Marvin Hückel-Berri Shagam

Background

Shagam, Marvin Hückel-Berri was born in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States. Son of Lewis and Clara (Shagam) Shagam.

Education

AB magna cum laude, Washington and Jefferson College, 1947; postgraduate, Harvard Law School, 1947-1948; postgraduate, Oxford (England) University, 1948-1951.

Career

Teacher, Mount House School, Tavistock, England, 1951-1953; teacher, Williston Junior School, Easthampton, Massachusetts, 1953-1955; teacher, Westtown (Pennsylvania) School, 1955-1958; teacher, The Thacher School, Ojai, California, since 1958; English department head, Kurasini International Education Centre, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 1966-1967; department head, Nkumbi International College, Kabwe, Zambia, 1967-1968. Volunteer visitor Prisons in California, 1980-1995, California Youth Authority, 1983-1993. Senior youth crisis counsellor InterFace, 1984-1994.

Achievements

• Marvin Hückel-Berri Shagam has been listed as a noteworthy Private school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army, 1942-1946, First lieutenant Military Intelligence research,1946-1957. Member Western Association Schools and Colls. (accreditation committee), Great Teaching (Cooke chair since 1977), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Cum Laude Society.

Connections

Father:

Lewis Shagam

Mother:

Clara (Shagam) Shagam