Complex sentence: He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 and his Master of Arts in 1975, both in history, from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces and his Ph.D. in 1983 from Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
Split into simpler sentences: He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 and his Master of Arts in 1975, both in history, from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. He procured his Ph.D. in 1983 from Texas Tech University in Lubbock.