Background
Derr, Richard Luther was born on December 27, 1930 in Hughesville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Luther and Nora (Hanlon) Derr.
Derr, Richard Luther was born on December 27, 1930 in Hughesville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Luther and Nora (Hanlon) Derr.
Bachelor of Science in Education, State University of New York-Brockport, 1951. Master of Education, University Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 1955. Doctor of Education, University Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 1959.
Elementary school teacher Niagara Falls Public Schools, New York, 1951, St. Louis Public Schools, 1957—1959. Assistant professor Washington University, St. Louis, 1957—1959. Assistant professor to professor department education Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1959—1979.
Professor Baxter School Information & Library. Science, 1980—1984; assistant dean Case Western Reserve University, 1985—1990. Corporal United States Army, 1951-1953.
Married Evelyn Frances Musielak, April 11, 1953. Children: Stephanie, Christopher.