Glenn Leggett

Background

Leggett, Glenn was born on March 29, 1918 in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. Son of Glenn H. and Celinda (Sheldon) Leggett.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1940; Doctor of Laws, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1971; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1949; Doctor of Humane Letters, Rockford College, 1967; Doctor of Humane Letters, Ripon College, 1968; Doctor of Humane Letters, College Idaho, 1974; Doctor of Humane Letters, Grinnell College, 1975; Doctor of Laws, Morningside College, 1975; Doctor of Letters, Lawrence University, 1968.

Career

Instructor in English, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1942-1944; instructor, then assistant Professor of English, Ohio State University, 1946-1952; associate Professor of English, U. Washington, 1952-1958; assistant to president, U. Washington, 1958-1961; vice provost, U. Washington, 1961-1963; provost, U. Washington, 1963-1965; Professor of English, president, Grinnell College, 1965-1975; president emeritus, Grinnell College, since 1979; vice president corporate communications, Deere & Company, 1975-1979. Member commission English College Entrance Examination Board, 1957-1965, trustee, 1965-1976, vice chairman, 1970-1972, chairman, 1972-1974. President Mayflower Retirement Homes, Inc., 1986-1988.

Achievements

• Glenn Leggett has been listed as a noteworthy academic administrator, language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Teacher to teacher: Selected papers on teaching, writing, and higher education
  • 12 Poets

Membership

Chairman Illinois-Iowa Association Children with Learning Disabilities, 1976-1979. Board directors Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center, 1975-1979, chairman, 1977-1979. Chairman Conference College Composition, 1959, Iowa College Foundation, president, 1974-1975.

Trustee Marycrest College, 1975-1980. Curator Stephens College, 1976-1983. Member executive committee Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, 1979-1993.

Member Iowa Natural Resources Commission, 1982-1983. Board directors Stewart Library, president, 1987-1988. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.

Member Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English (chairman college section 1963-1965, chairman survey undergraduate curriculum in English 1964-1967, task force career education 1978-1979), Iowa Association Private Colleges (president 1969-1971), Associate Colleges Midwest (chairman 1971-1973), Chi Psi.

Connections

Married Doris Ruth James, June 14, 1941 (deceased). Children: Leslie Ann Leggett Leonard, Susan Cady Leggett Jones, Celinda Sheldon Leggett Conrad, Joanna Ruth Leggett Sinnwell. Married Russelle Seeberger Jones, March 11, 1973.

Children: Brian Edward Jones, Sarah Lorene Jones Krumm.

Father:

Glenn H. Leggett

Mother:

Celinda (Sheldon) Leggett

Spouse:

Russelle Seeberger Jones

Spouse:

Doris Ruth James

child:

Leslie Ann Leggett Leonard Leggett

child:

Sarah Lorene Jones Krumm Leggett

child:

Brian Edward Jones Leggett

child:

Susan Cady Leggett Jones Leggett

child:

Joanna Ruth Leggett Sinnwell Leggett

child:

Celinda Sheldon Leggett Conrad Leggett