Background
Skaine, James C. was born on January 3, 1936 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Skaine, Junior and Ruth Stamper Skaine.
Skaine, James C. was born on January 3, 1936 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Skaine, Junior and Ruth Stamper Skaine.
Bachelor, Sioux Falls College, South Dakota, 1957. Master of Arts, University South Dakota, Vermillion, 1958. Doctoral study, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1958—1966.
Doctoral study, University Iowa, Iowa City, 1968—1978.
Graduate assistant University South Dakota, 1957—1958, Cornell University, 1958—1960. Teacher George Junior Republic, Freeville, 1960. Professor, communications Ithaca College, Ithaca, 1960—1963.
Assistant professor, communications Middle Tennessee State College, Murfreesboro, 1963—1965, University Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, 1965—1999. Faculty advisor, University chapter, Iowa public interest research group University Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, 1976—1978, presenter, official guest, exchange program with China at universities: Beijing Normal, Hebei teachers, Shaanxi, & Guangxi teachers, 1991, founders days presidential committee, 1988—1990, college of humanities & fine arts senator, 1982—1983, secretary, United Faculty, 1978—1979, academic freedom & professional rights chair, United Faculty, 1980—1986, treasurer, United Faculty, 1986—1989, president, United Faculty, 1989—1994. Executive secretary New York State Debate Association, Ithaca, 1962—1963.
Member Speech Communications Association, Des Moines, 1965—1972, Iowa Communications Association, Des Moines, 1972—1985. Consultant, public speaking and voice improvement, Cedar Falls - Waterloo, Iowa.
President Friends of the Accused, Waterloo, Iowa, 1974—1976. Parliamentarian Iowa League of Women Voters, Des Moines, 1979—1981. Host in our home Zhu Qizhen, the ambassador extraordinary & plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America and his wife, Wang Yude Iowa United States Senator Charles Grassley's Iowa International Trade Symposium III, 1990.
Candidate United States Congress, Iowa, Democratic Primary Election, Third District, 1972—1974. Minister Presbyterian Church, Rockvale, Tennessee, 1964—1965, Baptist Church, Turkey Valley, Enfield, New York, 1960—1962, Viborg, South Dakota, 1957—1958. With Presidential Campaign, Obama-Biden, 2008.
Member of National Education Association, Iowa State Education Association, Pi Kappa Delta (life).
Married Rosemarie Keller, June 4, 1957. Children: James Keller, Forrest Todd.