Background
Seely, Bruce Edsall was born on January 10, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Horace Edsall and Carolyn Louise (Miller) Seely.
Seely, Bruce Edsall was born on January 10, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Horace Edsall and Carolyn Louise (Miller) Seely.
Bachelor, St. Lawrence University, 1975. Master of Arts, University Delaware, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Delaware, 1982.
Historian, Historic American Engineering Record unites states department Interior, Wilmington, Delaware, 1976; historian, Historic American Engineering Record unites states department Interior, Washington, 1977; project supervisor and historian, Historic American Engineering Record unites states department Interior, Blue Mountain Lake, New York, 1978; assistant professor of history, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1981-1986; historian, Michigan Technology U., Houghton, 1986-1988; associate professor, Michigan Technology U., Houghton, 1988-1997; professor, Michigan Technology U., Houghton, since 1997. Project associate for policy analysis Interstate Highway Research Project Public.Works History Society, 1987-1988. President Michigan Technology U. Senate, since 1997.
Trustee Grace United Methodist Church, Houghton, 1992-1996. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for History of Technology (secretary 1990-1995, Abbott Payson Usher prize 1987, 97—, selection committee Kranzberg award since 1997), Public Works History Society (trustee since 1992, Abel Wolman award 1988), Business History Conference (director 1992-1995), Society for Industrial Archaeology (Norton prize 1984), Organization American Historians, Lexington Group for Transportation History, Omicron Delta Kappa (Copper Scroll award 1990).
Married Sara Lynn Crowell, June 1975 (divorced 1984). Married Nancy Lynne Smith, September 21, 1985. Children: Michael Stephen, Karen Lynne.