Background
Crawford, Carl Wallace was born on November 26, 1939 in Kennett, Missouri, United States. Son of Carl F. and Marie Katherine (Houston) Crawford.
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Carl Wallace Crawford
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, University Memphis, 1962. Postgraduate fellow, Northwestern University, 1967.
Career
Bureau chief, Little Rock, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, 1963-1966; urban affairs editor, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, 1966-1969; director public relations, then customer relations manager, Memphis Light, Gas & Water, 1969-1976; executive vice president, Valley Products Company, Memphis, 1977; manager environmental information, Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga, 1978-1979; manager power information, Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga, 1979-1985; manager nuclear information, Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga, 1985-1988; director communications, American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio., 1988-1990; president, The Strategy Group Inc., Dublin, Ohio., since 1990. Adjunct Professor public relations, U. Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1982-1988. Member public affairs committee, secretary United States Committee Energy Awareness, Washington, since 1984, Edison Electric Institute, Washington, since 1988.
Membership
Board directors, Memphis-Shelby County Board Mental Health, 1974-1979. Sergeant United States Air Force, 1962-1966, Southeast Asia. Member Public Relations Society of America, Society Professional Journalists, American Public Power Association (chairman public information committee 1976), Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association (founding chairman 1978), Chamber of Commerce, Privateer Yacht Club.
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Connections
Married Fleda B. Anderson, August 15, 1964. 1 child, Kimberly Fleda.
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Nationality
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Republican