NEW MARSHFIELD — Russell N. Baird, 89, died March 29 at his farm home in New Marshfield. He was born in Joffre, Pa., the son of Robert and Anna Baird.
He earned his bachelor's degree at Kent State University and attended a special program at Ohio State University before earning his master's degree at the University of Wisconsin in 1947.
He began his journalistic career very young, reporting for the Parma Citizen during high school summers. While at Kent State, he was a Kent Bureau reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal and also worked in the sports publicity office at the university.
While in the U.S. Army during WWII, he wrote on military subjects and reported for the famous Stars and Stripes newspaper, serving as a combat correspondent. A participant in the Battle of the Bulge, he was awarded a Bronze Star for covering news under fire.
His academic career began at Bowling Green State University, where he taught for five years before being recruited by George Starr Lasher at the Ohio University School of Journalism. In addition to teaching, primarily journalism history, typography/graphics, and magazine production, he wrote four books and numerous articles, monographs and abstracts.
The first book was "Industrial and Business Journalism," published in 1961. Most widely used among his texts were "Graphics of Communication," with long-time office mate A.T. Turnbull, and "Magazine Editing and Production," with J.W. Click — each going through six editions. A non-text, "The Penal Press," funded by a Baker Research grant to study prison newspapers, attracted the attention of both state and national correction officials, resulting in his being invited to take part in a number of relevant commissions. It was named one of the most outstanding academic books of 1968 by the editors of "Choice," a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Honors received during his career included the Kent State University's naming him Alumnus of the Year in 1964, the Society for Professional Journalists' giving him the Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award in 1982, and the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism designating its graphics lab in his name in 1985.
He was active in the Society of Professional Journalists (SDX) and the Association for Education in Journalism (now AEJMC), for which he had served terms as chairman of the Graphics Division and as a member of the Magazine Division. He was executive secretary of the Ohio College Newspaper Association for 10 years.
After his 1981 retirement from full-time teaching, he enlarged the family's Christmas tree farm near New Marshfield and became a prolific producer of holiday trees.
Upon receiving the SPJ award, Professor Emeritus Baird commented on his philosophy of education: "I found all I have to do is get out of their way and let them get through with their learning, and the job is done." He also often expressed love for Ohio University and the Athens area, saying, "I'll always, as an organic gardener, think of my faculty colleagues as the best manure spreaders in the world because they have made the academic soil at the OU School of Journalism so fertile that anybody can grow as a student or as a teacher."
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister, his daughter Kathryn and her husband.
He is survived by his wife, Cecelia (Tate) Spencer Baird; five children, Mary Ellen Shaw (Stanley) of Falls Church, Va., Russell J. Baird (Vanessa) of Houston, Texas, Margaret Goodwin (John) of Athens, Michael Baird (Kathy) of Pickerington, Ohio, and Jane Baird of Mankato, Minn.; six grandchildren, Brant Baird (Paige) of Houston, Greg Baird (Andrea) of Houston, Erin Baird of Norman, Okla., Krin Goodwin Hupp (James D.) of Toronto, Canada, Matthew Goodwin (Cassie) of Athens, and Megan Goodwin Berger (Ian) of Palatine, Ill; eight great-grandchildren, Emma and Jackson Hupp of Toronto, Emmett and Spencer Jane Goodwin of Athens, and Bailey, Blain, Scott, and Allison Baird, all of Houston; and many nieces and nephews.
Brothers; Robert, Wilbert, George Sister: Margaret (Edward Beigleman)
Father: Robert Baird March 26, 1882 born Mansfield, Penn and died January 22, 1964. Robert's parents were born in Scotland Mother: Annie Pauline Seiler born in Baden Germany in 1881 and immigrated in 1882 died May 2, 1949 Parma Cuyahoga Co. Ohio
Anna's father William A. Seiler was declared dead on September 9, 1921 after he went for a walk and disappeared after a flood.
He earned his bachelor's degree at Kent State University and attended a special program at Ohio State University before earning his master's degree at the University of Wisconsin in 1947.
He began his journalistic career very young, reporting for the Parma Citizen during high school summers. While at Kent State, he was a Kent Bureau reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal and also worked in the sports publicity office at the university.
While in the U.S. Army during WWII, he wrote on military subjects and reported for the famous Stars and Stripes newspaper, serving as a combat correspondent. A participant in the Battle of the Bulge, he was awarded a Bronze Star for covering news under fire.
His academic career began at Bowling Green State University, where he taught for five years before being recruited by George Starr Lasher at the Ohio University School of Journalism. In addition to teaching, primarily journalism history, typography/graphics, and magazine production, he wrote four books and numerous articles, monographs and abstracts.
The first book was "Industrial and Business Journalism," published in 1961. Most widely used among his texts were "Graphics of Communication," with long-time office mate A.T. Turnbull, and "Magazine Editing and Production," with J.W. Click — each going through six editions. A non-text, "The Penal Press," funded by a Baker Research grant to study prison newspapers, attracted the attention of both state and national correction officials, resulting in his being invited to take part in a number of relevant commissions. It was named one of the most outstanding academic books of 1968 by the editors of "Choice," a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Honors received during his career included the Kent State University's naming him Alumnus of the Year in 1964, the Society for Professional Journalists' giving him the Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award in 1982, and the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism designating its graphics lab in his name in 1985.
