Background
Cockrell, Wilburn Allen was born on April 24, 1941 in Sikeston, Missouri, United States. Son of Wilburn Edward Cockrell and Martha Ann (Killian) Yancy.
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In the Realms of Gold the Proceedings of the Tenth Conference
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Wilburn Allen Cockrell
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AB, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1963; Master of Arts, Florida State University, 1970; postgraduate, Arizona State University, 1970-1972.
Career
Teacher, Mobile County School Board, Mobile, Alabama, 1963-1964;
teacher, Okeechobee (Florida) School Board, 1964-1965;
teacher, Yuma (Arizona) School Board, 1968;
state highway archaeologist, State of Florida, Tallahassee, 1966-1968;
state underwater archaeologist, State of Florida, Tallahassee, 1972-1983;
chief archaeologist, project director, Warm Mineral Springs (Florida) Archaeol. Research Project, 1983-1987;
faculty, Manatee Community College, 1984-1987;
chief archaeologist, project director, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1987-1992. Consultant archaeologist for various organizations, since 1975.
Lecturer for various organizations, since 1965.
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Membership
Board of directors, 1st vice president Friends of Library., North Port, Florida, 1987-1990. Com.chmn. explorer post #157 Boy Scouts American, North Port. Member cultural executives committee Sarasota County Arts Council.
Co-chairman Sarasota French Film Festival, 1989. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for American Archaeology, Florida Archaeol. Council, Florida Anthropological Society (secretary 1973-1974), Warm Mineral Springs Archaeol.
Society (founder, president 1990-1992), American Academy Underwater Sciences, Florida Academy Sciences, Florida History Society, National Association Cave Divers, Society for American Archaeology, Sigma Xi.
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Married Rose Marie Roberson, December 1961 (divorced 1970). Children: Padraic A., Timothy E. Married Barbara O'Horo, 1984 (divorced 1987).
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Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Recipient Distinguished Svc. award Center for American Archaeology, 1983. Research grantee Florida State Legislation, 1984-1992. Recipient Resolution, Florida Senate for achievement in science and history, 1979, Sigma Xi, 1993.Recipient Distinguished Svc. award Center for American Archaeology, 1983. Research grantee Florida State Legislation, 1984-1992. Recipient Resolution, Florida Senate for achievement in science and history, 1979, Sigma Xi, 1993.