Background
Jirran, Raymond Joseph was born on March 29, 1934 in Cleveland. Son of Raymond Wenceslaus and Elizabeth Katherine (Koryta) Jirkans.
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Raymond Joseph Jirran
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AB, St. Joseph's Seminary College, Washington, 1959. Bachelor of Science in Education, Kent State University, 1960. Master of Arts, Kent State University, 1961.
Doctor of Philosophy, Kent State University, 1972.
Career
Instructor, St. Procopius College, Lisle, Illinois, 1966-1967; assistant professor, Eastern Kentucky U., Richmond, 1967-1969; assistant professor of history, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, Virginia, 1969-1972; associate professor, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, Virginia, 1972-1973; professor, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, Virginia, since 1973.
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Membership
Secretary Newport News (Virginia) Democratic Committee, 1985-1991. Member American Association of University Professors (Virginia conference president-elect since 1996), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life), Virginia Social Science Association (president 1978-1979), National Association Parliamentarians, Association for StudyAfro-American Life and History, Lions (president Northampton 1982-1984, Lion ofYr. award 1988), John Henry Cardinal Newman Honorary Society.
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Married Bette Mae Kelly, June 13, 1964.
