Background
Quillen, Isaac James was born on February 9, 1909 in Bishop, Maryland, United States. Son of Isaac Edward and Ida Cecilia (Collins) Quillen.
Quillen, Isaac James was born on February 9, 1909 in Bishop, Maryland, United States. Son of Isaac Edward and Ida Cecilia (Collins) Quillen.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Delaware, 1929, Doctor of Laws, 1958. Master of Arts, Yale, 1932, Doctor of Philosophy, 1942.
Store manager, Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, 1929-1930. Teacher, head social studies, Selbyville public schools, 1932-1934. Assistant professor social science, director social studies, Laboratory School, Colorado State College Education, 1934-1936.
Member of faculty Stanford, since 1936, professor education, since 1946, acting dean School Education, 1952-1953, dean, since 1953.
Member United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization secretariat in Paris, France, in charge of project on improvement of textbooks and teaching materials, 1948-1949. Curriculum consultant.
Company-director Stanford social education investigation, 1938-1944. Company-Chairman of Commission for function of social studies in general education, 1937-1940.
Member liaison commission on international education and international education assembly, 1943-1945.
Member commission on international ned. and cultural relations American Council on Education, 1947-1953. Member Joint Mexico-United States Committee for improvement history textbooks, 1952-1956. Member commission on accreditation California State Board Education, since 1956.
Member Fulbright Advisory Screening Committee on Education, 1953-1957.
Trustee Coro Foundation, 1954-1957.
Member of faculty Stanford, since 1936, professor education, since 1946, acting dean School Education, 1952-1953, dean, since 1953. Member United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization secretariat in Paris, France, in charge of project on improvement of textbooks and teaching materials, 1948-1949. Member liaison commission on international education and international education assembly, 1943-1945.
Member commission on international ned. and cultural relations American Council on Education, 1947-1953.
Member Joint Mexico-United States Committee for improvement history textbooks, 1952-1956. Member commission on accreditation California State Board Education, since 1956.
Member Fulbright Advisory Screening Committee on Education, 1953-1957. Served as Second lieutenant infantry United States Army Reserve, 1930-1940.
Member National Education Association (member International Relations Committee, 1956-1959, chairman 1958-1959), Conference Board Associate Methodist.
Married Viola Harte Lewis, November 5, 1932.