Gordon Canfield Lee

Background

Lee, Gordon Canfield was born on February 26, 1916 in New York City. Son of Edwin A. and Edna (Canfield) Lee.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University California at Berkeley, 1937. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1938, Doctor of Philosophy, 1948.

Career

Teacher history, civics and English, University High School, Oakland, California, 1938-1942. Teacher history Beverly Hills (California) High School, 1942-1943. Instructor history education Columbia Teachers College, 1947-1948.

Professor education, department chairman education Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1948-1958.

Professor of history and philosophy education Columbia Teachers College, 1958-1961, professor, 1967-1969, on leave as chief of party United States Agency for International Development team, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1967. Dean College Education, Texas Technology University, 1969-1972.

Dean College of Education, U. Washington, 1961-1967. Resident professor Claremont Graduate School, summer 1948-1950, 52, 53, 55, Columbia Teachers Colleges, 1958-1961.

Visiting professor University of California at Berkeley, summer 1951, University of California at Los Angeles, 1957, Columbia Teachers College, 1956, U. Alaska, 1960.

Visiting lecturer Fulbright Conference American Studies, Cambridge (England) University, summer 1952. Honorary adviser British Summer School Program, 1954-1958. Adviser educational policies commission National Education Association, 1955-1972.

Achievements

• Gordon Canfield Lee has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fulbright Research fellow United Kingdom, 1953-1954. Member American History Association, National Education Association, National Society College Teachers Education, American Association University Professors, Phi Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married Grace Marietta Eaton, June 22, 1940. Children: Marshall MacDowell, Gordon Tamalon.

Father:

Edwin A. Lee

Mother:

Edna (Canfield) Lee

Spouse:

Grace Marietta Eaton

child:

Gordon Tamalon Lee

child:

Marshall MacDowell Lee