Background
Hagood, Annabel Dunham was born on February 7, 1924 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of John H. and Isabella (Smith) Dunham.
consultant speech communication educator
Hagood, Annabel Dunham was born on February 7, 1924 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of John H. and Isabella (Smith) Dunham.
Bachelor of Arts, Southwestern Louisiana Institute, 1944; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1946; postgraduate, 1947-1949; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Alabama, 1997.
Assistant director debate and drama, Southwestern Louisiana Institute, 1944-1945; assistant counselor, University of Wisconsin, 1945-1946; instructor, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1946-1949; assistant professor speech, U. Alabama, 1949-1957; associate professor, U. Alabama, 1957-1963; professor, U. Alabama, 1963-1987; professor emeritus, U. Alabama, 1987-1998; director forensics, U. Alabama, 1946-1977; chairman area rhetoric and speech communication, U. Alabama, 1973-1976; department chairman speech communication and theatre, U. Alabama, 1976-1979; department chairman speech communication, U. Alabama, 1979-1987; chairman student academic affairs College Arts and Sciences, U. Alabama, 1969-1971; chairman arts and science faculty senate, (U. Alabama), 1972-1973; president faculty senate, U. Alabama, 1975-1977; president, Annabel Hagood and Associations, communication consultant, Biloxi, Mississippi, since 1989. Member advising committee contests and awards Alexander Hamilton Bicentennial Commission, 1956-1957. Trustee National Debate Tournament Committee, 1967-1977, chairman, 1968-1969, 74-76, treasurer, 1972-1973.
Designer Florida Endowment for Humanities. Trustee, chairman board trustees Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha, 1980-1997, member long-range finance committee National Debate Tournament committee, 1979-1983. Participant 1st Presidential Libraries Conference on Public and Public Policy, Gerald Ford Presidential Library., 1983.
Member American Forensic Association (past national president, 1st recipient Distinguished Service award 1979), Speech Communications Association (chairman committee international discussion and debate 1953-1955), Association Communications Administration (executive committee 1982-1984), Alabama Speech Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Delta, Delta Sigma Rho, Tau Kappa Alpha (past national president, board of trustees, chairman board 1980-1995).
Married William Knox Hagood, June 6, 1950 (divorced September 1969).