Background
Cowgill, Donald Olen was born on May 10, 1911 in Wood River, Nebraska, United States. Son of Olen and Gertrude (Quisenberry) Cowgill.
Cowgill, Donald Olen was born on May 10, 1911 in Wood River, Nebraska, United States. Son of Olen and Gertrude (Quisenberry) Cowgill.
Bachelor of Arts with high honors in special field, Park College, 1933; A.M. (Van Blarcom scholar 1934-1935, U. fellow 1935-1936), Washington University, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy (George Leib Harrison fellow), University of Pennsylvania, 1940; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, summer 1941; postgraduate, U. Missouri, 1942-1943.
Assistant professor sociology, Drury College, 1937-1940;
associate professor, head department sociology, Drury College, 1940-1942;
dean men, director counseling, Drury College, 1941-1942;
senior research analyst, Missouri Social Security Commission, 1942-1943;
research assistant to vice president, Studebaker Corporation, 1943-1945;
professor, head department sociology, Drake U., 1945-1946;
professor, head department sociology, Wichita State University, 1946-1967;
professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1967-1981;
chairman departments sociology and rural sociology, U. Missouri, 1970-1972. Visiting professor U. Missouri, summers 1948, 66. Lecturer Mindolo Ecumenical Center, Kitwe, Zambia, summer 1962.
Fulbright lecturer Chiengmai U., Thailand, 1964-1965. Resident consultant Mahidol U., Thailand, 1968-1969. Research cons.Wichita Community Planning Council, 1946-1967.
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Fellow American Sociological Association, Gerontological Society. Member Population Association American, Midwest Sociological Society (president 1952-1953), Midwest Council for Social Research on Aging (president 1962-1964), Pi Kappa Delta, Alpha Kappa Delta.
Married Mary Catherine Strain, September 1, 1935. Children– Martha Jane Cowgill Burns, Donald Franklin, Catha Jean Cowgill Overstreet.