Background
Sommers, Waldo Stepler was born on May 27, 1908 in Baltimore. Son of John Conrad and Clara Irene (Stepler) Sommers.
consultant Management educator
Sommers, Waldo Stepler was born on May 27, 1908 in Baltimore. Son of John Conrad and Clara Irene (Stepler) Sommers.
Bachelor in Government, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, 1927. Postgraduate, Northwestern University, 1927. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1931.
Master of Arts in Sociology, Yale University, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Yale University, 1948.
Instructor, baseball coach Lingnan University, Guangzhou, Canton, China, 1927-1930. Vocational counselor Connecticut State Employment Service, Hartford, 1934-1936. Assistant to president The Peck, Stow & Wilcox Company, Southington, Connecticut, 1936-1939.
Associate regional director United States Civil Service, Washington, 1939-1959.
Professor public administration George Washington University, Washington, 1959-1972, professor emeritus, since 1972. Lecturer university; consultant in field
Fellow American Sociological Association. Member American Society Public Administration, American Association of University Professors, International Personnel Management Association, Pi Alpha Alpha. Clubs: Cosmos, Four SeasonsTennis.
Married Cordelia Lucille Schmidt Sommers, July 20, 1937. Children: Claire Sommers Rundle, Joan Sommers Steinkuller, David Henry, Paul Daniel.