Hale, Harry Jr., 1933-2011
Biography
Harry Hale, Jr. (1933-2011) was born and raised in Fresno, California. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Fresno State University in 1959 and a doctorate in sociology from the University of Tennessee in 1963. He was a professor of sociology at Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe (later renamed University of Louisiana in Monroe) from 1974 to 2011. Hale’s publications included the following books: New Witnesses: United Methodist Clergywomen (Nashville: United Methodist Church, Board of Higher Education and Ministry, 1980), Clergywomen: Problems and Satisfactions (Lima, Ohio: Fairway Press, 1985), Practical Sociology: Applications and Activities (New York: Harper & Row, 1986), and Standing in the Gap: The Life and Ministry of Rev. Lea Joyner (Lima, OH: Fairway Press, 1987).