Background
Baskin, William Gresham was born on July 14, 1933 in Cameron, Texas, United States. Son of James Dollar and Ruth (McKinney) Baskin.
counselor music educator vocalist
Baskin, William Gresham was born on July 14, 1933 in Cameron, Texas, United States. Son of James Dollar and Ruth (McKinney) Baskin.
Student, University Texas, 1954. Bachelor of Music Education, Southwest Texas State University, 1955. Postgraduate, Eastern Washington University, 1956.
Master of Education, Southwest Texas State University, 1961.
Choral director, San Marcos (Texas) Baptist Academy, 1957-1958;
choral director, Carrizo Springs (Texas) Indiana School District, 1958-1962;
choral director, Victoria (Texas) High School, 1962-1968;
counselor, Brazosport Indiana School District, Freeport, Texas, since 1968. Music director 1st Baptist Church, Carrizo Springs, 1958-1962, Baptist Temple, Victoria, 1962-1964. Interim music director 1st Baptist church, Victoria, 1965, Freeport, 1972-1973, 87-88, 89, Lake Jackson, Texas, 1978-1979, Temple Baptist Church, Clute, Texas, 1990.
Member Music Educators National conference, 1958-1968. Delegate American Mental Health Counselors Association and Citizen Amb. Program People to People International to Chinese Association Mental Health and Chinese Association for Science and Technology of People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghaiand Kunming, 1994.
Delegate from American School Counselor's Association and Citizen Amb. Program of People to People International to 1st United States/Russia Joint Conference on Education, Moscow, 1994.
Member Victoria Fine Arts Association (president 1964-1966), 1963-1968. Member Brazosport Fine Arts Council, Lake Jackson, 1970-1973, Brazoria County History Museum, Angleton, Texas, since 1990. Delegate Texas Governor's Conference on Arts, Austin, 1966-1968.
Delegate Democratic Precinct Convention, Lake Jackson, 1976, 77, 93, Brazoria County Democratic Convention, Angleton, 1977, Texas Democratic Convention, San Antonio, 1977. Deacon 1st Baptist Church, Lake Jackson, 1989, also youth worker. Member Music Educator's National Conference, National Education Association (delegate 1977-1979), American School Counselors Association, National Career Development Association, Association for Specialists in Group Work, Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, Texas Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, Texas Career Guidance Association, Texas School Counselors Association, Texas Association for Counseling and Development (senator 1979-1982, legislation committee 1984-1987), Texas Music Educators Association (state board directors 1964-1968, district choral chairman 1964-1968), Texas State Schrs.
Association, Brazosport Education Association (president 1977-1978), Brazoria County Association Counseling and Development (legislation chairman since 1984), Rotary (Brazosport club, Paul Harris fellow 1988).
Married Margaret Lee Williams, March 26, 1959. 1 child, Susan Elizabeth.
