Robert Francis Creegan

Background

Creegan, Robert Francis was born on March 27, 1915 in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. Son of Charles Cole and Harriet (Stephenson) Creegan.

Education

Student, Oberlin College, 1932-1934; Bachelor of Arts, Marietta College, 1936; Master of Arts, Duke, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke, 1939.

Career

Assistant, College of William and Mary, 1939-1940; assistant professor, Cumberland U., 1940-1943; assistant professor, U. Mississippi, 1943-1944; assistant professor, Bucknell U., 1944-1945; assistant professor, Whitman College, 1945-1947; assistant professor, Carleton College, 1947-1948; assistant professor, Ohio U., 1948-1952; professor philosophy department, State University of New York-Albany, 1952-1985; professor emeritus, State University of New York-Albany, since 1985. Visiting professor Northern Illinois U., summer 1948, Northern Iowa U., summer 1952, Center Washington State College, 1955, U. Arizona, summer 1970. Member founding committee Society for Science Exploration, since 1978.

Member lecturer bureau Union of Concerned Scientists, since 1987. Consultant in philosophy Aerial Phenomena Research Organisation.

Achievements

• Robert Francis Creegan has been listed as a notable philosophy educator, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Shock (the) of Existence
  • The Magic of Truth

Membership

Elder Presbyterian Church United States of America, member global mission unit of General Assembly, Presbyterian Church. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, American Association of University Professors, International Platform Association, New York Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Association, International Phenomenological Society, Society Advancement Education.

Connections

Married Doris Ryan, December 27, 1940. 1 child, Charles Louis.

Father:

Charles Cole Creegan

Mother:

Harriet (Stephenson) Creegan

Spouse:

Doris Ryan

child:

Charles Louis Creegan