Background
Myers, Allen was born on June 8, 1925 in St. Louis. Son of Barnett and Anna (Kramer) Myers.
Myers, Allen was born on June 8, 1925 in St. Louis. Son of Barnett and Anna (Kramer) Myers.
Bachelor of Music, North Texas State College, 1949. Master of Music, North Texas State College, 1951. Master of Arts, State University Iowa, 1953.
Doctor of Philosophy, State University Iowa, 1954.
Teacher elementary and secondary schools, Oil City, Louisiana, 1949-1951. Instructor State University Iowa, 1953-1955. Director special education Eastern Montana College, 1955-1958.
Professor, head department, special education and occupational therapy and director Horace H. Rackham School, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, 1957-1967, dean College Education, 1967-1975, professor department special education, 1975-1977. Dean College Education, University Minnesota, Duluth, 1977-1979, College Education, Ohio University, Athens, since 1979. Member Ohio University Orchestra, since 1979.
Consultant hospital and medical division United States Public Health Service, since 1963. Member State University Education Deans, Public Institutions in Ohio, since 1979, chairman, 1982-1983. President International Northern Great Plains Conference Special Education, 1956-1957.
President division teacher education Council for Exceptional Children, 1961-1962. Chairman subcommittee on certified Teachers Special Education, 1960-1961. Chairman deans and directors colleges of education group State of Michigan, 1970, member teacher education and certified committee, 1968-1977, member council on elementary and secondary education, 1971-1977.
Chairman advisory committee on cultural arts Southeastern Ohio Volunteer Education Cooperative, since 1979, board directors, since 1979.
Member City and Campus Committee on the Handicapped, Athens, since 1979. Chief institute representative, member committee on education of handicapped American Association Colleges for Teacher Education, since 1979;9 Board directors Michigan, Washtenaw County societies for crippled children, Metropolitan Detroit Bureau School Studies. Chairman SEOKWA, 1979-1987.
Board directors Appalachian Educational Laboratory, Coalition Rural and Appalachian Schools. Chief institute representative Contracts with Swaziland, Lesotho and Botswana African Educational Projects. Member State Community Education Advisory Committee, since 1980.
Served with infantry Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member National Education Association, Ohio State Education Deans, Michigan Association Special Education Professors (chairman), Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Jeanette Stevens, December 20, 1947. Children: Gail, Carol, Ruth, David.