George Vroom Bohman

Background

Bohman, George Vroom was born on September 24, 1908 in Princeton, Illinois, United States. Son of Oscar William and Rachel Maude (Vroom) Bohman.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Monmouth College, 1929; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1934; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1947.

Career

Instructor speech, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1930-1933; assistant professor, head department, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1933-1937; instructor public speaking, Dartmouth, 1937-1939; assistant professor, Dartmouth, 1939-1947; department chairman public speaking, Dartmouth, 1941-1945; director speech in Naval English V-12 course, Dartmouth, 1943-1945; professor speech, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1947-1978; professor emeritus, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1978; graduate chairman, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1947-1955; chairman, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1955-1973.

Achievements

• George Vroom Bohman has been listed as a noteworthy speech educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Hanover (New Hampshire) Democratic Town Committee, 1944-1947, chairman, 1946-1947. Trustee Congressional Foundation for Theological Studies, 1963-1970, 71-74, chairman, 1966-1970. Lecturer Congressional history and polity Congressional Library, 1978.

Member American Association of University Professors, Speech Communication Association (chairman committee on microfilm and microcard materials 1949-1950, committee on history American public address 1952-1955, committee on problems in speech education in colleges universities 1942-1945), Eastern Public Speaking Conference (secretary-treasurer 1942-1945), Central States Speech Association, Illinois, Bureau County (Illinois) history societies, National Association Congressional Christian Churches (executive committee 1955-1956, 59-62, chairman 1961-1962, moderator 1957-1958, chairman past moderators 1968, 85), Pi Kappa Delta (national council 1934-1937), Tau Kappa Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Omicron Mu, Delta Sigma Rho.

Connections

Married Gladys Presley, June 22, 1940. Children– Robert Presley, Eric James.

Father:

Oscar William Bohman

Mother:

Rachel Maude (Vroom) Bohman

Spouse:

Gladys Presley

child:

Eric James Bohman

child:

Robert Presley Bohman