Background
Lawson, Jerry Marshall was born on June 18, 1945 in Anderson, Indiana, United States. Son of Ernest Marshall and Dolores May (Gault) Lawson.
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Jerry Marshall Lawson
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Ball State University, 1972. Master of Arts, Ball State University, 1975. Master of Public Administration, Indiana University, 1993.
Career
Furniture designer, builder Lawson Design, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1982-1987. From sports editor to managing editor New Haven News/New Allen News, 1987-1992. Product information writer Navistar International, Fort Wayne, 1992-1993.
Chair writer's bureau Fort Wayne Bicentennial Executive Council, 1993-1994. Journalist Herald-Press, Huntington, Indiana, 1994. Freelance writer Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, 1994-1996, Creative Services, Fort Wayne, 1994-1999.
Instructor history and government Ivy Tech State College, 1994—2000, Indian-U., Purdue University, Fort Wayne, 2000—2001. Vice president Kolor Print, Inc., Fort Wayne, 1982-1983. Visiting lecturer Manchester College 2000.
Personal historian Lifescapes, since 1999.
Achievements
Membership
Vice president Preservation Society, Inc., Fort Wayne, 1982-1983. Newsletter editor Leadership Fort Wayne Alumni Association, 1993-1996, board advisors, chair comms.com., Downtown New Haven Task Force, 1991-1992. Member American History Association, Organisation American Historians, Indiana Association Historians, American Association State and Local History, Writers' Center Indianapolis, Society Professional Journalists, Indiana Council for Social Studies, Indiana History Society, Allen County-Fort Wayne History Society, Canal Society Indiana, Fort Wayne Railroad History Society.
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Connections
Married Marsha Jean Myers, June 20, 1970. Children: Eric Marshall, Kurt Marshall.
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Religion
Unitarian Universalist
Education
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