Jesse Brundage Sears

Background

Sears, Jesse Brundage was born on September 25, 1876 in Kidder, Missouri, United States. Son of William Wallace and Angeline Augusta (Johnson) Sears.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1909. Student of University of Wisconsin, 1909-1910, University of Chicago, 1910, Columbia, 1910-1911, Doctor of Philosophy, 1920.

Career

Instructor in education, University of Wisconsin, 1909. Instructor in education, Stanford University, 1911, assistant professor, 1912-1916, associate professor, 1917-1921, professor, 1922-1942, professor emeritus since 1942. Visiting associate professor education, University of Minnesota, 1920-1921, summer 1921.

Professor education, University of Pennsylvania, summer of 1927. Lecturer University of Pittsburgh, summer 1930. Visiting professor of University of Southern California, summer, 1936.

Special consultant Ednl. Policies Commission, 1937. With American Council on Education, 1937.

Membership

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member N.A.S.A., National Society College Teachers of Education, National Society for Study of Education, American Educational Research Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa. Republican.

Connections

Married Stella Louise Richardson, June 22, 1904. Children: Robert Richardson, William Norman.

Father:

William Wallace Sears

Mother:

Angeline Augusta (Johnson) Sears

Spouse:

Stella Louise Richardson

child:

William Norman Sears

child:

Robert Richardson Sears