Background
Shell, Claude Irving was born on October 15, 1922 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. Son of Claude Irving and Ela (Hartsell) Shell.
Shell, Claude Irving was born on October 15, 1922 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. Son of Claude Irving and Ela (Hartsell) Shell.
Bachelor of Arts, Maryville College, 1947. Master of Sciences, University Tennessee, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University, 1966.
Partner, Shell-Ross Company, 1951-1954. Assistant professor business administration Tennessee Technology University, 1948-1951, associate professor, 1954-1957. Product planner Ford Motor Company, 1957-1960.
Assistant director Small Business Institute, Southern Illinois University, 1960-1965.
Assistant director placement services, 1965-1966, department chairman management, 1966-1967. Professor, head department management Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, 1967-1979, acting dean College Business, 1978-1979.
Consultant Illinois Division Vocational Rehabilitation, 1964-1979. Board of directors Business Opportunities for Blind, 1965-1969.
Member board, Executive Committee Visually Handicapped Mgrs.
Illinois, 1972-1979, chairman, 1974-1979.
Served to Lieutenant Field Artillery, Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Academy Management, International Council Small Business, Beta Gamma Sigma. Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Kappa Psi, Pi Sigma Epsilon, Sigma Iota Epsilon.
Married Mary Frances Robinson, July 27, 1952. Children: Barbara Jane, Mary Louise, James Claude, William Joseph.