Background
Senn, Peter Richard was born on November 22, 1923 in Milwaukee. Son of Paul and Dorothie (Severens) Senn.
Senn, Peter Richard was born on November 22, 1923 in Milwaukee. Son of Paul and Dorothie (Severens) Senn.
Student, Oregon State College, 1943. Certified in electrical engineering, Syracuse University, 1944. Master of Arts in Economics, University Chicago, 1947.
Docteur en droit with honors, University Paris, 1951.
Assistant professor economics Pennsylvania State University, 1950-1952. Associate professor economics and social science Wright Junior College, Chicago, 1953-1964. Professor economics and social science Chicago City College, 1964-1984.
Professor emeritus City Colleges Chicago, from 1984. Visiting professor Public Administration and Public Finance University Tartu, Estonia, since 2000. Assistant director ethical and moral standards project National Institute Labor Education, 1960-1962.
Television coordinator Chicago Board Education, 1962. Board directors Law in American Society Foundation. Trustee Illinois Council Economic Education, 1984-1987.
Board directors Pivan Engineering Company, 1955-1975, Rentronics Corporation, 1973-1975. Keynote speaker state legislation conference Illinois council National Association of Social Workers, 1974. Consultant in field.
Project director Chicago Area Plan for Workers' Mental Health Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1963-1964' co-director cooperative project for 2-year colleges National Science Foundation, 1971. Active National Task Force on Test of Economic Literacy Joint Council Economic Education, 1976-1979. Technology sergeant United States Army, 1942-1946.
Member American Economics Association, American Educational Research Association, American Evaluation Association, Apple, International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Programmers and Developers Association (certified), Illinois Consumer Education Association (founder, parliamentarian 1973-1980), Social Science Education Consortium (founder), Social Science History Association, Illinois Economics Association (president 1975).
Married Mary Stone, August 28, 1947. Children: Martha, Paul.