Harrington Cooper Brearley

Background

Brearley, Harrington Cooper was born on January 17, 1926 in Greenville, South Carolina. Son of Harrington Cooper and Margaret Douglas (Marion) Brearley.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, 1946; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1954.

Career

Member technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Burlington, North Carolina, 1947-1949; engineer, General Electric Company, Syracuse, New York, 1953-1959; research assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1959-1965; associate professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1965-1977; professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1977-1995; professor emeritus, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1995. Consultant College Board/Ednl. Testing Svc., Trenton, New Jersey, Clemson, South Carolina., 1984, 86, 88, 89, 90.

Achievements

• Harrington Cooper Brearley has been listed as a noteworthy Computer science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer, other officers County Democratic Committee, Ames. President of the board Ames Visiting Nurse Association, 1981-1984. Ensign United States Naval Reserve.

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chair central Iowa section 1976-1977, vice chair 1975-1976, secretary-treasurer 1974-1975, life), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (secretary, editor, education board 1980-1988).

Connections

Married Mary Jo Bradford, December 28, 1957. Children: Ann, William, Caroline.

Father:

Harrington Cooper Brearley

Mother:

Margaret Douglas (Marion) Brearley

Spouse:

Mary Jo Bradford

child:

Caroline Brearley

child:

William Brearley

child:

Ann Brearley