Background
Grier, Norman Macdowell was born on June 12, 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James B, and Marian (Gibson) G.
Grier, Norman Macdowell was born on June 12, 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James B, and Marian (Gibson) G.
Bachelor of Science, University of Pittsburg, 1911, M. A., 1912, Doctor of Philosophy, 1919. Studied Cold Spring Harbor Biological Laboratory, 1911, Yale, 1912-1914, Harris Teachers’ College, 1914-1918, University of Paris, 1919, Columbia, 1928-1931.
Frances; married second, Christine Ruth, February 21, 1925. Children—John James, Benjamin. Instructor physiology, Central High School, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1914-1918.
Professor zoology, Hollins College, 1919-1920, Washington and Jefferson College, 1920-1923.
Assistant professor evolution Dartmouth Colonel, 1923-1926. Professor and head of department biology, Des Moines University, 1926-1927.
Head department science, and professor biology, Westchester (Pennsylvania) State Teachers College, 1927-1928. Professor biology, Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania) College, 1928-1930, also head science department.
Professor zoology, Evansville (Indiana) College, 1930.
Professor biology, Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, 1930-1933. Research in higher education and Institute of Education, New York University, 1933-1934. Director Industrial Survey Lebanon County, 1934.
Area director for Pennsylvania, National Youth Administration, 1935-1936.
Founder and chairman Lebanon County Mental Health Clinic, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, since 1936. Personnel expert, Pennsylvania Social Security Administration, 1937.
Member Pennsylvania State advisory board, Federal Writers’ Project, 1938-1939. Member National Committee for Planned Parenthood since 1939.
With Veterans Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, 1944.
Executive officer, Veterans Administration Guidance Center, University of Pennsylvania, 1945. Associate American Psychological Association, 1945. Lecturer at Hahnemann Medical College, 1945-1946.
Professor histol. and embryol.
Pennsylvania State College Optometry, Philadelphia, 1946-1949. Lecturer Philadelphia Junto since 1949.
Member Pennsylvania State advisory board, Federal Writers’ Project, 1938-1939. Member National Committee for Planned Parenthood since 1939. Member Committee on Religion and Health, Federal Council, Churches of Christ in American since 1943.
Instructor Biological Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, summers 1921, 22, in charge field systematic botany, 1923-1926.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (commission on place of science in education 1925-1932), Iowa Academy Science, 1927. Member Saint Louis Academy Science (secretary 1916-1918), Paleontological Society America, American Eugenics Society (Pennsylvania, committee 1929), American Society Zoologists, Ecological Society America, Botanical Society America (secretary syst. section 1932), American Association University professors, Pennsylvania State Education Association, State Conservation Association, Pennsylvania State Academy Science, Long Island Biological Association, American Academy Political and Social Science, Geographic Players (advisory board), Phi Delta Theta, Phi Sigma, Pi Delta Epsilon, Pi Gamma Mu, Phi Delta Kappa, American Legion, Veterans Foreign Wars.
Chairman Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) Wild Flower Preservation Society America, 1929. Member executive committee Lebanon County Boy Scouts.
Member Disciples of Christ Church.
Member board educational survey Colleges of Church of the Brethren, 1932.
Married Margaretta Gibson, August 30, 1915. Married second, Christine Ruth, February 21, 1925. Children: John James, Benjamin.