Rick Snyder - Early Life, Education, and Family

Early Life, Education, and Family

Snyder was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, the son of Helen Louella "Pody" and Dale F. Snyder. Snyder earned his B.G.S., M.B.A., and J.D. from the University of Michigan by age 23. When he was 16, he took a business class at Kellogg Community College on weekends. By his senior year of high school, Snyder earned 23 college credits. Snyder visited the admissions office of the University of Michigan in November 1975 and spoke with the admissions director, who recommended that Snyder attend Michigan and create his own degree. Snyder is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Snyder also graduated from Lakeview High School.

Snyder served as an adjunct assistant professor of accounting at the University of Michigan. He resides in Ann Arbor with his wife Sue and their three children and has a vacation home near Gun Lake. The couple were married in 1987 at Cherry Hill Presbyterian Church in Dearborn. Snyder has acknowledged his faith as a Presbyterian.