 2006 at the North Dakota State Fair.
MATERIALS FROM "SALAMANDERS, FROGS, AND THEIR HOMES", A COURSE FOR KIDS OFFERED BY THE College for Kids 2008 PROGRAM OF MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY AND SPONSORED BY THE AMPHIBIAN GROWTH PROJECT