Background
Odegard, Peter H was born on April 5, 1901 in Kalispell, Montana, United States. Son of Thorvald Julius and Hulda (Johnson) Odegard.
Odegard, Peter H was born on April 5, 1901 in Kalispell, Montana, United States. Son of Thorvald Julius and Hulda (Johnson) Odegard.
Graduate New York Military Academy, Cornwall-on-Hudson, 1919. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Wash, 1922, Master of Arts, 1923. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1928.
Honorary Master of Arts, Amherst College, 1939.
Master of Arts (honorary), Oriel College, University of Oxford, 1952. Doctor of Laws, Muskingum College, 1962, Ohio State University, 1964, U. Pittsburgh, 1965, U. Montana, 1966.
Government Columbia University, 1924-1925, instructor, 1925-1928. Assistant professor government Williams College, 1928-1930. Professor political science Ohio State University, 1930-1938.
Professor political science Amherst College, 1938.
Dwight West. Morrow professor political science, 1939-1945. Visiting professor political science Stanford, 1934.
Consultant expert to Secretary of Treasury, 1941-1942, assistant to secretary of treasury, 1942-1945. President Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1945-1948.
Professor political science University of California, since 1948, department chairman, 1948-1956.
Visiting professor Boston College, fall 1964. Maurice Falk professor politics U. Pittsburgh, spring 1965. Program policy chairman League Independent Political Action, Columbus, Ohio, 1933.
Consultant to American Broadcasting Company, 1947-1954.
Member Committee on Policy and Program, Ford Foundation, 1948-1950. Member President Commision on Migratory Labor, 1950-1951.
Member commission on problems and policy, A.C.E. Delaware, Democratic National Convention, 1956.
Member Committee on Policy and Program, Ford Foundation, 1948-1950. Member President Commision on Migratory Labor, 1950-1951. Member commission on problems and policy, A.C.E. Delaware, Democratic National Convention, 1956.
Member Council on Foreign Relations, American Political Science Association (president 1951), Academy Political Science, American Association U. Democrat.
Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Eleanor Warren Burrows, May 8, 1925. Children: Peter Sigurd, Thomas Selden.