Background
Agogino, George Allen was born on November 18, 1920 in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Andrew and Beulah Mae Agogino.
Agogino, George Allen was born on November 18, 1920 in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. Son of Andrew and Beulah Mae Agogino.
Bachelor, University New Mexico, 1949. Master of Arts, University New Mexico, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1958.
Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1963.
Assistant professor anthropology, Syracuse University, New York, 1956-1958; assistant professor anthropology, acting director music, U. South Dakot, Vermillion, 1958-1959; assistant professor anthropology, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1959-1961; Wenner-Gren postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961-1962; associate professor, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1962-1963; associate professor anthropology, Eastern New Mexico U., Portales, 1963-1968; professor, Eastern New Mexico U., Portales, 1968-1985; distinguished research professor anthropology, Eastern New Mexico U., Portales, 1985-1991; emeritus distinguished research professor, Eastern New Mexico U., Portales, since 1991; distinguished (teaching) professor, Eastern New Mexico U., Portales, since 1995; director Paleo-Indian Institute, Eastern New Mexico U., Portales, since 1963; founding director Anthropology Museum, Blackwater Draw Museum, Miles Museum, Eastern New Mexico U., Portales, 1967-1986; department chairman anthropology, Eastern New Mexico U., Portales, 1963-1980; director special programs, Eastern New Mexico U., Portales, 1972-1973; director humanities division, Eastern New Mexico U., Portales, 1973-1974. Consultant forensic physical anthropology United States Bureau Reclamation, since 1984. Cons.to magazines American Antiquity, Plains Anthropologist, National Geography, Pursuit, Smithsonian.
With Signal corpus, United States army, Special Assignment, 1942-1946. Fellow Explorers Club American, American Anthropological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Instituto Interamericana. M C.
Married Mercedes Merner, December 31, 1951. Children: Alice, Karen.