Lester John Pourciau

Background

Pourciau, Lester John was born on September 6, 1936 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Son of Lester John and Pearlie M. (Hogan) Pourciau.

Education

Bachelor, Louisiana State University, 1962; Master of Science, Louisiana State University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana U., 1975.

Career

Assistant reformed library, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1963-1964; reformed library, Florence (South Carolina.) County Public Library., 1964-1965; reformed services coordinator, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1966-1967; director libraries, U. Memphis, since 1970; associate vice president for academic affairs, director libraries, U. Memphis, 1987-1991. Chairman county of head librarians State University and Community College System Tennessee, 1980, 87, 97. Academic associate Atlantic Council of the United States, U. Memphis.

Foreign expert, visiting lecturer Beijing University of Posts & Telecomms., Beijing Normal U., Peking U., Renmen U., Qinghua U., Chingqing Institute Posts & Telcomms., Guizhou Normal U., Republic of China, 1993. Foreign expert/visiting lecturer Beijing U. Posts and Telecom, 1993, Beijing Normal U., 1993, Peking U., 1993, RenMen U., 1993, Tsinghua U., 1993, Chongqing Institute Posts andTelecom., 1993, Guizhou Normal U., 1993. Foreign expert, visiting lecturer Nanjing U. Posts and Telecom., Anhui Normal U., Beijing U. Posts and Telecom., 1994, Republic of China, 1994.

Consultant professor Beijing University of Posts and Telecom., since 1996. Participant 2d International Conference Crimea 95, Libraries and Association in the Transient World, Republic of Crimea. Participant, member organization committee Crimea 1996-1999, Peking U. International Conference, Beijing, 1998.

Membership

With United States Air Force, 1955-1959. Member American Southeastern, Tennessee Library. Association, American Society for Information Science, National Association Watch and Clock Collectors (chapter president 1983, secretary-treasurer 1988, 89), Antique Automobile American, Mid-American Old Time Automobile Association, Memphis Old Time Car (secretary 1981, president 1982, 89), Delta Phi Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa (Order of Omega), Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Rebecca Anne Thomas, 1975. 1 son, Lester John III.

Father:

Lester John Pourciau

Mother:

Pearlie M. (Hogan) Pourciau

Spouse:

Rebecca Anne Thomas