Background
Ingram, Irvine Sullivan was born on November 11, 1892 in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, United States. Son of George Conley and Annie Lee (Irvine) Ingram.
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Irvine Sullivan Ingram
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AB, U. Georgia, 1928; Master of Arts, Emory University, 1933; Doctor of Education, Oglethorpe U., 1952.
Career
Superintendent schools, Chipley, Georgia, 1920;
principal 4th district, A & M School, Carrollton, Georgia, 1920-1933;
president, West Georgia College, 1933-1960;
president emeritus, West Georgia College, from 1960;
interim president, West Georgia College, 1961;
professor education, LaGrange (Georgia) College, from 1961. Educational consultant, lecturer, newspaper columnist. Board directors Carrollton Federal Savings and Loan Association.
Director experiment with staff on rural teacher education at college under Rosenwald Grant, 1938-1948. Consultant Puerto Rico Junior College, Rio Piedras, 1953. Member board control research experiment in elementary education, U. Georgia, Oglethorpe U., West Georgia College, 1955.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Executive Committee Georgia Adult Education Council Inc., general conference Methodist Church, 1930, 34, 38, uniting conference, 1939, lay leader N. Georgia conference, 1934-1938, member jurisdictional conference S.E., 1948, member Conference Board Education, Georgia Methodist Commission Higher Education. Member 4th District High School Association (president 1924), Georgia Association Colls. (president 1945-1946), Southern Association Colleges Secondary Schools (Executive Committee 1953-1955), Georgia Society History Research (president 1949), Southern History Society, Carrollton Chamber of Commerce (president), Rotary (state governor 1945-1946).
Connections
Married Martha Lewis Munro, June 11, 1921(deceased April 1955). 1 daughter, Anne Gayle.
