Background
Nelson, Erland Nels Peter was born on July 28, 1897 in Ruskin, Nebraska, United States. Son of Hans and Frederikke (Olsen) Nelson.
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Erland Nels Peter Nelson
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Bachelor, Peru (Nebraska) State Teachers College, 1927; Master of Arts, U. Nebraska, 1930; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Nebraska, 1937; student, University Chicago, 1931, 33.
Career
Rural teacher, Dundy County, Nebraska, 1920; superintendent, Comstock, 1922-1924; superintendent, Juniata, 1924-1926; professor commerce, Dana College, Blair, Nebraska, 1926-1929; president, Dana College, Blair, Nebraska, 1929-1936; head department psychology and education, Newberry (South Carolina.) College, 1936-1943; president, Carthage (Illinois) College, 1943-1949; professor psychology, University of Southern California, from 1949.
Achievements
Membership
Vice president board education United Lutheran Church in American, 1956-1960. Chairman Lutheran Student Center, University of Southern California. Board directors Richland County Mental Board.
Fellow American Psychological Association. Member Society for Psychological Study Social Issues, South Carolina. Society Philosophy, South Carolina.
Psychological Association (president 1963-1964), Southeastern Psychological Association, American Association of University Professors, Education Society North America, American Petroleum Institute, American Management Association, Bankers Club American, New York Southern Society, Phi Delta Kappa, Gamma Sigma, Alpha Tau Omega.
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Connections
Married Naida Editha Randall, August 6, 1924. Children: Isabelle Frederikke, Erland Randall.
