Background
Squire, James Robert was born on October 14, 1922 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Harry Edwin and Ruby (Fulton) Squire.
Squire, James Robert was born on October 14, 1922 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Harry Edwin and Ruby (Fulton) Squire.
Bachelor, Pomona College, 1947. Doctor of Letters, Pomona College, 1966. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1956.
Teacher secondary school, Oakland, California, 1949-1954. Supervisor, lecturer English education University California at Berkeley, 1951-1959. Professor English University Illinois, Urbana, 1959-1967.
Executive secretary National Council Teachers English, 1960-1967. Editor-in-chief, senior vice president Ginn & Company, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1968-1974, senior vice president, public, 1975-1980, senior vice president, director research and development, 1980-1982, senior vice president, senior consultant, 1983-1984. Consultant, 1984-1994.
Lecturer graduate school education Harvard University, 1990-1999. Senior research associate Boston University, 1996-1997. President National Conference Research in English, 1982-1983.
President Hall of Fame in Reading, 1995-1996. Senior research associate Boston University, 1996-1997.
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Board directors American Education Publication Institute, 1968-1970. With Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member Modern Language Association, Association American Publications (vice chairman school division 1971-1973, chairman 1974-1976, 81-82, Mary McNulty award 1983), National Council Teachers English (Executive Committee award 1967,l Distinguished Service award 1991), International Reading Association, College Conference on Composition and Communication, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Barbara Lyman, January 20, 1946. Children: Kathryn Elizabeth, Kevin Richard, David Whitford.