Background
Cook, Fred S. was born on July 17, 1920 in Lima, Ohio, United States. Son of J. Fred and Ruth (Greenawalt) Cook.
Cook, Fred S. was born on July 17, 1920 in Lima, Ohio, United States. Son of J. Fred and Ruth (Greenawalt) Cook.
Student, Bluffton College, 1941. Bachelor of Science, Ohio Northern University, 1946. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1953.
Instructor business administration Ohio Northern University, 1947-1948. Teaching fellow, lecturer education University Michigan, 1948-1952, visiting professor, summers 1953-1954. Head business education department Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1952-1955.
Assistant professor education in charge business and audio-visual education Stanford University, 1955-1960. Associate professor business and distribution education Wayne State University, 1960-1963, professor, 1963-1982, chairman department, 1960-1971, director division vocational and applied arts education, 1971-1972, associate head division teacher education, 1972-1982. Director research and education National Secretaries Association International, 1960-1969.
Director Institute Research and Development Competency Based Teacher Education Programs, 1973-1982. Lecturer Industrial Education Institute. Chairman board governors Fund Advancement Business Education, 1959-1960.
Board governors Research and Development in Business Education, 1st vice president, since 1967. President Research and Development in Education, Ltd., since 1976.
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1945. Member California Business Education Association (state president 1959-1960), National Office Management Association (national director 1959, past chapter president), North Central Business Education Association (Second vice president 1964-1965), Delta Pi Epsilon.
Married Betty Jean Samsal, April 6, 1941. Children: Linda Jean Cook Hickman, Marcia Diane.