Background
Pearson, Karl Gustav was born on June 14, 1908 in Lindsborg, Kansas, United States. Son of Peter Henry and Esther Olivia (Lincoln) Pearson.
business administration educator
Pearson, Karl Gustav was born on June 14, 1908 in Lindsborg, Kansas, United States. Son of Peter Henry and Esther Olivia (Lincoln) Pearson.
Bachelor, Princeton, 1929. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1932.
Assistant to chairman Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, 1936-1942, 45-48. Chairman department business administration Upsala College, 1948-1959, Rider College, Trenton, 1959-1962. Dean School Business Administration, 1962-1967, director bureau business research, 1963-1967.
Professor Grad School Business Administration, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1967-1978, professor emeritus, since 1979. Also director real estate education. Dean Real Estate Institute New Jersey, 1954-1967.
Educational adviser New Jersey Association Real Estate Boards, 1964-1967. Member committee education National Association Real Estate Boards, 1963-1982. Advisory committee Invest-in-American Council, 1963-1967.
President Middle Atlantic Association Colleges Business Administration, 1962. Secretary Northeastern Business Law Association, 1964-1966. Consultant National Association Real Estate License Law Officials, 1980.
Chairman New Jersey Employment Security Council, 1950-1955. Member Trenton Zoning Board, 1964-1966. Chairman Trenton Zoning Board Adjustment, 1966.
Member Governor's Emergency Planning Committee, 1966. Trustee Upsala College, 1946-1948. Vice president Clara Maas Hospital, Belleville, New Jersey, 1957-1959.
Served to lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Commander Reserve; Member Society Real Estate Appraisers, American Society Appraisers, International Real Estate Federation, Rotary, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Lucy Gibson Dunn, March 16, 1951.