Background
Yeomans, Gordon Allan was born on September 30, 1921 in Cherry Valley, Ohio, United States. Son of Ralph Carey Yeomans and Margaret Warner.
Yeomans, Gordon Allan was born on September 30, 1921 in Cherry Valley, Ohio, United States. Son of Ralph Carey Yeomans and Margaret Warner.
Bachelor, University Southwest Louisiana, 1951. Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University, 1966.
Instructor, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1952; associate professor, Samford U., Birmingham, Alabama, 1952-1966; associate professor, U. S.W. Louisiana, Lafayette, 1966-1967; professor, department head, Mississippi U. for Women, Columbus, 1967-1968; professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1968-1987; professor emeritus, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1987. Consultant Andersen Electric Corporation, Leeds, Alabama, 1958, John Williamson Company, Birmingham, 1960-1961, Birmingham (Alabama) Trust Bank, 1962, Union Carbide Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1969-1981, Magnavox Corporation, Asheville, North Carolina, 1975.
Program chairman Knoxville Religious Bicentennial, 1976. Advisory council Knoxville Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center. Member 1st United Methodist Church, Knoxville, religious drama director With United States Army Air Force, 1940-1945.
Member Speech Communication Association, Southern Speech Communication Association, East Tennessee History Society, Knoxville Civil War Roundtable.
Married Marjorie Jo Roberts, February 27, 1949. 1 child, Lynne Leigh Yeomans Craver.