Background
Turpin, Joseph Ovila was born on July 11, 1943 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of D. John and Mona Belle (Albright) Turpin.
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Joseph Ovila Turpin
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Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Indiana U., 1965; Master of Science in Mental Retardation, Indiana U., 1966; postgraduate, Indiana U., 1966-1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Psychology, University of Wisconsin, 1986.
Career
Research associate, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1966-1967; instructor, University of Wisconsin Parkside Extension, Kenosha, 1967-1971; teacher, Kenosha Unified School District, 1967-1971; coordinator Racine area Governor's Committee on Special Learning, State of Wisconsin Department Administration, 1971-1973; director, Racine County Comprehensive Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Superior vena cava syndrome Bd, 1973-1978; vocational consultant, counselor supervisor, Industrial Injury Clinic, Neenah, Wisconsin, 1978-1983; owner, vocational expert, Vocational Counseling Svc., Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, 1983-1988; teaching intern, counseling supervisor, student teacher supervisor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1983-1986; assistant professor rehabilitation counselor education, Ohio U., Athens, 1986-1989; associate professor rehabilitation counseling program, California State University, San Bernardino, 1989-1994; professor rehabilitation counseling program, California State University, San Bernardino, since 1994; coordinator rehabilitation counseling program, California State University, San Bernardino, 1990-1994. Member school psychologist examination committee Department Education State of Ohio, 1989. Researcher, presenter, consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors United Cerebral Palsy of Racine County, 1969-1973, Children'sHouse, Inc., Racine, 1971-1973, Control Ohio Regional Council on Alcoholism, 1987-1989, Center for Cmty. Counseling and Education, since 1993, president, 1998. Board directors Inland Caregivers Resource Center, since 1993, Health and Hospital Planning Committee of Racine County, 1976.
Treasurer Cub Scout Pack # 68, Boy Scouts American, Neenah, 1981-1983, Whitcomb Village Association, Inc., 1984. Board directors Aquinas H.S., 1992-1994, president 1994. H.S. liaison West Point Parents Club of Inland Empire, 1992-1994.
Budget review committee United Fund RacineCounty, 1975. Member ACA (public policy and legislation committee 1992-1994, various subcommittee), APA, Association Counselor Educators and Suprs. (western region legislation chair since 1996), American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (executive county 1992-1994, ethics committee 1990-1991, chair county on professional preparation and Studies.
1992-1994), National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (board directors 1993-1994, chairman grievance committee, president 1997), National Rehabilitation Association (board directors 1998), Alliance Rehabilitation Counseling (board directors 1996-1998, co-chair 1998).
Connections
Married Hester R. Thompson, June 26, 1969. Children: Matthew, Michael.
