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Professor Emeritus of Art Harold W. Carrin (October 3, 1928-), was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He received his elementary and secondary education in the Jacksonville public schools. He is married to Beth S. Carrin, and the couple have two children, John Philip (January 8, 1964-) and Christy Lynn (January 27, 1970-). In 1948, Carrin entered the Florida State University, graduating in 1955 with a B.A. degree in music education. He entered the United States Navy for active duty in 1951 and was honorably discharged in 1953. From 1955 to 1960, Carrin was a teacher with the Hillsborough County school system in Tampa, Florida. During September 1960, he was awarded a graduate assistantship at the Florida State University and received his M.S. degree in design. From 1961 to 1966, Dr. Carrin was an assistant professor of art at Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, Georgia. He then held a graduate assistantship in the Department of Art at Arizona State University while studying for the doctor of art education degree from 1966 to 1968. During his Arizona State study, he was commissioned to design and execute the presidential medallion for Georgia Southern College. Dr. Carrin joined the faculty at Appalachian State University in 1970 as an associate professor in the Department of Art. At this time, he was also appointed to the graduate faculty. He was granted tenure in 1972 and in 1974 earned the rank of full professor. His primary area of studio expertise was alloys sculpture, with nearly equal attention given to the art education program. He also designed the degree track in art marketing and production, which was approved by his department. One of his outstanding accomplishments was his direction of the department's planning of its updated art facility, which in 1978 ranked among the nicest in the state and region. In 1976, Dr. Carrin was selected to serve as an administrative intern in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. In 1978, he was appointed as a bureau associate of the Appalachian Regional Bureau of Government. Additionally, he coordinated an instructional development project on a personal computers workshop and supervised interns within the art management program. Furthermore, he established a student art sale through the Continuing Education Center at Appalachian in 1973. Carrin developed a brochure for the art department in 1972 and held the position of director of the Appalachian House and the university's New York Loft in 1994. In March 1989, he earned a graduate gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, California. His publication and research efforts include: • Art Tool Awareness Test in Teaching Secondary School Art, by Dr. Earl W. Linderman, W.M.C. Brown Publishers, 1971 • "Furan No Bake Binders, Air Set Sand Resin Bond." ASU Faculty Publications, 1975. During his academic career, Dr. Carrin served on the faculty senate and on several university committees, including the Commencement Committee, his Departmental Chair Search Committee, the University Safety Committee, and the General College Readmission Committee. He chaired the Art Education Committee and acted as advisor to the student chapter of NAEA. He also served on the Art Education Planning Committee for Cove Creek Elementary School. Carrin's professional affiliations included membership in the National Art Education Association, the American Crafts Council, the Society of North American Goldsmiths, and the Georgia Art Education Association. Dr. Carrin's own art works have been exhibited in museums and shows throughout the United States and are part of many private collections in the Southeast. Dr. Carrin retired from Appalachian State in December of 1995 and was awarded emeritus status by the Board of Trustees in 1996. He then served as adjunct professor in the Department of Art in the spring of 1996. Sources: Appalachian State University files, and long association. -Dr. Richard D. Howe
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