Leonard Ray Teel

Background

Teel, Leonard Ray was born on September 29, 1941 in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Leonard and Mary Naomi Teel.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1984.

Career

Reporter, bureau chief Miami Herald, Fort Myers, Florida, 1964—1967. Education, political writer Fort Lauderdale News, 1967—1969. Reporter Lancaster New Era, Pennsylvania, 1964, Evening Star, Washington, 1970.

Reporter, columnist, copy editor Atlanta Journal & Constitution, 1970—1983.

Achievements

• Leonard Ray Teel has been listed as a noteworthy columnist, reporter, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founder & director Center International Media Education, Atlanta, 1997—2009. Co-founder & board member Arab-United States Association Communication Educators, 1995—2009. Member of Association Education Journalism & Mass Communication (head, mass communication & society division 1991-1992, Georgia Author of Year), American Journalism Historians Association (past president & board member 1986-1997, Research award 1988, 1990, 1992-1993).

Connections

Married Katherine Winfield Williams, January 4, 1975. Children: Oliver Leonard, Elizabeth Nelson.

Father:

Robert Leonard

Mother:

Mary Naomi Teel

Spouse:

Katherine Winfield Williams

child:

Oliver Leonard Teel

child:

Elizabeth Nelson Teel