Background
Proctor, Jesse Harris was born on September 3, 1924 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jesse Harris and Rosa Belle (Rogers) Proctor.
Proctor, Jesse Harris was born on September 3, 1924 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jesse Harris and Rosa Belle (Rogers) Proctor.
Bachelor of Arts, Duke U., 1948; Master of Arts, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1955.
Instructor, assistant professor political science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949-1956;
assistant professor, associate professor political science, American U. in Cairo, 1956-1958;
professor, American U. in Cairo, 1991-1992;
assistant professor, then associate professor and professor political science, Duke U., 1958-1970;
Charles A. Dana professor political science, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1970-1991;
professor emeritus, Davidson (North Carolina) College, since 1991;
department chairman political science, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1972-1989. Visiting associate professor political science U. College, Nairobi, Kenya, 1964-1965. Vis.prof. political science, U. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1969-1970.
Fulbright lecturer St. Stephen's College, Delhi U., India, 1982-1983.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Ella Jane Callahan, March 27, 1948. Children: Edward Sidney, Thomas Christopher, Kenneth Stuart.