Gene Elwood Sease

Background

Sease, Gene Elwood was born on June 28, 1931 in Portage, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Grover Chauncey and Clara Mae (Over) Sease.

Education

AB, Juniata College, 1952. Bachelor's Degree, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 1956. Master of Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 1959.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1965. Master of Education, University Pittsburgh, 1958. Doctor of Laws, University Evansville, 1972.

Doctor of Laws, Butler University, 1972. Doctor of Letters, Indiana State University, 1974. Doctor of Divinity, University Indianapolis, 1989.

Career

Ordained to ministry, United Methodist Church, 1956; pastor, Grace United Methodist Church, Wilkinsburg, Pittsburgh, 1952-1963; conference director, superintendent, Western Pennsylvania Conference United Methodist Church, Pittsburgh, 1963-1968; lecturer graduate faculty, U. Pittsburgh, 1965-1968; member of staff, U. Indianapolis, 1968-1989; assistant to president, U. Indianapolis, 1968-1969; president, U. Indianapolis, 1970-1988; chancellor, U. Indianapolis, 1988-1989; president emeritus, U. Indianapolis, since 1989; chairman, Sease, Gerig & Associations, Indianapolis, since 1989. Board directors Indianapolis Life Insurance Company, National City Bank of Indiana, Bankers LifeIns. Company of New York, Control Newspapers Federation.

Achievements

• Gene Elwood Sease has been listed as a noteworthy Public relations company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Christian Word Book

Membership

President Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee, 1972-1975, Marion County Sheriff's Merit Board. Member Indiana Scholarship Commission. Consultant Time Warner.

Board directors Indianapolis Convention Bureau, Indiana Law Enforcement Training Academy, 500 Festival, Crossroads council Boy Scouts American, Community Hospital Indianapolis, St. Francis Hospital. Chairman Indiana State Fair Commission. Member International Platform Association, English Speaking Union, Japan-American Society Indiana, Indiana C. of Chamber (board directors), Indianapolis C. of Chamber (board directors), Indiana Schoolmen's Club, Indiana State Fair Commission (chairman), Economic Club of Indianapolis (board directors), Skyline Club (board directors), Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Psi Omega.

Clubs: Mason (33 degree, Shriner), Kiwanian, Columbia.

Connections

Married Joanne D. Cherry, July 20, 1952. Children: David Gene, Daniel Elwood, Cheryl Joanne.

Father:

Grover Chauncey Sease

Mother:

Clara Mae (Over) Sease

Spouse:

Joanne D. Cherry

child:

David Gene Sease

child:

Daniel Elwood Sease

child:

Cheryl Joanne Sease