Background
Renner, George Thomas was born on July 11, 1900 in Winfield, Kansas, United States. Son of Review George Thomas and Mildred May (Dodd) Renner.
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George Thomas Renner, American geographer. Member aviation education research committee United States Civil Aeronautics Administration, 1942. American Geographers, American Geophysical Union (meteorology, oceanography), National Council of Geography Teachers, American Institute of Planners, American Legion, Sigma Xi, Pi Gamma Mu, Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Psi.; Mason.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1922, Doctor of Laws, 1943. Master of Arts Columbia University, 1924, Doctor of Philosophy, 1927. Graduate study, University of Chicago, summers, 12922, 23, 24, 25.
Career
1 son, George Thomas, 3d. Athletic director high school, Anita, Iowa, 1920-1921. Lecturer in economics geography, Columbia, 1922-1926, instructor in geography, 1926-1927, visiting associate professor, summer 1929.
Associate professor geography and department chairman, University of Washington, 1927-1933.
Visiting associate professor geography, University of Minnesota, summer 1932. Geographer Iowa Forest Survey, 1933-1934.
Professorial lecturer in economics, George Washington University, 1934-1935. Assistant agricultural economist, land policy section, United States National Resources Board, 1934-1936.
Senior economist and member technical committee regional planning, United States National Resources Committee, 1935-1936.
Geographic consultant, United States National Resources Planning Board 1936-1943. Visiting associate professor of education Teachers College, Columbia, 1936-1937, associate professor geography, 1937-1939, professor, since 1939. Visiting professor geography Stanford University, 1947-1948, Fresno State College, 1948, 49, San Jose State College, 1951, University of Southern California, summer, 1952.
Geographical editor T. V. Crowell, New York, since 1944.
Special educational consultant to the Air Force, 1951. Education consultant on Air Force Academy affairs, to the United States Air Force, 1952.
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Member aviation education research committee United States Civil Aeronautics Administration, 1942. American Geographers, American Geophysical Union (meteorology, oceanography), National Council of Geography Teachers, American Institute of Planners, American Legion, Sigma Xi, Pi Gamma Mu, Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Psi.
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Married Maxme Margaret Pratt, June 12, 1924.
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Religion
Unitarian