Background
Dickens, Charles Henderson was born on November 22, 1934 in Thomasville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Argie Marshall and Edna (Sullivan) Dickens.
Dickens, Charles Henderson was born on November 22, 1934 in Thomasville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Argie Marshall and Edna (Sullivan) Dickens.
Bachelor of Science, Duke University, 1957. Master of Education, Duke University, 1964. Education, Duke University, 1966.
Assistant professor, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1965-1967; planning specialist, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1967-1969; associate program director undergraduate instrumental program, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1969-1973; study director science education studies group, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1973-1983; section head scientific and technical personnel studies section, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1983-1986; section head surveys and analysis section, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1986-1990; senior policy analyst, Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, Washington, 1990-1992; executive secretary, Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, Washington, 1992-1993; retired, Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, Washington, 1993. Member of advisory board American Men and Women of Science, New Providence, New Jersey, since 1991, Community College Cameron Applied Research Center U. North Carolina, Charlotte, since 1994.
Advisory board Buncombe County Council on Aging, 2000—2006. Active Buncombe County Aging Coordinating Consortium, since 2005, co-chairman, 2006—2007. Advisory council member Aging Land-of-Sky Regional Council, since 2005, vice chairman, since 2007.
Active Friends of North Carolina Senior Tar Heels, Inc., since 2005, vice president, since 2007. Volunteer counselor Senior Health Insurance Information Program, since 1996. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member: National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (vice president chapter 156 1995-1996, president 1996-1997, vice president North Carolina area I 1997—2001).
Married Jane McClung, August 27, 1965. Children: Martha Jane, Anne Elizabeth.