Background
Marvin Alcorn was born on August 10, 1902, in Helena, Oklahoma.
Marvin Alcorn was born on August 10, 1902, in Helena, Oklahoma.
Alcorn began his career as a high school teacher and principal, and superintendent of schools in Kansas from 1925 to 1928. He joined the faculty at San Diego State University in 1941, returning there following his military service in 1946, and rising to the rank of full professor of education. He led summer tours to Europe in 1960 and 1963 and a world tour in 1966.
Alcorn was a member of the American Educational Research Association, the National Education Association, and Phi Delta Kappa.