Background
Pence, Alan Robert was born on May 23, 1933 in Gaziantep, Turkey. Came to the United States, 1934. Son of Harold Titus and Beulah Elizabeth (Stotts) Pence.
academic administrator linguist
Pence, Alan Robert was born on May 23, 1933 in Gaziantep, Turkey. Came to the United States, 1934. Son of Harold Titus and Beulah Elizabeth (Stotts) Pence.
Bachelor, California State University, 1955; Master of Arts, University of California, Los Angeles, 1965.
Director Papua New Guinea branch, Summer Institute Linguistics, Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea, 1965-1971; vice president for operations, Summer Institute Linguistics, Huntington Beach, California, 1971-1977; director North America branch, Summer Institute Linguistics, Thornton, Colorado, 1976-1984; Asia area director, Summer Institute Linguistics, Manila, Philippines, 1985-1992; vice president program development, Summer Institute Linguistics, Dallas, since 1993.
Married Patricia Elaine Fike, June 9, 1956. Children: Jeffrey Wayne, Erik Scott, Wendy Shawn.