Background
Banks, John Houston was born on February 9, 1911 in Ripley, Tennessee, United States. Son of Roderick Stanton and Ella Celestine (Sinclair) Banks.
Banks, John Houston was born on February 9, 1911 in Ripley, Tennessee, United States. Son of Roderick Stanton and Ella Celestine (Sinclair) Banks.
Bachelor of Science, Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, 1935; Master of Arts, George Peabody College Teachers, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, George Peabody College Teachers, 1949.
Teacher, Tennessee public schools, 1934-1942;
instructor, 133d Army Training Detachment, 1942-1944;
dean, East Central Junior College, Decatur, Mississippi, 1944-1946;
professor mathematics, Florence (Alabama) State College, 1946-1949;
associate professor mathematics, George Peabody College Teachers, Nashville, 1949-1958;
professor mathematics, George Peabody College Teachers, 1958-1979;
professor emeritus, George Peabody College Teachers, since 1979. Department chairman, 1959-1975. Visiting professor education Auburn U., 1956, New Brunswick (Canada) U., 1960.
Adviser American Council Education, 1960. Consultant Agency for International Development/ROCAP Textbook Project in Central America, 1964-1970.
Member Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association (president 1954), National Council Teachers of Mathematics (director 1960-1963), Tennessee Academy of Sciences, National, Tennessee education associations, Mathematics Association American, Sigma Xi, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Mary Rhea Fowler, March 11, 1933. Children: John Fowler, Betty Rhea.