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Coolie Verner was born on April 25, 1917 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of an American military officer. His family were old-established tobacco farmers in Virginia. Verner attended the College of William and Mary in Virginia, receiving an A.B. in 1937 and an A.M. in 1950. He received his M.A. and Ed.D. from Columbia University, New York in 1951 and 1952 respectively. Verner spent two years studying art in Paris as well as one year at the University of London on a Fulbright Fellowship, 1952-1953. He was a Canada Council Fellow, 1968-1969. Between 1942 and 1947, Verner served in the U.S. Army advancing from private to captain. During his service in the Army he became an expert in bomb disposal and is said to have been personally thanked by Queen Elizabeth II for defusing a bomb in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Verner taught adult education at the University of Virginia from 1947-1950. From 1953- 1961 he was Professor of Adult Education at Florida State University. He joined the Faculty of Education, UBC in 1961 where he taught adult education until his retirement in 1977. Professor Verner died on Oct. 12, 1979 at his home on Mayne Island, B.C.

Coolie Verner was born on April 25, 1917 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of an American military officer. His family were old-established tobacco farmers in Virginia. Verner attended the College of William and Mary in Virginia, receiving an A.B. in 1937 and an A.M. in 1950. He received his M.A. and Ed.D. from Columbia University, New York in 1951 and 1952 respectively. Verner spent two years studying art in Paris as well as one year at the University of London on a Fulbright Fellowship, 1952-1953. He was a Canada Council Fellow, 1968-1969. Between 1942 and 1947, Verner served in the U.S. Army advancing from private to captain. During his service in the Army he became an expert in bomb disposal and is said to have been personally thanked by Queen Elizabeth II for defusing a bomb in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Verner taught adult education at the University of Virginia from 1947-1950. From 1953- 1961 he was Professor of Adult Education at Florida State University. He joined the Faculty of Education, UBC in 1961 where he taught adult education until his retirement in 1977. Professor Verner died on Oct. 12, 1979 at his home on Mayne Island, B.C.

Born: 1917
Died: 1979