Background
Baker, Ira Lee was born on September 5, 1914 in Fairwood, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Franklin and Celia (Blackburn) Baker.
Baker, Ira Lee was born on September 5, 1914 in Fairwood, Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Franklin and Celia (Blackburn) Baker.
Bachelor, Wake Forest College, 1936. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1952. Postgraduate, University Illinois, University Wisconsin, University Tennessee, Syracuse University.
Master of Science in Journalism, University Illinois, 1963.
Instructor English, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, 1946-1950;
assistant extension editor State College Extension Service and managing editor Extension Farm-News, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, 1950-1951;
head journalism department, Furman U., Greenville, South Carolina., 1951-1965;
associate professor journalism and English, High Point (North Carolina) College, 1965-1968;
professor journalism, East Carolina U., Greenville, 1968-1980;
professor emeritus, East Carolina U., Greenville, since 1983;
columnist, member editorial staff, Communication: Journalism Education Today, since 1977;
correspondent, Religion News Service, since 1977;
correspondent, Religion News Service, since 1953;
editor, Rowan Republican, 1998. Professor Wingate College, 1980-1983. Permanent advisor South Carolina.
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Board directors History Society China Grove, North Carolina, 1989. Publicity chairman Wake County Council North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, 1947-1951. Active Raleigh Music Club, Raleigh Little Theatre, 1946-1951, Greenville Little Theater, 1951.
Alumni council Wake Forest College, 1964, Rowan County Board Social Services, 1987. Relationships chairman Pitt County council Boy Scouts American, 1975. Delegate South Carolina Republican Convention, 1958.
Chairman board deacons 1st Baptist Church, China Grove, 1982-1984. Historian Rowan County Baptist Association, North Carolina, 1984-1985, 87. With USAFF, 1942-1944.
Publicity chairman Wake County council North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, 1947-1951. Active Raleigh Music Club, Raleigh Little Theatre, 1946-1951, Greenville Little Theater, since 1951. Member alumni council Wake Forest College, 1964, Rowan County Board Social Services, since 1987, board directors 1985-1988.
Relationships chairman Pitt County council Boy Scouts American, 1975. Delegate South Carolina Republican Convention, 1958. Chairman board deacons 1st Baptist Church, China Grove, North Carolina, 1982-1984.
Historian Rowan County Baptist Association, North Carolina, 1984-1985, 87, 98. Second vice president History Society, China Grove, since 1995. Publicity chairman China Grove Board Trade, 1995-1997.
Member history committee Rowan County Baptist Association, 1996-1997. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1944. Member American Association College and University Professors (vice president Furman University chapter), American Association Teachers Religious Journalism, Association Educational Journalism (state director), South Carolina Press Association, National Council College Publications Advisers (membership chairman district III 1967-1968), Public Relations Society of America (associate), South Carolina Association College Publications Advisers (president since 1957), South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Pitt County (North Carolina) History Society (publicity chairman), History Society China (Grove, North Carolina) (president 1994), Sons of the American Revolution, Rotary (director 1981-1982, editor Rotary Log, president China Grove chapter since 1991, member interact committee), Sigma Delta Chi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Phi Gamma (national president 1968-1970), Sigma Tau Delta.
