Basil Calvin Hedrick

Background

Hedrick, Basil Calvin was born on March 17, 1932 in Lewistown, Missouri, United States. Son of Truman Bloice and M. LaVeta (Stice) Hedrick.

Education

AB, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1956. Master of Arts, University Florida, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Inter-American University, Mexico, 1965.

Certified, University Vienna, Strobl, Austria, 1956.

Career

Assistant professor, associate professor, professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1967-1974; assistant director University Museum, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1967-1970; director University Museum and Art Galleries, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1970-1977; dean international education, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1972-1974; assistant director, Illinois Division Museum, Springfield, 1977-1980; professor of history, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1980-1988; director U. Alaska Museum, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1980-1988; founder, director international affairs, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1985-1987; founder, director Division Museum, Archaeology and Publs., State of Michigan, Lansing, 1988-1991; multicultural consultant, since 1991; director marketing, consultant, Rosalie Whyel Museum Doll Art, Bellevue, Washington, since 1991. Fulbright senior lecturer, Brazil, 1972. Member of national register advisory panel, Illinois, 1977-1980.

Member Alaska Council on Arts, Anchorage, 1983-1985. Chairman Fairbanks History Preservation Commission, 1982-1988. Member Alaska Land Use Council.

Board directors Alaska History Preservation Foundation, 1986-1988. Member Governor's Revitalization Task Force, Lansing, Michigan, member ethnic county, Michigan, 1988-1989. Board directors East King County Visitors Bureau, since 1993, officer, since 1997.

Officer, board directors Washington Museum Association, since 1993.

Achievements

• Basil Calvin Hedrick has been listed as a noteworthy administrator, consultant, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Steamboats on the Chena: The Founding and Development of Fairbanks, Alaska

    (From the back cover: "Wheels churning, smoke billowing, s...)

  • Bibliography of Nepal

    (To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield tit...)

Membership

Chairman Goals for Carbondale, 1972. Active various local state, national political campaigns. Member NMA (board directors 1989-1991), American Association Museum (leader accreditation teams 1977-1993, senior examiner), Illinois Archaeol.

Society (president 1973-1974), Museum Alaska, Association Science Museum Directors, Midwest Museum Conference (treasurer 1977-1980), Western Museum Association, Washington Museum Association (board directors 1994-1999, vice president 1995-1997, president 1997-1999), Bachelor's Degree Arts (board directors 1995-1996), Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Anne Kehoe, January 19, 1957 (divorced 1979). 1 daughter, Anne Lanier Hedrick Caraker. Married Susan Elizabeth Pickel, October 2, 1980.

Father:

Truman Bloice Hedrick

Mother:

M. LaVeta (Stice) Hedrick

Spouse:

Anne Kehoe

Spouse:

Susan Elizabeth Pickel