Complex sentence: He was born on May 20,1939, in Sterling, Nebraska and graduated from Peru State College in 1966, and attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln earning a education specialist certificate in 1982 and a masters in education in 1988.
Split into simpler sentences: He was born on May 20,1939 in Sterling, Nebraska and graduated from Peru State College in 1966. He received a education specialist certificate from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1982 and a masters in education in 1988.