Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sanders served in the United States Air Force from 1950-1952 before undertaking a BSc at the University of Alaska, an MA at the University of California, Los Angeles and a PhD at the University of Tasmania.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sanders served in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1952. He completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Alaska, a Master of Arts at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a PhD at the University of Tasmania.