Background
Vail, Charles Brooks was born on April 29, 1923 in Bessemer, Alabama, United States. Son of William Gordon and Flora (Platowsky) Vail.
Vail, Charles Brooks was born on April 29, 1923 in Bessemer, Alabama, United States. Son of William Gordon and Flora (Platowsky) Vail.
Student, University Alabama, 1942. Student, Howard College, 1944. Bachelor of Science, Birmingham-Southern College, 1943.
Master of Science, Emory University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University, 1951.
Instructor Armstrong College, Savannah, Georgia, 1948. Chemist Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, Alabama, 1951-1953. Professor Coker College, Hartsville, South Carolina, 1953-1956.
Associate professor Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia, 1956-1957. Academy dean Hampden-Sydney (Virginia) College, 1957-1965. Associate executive secretary Commission on Colleges, Southern Association Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, 1965-1968, acting executive secretary, 1967-1968.
Dean School Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1968-1973. President Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1973-1982. Planning consultant University Liberia, 1983.
Vice president academy affairs Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia, 1984-1985. Vice provost George Mason University, Fairfax, 1985-1986.
Member executive committee South Carolina United Way. Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Chemical Society, American Association State Colleges and Universities (director, senior consultant), South Carolina Chamber of Commerce (director), Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Emily Blake, July 21, 1944 (divorced 1978). Children: Julie Winifred Vail Brown, Lise Frances. Married Joan Askew, June 20, 1987.