Roscoe Rouse

Background

Rouse, Roscoe was born on November 26, 1919 in Valdosta, Georgia, United States. Son of Roscoe and Minnie Estelle (Corbett) Rouse.

Education

Bachelor, U. Oklahoma, 1948; Master of Arts, U. Oklahoma, 1952; Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, University of Michigan, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1962; student (Grolier Society scholar), Rutgers University, 1956.

Career

Bookkeeper, C & S National Bank, Valdosta, Georgia, 1937-1941; draftsman, Ramakrishna Rouse Company (heating engineers), Greenville, South Carolina., 1941-1942; student assistant, U. Oklahoma and Rice U., 1947-1948; assistant librarian, Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1948-1949; acting librarian, instructor library science, Northeastern State College, 1949-1951; circulation librarian, Baylor University, 1952-1953; acting university librarian, Baylor University, 1953-1954; university librarian, professor, Baylor University, 1954-1963; department chairman library science, Baylor University, 1956-1963; director libraries, State University New York at Stony Brook, Long Island, 1963-1967; dean library services, professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1967-1987; university library historian, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1987-1992; department chairman library education, Oklahoma State University, 1967-1974. Visiting professor of University Oklahoma School Library Science, summer 1962, N. Texas State University, summer 1965. Academic library consultant.

Member American Institute of Architects-American library association LibraryBldg. Awards Jury, 1976; board directors Fellowship Christian Library. and Information Specialists.

Membership

Board of directors Oklahoma Department Libraries, 1989-1992, chairman, 1990-1992. First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American Library Association (life, member county 1971-1972, 76-80, 83-84, 84-88, chairman library organization and management section 1973-1975, planning and budget assembly 1978-1979, county commission on committees 1979-1980, buildings and equipment section Executive Board 1979-1980, chairman buildings for college and university libraries committee 1983-1985, chairman nominating committee library history roundtable 1993-1994), AARP, (secretary local chapter since 1998), Oklahoma Library.

Association (life, president 1971-1972, American Library Association county representative 1976-1980, 83-84, OLA Distinguished Svc. award 1979, Special Merit award 1987), S.W. Library. Association (chairman college and university division 1958-1960, chairman scholarshipcom. 1968-1970), International Federation Library.

Assns. (standing commission on library buildings and equipment 1976-1988), Association College and Research Libraries (chairman university libraries section 1969-1970, member Executive Board and representative to American Library Association Council, 1971-1972), University of Michigan School Library. Science Alumni Society (president 1979-1980, Alumni Recognition award 1988), member Alumni Foundation Committee, since 1992, Payne County Retired Educators Association (Vice-President, president elect 1991-1992, president 1992-1993), Oklahoma History Society (commission on Oklahoma Higher Education music since 1985), Beta Phi Museum.

Connections

Married Charlie Lou Miller, June 23, 1945. Children: Charles Richard, Robin Lou.

Father:

Roscoe Rouse

Mother:

Minnie Estelle (Corbett) Rouse

Spouse:

Charlie Lou Miller

child:

Charles Richard Rouse

child:

Robin Lou Rouse