Background
Sayre, Wallace Stanley was born on June 24, 1905 in near Pint Pleasant, West Virginia, United States. Son of Alford and Cornelia (Tucker) Sayre.
Sayre, Wallace Stanley was born on June 24, 1905 in near Pint Pleasant, West Virginia, United States. Son of Alford and Cornelia (Tucker) Sayre.
Bachelor of Arts, Marshall College, 1927. Master of Arts, New York University, 1928, Doctor of Philosophy, 1930. Doctor of Laws, 1954.
Assistant political science Marshall College, 1926-1927. Teaching fellow government New York University, 1929. member of faculty, 1929-1940, assistant professor, 1934-1940, administrative assistant charge Public Service Training Program, 1937-1938. Secretary New York City Civil Service Commission, 1937-1938, commissioner, 1938-1942.
Principal personnel consultant Office of Price Administration, 1942, assistant director fuel rationing division, 1942-1944, director personnel, 1944-1946.
Professor administration Cornell School Business and Public Administration, 1946-1949. Professor government City College New York, 1949-1954, department chairman, 1951-1954.
Visiting professor public administration Columbia, 1950-1952, professor public administration, Columbia 1954-1959, Eaton professor of public administration, 1959, department chairman public law and government, 1963-1969. Consultant Ford Foundation, 1952-1953.
Research director New York State Commision on Government of New York City, 1953.
Member Mayor’s Advisory Council, New York City, 1954-1961. Member Commission Model Civil Service Law, 1938-1939. Member board directors Regional Plan Association of New York, from 1960.
Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Public Administration.
Club: Cosmos.
Married Kathryn McKnight, June 20, 1929. Children: Alison, Linda.