Background
Brownell, John Arnold was born on September 26, 1924 in Whittier, California, United States. Son of Benjamin E. and Anna (Arnold) Brownell.
Brownell, John Arnold was born on September 26, 1924 in Whittier, California, United States. Son of Benjamin E. and Anna (Arnold) Brownell.
Bachelor, Whitter College, 1947. Master of Arts, Whitter College, 1948. Doctor of Education, Stanford, 1952.
Teacher, Punahou School, Honolulu, 1948-1950;
teacher-counsellor, Whittier High School, 1951-1954;
assistant professor, California State College at Long Beach, 1954-1958;
associate professor, Claremont (California) Graduate School, 1958-1965;
professor, Claremont (California) Graduate School, 1965-1966;
visiting professor, International Christian U., Tokyo, 1964-1965;
professor education, researcher, associate director, Hawaii Curriculum Center, U. Hawaii, 1966-1968;
deputy chancellor academic affairs, East-West Center, 1968-1975;
vice president for academic affairs and operations, East-West Center, 1975-1979;
research associate, East-West Center, 1979-1982;
vice chancellor academic affairs, U. Alaska, Anchorage, 1982-1986;
vice president academic affairs, California State University, Dominquez Hills, 1986-1987;
president, California State University, Dominquez Hills, 1987-1998. Honorary research fellow Centre Asian Studies, Hong Kong U., 1991-1993. Chairman of Commission Cooperative English in Japan, 1967-1974.
Board directors National Council Teachers English, 1960-1964. Member Hawaii Advisory Council Title III, Elementary Secondary Education.Act, 1968-1975, chairman, 1970-1975. Advisory county (Title IV), 1975-1976.
Member Executive Committee National Association State Advisory Council Chairmen, 1974-1975. Consultant curriculum theory and design International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, 1963-1964. Project director feasibility study Pacific region educational laboratory United States Office Education, 1966-1967.
Member AlaskaGov.'s Advisory Committee.
Board directors Orange Coast Young Men’s Christian Association, 1957-1958. Chairman board Christian education Bay Shore Community Church, 1957-1958. Moderator Claremont Congressional Church, 1960-1962, member executive committee, 1962-1964.
Member board Humana Hospital, Anchorage, 1984-1986. Member community council University California Cancer Center, Davis, since 1994. Member American Association State Colleges and Universities (vice chairman urban affairs committee 1987-1989, consultant 1989, Council on Education and Human Resource Development, since 1990, executive committee of North America Council since 1990, international executive committee since 1996, pacific basin conferences chair), International Association University President, Japan Association College English Teachers (honorary), International Society Systems Sciences, Northwest Association Schools and Colleges (commission on colleges 1984-1986), United States Association for Club of Rome, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Rena Topping, February 28, 1946. Children: Ann Elizabeth, William Alan, Robert Benjamin.