Background
Turbeville, Gus was born on January 20, 1923 in Turbeville, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Jasper and Ila Lucile (Morris) Turbeville.
Turbeville, Gus was born on January 20, 1923 in Turbeville, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Jasper and Ila Lucile (Morris) Turbeville.
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1944; Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1948; Doctor of Laws, Columbia College, 1982.
Head sociology Department, University Minnesota, Duluth, 1948-1953; president, Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin, 1953-1961; chairman sociology Department, University Wisconsin, Superior, 1962-1969; president, Coker College, Hartsville, South Carolina., 1969-1974; president, Emerson College, Boston, 1975-1978; president, William Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa., 1979-1984 president emeritus, William Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa., since 1984.
Board directors St. Joseph's Hospital, Superior, Wisconsin, 1960-1969, Intercomputer Communications Corporation, Phoenix, 1970-1979. Fellow American Sociological Association Lodges: Rotary (Ashland, Wisconsin and Hartsville, South Carolina).
Married Joanne Beverly Johnson, June 7, 1950. Children— David Baxter, William Jackson, Sara Ellen.