Background
Haskins, Jack Burton was born on March 20, 1922 in Macon, Georgia, United States. Son of DeForest Algood and Fleeta (Ward) Haskins.
Haskins, Jack Burton was born on March 20, 1922 in Macon, Georgia, United States. Son of DeForest Algood and Fleeta (Ward) Haskins.
Bachelor of Arts Georgia, 1949. Master of Arts, Emory University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1959.
News editor Gainesville News, Georgia, 1949-1950. Instructor, assistant research director School Journalism, University Minnesota, 1951-1956. Senior research executive Curtis Public Company, Philadelphia, 1956-1961.
Advertising research manager (Ford division), Dearborn, Michigan, 1961-1963. Professor, chairman mass communications Indiana University, 1963-1966. John Ben Snow research professor Syracuse University, New York, 1966-1971.
Also director Syracuse University (Newspaper Research Program). Director Communications Research Center. Professor College Communications, University Tennessee, Knoxville, from 1971.
Gannett Distinguished visiting professor University Florida, 1978-1979, 84-85. Chairman board Southern Opinion, Marketing and Advertising Research, Inc., Knoxville.
Member Committee on Drugs and Alcohol, National Safety Council. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, 52-54. Fellow American Psychological Association.
Member American Association Public Opinion Research, Association for Education in Journalism, International Communications Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
1 son, Casey Reed.