Background
Nostrand, Howard Lee was born on November 16, 1910 in New York City. Son of Elijah H. and Ida Josephine (Maeder) Nostrand.
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Howard Lee Nostrand
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Howard Lee Nostrand, American Language and literature educator. Board member Seattle Nantes Sister City Association, 1980-1990, president, 1987-1989; board member United States Committee for a Cmty. Democracies, 1983-1992, honorary chair, Seattle, 1986-1992. Member Association pour la recherche interculturelle (honorary).
Education
Bachelor, Amherst College, 1932. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1933. Doctor, l'Université de Paris, 1934.
Career
Teacher University Buffalo, 1934-1936, United States Naval Academy, 1936-1938, Brown University, 1938-1939. Professor romance languages University Washington, Seattle, 1939-1981, chairman department, 1939-1964, professor emeritus, from 1981. Visiting professor College de France, 1975, Simon Fraser University, 1982.
Fulbright lecturer, France, 1970-1971. Nostrand versus Balmer, Washington State loyalty oath annulled by Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1964. Consultant American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages, 1982, chair National Commission on Ethnography, 1974-1980.
American Association of Teacher of French (pres.1960-1962). National Commission Professional Standards, 1986-1988. Member National Commission on Profiency, 1986-1993, member, chair National Commission on Telematics, 1990-1992.
Co-chair National Commission on Cultural Competence, 1992-1996. Member National Commission Student Standards, 1993-1995. Consultant Educational Testing Service, 1988-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Board member Seattle Nantes Sister City Association, 1980-1990, president, 1987-1989. Board member United States Committee for a Community Democracies, 1983-1992, honorary chair, Seattle, 1986-1992. Member Association pour la recherche interculturelle (honorary).
Connections
Married Frances Anne Levering, June 23, 1933 (divorced August 1967). Children: David L., Richard L., Robert M. Married Frances Helen Brewer, August 9, 1967.
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Nationality
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Religion
Unitarian Universalist -
Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1932
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1933
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1934
Awards
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Guggenheim fellow, 1953-1954. Named Order of Sun Peru, 1947, French Government Palmes Académiques, 1950, Chevalier, Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur'Honneur, 1962, Officer, 1994. Recipient Pro Lingua award Washington Association Foreign Language Teachers, 1977, award for leadership Northeast Conference on Teaching Foreign Languages, 1978, Nelson Brooks award American Council Teaching Foreign Languages, 1980, Outstanding Public Service award University Washington Alumni, 1980, award for vision and leadership Bonjour Seattle Festival, 1979-1980, Alliance Française Seattle award, 1990.Guggenheim fellow, 1953-1954. Named Order of Sun Peru, 1947, French Government Palmes Académiques, 1950, Chevalier, Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur'Honneur, 1962, Officer, 1994. Recipient Pro Lingua award Washington Association Foreign Language Teachers, 1977, award for leadership Northeast Conference on Teaching Foreign Languages, 1978, Nelson Brooks award American Council Teaching Foreign Languages, 1980, Outstanding Public Service award University Washington Alumni, 1980, award for vision and leadership Bonjour Seattle Festival, 1979-1980, Alliance Française Seattle award, 1990.