Marvin G. Osborn ACE President 1920-21 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA
Marvin Osborn was born in Winnsboro, Louisiana, March 4, 1885. He received
a bachelor's degree in 1906 and a master's degree in 1924, both from Louisiana
State University. During his undergraduate days at LSU, he served as campus
correspondent to various newspapers and was a member of the editorial staffs
of the student newspaper and the student annual.
Following his graduation in 1906, he served as assistant registrar at LSU and
continued to supply the press with news of university activities.
In 1913, when the university set up the Agricultural Extension Division,
Osborn was asked "to organize and conduct this activity." By 1948, the division
had been expanded to include the entire university, and became the Bureau of
Public Relations. He was also chairman of the Committee on University
Publications.
In 1920, he became head of the department of journalism. This department
later became the School of Journalism, and Osborn served as its head until
his retirement on July 1, 1955.
In addition to his work with AAACE, Osborn was also president of the American Association of
Teachers in Journalism and Kappa Tau Alpha, national scholastic journalism
fraternity. He belonged to the American Association of Schools of Journalism
and the Association for Education in Journalism. He was also active in the
Boy Scouts, the Kiwanis Club, the LSU Alumni Association and other organizations.
He died in Baton Rouge January 23, 1958. He was 73 years old.
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