Edward Gordon Cornelius

Background

Cornelius, Edward Gordon was born on February 13, 1896 in Berea, Kentucky, United States. Son of Frank and Nancy (Edwards) Cornelius.

Education

AB, Maryville (Tennessee) College, 1925; AM, Vanderbilt University, 1926; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1936; graduate study (summers), George Peabody College for Teachers, 1926; graduate study (summers), U. North Carolina, 1927; graduate study (summers), University of Chicago, 1928, 29; graduate study (summers), University of California, 1932; graduate study (summers), U. Kentucky, 1937; graduate study (summers), Indiana College Armed Forces, 1951-1952.

Career

Head economics and business, Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas, 1928, 33; associate professor commerce and finance, Bucknell U., 1936-1946; professor, chairman marketing and management, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, 1947-1951; professor business administration, head department business and independent management, Tennessee Technology, Cookeville, 1951-1961; professor business education, Tennessee Technology, from 1961.

Achievements

• Edward Gordon Cornelius has been listed as a noteworthy Marketing and management specialist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as non-commissioned officer United States Army, 1918-1919. Member National Education Association, American Arbitration Association, Society for Advancement Management, Academy Management, Association Higher Education, Sigma Iota Epsilon, Pi Gamma Mu, Kappa Alpha Order, Omicron Delta Gamma, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Kappa Delta, Tau Kappa Alpha.

Connections

Married May Fischer, 1932.

Father:

Frank Cornelius

Mother:

Nancy (Edwards) Cornelius

Spouse:

May Fischer