Academic Metals Directory · entry

Robert Coogan

Retired head of the metals program, Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Tech University (retired 2015 after 34 years)

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
Appalachian Center for Crafts — since 1981

Born
1952, California

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Robert Coogan

Current role
Retired head of the metals program, Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Tech University (retired 2015 after 34 years)

Status
Retired

Link
www.metalmuseum.org/post/2018/02/20/inside-the-collection-robert-coogan

Training

Undergraduate	Humboldt University · 1974 to 1977 BA · instructor: David LaPlantz
Graduate	Cranbrook Academy of Artart & design college · 1977 to 1979 MFA · instructor: Richard Thomas

Lineage

Taught at

Appalachian Center for Crafts, T.T.U. · 1981 to presentHui No'eau Visual Arts Center · 1981 to present

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Sources

https://www.metalmuseum.org/post/2018/02/20/inside-the-collection-robert-coogan https://www.tntech.edu/fine-arts/craftcenter/https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-coogan-3b00b324 https://www.wintervillefuneralcare.com/obituaries/Robert-Bob-J-Coogan?obId=21987257

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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