Background
Matchett, Gerald James was born on September 29, 1912 in Fruita, Colorado, United States. Son of Andrew T. and Elma Ellsworth (Long) Matchett.
Matchett, Gerald James was born on September 29, 1912 in Fruita, Colorado, United States. Son of Andrew T. and Elma Ellsworth (Long) Matchett.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, U. Colorado, 1934. Master of Arts, Clark University, 1935, Doctor of Philosophy, 1939.
Instructor Cornell, 1937-1939, Indiana U., 1939-1941. Economist Department Commerce, 1942, also Department Agriculture. Associate professor economics Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1946-1955, professor, from 1955.
Director National Center for Edition and Research in Equipment Policy, 1953-1960. Instructor Biarritz American U., France, 1945-1946. Visiting professor Johns Hopkins, summer 1950, Stanford, summers, 1963-1969.
Lecturer Industrial Management Center, Lake Placid, New York, 1961-1969. Chief review division 9th region War Labor Board, 1943-1944. Financial economist Monetary Common for Germany, 1946.
Member American, Midwest economics associations, American Society Engineering Education (chairman engring, economy division), Industrial Relations Research Association, American Association of University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Sigma Iota Epsilon, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Margaret Ellen Stump, August 27, 1942. Children: Andrew James, Susan Ellen.