Darrel Eugene Bigham

Background

Bigham, Darrel Eugene was born on August 12, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Paul D. and Ethel Bigham.

Education

Bachelor, Messiah College, 1964. Postgraduate Harvard Division School, 1964-1965. Doctor of Philosophy, U. Kansas, 1970.

Career

Assistant professor of history University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, 1970-1975, associate professor, 1975-1981, professor, 1981. director History Southern Indiana Project, 1986. Executive director Leadership Evansville, 1976-1979. Chairman Evansville Bicentennial Council, 1974-1977.

Board directors Evansville Museum, 1972, secretary, 1977-1978, president, 1979-1981.

Trustee Evansville Vanderburgh County Public Library., 1971-1980. Board directors Metropolitan Evansville Progress Commission, 1981-1985, chairman, 1983-1985.

Board directors Evansville Arts and Education Council, 1982-1986, president, 1984-1985. President Volunteer Action Center, 1983-1985.

Board directors Conrad Baker Foundation, 1971-1985, Planned Parenthood Southwest Indiana, 1978-1979.

Chairman 175th Anniversary Committee City of Evansville, 1985-1987. Rockefeller Brothers Theological fellow, 1964-1965. National Defense Education Acting fellow, 1965-1968.

Achievements

• Darrel Eugene Bigham has been listed as a noteworthy history educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Indiana Archivists (director 1972-1975, president 1977-1979), American History Association, Organisation American Historians, Indiana Association Historians (chair history education committee 1994), Indiana History Society, Vanderburgh County History Society (president 1981-1984, 93). Member United Church of Christ.

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth Hitchcock, September 23, 1965. Children: Matthew, Elizabeth.

Father:

Paul D.

Mother:

Ethel Bigham

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Hitchcock

child:

Elizabeth Bigham

child:

Matthew Bigham