Lionel George Crocker

Background

Crocker, Lionel George was born on January 17, 1897 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of George and Jennie (Musson) Crocker.

Education

AB, University of Michigan, 1918; AM, University of Michigan, 1921; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1933.

Career

Teacher of speech, University of Minnesota, 1919; teacher of speech, University of Michigan, 1920-1928; teacher of speech, Waseda U., Tokyo, 1921-1922; teacher of speech, U. Colorado, summer 1924; teacher of speech, Floating U., 1926-1927; head department speech, Dennison U., Granville, Ohio., from 1928; sr.prof., Dennison U., Granville, Ohio., from 1954; teacher of speech, Michigan State Teacher's College, U, Michigan, Michigan State College, Indiana State Teachers College, University.Me., Stanford, College of Pacific, various summers from 1929; professor in public utilities executive program, University of Michigan.

Achievements

• Lionel George Crocker has been listed as a noteworthy Speech educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Business and professional speech

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  • Public Speaking for College Students
  • Public Speaking for College Students, Third Edition

Membership

Member staff the Ministers Research Foundation, Inc. Served as corporal Medical corpus, United States army, 1918-1919. Member American Association of University Professors (secretary local chapter), National Association College Teachers of Speech (vice president 1934, executive council 1946), Ohio Association College Teachers of Speech (president 1938), Speech Association American (1st vice president 1951, president 1952), Tau Kappa Alpha (editor The Speaker 1938-1948, secretary 1940-1948, historian), Delta Sigma Rho (historian), Theta Chi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Delta Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa (president Denison chapter), Rotarian.

Connections

Married Geraldine Hamilton, August 15, 1925. Children: Joan Elizabeth, Laurence Gordon, Thomas Hamilton (deceased).

Father:

George Crocker

Mother:

Jennie (Musson) Crocker

Spouse:

Geraldine Hamilton

child:

Laurence Gordon Crocker

child:

Joan Elizabeth Crocker

child:

Thomas Hamilton Crocker (deceased)