Background
Penn, Cecil Ray was born on September 16, 1948 in Loda, Illinois, United States. Son of Elmo and Lavane Belmont (Phillips) Penn.
Penn, Cecil Ray was born on September 16, 1948 in Loda, Illinois, United States. Son of Elmo and Lavane Belmont (Phillips) Penn.
Bachelor cum laude, McKendree College, 1970; Master of Divinity cum laude, Wesley Theological Seminary, 1973; Master of Arts, University of Illinois, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Rhetorical Theory, Northwestern University, 1987; Master of Sacred Theology cum laude, Christian Theological Seminary, 1989.
Assistant minister, 1st Christian Church, Alexandria, Virginia, 1971-1974; assistant minister, Springfield (Virginia) United Methodist, 1974-1975; pastor, Center Illinois Methodist Conference, 1975-1981; assistant professor, Radford (Virginia) U., since 1986.
Member Religious Speech Communication Association, Speech Communication Association.