Background
Canfield, Earle Lloyd was born on October 24, 1918 in Des Moines. Son of Lloyd Angle and Margaret Melissa (Earle) Canfield.
mathematics educator university dean
Canfield, Earle Lloyd was born on October 24, 1918 in Des Moines. Son of Lloyd Angle and Margaret Melissa (Earle) Canfield.
Bachelor of Arts, Drake U., 1940; Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1950.
Mathematics and science teacher, Moorhead (Iowa) High School, 1940-1942;
mathematics and science teacher, principal, Winterset (Iowa) High School, 1942-1946;
member of faculty department mathematics, Drake U., 1946-1984;
professor, Drake U., 1958-1984;
graduate dean, Drake U., 1957-1984. Education research adviser Colorado State University, summers 1952-1957. Board college visitors Iowa Synod (Presbyterian Colls.), 1964, chairman, 1967-1969.
Chairman Iowa Cooperative Study Post High School Education, Graduate Instruction and Research Committee, 1965-1966. Board directors Council Graduate Schools in the United States, 1975, 78-80, member task force on transfer and equivalency of graduate credit, 1975-1977. Member Midwest Association Graduate Schools Executive Committee, 1971-1975, chairman, 1973-1974.
Member of commission on future of Butler U., 1985-1986.
Board directors Calvin Community, 1986-1991, president 1988-1989. Member United Way Center Iowa, volunteer center action council, 1986-1988, retired senior volunteer program advisory council, 1989-1990. Member commission on future Drake University, 1987-1988, advisory committee School Education, 1989-1992.
Fellow Iowa Academy of Sciences (chairman program committee for long range planning 1967-1968). Member Mathematics Association American (secretary Iowa section 1956-1967), Masons, Kiwanis, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Betty Elice Fosher, January 30, 1947. Children: Irving Nelson, Ward Evan, Marcia Elice.