O.B. Copeland ACE President 1958-59 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
O. B. "Cope" Copeland was born in Carroll County, Georgia in 1916. He received a
bachelor's degree in 1938 and a master's degree in 1952, both from the University of
Georgia. In 1958, he received a doctorate in agricultural journalism from the
University of Wisconsin.
His career assignments include youth editor of Progressive Farmer magazine
(1938 to 1942) and editor for the Georgia agricultural extension service
(1942 to 1943). During World War II he was a first lieutenant in the Army.
Following the war, he returned to the University of Georgia as extension editor.
In 1956, he became head of the department of agricultural information at North Carolina
State University, filling the vacancy created by the death of Frank Jeter, AAACE president
from 1919-20.
In 1959, he rejoined Progressive Farmer as associate executive editor and was
the first editor of Southern Living magazine. He was later named vice president
and director of the Southern Progress Corporation, publisher of these two
magazines. He retired in 1982, and devoted much of his time to writing personal
memories.
Copeland was active in Sigma Delta Chi, the Rotary Club and the
University of Georgia Alumni Association. He passed away December 21, 2005.
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