Merle Broberg

Background

Broberg, Merle was born on September 7, 1929 in Eagle Bend, Minnesota, United States. Son of Herbit and Goldie (Johnson) Broberg.

Education

Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1949; Master in Social Svc., Bryn Mawr College, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, American U., 1969.

Career

Relocation advisor, United States Urban Renewal Administration, Philadelphia, 1962-1965; visiting assistant professor, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1965-1966; from assistant professor to associate professor, associate dean, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, 1966-1985; associate professor emeritus, Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, since 1985; acting director, Green Tree School, Philadelphia, 1988-1989.

Achievements

• Merle Broberg has been listed as a noteworthy social worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association Germantown, Philadelphia, 1968-1979. Vice president Community Services Planning Council, Philadelphia, 1978-1985. President Community Renewal Germantown, 1981-1986.

Volunteer Portland Players, since 1996, Southern Maine Retired Senior Volumes Program, since 1996, City of South Portland Planning Department, 2000-2004, RSVP Advisory Council, 2002-2006. Member National Association of Social Workers, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Connections

Married Hazel Irene Holst, December 16, 1949 (divorced December 1979). Children: Richard, Robert, Christopher, Rebecca. Married Dolores Elizabeth Melching, February 8, 1980.

Father:

Herbit Broberg

Mother:

Goldie (Johnson) Broberg

Spouse:

Dolores Elizabeth Melching

Spouse:

Hazel Irene Holst

child:

Christopher Broberg

child:

Rebecca Broberg

child:

Robert Broberg

child:

Richard Broberg