Sherrill Cleland

Background

Cleland, Sherrill was born on September 21, 1924 in Galion, Ohio, United States. Son of Fred Burr and Doris Louise (Gregg) Cleland.

Education

AB, Oberlin College, Ohio, 1949. Master of Arts, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1957.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Marietta College, Ohio, 1989.

Career

Instructor economics Princeton University, 1951-1955. Assistant professor University Richmond, 1955-1956. Member faculty Kalamazoo College, 1956-1973, academy vice president, 1964-1967.

Professor economics, president Marietta College, Ohio, 1973—1989, now professor emeritus, since 1989. Economics adviser Hashemite Kingdom Jordan, 1963-1964. Ford Foundation visiting professor economics and development administration American University Beirut, Lebanon, 1967-1969, lecturer China, 1985, 89, honorary professor Southwestern University Financial and Economics, Chengdu Peoples Republic China, 1985.

Consultant examiner North Central Association Colleges, 1960-1990. Director Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank, Cincinnati branch, 1980-1985.

Achievements

• Sherrill Cleland has been listed as a noteworthy College president by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Kalamazoo chapter Human Relations Council, 1958-1960. Board directors Tuition Exchange, Inc., since 1975. Chairman Student Loan Funding Corporation, 1991-1997.

Board directors AHEAD Corporation, Amideast, Inc. Past president Ohio College Association. Chairman East Central College Consortium, Indiana Colleges, Universities Ohio.

Trustee Oberlin College, 1976-1982, Mount Vernon College, 1992-1997. Director Knowledge Works Foundation, Cincinnati, since 1997. Member Sarasota Council of the Blind, since 2005.

With Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow Middle East Studies Association. Member American Economic Association, United Nations Association (past president Kalamazoo chapter), Ohio Association for Freedom to Die.

Connections

Married Betty Irene Chorpenning, July 6, 1946 (deceased June 1986). Children: Ann Denise Cleland Feldmeier, Douglas Stewart, Sarah McDermott Cleland Allen, Scott Cameron. Married Diana Ashley Drake, September 3, 1988.

Stepchildren: Cynthia Rush, Allison Abizaid, Linda Wiener, Carol Abizaid, Amanda Abizaid, Richard Abizaid.

Father:

Fred Burr Cleland

Mother:

Doris Louise (Gregg) Cleland

Spouse:

Betty Irene Chorpenning

Spouse:

Diana Ashley Drake

child:

Richard Abizaid Cleland

child:

Cynthia Rush Cleland

child:

Carol Abizaid Cleland

child:

Scott Cameron Cleland

child:

Ann Denise Cleland Feldmeier Cleland

child:

Linda Wiener Cleland

child:

Douglas Stewart Cleland

child:

Allison Abizaid Cleland

child:

Amanda Abizaid Cleland

child:

Sarah McDermott Cleland Allen Cleland