Alfred C. Snider | |
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| Born | Alfred Charles Snider III October 28, 1950 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 2015 (aged 65) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Education | Brown University (Bachelor's) Emerson College (Master's) University of Kansas (Ph.D.) |
Dr. Alfred Charles "Tuna" Snider III (October 28, 1950 – December 11, 2015) was the Edwin W. Lawrence Professor of Forensics[1] at the University of Vermont from 1982 until his death in late 2015.[2]
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 rhetoric, argument, and persuasion.[3]
References
- ↑ "Professor Tuna Snider, Debate Mentor to Generations, Passes Away". UVM Today. 11 December 2015.
- ↑ Laura Moser (14 December 2015). "If You Loved High School Debate, Pour One Out for "Tuna" Snider". Slate.
- ↑ Margalit Fox (16 December 2015). "Alfred C. Snider, Who Promoted Healthy Debate as Just That, Dies at 65". The New York Times.