Background
Raburn, Josephine was born on December 6, 1929 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Albert E. and Josephine D. (Hudson) Riling.
Raburn, Josephine was born on December 6, 1929 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Albert E. and Josephine D. (Hudson) Riling.
Bachelor of Science, University Oklahoma, 1950. Master of Library Science, University Oklahoma, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oklahoma, 1981.
Library. assistant, Special Superior vena cava syndrome, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1962-1963;
reformed, administrative library, Special Superior vena cava syndrome, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1964-1966;
reformed and circulation library, Morris Sweatt Technology Library., 1966-1967;
special instructor, U. Oklahoma School Library. Science, 1966-1967;
reformed library, Cameron Agricultural and Mech. Junior College, 1967-1968;
instructor, Cameron U., Lawton, Oklahoma, 1968-1972;
assistant professor, Cameron U., Lawton, Oklahoma, 1972-1981;
associate professor, Cameron U., Lawton, Oklahoma, 1981-1985;
professor, Cameron U., Lawton, Oklahoma, since 1985;
department chairman, Cameron U., Lawton, Oklahoma, 1982-1983;
head language arts division, Cameron U., Lawton, Oklahoma, 1983-1987;
dean School Liberal Arts, Cameron U., Lawton, Oklahoma, 1987-1991;
freelance writer, Lawton, since 1991.
Trustee Lawton Public Library., 1973-1986. President of the board, 1973-1976, also systems analyst. Advising committee library technical assistant program Rose State College, Oklahoma City, 1986-1988.
Consultant, lecturer in field.
Member mammography board Memorial Hospital, 1979-1981, secretary, 1979-1980. Member American Library Association, American Association of University Women, Oklahoma Library. Association (secretary Sequoyah children's book award committee 1985-1986, chairman 1987-1988), Oklahoma Organization Educational technology, Association Educational Communications and Technology, Friends of Library., Daughters of the American Revolution (historian Lawton chapter 1995-1997, 2nd vice regent since 1998), Lawton Shakespeare Club (president 1995-1997), Lawton Shakespeare Club (president 1996-1997), Lawton Book and Play Review Club (vice president 1996-1998), Beta Phi Mu (president Lambda chapter 1973), Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Kappa Gamma (president Xi chapter 1986-1988, treasurer 1992-1994).
Married James Winston Raburn, September 29, 1950. Children: Catherine Anne Heller, Dora Lynn Greenleaf.