Harold Stanley Madsen

Background

Madsen, Harold Stanley was born on April 23, 1926 in Salt Lake City. Son of Harold J. and Helen Anna (Sanders) Madsen.

Education

Bachelor, University Utah, 1953. Master of Arts, University Utah, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 1965.

Career

Professor Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1956-1966 and from 1970. Associate professor Haile Sellassie I University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1966-1970. Chairman Test of English as a Foreign Language committee examiners, Educational Testing Service.

Achievements

• Harold Stanley Madsen has been listed as a noteworthy linguistics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Adaptation in Language Teaching

    (Book by Harold S. Madsen and J. Donald Bowen)

Views

Death is a necessary step in human progression, just as birth was. Sometime after death, the spirit and body will be reunited— and never to be separated again. This is called resurrection, and it was made possible by the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Membership

Board governors American Community School, Addis Ababa, 1969-1970. Served with United States Army, 1944-1946. Member Intermountain Teachers English to Speakers of Other Languages (president 1973-1975, Distinguished Service award 1983).

Connections

Married Mona Eloise Darton. Children: Suzanne, Larry, Debra, Denise, Marcia, Harold Jay.

Father:

Harold J. Madsen

Mother:

Helen Anna (Sanders) Madsen

Spouse:

Mona Eloise Darton

child:

Larry Madsen

child:

Marcia Madsen

child:

Denise Madsen

child:

Suzanne Madsen

child:

Debra Madsen

child:

Harold Jay Madsen