Harvey Lee Polley

Background

Polley, Harvey Lee was born on August 14, 1924 in Wapato, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Edward Prestley and Alda June Polley.

Education

Bachelor, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington, 1951; postgraduate, East Washington College, 1953; postgraduate, Berkeley Baptist Division School, 1958-1959; Master of Education, Center Washington College, 1958; postgraduate, Ecole d'Administration des Affaires Africaines, Brussels, 1959-1960.

Career

Teacher, Quincy (Washington) Public Schools, 1953-1957; teacher, N.W. Christian Schools, Spokane, 1958; missionary, American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society, Zaire, 1958-1989; teacher, Evangelical Pedagogical Institute, Kimpese, Zaire, 1961-1969; assistant legal representative, director, principal, superintendent, Evangelical Pedagogical Institute, Kimpese, Zaire, 1969-1972; director, BIM Hostel, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1972-1973; member of staff, Center for Agricultural Development Lusekele, Zaire, 1975-1985; director, Center for Agricultural Development Lusekele, Zaire, 1976-1979, 83-85; director, Plateau Bateke Development Program, Kinshasa, 1985-1989; retired,, 1989.

Achievements

• Harvey Lee Polley has been listed as a noteworthy missionary and educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Council Elders, Kimpese, 1969-1972. President board administration Vanga (Zaire) Hospital, 1981-1983. Member executive committee National Human Nutrition Planning Council Government Zaire-United States Agency for International Development, Kikwit, 1983-1985.

With United States Army, 1946-1947, United States Air Force, 51-53.

Interests

• Crossword puzzles.

Connections

Married Corinne Weber. Children: Catherine, David, Corinne, Robert.

Father:

Edward Prestley

Mother:

Alda June Polley

Spouse:

Corinne Weber

child:

David Polley

child:

Robert Polley

child:

Corinne Polley

child:

Catherine Polley