Ralph Chip Turner

Background

Turner, Ralph Chip was born on January 18, 1948 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Ralph Wilson Senior and Gladys Pearl Turner.

Education

Bachelor in Speech Education, Louisiana College, 1970; Master of Religious Education, Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, 1973.

Career

Minister of education and youth, 1st Baptist Church, Farmerville, Louisiana, 1968-1971; minister of education and youth, 1st Baptist Church, Summit, Mississippi, 1971-1973; minister education and administration, 1st Baptist Church, Slidell, Louisiana, 1973-1975; minister education and administration, 1st Baptist Church, Port Arthur, Texas, 1975-1976; minister of education and business administration, 1st Baptist Church, Beaumont, Texas, 1976-1979; instructor religious education, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, 1979-1981; director committee/media services, Louisiana Baptist Convention, Alexandria, 1981-1995; state director, Baptist Telecomm. Network for Religious Education, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1981-1990; state director, Acts of the Apostles Satellite Network, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1981-1995; state director, Family Net, 1991-1995; teleconferencing coordinator, Northwestern State University Louisiana, Natchitoches, 1995-1996; assistant director institutional advancement, coordinator cable television services, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Alexandria, 1996-1997; coordinator cable television series (NSU 22 and Channel 21), Odyssey television Network, Alexandria, since 1997; national director local programming, regional manager community relations, Odyssey television Network, Alexandria, Louisiana, since 1997. Producer 1st Public Broadcasting Service videoconf. originating in Louisiana, 1995, contributor to videoconf.

New Directions; member State of Louisiana telecommunication compatibility plan work group Louisiana Board Regents, 1996-1997. Institutional representative National U. Teleconferencing Network, 1996-1997. Northwestern State University technical consultant for SoutheastComprehensive Assistance Center, unites states department Education, 1996-1997.

Achievements

• RAlph Chip Turner has been listed as a noteworthy telecommunications executive, public relations, studies educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Church Video Answerbook

Membership

Membership officer Bel Federal Credit Union, Alexandria, 1984-1995. Member mayor's advisory committee City of Alexandria, 1993-1998. Deacon Calvary Baptist Church, Alexandria.

Vice president communications, relationships and advancement Attakapas council Boy Scouts American, 1981-1999, member national committees, since 1980. Council advancement chairman Longhorn Council, Fort Worth, Texas, since 1999, executive board, since 1999. Member operations board National Interfaith Cable Coalition, since 1999.

Member Interfaith Broadcasting Commission, since 1999. Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Louisiana Cable television Association (state board directors 1994-1996), National Cable television Association, Cable and Telecomm. Association Marketing, Southern Public Relations Federation (state board chapter president 1990-1994, Senior Public Relations Practitioner 1993, 98), Louisiana Association Broadcasters, Baptist Public Relations Association, Baptist Communicators Association (executive committee and historian since 2001), National Religious Public Relations Council, National Religious Broadcasters, American Association Media Specialists, American Society Educators, Commission Church and Youth Agency Relationships (member editorial committee since 1978, editor national newsletter 1985-1997, national president 1988-1990, 92-94), National Association television Programming Executives, Church Video Association, Public Relations Society of America (accredited public relations professional).

Interests

• Collecting scout patches and scout books.

Connections

Married Sandra Elaine Aymond, May 23, 1970. Children: Christopher, Cory.

Father:

Ralph Wilson Senior Turner

Mother:

Gladys Pearl Turner

Spouse:

Sandra Elaine Aymond

child:

Christopher Turner

child:

Cory Turner