Alfred C. Snider
| Alfred C. Snider | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alfred Charles Snider III October 28, 1950 Pasadena, California, US |
| Died |
December 11, 2015 (aged 65) Burlington, Vermont, US |
| Education |
Brown University (Bachelor's) Emerson College (Master's) University of Kansas (Ph.D.) |
Dr. Alfred Charles "Tuna" Snider III was the Edwin W. Lawrence Professor of Forensics at the University of Vermont from 1982 until his death in late 2015.
A native of the Greater Los Angeles Area in southern California, he graduated from West Covina High School and moved to New England after his graduation from high school to obtain a bachelor's degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he majored in Asian civilizations with a minor in speech communication. He later received a master's degree from Emerson College and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, specializing in rhetoric and speech communication.
While a professor at the University of Vermont (UVM), he coached the Lawrence Debate Union and taught students at UVM and around the world the science of rhetoric.[1]
References
- ↑ Margalit Fox (December 16, 2015). "Alfred C. Snider, Who Promoted Healthy Debate as Just That, Dies at 65". The New York Times.