Alfred C. Snider

Dr. Alfred Charles "Tuna" Snider III (October 28, 1950 – December 11, 2015) was the Edwin W. Lawrence Professor of Forensics^[1] at the University of Vermont from 1982 until his death in late 2015.^[2]

Alfred C. Snider
Born	Alfred Charles Snider III (1950-10-28)October 28, 1950 Pasadena, California, U.S.
Died	December 11, 2015(2015-12-11) (aged 65) Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Education	Brown University (Bachelor's) Emerson College (Master's) University of Kansas (Ph.D.)

A native of the greater Los Angeles area in southern California, he graduated from West Covina High School and moved to New England after his graduation from high school to obtain a bachelor's degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he majored in Asian civilizations with a minor in speech communication. He later received a master's degree from Emerson College and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, specializing in rhetoric and speech communication.

While a professor at the University of Vermont (UVM), he coached the Lawrence Debate Union and taught rhetoric, argument, and persuasion.^[3]

References

1. "Professor Tuna Snider, Debate Mentor to Generations, Passes Away". UVM Today. 11 December 2015.
2. Laura Moser (14 December 2015). "If You Loved High School Debate, Pour One Out for "Tuna" Snider". Slate.
3. Margalit Fox (16 December 2015). "Alfred C. Snider, Who Promoted Healthy Debate as Just That, Dies at 65". The New York Times.