Background
Gerbner, George was born on August 8, 1919 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Arpad and Margaret (Muranyi) Gerbner. came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1944.
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George Gerbner
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George Gerbner, Communications educator, university dean emeritus. First lieutenant infantry, Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow International Communication Association; member American Sociological Association, International Association Mass Communication Research (honorary life), Association Education Journalism (Paul J. Deutschman award for excellence in research 1996).
Education
Student, University Budapest, 1937-1938; student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1940-1941; Bachelor, University of California-Berkeley, 1943; Master of Science, University of Southern California, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern California, 1955; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), LaSalle College, Philadelphia, 1980; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Emerson College, 1989; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Worcester State College, 1992.
Career
Reporter, assistant finance editor, The Chronicle, San Francisco, 1942-1943;
engaged in free-lance publicity, 1947-1948;
instructor, Pasadena (California) Junior College, 1948-1951;
instructor, El Camino College, Los Angeles, 1951-1956;
assistant professor, then associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1956-1964;
professor communications, Annenberg School Communications, University of Pennsylvania, since 1964;
dean, Annenberg School Communications, University of Pennsylvania, 1964-1989;
dean emeritus, Annenberg School Communications, University of Pennsylvania, since 1989;
Bell Atlantic Professor of Telecomms., Temple University, Philadelphia. Founder, director Cultural Indicators Project, since 1968. Founder, president Cultural Environment Movement, since 1993.
Visiting professor Temple University, Philadelphia, since 1997, U. Budapest, 1993, Salesian U., Rome, 1992. Distinguished visiting professor Am.U., Washington, 1995, 96. Visiting lecturer U. Athens, 1996, American U., 1995-1996, Temple University, 1997.
Achievements
Membership
First lieutenant infantry, Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow International Communication Association. Member American Sociological Association, International Association Mass Communication Research (honorary life), Association Education Journalism (Paul J. Deutschman award for excellence in research 1996).
Interests
Connections
Married Ilona Kutas, October 8, 1946 (deceased December 8, 2005). Children: John C., Thomas J.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1938
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1941
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1943
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1951
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1955
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1980
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1989
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1992
Awards
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Decorated Bronze Star: grantee United States Office Education, 1959, National Science Foundation, 1962, 80, 83, National Institute of Mental Health, 1958, 71-82, International Sociological Association, 1963, United Nations Educational, 1963, 83, 85, National Commission Causes and Prevention Violence, 1969, Surgeon General's Science Advisory Committee, 1970, White House Office Telecomm. Policy, 1977, United States Administration on Aging, 1978, American Medical Association, 1979, Committee on Religious Research, 1983, National Institute Drug Abuse, 1985-1986, W. Alton Jones Foundation, 1987-1988, Hoso Bunka (Japan) Foundation, 1990-1991, United States Commission on Civil Rights, 1991, National Cable television Association, 1992, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of television and Radio Artists, 1992-1993, Turner Broadcasting Systems, 1993, AARP, 1994, Arkansas Trust, 1994, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 1994, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1995-1997, Sloan Foundation, 1997, Screen Actors Guild, 1999-2001. Recipient Excellence in Media award International television Association, 1992.Decorated Bronze Star: grantee United States Office Education, 1959, National Science Foundation, 1962, 80, 83, National Institute of Mental Health, 1958, 71-82, International Sociological Association, 1963, United Nations Educational, 1963, 83, 85, National Commission Causes and Prevention Violence, 1969, Surgeon General's Science Advisory Committee, 1970, White House Office Telecomm. Policy, 1977, United States Administration on Aging, 1978, American Medical Association, 1979, Committee on Religious Research, 1983, National Institute Drug Abuse, 1985-1986, W. Alton Jones Foundation, 1987-1988, Hoso Bunka (Japan) Foundation, 1990-1991, United States Commission on Civil Rights, 1991, National Cable television Association, 1992, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of television and Radio Artists, 1992-1993, Turner Broadcasting Systems, 1993, AARP, 1994, Arkansas Trust, 1994, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 1994, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1995-1997, Sloan Foundation, 1997, Screen Actors Guild, 1999-2001. Recipient Excellence in Media award International television Association, 1992.