Lee Thayer

Background

Thayer, Lee was born on December 18, 1927 in Grenola, Kansas, United States. Son of Garrett Osborne and Ruth (Ray) Thayer.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, University Wichita, 1953. Master of Arts, University Wichita, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oklahoma, 1963.

Career

Instructor University Oklahoma, 1956-1958. With Pratt & Whitney Company, Inc., 1958-1959. Associate professor administration and psychology University Wichita, 1959-1964.

Professor, director Center Advanced Study Communication, University Missouri at Kansas City, 1964-1968. George H. Gallup professor communication research University Iowa, Iowa City, 1968-1973. Professor communication studies Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, 1973-1976.

Visiting professor University Massachusetts, 1976-1977. Fulbright professor University Helsinki, Finland, 1977. Distinguished visiting professor University Houston, 1978-1980.

Professor and past chairman communication University Wisconsin-Parkside, 1978-1993, founding director Parkside Honors Program, 1983-1987. Distinguished visiting professor Kuring-gai College Advanced Education, Sydney, Australia, 1986, Queensland (Australia) University of Technology, 1994. Consultant to government and industry, since 1956.

Achievements

• Lee Thayer has been listed as a notable educator, author, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • On Communication: Essays in Understanding (Communication: The Human Context, Vol. 1)

    ( This book describes what communication has to do with t...)

  • Communication: Ethical & Moral (Current Topics in Contemporary Thought)

    (First Published in 1973. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)

  • Organization-Communication: Emerging Perspectives I
  • Communication: general semantics perspectives
  • Communication: Concepts and Perspectives
  • Communication: General Semantics Perspectives
  • Administrative Communication
  • (On Communication: Essays in Understanding ) Author: Lee O Thayer Jan-1988

Membership

Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1953-1955.

Connections

Married Suzanne Katherine Schwan, April 27, 1986: children: Joshua Lee, Jessica Sam.

Father:

Garrett Osborne Thayer

Mother:

Ruth (Ray) Thayer

Spouse:

Suzanne Katherine Schwan

child:

Joshua Lee Thayer

child:

Jessica Sam Thayer