Claude Howard Dorgan PhD (1932 - 2012)

Born 5 Jul 1932 in Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Jul 2012 at age 80 in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Howard Dorgan PhD is Notable.

Claude was born in 1932. He passed away in 2012.

An All-Around Gentleman and Scholar.

He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at El Paso, his masters of fine art from the University of Texas at Austin, and his PhD at Louisiana State University in speech communication.

His PhD led him to studying the rhythmic style of Appalachia's old-time Baptist preachers where he would dedicate the next thirty years of rhetorical and ethnographic research on religion in Appalachia, with a particular focus on traditional Baptist sub-denominations indigenous to the region.

He served as editor for the religion section of the Encyclopedia of Appalachia which is the definitive source for Appalachian knowledge.

Dr. Dorgan authored fifty journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. Dr. Dorgan also served as president of Appalachian Studies Association, president of Southern States Communication Association, and editor of "Southern Communication Journal."

Sources

• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 29;
  FamilySearch Record: VYRZ-Z4Y (accessed 14 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MR-L35X
  Howard Dorgan (7), single grandson, in household of Claud H Dorgan (65) in Police Jury Ward 5, Bienville, Louisiana, United States. Born in Louisiana.
• Marriage: "Idaho, U.S., Marriage Records, 1863-1971"
  Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho; Marriage Index For Years 1947-1964; Certificate Number: 04323
  Ancestry Record 7849 #536017 ($, accessed 14 May 2023)
  Howard Dorgan marriage to Kathleen Kerman on 3 Jun 1961 in Shoshone County, Idaho.
• Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
  Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
  Ancestry Record 3693 #92425731 ($, accessed 14 May 2023)
  Howard Dorgan death 5 Jul 2012 (born 5 Jul 1932).
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #94198134 (accessed 14 May 2023)
  Memorial page for C. Howard Dorgan (5 Jul 1932-5 Jul 2012); Maintained by Kris 'Peterborough K' Peterson (contributor 46537737).

See Also:

• Wikidata: Item Q5919488, en:Wikipedia
• Obituary
• Dr Howard Dorgan Interview
• The C. Howard Dorgan Papers consist of a collection of documents generated during Dorgan's career as a Communications professor at Appalachian State University.
• HERRIN, ROBERTA T. “C. Howard Dorgan (1932-2012).” Appalachian Journal, vol. 40, no. 1/2, 2012, pp. 24–27. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43489050. Accessed 14 May 2023.