Background
Lay, Chester Frederic was born on February 8, 1895 in Pope County, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Lay and Rilda (Chester) Lay.
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Lay, Chester Frederic was born on February 8, 1895 in Pope County, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Lay and Rilda (Chester) Lay.
Bachelor of Education, Illinois State University, 1917. Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1923, Doctor of Philosophy, 1931.
Instructor graduate school social service, also graduate school commerce and administration University of Chicago, 1919-1922, professor, 1929-1931. Head department commerce Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey, 1922-1923. Assistant professor economics U. Arizona, 1923-1924.
Head division accounting and management Oregon State University, 1924-1925.
Professor management and accounting University Texas, 1925-1944. President Southern Illinois University, 1944-1948.
Professor chairman, director graduate studies, management department Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1948-1959. Senior professor management, accounting, graduate studies business administration Trinity University, San Antonio, 1959-1963.
Professor economics and business administration Florida Southern College, 1963-1966, chairman, 1965-1966.
Vice president, director Obstetrics and gynaecology Letters, Incorporated. Business editor Collected Letters International Society Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
By faith alone Christians receive salvation and not through any works of their own.
Member advisory council Illinois Department Public Health. Member governments Committee on Education. Member Crab Orchard Lake Committee, 1946-1948.
Served with United States Navy, 1918.
Certified Public Accountants, Florida. Fellow Academy Management.
Member Florida Academy Science, American, Southern (chairman management division) economics associations, American Accounting Association, American Association University Professors, Society Advancement Management, South.W., Southern management associations National Association Accountants, Financial Executives Institute, Newcomen Society England, Southwestern Social Science Association (general program chairman), Texas Society Certified Public Accountants’son American, Florida institutions
Certified Public Accountants’son
Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina., Texas, Missouri, Connecticut, New England, Virginia history societies, American-Association State and Local History, Beta Alpha Psi, Alpha Kappa Psi, Kappa Phi Kappa, Tau Kappa Epsilon. Beta Gamma Sigma, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Iota Epsilon (co-founder, president). Rotarian. Joint author: An Executive Operations Technique, Cost Accounting, Budgeting and Control, 1955.
Married Harriet Lewis, September 29, 1917. Children: Lewis Chester, Coy Lafayette, Lois Jo Harriet Lackore.