Background
Barnes, Mervin Russell was born on March 1, 1935 in Tulare, California, United States. Son of Murvin Russell and Katherine Estelle (Turk) Barnes.
Barnes, Mervin Russell was born on March 1, 1935 in Tulare, California, United States. Son of Murvin Russell and Katherine Estelle (Turk) Barnes.
Associate of Arts, College Sequoias, 1954. Bachelor, University California, Riverside, 1959. Master of Arts, California State University, Fresno, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971.
Lecturer University California, Riverside, 1969-1971. Acting assistant professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1971-1972. Associate professor University Oklahoma, Norman, since 1972.
Member Oklahoma Task Force for Language Education, Oklahoma, 1980-1981. Coordinator, presenter Immersion Seminars, Norman, Oklahoma, 1987-1989, Goethe Institute Houston, Tulsa, 1992. Consultant Norman Public Schools Elementary Program, 1992-1993.
Member numerous university committees.
With United States Navy, 1954-1956. Member American Association Teachers of German (certified Merit 1993), American Council Teaching Foreign Languages, Linguistic Society of America, American Association Applied Linguistics, Southwest Conference Language Teaching (awards chairperson 1991-1994).
Married Eleanor Margaret Kubon, March 22, 1968. 1 child, Allison Michelle.