Background
Mead, Walter Bruce was born on May 25, 1934 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Otis Bruce Mead and Emma Alvena Schluntz.
Mead, Walter Bruce was born on May 25, 1934 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Otis Bruce Mead and Emma Alvena Schluntz.
Bachelor, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1956. Master of Divinity, Yale Division School, New Haven, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1963.
Assistant professor Lake Forest College, Government Department, Illinois, 1963—1967. Associate professor, professor Illinois State University, Normal, 1967—1995. Editorial board member Professional Journals, Europe, since 1968.
Member McLean County Board, Bloomington, Illinois, 1974—1978. President Michael Polanyi Society, North America, since 2006.
Member country budget committee, Bloomington, 1974—1978. President McLean County Mental Health Association, 1978—1980. Member City Planning Commission, Normal, 1983—1985, Advisory Committee, City Planning, Bloomington, 1992—1995.
Ordained minister Methodist Church, Wester, New York. Director, international study programs Illinois State University, 1988—2002. Member of Michael Polanyi Society, American Academy Religion, American Philosophical Association, American Political Science Association.