Glenn Alden Sears

Background

Sears, Glenn Alden was born on September 16, 1924 in Ludlow, Vermont, United States. Son of Glenn Ernest and Rachel Velma (Prouty) Sears.

Education

Bachelor in Economics, Bates College, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, New York University, 1957.

Career

Researcher, Citizens Budget Commission, New York City, 1946-1949; instructor, Rutgers University College Women, Brunswick, New Jersey, 1948-1949; professor, Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1949-1989; chair department economics & business, Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1956-1987.

Achievements

• Glenn Alden Sears has been listed as a noteworthy economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors, president Community Civic League, Bethlehem, 1964-1968. Board directors, chair Zoning Board Adjustment, Bethlehem, Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority. Board directors, president Housing Opportunity Association, Bethlehem, since 1968.

Member Torch Club Lehigh Valley.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, golf, table tennis, ballroom dancing.

Connections

Married Sylvia Mary Gray, March 23, 1946. Children: Stanton, Douglas, Martha.

Father:

Glenn Ernest Sears

Mother:

Rachel Velma (Prouty) Sears

Spouse:

Sylvia Mary Gray

child:

Douglas Sears

child:

Martha Sears

child:

Stanton Sears