Steven Merrimen Buck

Background

Buck, Steven Merrimen was born on September 11, 1926 in Bozeman, Montana, United States. Son of Edwin Reynolds and Marie Catherine (Stevens) Buck.

Education

Bachelor, Washington State University, 1954; Master of Arts, Washington State University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1960.

Career

Program director, Stations KOPR, KOPR-television, Butte, Montana, 1948-1950, 52-53; instructor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1958-1959; assistant professor speech, radio, Eastern Illinois U., Charleston, 1959-1961; from assistant professor to professor to professor emeritus, California State University, Long Beach, 1961-1990.

Achievements

• Steven Merrimen Buck has been listed as a noteworthy Speech communication educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • A Guidebook to Oral Interpretation

Membership

Sergeant 1st class United States Army, 1950-1952, Korea. Member Western States Speech Association, Speech Communicators Association.

Interests

• Avocations: flying, photography.

Connections

Married Jeanne Talbot, December 27, 1952. Children: Steven, Bruce, Byron, Tracey.

Father:

Edwin Reynolds Buck

Mother:

Marie Catherine (Stevens) Buck

Spouse:

Jeanne Talbot

child:

Steven Buck

child:

Byron Buck

child:

Bruce Buck

child:

Tracey Buck