Background
Loftin, Marion Theo was born on September 10, 1915 in Coushatta, Louisiana, United States. Son of John Griffin and Ida Estella (Huckaby) Loftin.
Loftin, Marion Theo was born on September 10, 1915 in Coushatta, Louisiana, United States. Son of John Griffin and Ida Estella (Huckaby) Loftin.
Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern Louisiana State College, 1936; Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1952.
Teacher public high schools, Red River Parish, Louisiana, 1935-1940; associate professor, Southeastern Louisiana State College, 1946-1947; faculty, Mississippi State University, since 1949; Thomas L. Bailey professor sociology and anthropology, head department, Mississippi State University, 1961-1967; associate dean, Mississippi State University (Graduate School), 1965-1977; dean, Mississippi State University (Graduate School), 1977-1979; vice president graduate studies and research, Mississippi State University (Graduate School), 1980-1985; professor sociology, vice president graduate studies and research emeritus, Mississippi State University (Graduate School), since 1986.
Served with Army of the United States, 1941-1945. Member American Sociological Association, Rural Sociological Society, Southern Sociological Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa.