Background
Cooper, Fred Handel was born on June 2, 1930 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States. Son of Fred Handel and Mattie Augusta (Bigham) Cooper.
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Fred Handel Cooper
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Student, Tulane University, 1947—1949. AB, American University, 1952.
Career
With Times-Picayune, New Orleans, 1948—1949, Washington Star, 1949—1954, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Florida, 1954—1960, Cooper Company, 1960—1969, Powers Doctor Baptist Church, Orlando, Florida, 1969—1970. Member, administration Stetson University, DeLand, since 1970. Assistant to president, athletics and director to executive director, public relations Coastal Educational Broadcast, since 1983.
Achievements
Membership
1st vice president Florida Baptist State Convention, 1974, vice chairman, state board mission, 1972—1974. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Council Advancement and Support Education, Florida Sportscasters Association, Florida Magazine Association, Florida Sportswriters Association, Florida Press Association, Planetary Society, Public Relations Society America, Masons Club, Orlando Press Club (director, secretary), Sertoma Club (international director 1960-1963).
Connections
Married Shirley Jo Miller, October 22, 1950. Children: Fred H., Joe Richard.
