Harry D. Russell, Ph.D.

The author, Harry D. Russell, Ph.D., born in 1933, became a committed Christian at age eleven and grew to adulthood in his pastor-father’s home. Married to a minister’s daughter they became parents of three children, two daughters and a son. His wife passed away following a marriage of over sixty-seven years. Struggling financially in young adulthood, and desiring an education Harry worked as a carpenter’s helper, saving his income to invest it in the skill of barbering. Using that skill to earn a living, he then enrolled in Ohio University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English with emphasis in grammar, literature and composition, all the written side of communication. Continuing on at Ohio University, he earned a master’s degree oriented toward verbal and media
communication. After serving on faculties successively at Marshall University in W.Va. and Trevecca College (now university), in Tennessee, he returned to his alma mater where he completed his PhD in the theory and philosophy of communication. After teaching at Ohio University for several years he joined the faculty of MidAmerica Nazarene College (now university) in Kansas, eventually retiring in 1996. He is an instrument-rated pilot having accumulated over 1300 hrs. flight time.