Background
Paddon, Anna Ruth Olsen was born on June 8, 1938 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Olaf and Martha (Larsen) Olsen.
Paddon, Anna Ruth Olsen was born on June 8, 1938 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Olaf and Martha (Larsen) Olsen.
Bachelor of Science, Wheaton College, Illinois, 1961. Master of Science, Columbia University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1985.
Newspaper reporter, World-Telegram & Sun, New York City, 1962-1964; public relations professional, Georgia Department Education, Atlanta, 1964-1965; instructor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1974-1984; professor, department chairman journalism, Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina., 1985-1988; assistant professor journalism, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1988-1997; Fulbright lecturer, visiting associate professor, National Chengchi U., Taipei, Taiwan, 1997-1998. Visiting associate professor journalism National Chengchi U., Taiwan, 1997-1998.
Member Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, Society Professional Journalists, American Journalism Historians Association, Kappa Tau Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Richard Wallace Paddon, August 31, 1963. Children: James Wallace, Jonathan Warren, Joel Bradford.