Joseph Edward Suppiger

Background

Suppiger, Joseph Edward was born on January 18, 1942 in Urbana, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Washington and Janet Georgia (Rowley) Suppiger.

Education

Bachelor, Milton (Wisconsin) College, 1964; Master of Arts, Kansas State University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Tennessee, 1970.

Career

Assistant instructor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1967-1968; instructor, Cleveland (Tennessee) State Community College, 1968-1969; from associate professor to professor. Department head to division chairperson, Lincoln Memorial U., Harrogate, Tennessee, 1969-1986; vice president academic affairs and dean, Limestone College, Gaffney, South Carolina., 1986-1988; vice president instruction and student services, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas, since 1988. Editor-in-chief Lincoln Herald, Harrogate, 1977-1991.

Board directors LincolnMus. Board, Harrogate, since 1987.

Achievements

• Joseph Edward Suppiger has been listed as a noteworthy College official, editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Intimate Lincoln

    (Biography of Abraham Lincoln.)

  • Phoenix of the mountains: The story of Lincoln Memorial University

Membership

Member American History Association, Abraham Lincoln Association, Kiwanis (president Middlesboro, Kentucky chapter 1974, Gaffney chapter 1987, lieutenant governor division 4 Corpus Christi Del Mar chapter 1992), Masons (32nd degree), Filson Club, Phi AlphaTheta.

Interests

• Avocation: philately.

Connections

Married Sue Ellen Meyer, June 13, 1964. Children: Edward Philip, Andrew Frederick, Robert Joseph.

Father:

Edward Washington Suppiger

Mother:

Janet Georgia (Rowley) Suppiger

Spouse:

Sue Ellen Meyer

child:

Robert Joseph Suppiger

child:

Andrew Frederick Suppiger

child:

Edward Philip Suppiger