Background
Brenner, Donald John was born on April 12, 1932 in Lorain, Ohio, United States. Son of John and Gertrude Emily (Bohm) Brenner.
Brenner, Donald John was born on April 12, 1932 in Lorain, Ohio, United States. Son of John and Gertrude Emily (Bohm) Brenner.
Bachelor of Science, Bowling Green State University, 1954. Master of Science, Ohio University, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Missouri, 1965.
Instructor in journalism, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1959-1961; assistant professor journalism, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, 1964-1966; from assistant to associate professor journalism, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1966-1972; professor, chair of health committee, Texas Tech School of Medicine, Lubbock, 1972-1977; associate director health care technical center, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1977-1981; professor, associate dean journalism, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1981-1986; professor, director Stephenson Research Center, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1986-1992; professor emeritus journalism, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1992. Consultant in development, since 1966. Member editorial board American Diabetes Association, 1975-1980.
Private first class United States Army, 1954-1956. Member International Society for Science Study of Subjectivity (first head 1985-1986), International Communications Association (two Top 3 Papers awards 1980, 86), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, Phi Kappa Tau, Kappa Tau Alpha, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Kathleen Shuler, August 7, 1955 (deceased June 2, 1996). Children: Jay Allan, John Martin, Jerrell Don.