Walter Cecil McKain

Background

McKain, Walter Cecil was born on October 12, 1912 in Columbiana, Ohio, United States. Son of Walter Cecil and Grace F. (Van Kirk) McKain.

Education

AB magna cum laude, Harvard, 1934. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1947.

Career

With Department Agriculture, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 1938-1941, Berkeley, California, 1941-1947. Professor University Connecticut College Agriculture, Storrs, 1947-1973.

Achievements

• Walter Cecil McKain has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Retirement Marriage. January 1969
  • The Connecticut Turnpike, a ribbon of hope: The social and economic effects of the Connecticut Turnpike in eastern Connecticut (Bulletin / Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station)
  • Retirement Marriage

Membership

Member Connecticut Commission Aging, 1963-1965, Cultural Exchange Program, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1965, 68, 72, 76, Vermont Aging Advisory Board, since 1984. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sociological Association, Gerontology Society.

Connections

Married Elizabeth F. Seckerson, September 30, 1939. Children– Richard, Nancy, Walter, Douglas, Susan.

Father:

Walter Cecil McKain

Mother:

Grace F. (Van Kirk) McKain

Spouse:

Elizabeth F. Seckerson

child:

Nancy McKain

child:

Richard McKain

child:

Douglas McKain

child:

Walter McKain

child:

Susan McKain