Background
Neumann, Alfred Robert was born on January 26, 1921 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Son of Bernhard and Jenny (Heidenheimer) Neumann.
Neumann, Alfred Robert was born on January 26, 1921 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Son of Bernhard and Jenny (Heidenheimer) Neumann.
Bachelor of Arts, Marshall College, 1940. Master of Arts, University Kentucky, 1941. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1951.
Doctor of Laws, Marshall University, 1964.
Teacher Latin and French, conductor orchestra Beall High School, Frostburg, Maryland., 1941-1942. Instructor German and French Tulane University, 1946. Teaching fellow German Harvard, 1946-1948.
Instructor German University of Michigan, 1948-1952.
Assistant professor of University Houston, 1953-1956, associate professor German, 1956-1961, professor, from 1961, assistant to vice president academic affairs, 1956, assistant to president, 1957-1959. Dean U. Houston (College Arts and Sciences), 1958-1972.
Chancellor U. Houston (U. Houston/Clear Lake City), from 1972, then chancellor emeritus. Member Commission Leadership Training American Council Education, 1976-1978, Commision on Academy Affairs, 1980-1981.
Member of national advisory council Council on Learning.
Presented college courses in German KUHT-television, Houston, 1954-1955. Program annotator Houston Symphony Orchestra, 1958-1975, chairman search committee for music director, 1978. Program annotator Houston Grand Opera Association.
Consultant on accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Examiner College Entrance Examination Board, 1962-1965.
Member editorial board: Forum mag, 1956-1959. Bibliographer: Literature and Other Arts Section(s), M.L.A. Compiler: Literature and the Other Arts: A Select Bibliography, 1952-1958, New York Public Library, 1959. Association television editor: German Quarterly.
Member Houston Contemporary Music Society (president 1962-1963), American Council Learned Societies
(scholar 1952-1953, past regional associate), Houston Grand Opera Association (director) 1956-1967), Houston Friends of Music (president), Modern Language Association (chairman commission on trends in education 1968-1971), Houston Council Foreign Language Teachers (president 1967-1968), American Association State Colleges Universities (Chairman of Commission international programs, Chairman of Commission upper-level institutions), American Association Teachers German, Stillwater Conference Academy Deans (chairman 1965), South Central Modern Language Association (president 1965-1966), Conference Academy Deans Southern States (chairman 1966-1967), Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce (directory).
Married Selma Smith, September 5, 1944. Children: Bernard Stephen, Carolyn Joyce.