He was active in the Society of Professional Journalists (SDX) and the Association for Education in Journalism (now AEJMC), for which he had served terms as chairman of the Graphics Division and as a member of the Magazine Division. He was executive secretary of the Ohio College Newspaper Association for 10 years.
After his 1981 retirement from full-time teaching, he enlarged the family's Christmas tree farm near New Marshfield and became a prolific producer of holiday trees.
Upon receiving the SPJ award, Professor Emeritus Baird commented on his philosophy of education: "I found all I have to do is get out of their way and let them get through with their learning, and the job is done." He also often expressed love for Ohio University and the Athens area, saying, "I'll always, as an organic gardener, think of my faculty colleagues as the best manure spreaders in the world because they have made the academic soil at the OU School of Journalism so fertile that anybody can grow as a student or as a teacher."
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister, his daughter Kathryn and her husband.
He is survived by his wife, Cecelia (Tate) Spencer Baird; five children, Mary Ellen Shaw (Stanley) of Falls Church, Va., Russell J. Baird (Vanessa) of Houston, Texas, Margaret Goodwin (John) of Athens, Michael Baird (Kathy) of Pickerington, Ohio, and Jane Baird of Mankato, Minn.; six grandchildren, Brant Baird (Paige) of Houston, Greg Baird (Andrea) of Houston, Erin Baird of Norman, Okla., Krin Goodwin Hupp (James D.) of Toronto, Canada, Matthew Goodwin (Cassie) of Athens, and Megan Goodwin Berger (Ian) of Palatine, Ill; eight great-grandchildren, Emma and Jackson Hupp of Toronto, Emmett and Spencer Jane Goodwin of Athens, and Bailey, Blain, Scott, and Allison Baird, all of Houston; and many nieces and nephews.
Brothers; Robert, Wilbert, George Sister: Margaret (Edward Beigleman)
Father: Robert Baird March 26, 1882 born Mansfield, Penn and died January 22, 1964. Robert's parents were born in Scotland Mother: Annie Pauline Seiler born in Baden Germany in 1881 and immigrated in 1882 died May 2, 1949 Parma Cuyahoga Co. Ohio
Anna's father William A. Seiler was declared dead on September 9, 1921 after he went for a walk and disappeared after a flood.
NEW MARSHFIELD — Russell N. Baird, 89, died March 29 at his farm home in New Marshfield. He was born in Joffre, Pa., the son of Robert and Anna Baird.
He earned his bachelor's degree at Kent State University and attended a special program at Ohio State University before earning his master's degree at the University of Wisconsin in 1947.
He began his journalistic career very young, reporting for the Parma Citizen during high school summers. While at Kent State, he was a Kent Bureau reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal and also worked in the sports publicity office at the university.
While in the U.S. Army during WWII, he wrote on military subjects and reported for the famous Stars and Stripes newspaper, serving as a combat correspondent. A participant in the Battle of the Bulge, he was awarded a Bronze Star for covering news under fire.
His academic career began at Bowling Green State University, where he taught for five years before being recruited by George Starr Lasher at the Ohio University School of Journalism. In addition to teaching, primarily journalism history, typography/graphics, and magazine production, he wrote four books and numerous articles, monographs and abstracts.
The first book was "Industrial and Business Journalism," published in 1961. Most widely used among his texts were "Graphics of Communication," with long-time office mate A.T. Turnbull, and "Magazine Editing and Production," with J.W. Click — each going through six editions. A non-text, "The Penal Press," funded by a Baker Research grant to study prison newspapers, attracted the attention of both state and national correction officials, resulting in his being invited to take part in a number of relevant commissions. It was named one of the most outstanding academic books of 1968 by the editors of "Choice," a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Honors received during his career included the Kent State University's naming him Alumnus of the Year in 1964, the Society for Professional Journalists' giving him the Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award in 1982, and the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism designating its graphics lab in his name in 1985.
He was active in the Society of Professional Journalists (SDX) and the Association for Education in Journalism (now AEJMC), for which he had served terms as chairman of the Graphics Division and as a member of the Magazine Division. He was executive secretary of the Ohio College Newspaper Association for 10 years.
After his 1981 retirement from full-time teaching, he enlarged the family's Christmas tree farm near New Marshfield and became a prolific producer of holiday trees.
Upon receiving the SPJ award, Professor Emeritus Baird commented on his philosophy of education: "I found all I have to do is get out of their way and let them get through with their learning, and the job is done." He also often expressed love for Ohio University and the Athens area, saying, "I'll always, as an organic gardener, think of my faculty colleagues as the best manure spreaders in the world because they have made the academic soil at the OU School of Journalism so fertile that anybody can grow as a student or as a teacher."
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister, his daughter Kathryn and her husband.
