Background
Cooper, Homer Chassell was born on October 28, 1923 in Baltimore. Son of Homer Eber and Clara Frances (Chassell) Cooper.
Cooper, Homer Chassell was born on October 28, 1923 in Baltimore. Son of Homer Eber and Clara Frances (Chassell) Cooper.
AB, Oberlin College, 1949. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1957.
Member faculty University Montana, Missoula, 1956—1959, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1959—1961, University Pittsburgh, 1961—1964. Professor sociology University Georgia, Athens, since 1964. Lecturer, consultant to governmental, business, industrial organizations, since 1956.
With United States Army, 1944-1946.
Commissioner Clarke County, Georgia, 1973—1975. Chairman Clarke County Democratic Committee, 1982—1984, member, since 1970, Georgia State Democratic Committee, 1974—1982. Member of American Association of University Professors (Georgia conference vice president 1985-1987, president since 1987), Georgia Sociological Association 1969-1970, Southern Sociological Society, American Sociological Association.
Married Patricia Montgomery Irvin, June 14, 1951. Children: Alice Holmes, Ben Irvin, Marian Wooddell.
