Background
Demel, Gerald Francis was born on February 22, 1941 in Great Bend, Kansas, United States. Son of Adolph and Caroline (Linsner) Demel.
Demel, Gerald Francis was born on February 22, 1941 in Great Bend, Kansas, United States. Son of Adolph and Caroline (Linsner) Demel.
AB, Fort Hays State, 1965. Master of Science, University Kansas, 1967.
English teacher Norton (Kansas) Community High School, 1965-1966. Instructor journalism Colby (Kansas) Community Junior College, 1967-1968, Pittsburg (Kansas) State University, 1968-1973. Account representative Darcy Communications, Denver, 1973-1974.
Director public relations Barnhart Advertising and Public Relations, 1975-1978. Manager information services Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, 1978-1982, manager communications, 1982-1986, assistant general manager communications and information, 1987-1989, division manager communications and legislation, since 1989. Member management committee Electronic Information Council, Grand Forks, since 1978.
Advisory committee Colorado River Resource Coalition, Salt Lake City, since 1990.
Sergeant United States Army Reserve, 1959-1962. Member Public Relations Society of America (accredited), Society Professional Journalists, National Generation & Transmission Communicators Association (chairman since 1990, vice chair since 1989, secretary-treasurer 1988-1989), Denver Press Club.
Married Deanna Ruth Schmidt, June 6, 1970. 1 child, Jonathan Paul.