He is survived by his wife, Cecelia (Tate) Spencer Baird; five children, Mary Ellen Shaw (Stanley) of Falls Church, Va., Russell J. Baird (Vanessa) of Houston, Texas, Margaret Goodwin (John) of Athens, Michael Baird (Kathy) of Pickerington, Ohio, and Jane Baird of Mankato, Minn.; six grandchildren, Brant Baird (Paige) of Houston, Greg Baird (Andrea) of Houston, Erin Baird of Norman, Okla., Krin Goodwin Hupp (James D.) of Toronto, Canada, Matthew Goodwin (Cassie) of Athens, and Megan Goodwin Berger (Ian) of Palatine, Ill; eight great-grandchildren, Emma and Jackson Hupp of Toronto, Emmett and Spencer Jane Goodwin of Athens, and Bailey, Blain, Scott, and Allison Baird, all of Houston; and many nieces and nephews.
Brothers; Robert, Wilbert, George Sister: Margaret (Edward Beigleman)
Father: Robert Baird March 26, 1882 born Mansfield, Penn and died January 22, 1964. Robert's parents were born in Scotland Mother: Annie Pauline Seiler born in Baden Germany in 1881 and immigrated in 1882 died May 2, 1949 Parma Cuyahoga Co. Ohio
Anna's father William A. Seiler was declared dead on September 9, 1921 after he went for a walk and disappeared after a flood.
He earned his bachelor's degree at Kent State University and attended a special program at Ohio State University before earning his master's degree at the University of Wisconsin in 1947.
He began his journalistic career very young, reporting for the Parma Citizen during high school summers. While at Kent State, he was a Kent Bureau reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal and also worked in the sports publicity office at the university.
While in the U.S. Army during WWII, he wrote on military subjects and reported for the famous Stars and Stripes newspaper, serving as a combat correspondent. A participant in the Battle of the Bulge, he was awarded a Bronze Star for covering news under fire.
His academic career began at Bowling Green State University, where he taught for five years before being recruited by George Starr Lasher at the Ohio University School of Journalism. In addition to teaching, primarily journalism history, typography/graphics, and magazine production, he wrote four books and numerous articles, monographs and abstracts.
The first book was "Industrial and Business Journalism," published in 1961. Most widely used among his texts were "Graphics of Communication," with long-time office mate A.T. Turnbull, and "Magazine Editing and Production," with J.W. Click — each going through six editions. A non-text, "The Penal Press," funded by a Baker Research grant to study prison newspapers, attracted the attention of both state and national correction officials, resulting in his being invited to take part in a number of relevant commissions. It was named one of the most outstanding academic books of 1968 by the editors of "Choice," a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Honors received during his career included the Kent State University's naming him Alumnus of the Year in 1964, the Society for Professional Journalists' giving him the Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award in 1982, and the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism designating its graphics lab in his name in 1985.
He was active in the Society of Professional Journalists (SDX) and the Association for Education in Journalism (now AEJMC), for which he had served terms as chairman of the Graphics Division and as a member of the Magazine Division. He was executive secretary of the Ohio College Newspaper Association for 10 years.
After his 1981 retirement from full-time teaching, he enlarged the family's Christmas tree farm near New Marshfield and became a prolific producer of holiday trees.
Upon receiving the SPJ award, Professor Emeritus Baird commented on his philosophy of education: "I found all I have to do is get out of their way and let them get through with their learning, and the job is done." He also often expressed love for Ohio University and the Athens area, saying, "I'll always, as an organic gardener, think of my faculty colleagues as the best manure spreaders in the world because they have made the academic soil at the OU School of Journalism so fertile that anybody can grow as a student or as a teacher."
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister, his daughter Kathryn and her husband.
He is survived by his wife, Cecelia (Tate) Spencer Baird; five children, Mary Ellen Shaw (Stanley) of Falls Church, Va., Russell J. Baird (Vanessa) of Houston, Texas, Margaret Goodwin (John) of Athens, Michael Baird (Kathy) of Pickerington, Ohio, and Jane Baird of Mankato, Minn.; six grandchildren, Brant Baird (Paige) of Houston, Greg Baird (Andrea) of Houston, Erin Baird of Norman, Okla., Krin Goodwin Hupp (James D.) of Toronto, Canada, Matthew Goodwin (Cassie) of Athens, and Megan Goodwin Berger (Ian) of Palatine, Ill; eight great-grandchildren, Emma and Jackson Hupp of Toronto, Emmett and Spencer Jane Goodwin of Athens, and Bailey, Blain, Scott, and Allison Baird, all of Houston; and many nieces and nephews.
Brothers; Robert, Wilbert, George Sister: Margaret (Edward Beigleman)
Father: Robert Baird March 26, 1882 born Mansfield, Penn and died January 22, 1964. Robert's parents were born in Scotland Mother: Annie Pauline Seiler born in Baden Germany in 1881 and immigrated in 1882 died May 2, 1949 Parma Cuyahoga Co. Ohio
Anna's father William A. Seiler was declared dead on September 9, 1921 after he went for a walk and disappeared after a flood.
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