Edmund John Gleazer

Background

Gleazer, Edmund John was born on August 24, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edmund John and Jane Hunter (Laurie) Gleazer.

Education

A.A., Graceland College, 1936; Bachelor of Arts, Univercity California at Los Angeles, 1938; Master of Education, Temple University, 1943; Doctor of Education, Harvard, 1953.

Career

Minister, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Philadelphia, 1938-1943; president, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Southern Iowa district), 1943-1946; president, Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, 1946-1957; executive director, American Association Junior Colls., Washington, 1958-1981; visiting professor, George Washington University, Washington, 1981-1985. Member of the United States Technology Education Delaware to, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1961, 76. Education survey team Agency for International Development, Kenya, 1962.

Chairman Defense Advisory Committee on Education in Armed Forces, 1962. Member visiting committee Stanford University, School Education, 1962. Member President's Commision on Foreign Language and International Studies, 1979.

Vice president for N. American, International Council for Adult Education, 1979.

Achievements

• Edmund John Gleazer has been listed as a noteworthy education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member North Central Junior Colls. (president council 1954), American Association Junior Colls. (president 1957), American Council on Education (secretary, award for outstanding lifetime contributions to American higher education 1980), Phi Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married Charlene A. Allen, April 14, 1940. Children: Allen, Sandra Jo, John, Susan.

Father:

Edmund John Gleazer

Mother:

Jane Hunter (Laurie) Gleazer

Spouse:

Charlene A. Allen

child:

Susan Gleazer

child:

John Gleazer

child:

Allen Gleazer

child:

Sandra Jo Gleazer