Background
Parkins, Almon Ernest was born on January 10, 1879 in Marysville, Michigan, United States. Son of John H. and Mariah (Cooley) Parkins.
Parkins, Almon Ernest was born on January 10, 1879 in Marysville, Michigan, United States. Son of John H. and Mariah (Cooley) Parkins.
Bachelor of Pedagogy, Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, 1906, Bachelor of Arts, 1911, honorary M.Edn., 1922. Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1912, Doctor of Philosophy, 1914.
Instructor agricultural geology and geography, University of Missouri, 1914-1916. Professor geography, George Peabody College, since 1916. Field representative division of cotton, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, 1935.
Distinguished service award, National Council of Geography Teachers, 1934.
Mason.; Member publn. board Peabody Journal of Education.
Married Eleanor Grace Stone, June 29, 1905.