Occupation Professor, Author Language English | Citizenship American Name Dean Champion | |
Born Dean John ChampionJanuary 21, 1940 ( 1940-01-21 ) Subject Criminal Justice, Sociology Died February 23, 2009, Texas, United States Books The Juvenile Justice S, Probation - Parole - and Communi, Criminal Courts: Structure, Probation - Parole - and Communi, Corrections in the United St | ||
Dean Champion was a professor of Criminal Justice at Texas A&M University. He wrote 40 textbooks and received several awards.
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Personal life
Champion was born January 21, 1940 in California. While at BYU Utah, he met H. LaVon Stephens, and married her on September 23, 1960; they had three children: Geri A. Champion, Dean Jay Champion, and Dr. Sean D. Champion. They later divorced and he later married Gerri K. Champion. He died on February 23, 2009.
Career
Champion earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Brigham Young University, and a PhD at Purdue University. He taught Criminal Justice at Texas A&M University until his death. He wrote several textbooks and published many research papers. His specialty interests included juvenile justice, criminal justice administration, corrections, and statistics/methods. During his career, he received several awards including TAMIU's Distance Educator of the Year, and College of Arts and Sciences Scholar of the Year, both in 2006.