Background
Sellers, Ovid Rogers was born on August 12, 1884 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Sandford and Lucia Valentine (Rogers) Sellers.
Sellers, Ovid Rogers was born on August 12, 1884 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Sandford and Lucia Valentine (Rogers) Sellers.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1904. Bachelor of Divinity, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1915. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1922.
Assistant principal high school, Rockford, Iowa, 1904-1905. Instructor English, Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, Missouri, 1905-1906, 09-12, headmaster, 1919-1921. Editor Lexington Intelligencer, 1907-1912.
Ordained to Presbyterian ministry, 1915.
Instructor Old Testament, McCormick Theological Seminary, 1916-1918, professor, 1922-1954. Dean, 1940-1954, emeritus, since 1954.
Visiting professor University of Chicago, 1925, 26, 34, 43. Moderator Presbytery of Santa Fe, 1962-1963.
Staff, excavation Tell Beit Mirsim, 1930.
Bethel, 1934, Shechem, 1957, 60, 62, 64, 66. Director Beth-zur, 1931, 57, Silet edh-Dhahr, 1949. Trustee American School Oriental Research, 1939-1954.
Member board foreign mission Presbyterian Church United States of America, 1941-1955.
Visiting lecturer Sekolah Tinggi Theologia, Djakarta, 1955. Director American School: Oriental Research, Jerusalem, 1948-1949, professor archaeology, 1957-1958.
Chaplain 17th Field Artillery, United States Army, 1918-1919.
Member American Oriental Society (vice president 1948), Society Biblical Literature and Exegesis, Chicago Society Biblical Research, Archaeological Institute American, American Academy Religion, American Legion, Linguistic Society, Archaeological Society New Mexico, Veterans World Ward I, Beta Theta Pi.
Acacia.
Married Katherine Neill Wilson, June 1, 1918. Children: Elizabeth Nickerson (Mistress Richard L. Harter), Lucia Rogers (Mistress Warwick West. Butler), Roger Wilson.