Background
Nickell, Franklin Delano was born on December 7, 1935 in Atwood, Illinois, United States. Son of Leonard Dorsey Nickell and Orpha Blanche Mechling.
Nickell, Franklin Delano was born on December 7, 1935 in Atwood, Illinois, United States. Son of Leonard Dorsey Nickell and Orpha Blanche Mechling.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Eastern Illinois University, 1957. Master of Science in Education, Eastern Illinois University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University New Mexico, 1972.
Instructor, Sandia H.S., Albuquerque, 1958-1967; assistant professor, S.E. Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, 1969-1971; bursar, S.E. Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, 1971-1973; associate professor of history, S.E. Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, 1973-1976; department chairman of history, S.E. Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, 1976-1983; director center for regional history, S.E. Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, since 1989.
Advisory board Stars and Stripes Museum, Bloomfield, since 1996. State director Missouri History Day, 1979-1982. Founder Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, 1978-1983.
National board directors Mississippi River Parkway Commission. Chairman Missouri-Mississippi River Parkway Commission.
Married M. Gynel Snyder, September 9, 1956.