Paul Colgan Boomsliter

Background

Boomsliter, Paul Colgan was born on October 24, 1915 in Urbana, Illinois, United States. Son of George Paul and Alice (Colgan) Boomsliter.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, West Virginia University, 1935; postgraduate, Louisiana State University, 1937; Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1942; postgraduate, Northwestern University, 1948.

Career

Assistant professor, Goucher College, Baltimore, 1940-1946; assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, 1946-1948; professor, State University of New York, Albany, 1948-1979; chairman speech pathology and audiology, State University of New York, 1969-1973; research associate professor, Albany Medical College, 1968-1976; professional director, Northeastern New York Speech Center, 1958-1963; consultant, Northeastern New York Speech Center, 1963-1976; professional director, Capital Area Speech Center, from 1976. Consultant speech pathology and audiology Albany Veterans Administration Hospital., 1956-1976, AlbanyStudy Center for Learning Disabilities, 1963-1976, Albany Child Guidance Center, from 1963, New York State Department Mental Hygiene, from 1969.

Achievements

• Paul Colgan Boomsliter has been listed as a noteworthy Educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow American Speech and Hearing Association, Acoustical Society American. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York State, Capital Area speech and hearing associations, New York Academy Sciences, Modern Language Association Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Patricia A. Flynn Himes, July 19, 1968. Children: Paula Elise, Ann Dekker, Sara Ransone, Paul Lon, Mary Elizabeth Himes, Peter Edmund Himes.

Father:

George Paul Boomsliter

Mother:

Alice (Colgan) Boomsliter

Spouse:

Patricia A. Flynn Himes

child:

Peter Edmund Himes Boomsliter

child:

Mary Elizabeth Himes Boomsliter

child:

Sara Ransone Boomsliter

child:

Paul Lon Boomsliter

child:

Ann Dekker Boomsliter

child:

Paula Elise Boomsliter