Background
Bail, Joe Paul was born on May 12, 1925 in Herold, West Virginia, United States. Son of Alva Edward and Prudence (Wood) Bail.
agricultural educator emeritus
Bail, Joe Paul was born on May 12, 1925 in Herold, West Virginia, United States. Son of Alva Edward and Prudence (Wood) Bail.
Bachelor of Science, West Virginia University, 1947. Master of Science, West Virginia University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Mich State University, 1958.
Teacher agriculture, Spencer (W. Virginia) High School, 1947;
head department agriculture, Glenville (W. Virginia) State College, 1948-1951;
assistant professor, associate professor agricultural education, West Virginia University, 1951-1957;
assistant professor, then associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1957-1967;
professor agricultural education division, Cornell Univercity, 1967-1990;
professor education emeritus, Cornell Univercity, since 1990;
chairman agricultural education division, Cornell Univercity, 1963-1971;
department chairman education, Cornell Univercity, 1978-1987. Visiting professor U. Arizona, U. Florida. Cons. public schools, New York, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Ariz, Florida.
Member committee National Academy Sciences. Field review officer United States Office Education.
District chairman Boy Scouts American, 1972-1973. Member Church-Community Action, Inc., since 1968. Past president New York Council on Rural Education Served to 1st lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Member American Vocational Association (past national committee chairman), Association Higher Education, New York Association Deans of Education (council), Rotary (past president), Alpha Zeta, Kappa Delta Pi, Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Tau Alpha.
Married Nelma Louise Rapp, October 20, 1945. 1 son, David Joe.