Prigmore, George Taylor 2007-06-11
George T. Prigmore talks about his life experiences at Texas Tech University. His arrival in Lubbock, the faculty he encountered and other areas of his life.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: George Taylor Prigmore
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Date: June 11, 2007
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 01:54:13
Abstract
George Taylor Prigmore; Born in Shreveport, Louisiana; Parents; Parents’ occupation; Parents’ birthplace; Different places he lived in; WWII time; Fear of being attack; Mock air bomb raid; Academic Interests; Family involvement; At school; School anecdote; Other influences in his learning; Listening to the radio; Traveling with his mother; His uncle; His cousins; Classes in prep school; His degrees; His jobs; Organization skills; School changes; Development of his organization skill; Developing a reputation of problem solver; Interest in visual and performing arts; His mother’s influence; His good memory and attention to detail; Dr. Strout--good memory ; His opinion on Mr. Holden; A trip to Mexico with the Holden’s; The Holdens’ aspirations; Classes he took and schools where he took them; Why he went to Texas Tech; His arrival in Lubbock; His description of Texas Tech; Dust Storms; Student accommodations at Texas Tech; His roommates; The G.I. Students; The Male/Female ratio at TTU; His impression on TTU; Lack of women in TTU faculty; Females in general at TTU; Higher Education student selection; Changes in University policies; How campus was growing; Faculty at; His biggest influence on his academic life; More Faculty; Texas Tech Campus, Las Vegas NM.; His wife and journalism; How his wife helped to create a textbook widely used; He became an editor for the newspaper; His relationship with the faculty outside of classes; Professors related more with students then than now; Professors that took students under their wings; How his time was divided between activities; His classes assignments; Other students and the job opportunities at TTU.
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