Ralph Edward Mason

Background

Mason, Ralph Edward was born on August 7, 1919 in Armington, Illinois, United States. Son of Ralph and Agnes Lorraine (Cross) Mason.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Illinois State University, 1940; Master of Science, Northwestern University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1961.

Career

Teacher business, Shelbyville (Illinois) Community Public Schools, 1940-1942, 46-47; coordinator distributive education, director vocational education, Springfield (Illinois) Public Schools, 1947-1955; assistant professor to associate professor business education, University of Illinois, 1955-1964; department chairman business distributive education and office administration, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 1964-1980; professor business, Indiana State University, 1964-1984; professor emeritus, Indiana State University, 1984; consultant, writer, since 1984. Member call staff economics, accounting and mathematics Maysville (Kentucky) Community College, since 1989.

Achievements

• Ralph Edward Mason has been listed as a noteworthy business educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Cooperative Occupational Education and Work Experience in the Curriculum

    (Book by Mason, Ralph, Furtado, Lorraine, Husted, Stewart)

  • Cooperative Occupational education and Work Experience in the Curriculum
  • Cooperative occupational education and work experience in the curriculum

Membership

Diocesan representative to Catholic Board Education, Erlanger, Kentucky, 1990-1992. Sergeant SignalCorps, Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member Illinois Business Education Association (president 1960-1961), Indiana Business Education Association (president 1968-1969, Outstanding Business Educator of Year 1981), American Vocational Association (DEPDA award marketing education division 1985), Indiana Vocational Association, National Business Education Association (Distinguished Svc. award 1976), Council Distributive Teacher Education (Outstanding Educator award 1975), American Marketing Association (secretary Central Ill.chpt.

1962-1963).

Connections

Married Ann Scott Maher, June 9, 1947.

Father:

Ralph Mason

Mother:

Agnes Lorraine (Cross) Mason

Spouse:

Ann Scott Maher