According to data from the Clarion course catalogs, Robert H. Copeland was a faculty member at Clarion from 1959-1985 in the department of Speech/Speech Communication and Theatre Department. He earned a B.A. from the University of Wichita, an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Denver, and did additional work at University of Mexico City; Director's Studio of New York City; and Long Beach State.