Background
Ellard, Roscoe Brabazon was born on March 3, 1894 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of John Veitch Brabazon and Harriette Jeannette (Roscoe) Ellard.
Ellard, Roscoe Brabazon was born on March 3, 1894 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of John Veitch Brabazon and Harriette Jeannette (Roscoe) Ellard.
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Journalism, U. Missouri, 1917, Master of Arts, 1930. Graduate work in psychology, Beloit College, 1924-1925.
In newspaper work, Chicago, Illinois, Beloit and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1919-1925. Founder, 1925, and director Lee Memorial School of Journalism, Washington & Lee University, 1925-1930. President Virginian Public Company, 1930.
Professor journalism, University of Missouri, editor Columbia Daily Missourian, Columbia, Missouri, and editor Journalism series publications, University of Missouri, 1930-1941. Acting dean, 1937; visiting professor journalism, Graduate School Journalism, Columbia University, 1940, professor 1940-1961, in charge of instruction, 1946-1961. Book review editor, Editor and Public Magazine.
Executive editor Traffic Quarterly and other publications Eno Foundation, Yale University. Executive editor, managing director N. American Newspaper Alliance. Consultant to Mexican and Venezuelan newspapers.
Consultant Korean editors unites states department State, 1955, American specialist in Washington and South America, 1960. Newspaper consultant, Nassau, 1956, Nevada, 1958. United States delegate United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization conference, France, 1956.
Contributor to The Churchman, Editor and Publisher Magazine. American editorial representative Press Year Book of India.
Served as officer United States Regular Army, 1917-1919. Member National Association Education Journalism (president 1956), American Association Teachers of Journalism, Sigma Upsilon, Kappa Tau Alpha, Sigma Delta Chi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Delta Upsilon, 40 and 8. Clubs: Men’s Faculty (Columbia University).
Married Vedah Fry, October 3, 1917. Children: Harriette Virginia, Elizabeth Jeannette.