Background
Shields, Currin Vance was born on February 18, 1918 in LaPorte, Indiana, United States. Son of Clarence Vance and Harriet (Swanson) Shields.
Shields, Currin Vance was born on February 18, 1918 in LaPorte, Indiana, United States. Son of Clarence Vance and Harriet (Swanson) Shields.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Nebraska, 1941. The Master of Philisophy, University of Wisconsin, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1950.
With advertising art department Chicago Tribune, 1937-1938. Research assistant Legislation Council, Nebraska, 1939-1941. Research assistant department political science University of Wisconsin, 1941-1943.
Assistant to director Civil Affairs Training School, 1943-1944.
Assistant in instruction, Cowles fellow department political science Yale University, 1946-1947, instructor, 1948-1950. Assistant, associate professor department political science University of California at Los Angeles, 1950-1960.
Professor government U. Arizona, from 1960, head government department, 1960-1969. Director Institute Government Research, 1963-1972, director community services, from 1972.
Visiting lecturer Boston University, summer 1947, U. New Hampshire (U.S.), 1948, University of Wisconsin, 1955.
Member of advisory council Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California. Associate Consumer Affairs Associates, Washington, Virginia Knauer & Associates (consumer consultants), Washington. Consumer affairs consultant AT& T, Pacific Telephone Сompany.
Company-chairman Arizona Consumer/Mountain Bell Joint Panel.
Director Group Health of Arizona, 1975-1978, National Consumer Symposium, Incorporated., since 1977. Consultant Legislation education program United Steelworkers American, 1953-1961.
Company-chairman corporation seminar Fund for Republic, 1959-1960. Consultant National Endowment for Humanities, 1969-1975.
President Arizona Consumers Council, 1969-1980.
Board member Consumer Federation American, 1969-1974, member Executive Committee, 1970-1974, resolutions chairman, 1971-1974, vice president, 1973-1974. Chairman National Conference Consumer Orgns., 1974-1977. Member consumer advising committee Federal Energy Administration, 1973-1975, member construction advising committee, 1974-1976.
Member National Advertising Review Board, 1975-1979, President's Consumer Advisory Council.
Director National Consumer Affairs Internship Program, from 1976. Host radio program: What’s the Issue?, Station KFWB, Hollywood, 1953-1955.
Author: Democracy and Catholicism in America, 1958. Board editors: Western Political Quarterly
Contributor numerous articles to professional publications Vice chairman 22d Congressional District, Democratic Council California, 1953, 54, chairman, 1955.
Company-chairman political action committee California Democratic Council, 1955-1957. Candidate for government, z., 1968. Chairman 1970 Platform Committee Democratic Party Arizona.
Member of executive board Arizona Academy.
Served as Second lieutenant United States Army, 1944-1946. Member American Political Science Association (chairman, commission on relations with regional associate), Western Political Science Association (Executive Board, president 1971-1972), American Society Pubilc Administration, American Association of University Professors, United Nations Association Tucson (president 1964-1967), Western governments Research Association, Tucson Council Foreign Relations, American Council on Consumer Interests, American Society Association Executives, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha (national council 1968-1978). Club: University Faculty (U. Arizona) (president).
Married Phyllis Rae Greene, June 10, 1941 (divorced). Married Marjorie Miller Rowe, May 28, 1960. Children: Currin Burk, Craig Vance, Malinda Rae, Colin Kent.