George McClelland Foster

Background

Foster, George McClelland was born on October 9, 1913 in Sioux Falls, South Dakot. Son of George McClelland and Mary (Slutz) Foster.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1941; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Southern Methodist U., 1990.

Career

Instructor, Syracuse University, 1941-1942; lecturer, University of California at Los Angeles, 1942-1943; visiting professor, University of California-Berkeley, 1953-1955; professor anthropology, University of California-Berkeley, 1955-1979; professor emeritus, University of California-Berkeley, since 1979; department chairman, University of California-Berkeley, 1958-1961; acting director, Museum Anthropology, 1955-1957; lecturer public health, 1955-1964. Anthropologist Institute Social Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1943-1952, director, 1946-1952. Field research California Indians, 1937, Spain, 1949-1950, Mexico, since 1940.

Adviser Agency for International Development, India-Pakistan, 1955, Afghanistan, 1957, Zambia, 1961, 62, Nepal, 1965, Indonesia, 1973-1974, World Health Organization, Sri Lanka,1975, Malaysia, 1978, India, 1979, 80, 81, Manila, 1983. Adviser United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, Geneva, 1976.

Achievements

• George McClelland Foster has been listed as a noteworthy Anthropologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Anthropological Association (president 1970, Distinguished Service award 1980). Member Southwestern Anthropological Association (Distinguished Research award 1981), National.Acad. Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Society Applied Anthropology (Malinowski award 1982).

Connections

Married Mary Fraser LeCron, Jan.6, 1938. Children: Jeremy, Melissa Bowerman.

Father:

George McClelland Foster

Mother:

Mary (Slutz) Foster

Spouse:

Mary Fraser LeCron

child:

Melissa Bowerman Foster

child:

Jeremy Foster