William McCague Shearer

Background

Shearer, William McCague was born on June 24, 1926 in Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Son of Arlie B. and Bertha M. Shearer.

Education

Bachelor, Indiana U., 1951; Master of Arts, Western Michigan U., 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Denver, 1958.

Career

Assistant professor, Minot (North Dakota) State University, 1954-1956; associate professor, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, 1958-1963; research fellow, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1963-1964; professor, Stanford University, Palo Alto, 1964-1969, 70-. Visiting professor U. Florida, Gainesville, 1969-1970. Speech consultant Easter Seal Society, Villa Park, Illinois, since 1975.

Achievements

• William McCague Shearer has been listed as a noteworthy Speech-language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Interests

• Avocation: woodworking.

Connections

Married Margaret J. Gaskill, August 15, 1955. Children: Anne, Sarah.

Father:

Arlie B.

Mother:

Bertha M. Shearer

Spouse:

Margaret J. Gaskill

child:

Sarah Shearer

child:

Anne Shearer