Ronald Merritt Crawford

Background

Crawford, Ronald Merritt was born on April 21, 1949 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Leslie Merritt and Annie Louise (Briden) Crawford.

Education

Bachelor in History and Geography, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971; Master of Arts in History, University of California at Los Angeles, 1972.

Career

Teacher social science division, Anchorage Community College, 1972-1987; professor College Arts and Sciences, U. Alaska Anchorage, since 1987; chairman history/geography Department, University Alaska Anchorage, since 1988. Vice president Anchorage Community College Campus Assembly, 1985-1987. 1st vice president Faculty SenateU. Alaska Anchorage, 1987-1989, 2d vice president, 1990-1991.

Member University Assembly,1988-1989. Member Bartlett lecturer committee U. Alaska Anchorage, 1987-1990, audio-visual advisory board, since 1989, promotion and tenure appeals committee, 1989-1990. Member Executive Board Alaska C.Cs.

Federation Teachers, since 1984, Harry S. Truman scholarship committee Anchorage Community College, 1978-1982. Advisor Golden Key Honor Society, since 1993, Campus Cinema Film Series, since 1972, Anchorage Community College Student Association, 1983-1985. Coordinator history/geography discipline Anchorage Community College, 1979-1987.

Columnist Anchorage Daily News, 1984-1987. Host Alaska Home and Gardens Program Station KAKM-television, 1990.

Achievements

• Ronald Merritt Crawford has been listed as a noteworthy History and geography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Host fund drives Station KAKM-television, since 1983. Guest speaker Anchorage School District Community Resource Center, since 1972, McLaughlin Youth Center, since 1975. Advisor Friends of Library.

Film Program Loussac Library., since 1985. Presenter geography awareness programs Alaska Staff Development Network Summer Academy, 1990, 91, Alaska Geography Alliance Institute, 1992, 93. Member American Federation Teachers, American Film Institute, National Council Geographic Education, Alaska Geography Alliance, Association Pacific Coast Geographers, University Film and Video Association, Phi Alpha Theta.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, movie history, hiking, photography, videography.

Connections

Father:

Leslie Merritt Crawford

Mother:

Annie Louise (Briden) Crawford