106 Michael W. Galbraith

Personal Data
Date of Birth- January 6, 1949
Date of Death- January 18, 2014
Married to T.J. Galbraith (Divorced)
One son John M. Galbraith
Life partner Dr. Melanie S. Jones
Education
B.A. in Social Studies Education, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
M.A.E in Education, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
EdD Adult Education, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Employment
Galbraith has been a professor of leadership studies in the Graduate School of Education and Professional Development at Marshall University Graduate College in South Charleston, West Virginia, since 2001. Before that, he was on the faculty at Florida Atlantic University, Temple University, and University of Missouri-Columbia.
Awards and Honors
Inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame (2011)
Membership-Professional Organizations
Galbraith has engaged in various leadership roles in the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE), including sitting on the board of directors, as well as chairing various units and committees. From 1987 to 1998, he was presented the AAACE Membership Award for recruiting the most individuals into the association.
He has also been recognized by several state professional associations and presented the Outstanding Adult Educator Award from the Pennsylvania Association for Adult Continuing Education and the Missouri Association for Adult, Continuing, and Community Education.
Publications
Served on various international and national refereed journal editorial boards such as Adult Education Quarterly, Educational Gerontology, Adult Learning, and Mentoring and Tutoring.
Adult Learning Methods: A Guide for Effective Instruction
Administering Successful Programs for Adults (Co-authored)
Facilitating Adult Learning: A Transactional Proces
College Teaching: Developing Perspective Through Dialogue
Mentoring: New Strategies and Challenges
Education in the Rural American Community: A Lifelong Process
Education Through Community Organizations
Administering Successful Programs for Adults : Promoting Excellence in Adult, Community, and Continuing Education (co-authored)
He is also founder and editor-in-chief of the book series “ Professional Practices in Adult Education and Human Resource Development”.
Professional Interest Areas
He has written extensively on adult learning in the rural community. He advocates blending services and organizations to provided continuous learning opportunities for adults.
Galbraith has also served on several panels for both the UPCEA and MPAEA in 2011 and 2008.
Major Contributions to Adult Education
Founder and editor of major series of adult education books through Professional Practices in Adult Education and Human Resource Development.
Interesting Facts
Taught or consulted with various international groups from Thailand, Belize, Haiti, Jordan, Canada, Germany, and Ethiopia, all of which came as a result of his scholarly writings.
Dr. Galbraith has written a brief guide to writing manuscripts using APA style. That resource is available at HTTP://www.Marshal.edu.coopdoc/APA.html
References
www.educ.uidaho.edu
http://www.halloffame.outreach.ou.edu/2011/galbraith.html
http://www.amazon.com/Michael-W.-Galbraith/e/B001JRXBZE
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/fcnews/obituary.aspx?pid=169186670
http://snodgrass.funeralplan2.com/obituaries.aspx?turl=http://hosting-19177.tributes.com/show/michael-w.-galbraith-98329084
http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AGalbraith%2C+Michael+W.&qt=hot_author
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