Background
Adkins, Gale Roy was born on October 21, 1916 in Murray, Iowa, United States. Son of Fred LeRoy and Laura Ellen (Beaman) Adkins.
researcher communications educator
Adkins, Gale Roy was born on October 21, 1916 in Murray, Iowa, United States. Son of Fred LeRoy and Laura Ellen (Beaman) Adkins.
Student, Creston College, 1938. Student, University Nebraska, 1939. Bachelor, University Texas, 1940.
Master of Arts, University Texas, 1941. Postgraduate, various universities.
Commercial engineer Southwestern Bell Telephone Сompany, Austin, Texas, 1942-1945. From assistant director to director broadcasting University Texas, 1945-1957, assistant professor educational psychology, 1951-1957, director radio-television research, 1952-1957. Associate professor speech and drama, director radio and television research University Kansas, Lawrence, 1957-1970.
Professor communications, director radio and television research Indiana State University, Terre Haute, since 1970. Visiting professor social psychology London School of Economics, 1965-1966. Ind consultant, radio and television producer, 1952-1970.
Served as corporal Detached Service, 1941-1942. Member Speech Communication Association (committee chairman), Radio-television News Directors Association (chairman com), International Communication Association, Association Overseas Educators, American Educational ResearchAssn., Blue Key, Alpha Epsilon Rho (regional director), Phi Delta Kappa (service award 1960), Psi Chi, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Paula May Foster, April 8, 1942 (divorced October 1970). Married Wanda Mae Miller, November 11, 1971.