Roger E. Nebergall
American speech professor
- Augustana College
- Bradley University
- University of Illinois
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Roger E. Nebergall (July 3, 1926 – April 13, 1994) was an American speech professor at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
Early life and education
Roger E. Nebergall was born on July 3, 1926, in Davenport, Iowa.[1] He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[1][2]
Nebergall graduated from Augustana College in 1949, received a master's degree from Bradley University in 1951, and received a doctorate from the University of Illinois in 1956.[1][2][3]
Academic career
In 1957, Nebergall became an assistant professor of speech at the University of Oklahoma. He served as the chairman of the speech department until 1968.[1][2]
Nebergall co-authored the book Attitude and Attitude Change: The Social Judgment-Involvement Approach with Carolyn W. Sherif and Muzafer Sherif, which was published in 1965.[4][5] In 1966, Nebergall was awarded a scholarship prize by the Speech Association of America for the book.[3]
In 1969, Nebergall became a professor and chairman of the speech department at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[3][6][7] He was the chairman of the speech department until 1978 and worked as a professor until 1990.[1][2][7]
From 1975 to 1977, Nebergall was editor of the academic journal Communication Monographs.[7]
Nebergall was a member of the Speech Association of America, the Central States Speech Association, and the Oklahoma Speech Association.[3] He was also a member of Pi Kappa Alpha and Pi Kappa Delta.[3]
Political activities
Nebergall was active in the Republican Party.[1][2] In 1958, Nebergall was elected president of the Cleveland County Political Forum.[8]
Personal life and death
In 1958, Nebergall married Nelda L. Cawthon.[2][9] She died in 1990.[2] Nebergall was a Freemason.[2]
Nebergall died on April 13, 1994.[1] He was 67 years old.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Roger Nebergall". The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus. April 17, 1994. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Roger Nebergall". Quad-City Times. April 16, 1994. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Speech Post to Nebergall". Quad-City Times. March 21, 1969. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Attitude and attitude change; the social judgment-involvement approach. Stanford University Libraries. 1965. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Sewell, William H. (June 1, 1967). "Sherif, Sherif, and Nebergall: "Attitude and Attitude Change" (Book Review)". Rural Sociology. 32 (2).
- ^ "Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois" (PDF). University of Illinois Board of Trustees. March 19, 1969. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c "The First Fifty Years (and the Eighty-Three Years Before That): A Chronology of the Department of Speech Communication" (PDF). University of Illinois Department of Communication. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Nebergall Heads Political Forum". The Norman Transcript. March 25, 1958. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Nelda L. Cawthorn And Roger E. Nebergall Wed at Church Nuptials". The Rock Island Argus. April 15, 1958. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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