Background
Lawhead, Victor Bernard was born on February 26, 1919 in Vincennes, Indiana, United States. Son of William Augustus Lawhead and Rilla Belle Wood.
Lawhead, Victor Bernard was born on February 26, 1919 in Vincennes, Indiana, United States. Son of William Augustus Lawhead and Rilla Belle Wood.
AB with distinction, De Pauw University, 1940. Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1950.
History teacher Kokomo Indiana Public Schools, Indiana, 1940—1948. Professor of education Ball State University, 1950—1984. Visiting lecturer Michigan State University, 1952.
Visiting professor University Maryland, 1957. Assistant dean, undergraduate programs Ball State University, 1958—1963, dean, undergraduate programs, 1964—1984, professor higher education, since 1984. Consultant examiner Northern Central Association for Colleges and Schools, Chicago, 1962—1984.
Participant/observer United Nations Unesco Offices, Paris, 1967—1981. Consultant, teaching advisory duties Ball State University, since 1984. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1943-1946, Pacific Theater, Japan.
Member, sponsor of programs Southern Poverty Law Center, since 1995, People for the American Way, since 1982. Founding associate Minnetrista Center Natural and Cultural Heritage, since 1990. Member of Association for Integrative Studies, Association for General and Liberal Studies, Kiwanis Club.
Married Doris Jean Barber, July 11, 1953.