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'''Edward J. Sparling''' (1896-1981) was an educator who was the founder of [[Roosevelt University]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. |
'''Edward J. Sparling''' (1896-1981) was an educator who was the founder of [[Roosevelt University]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. |
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Edward Sparling was born in [[Panoche, California]] in 1896. Sparling received a B.A. from [[Stamford University]] and his Master's and Ph.D. from [[Columbia University]]. During [[World War I]], he served as a flying instructor in the U.S. Army. In 1936 to 1945 Sparling became president of [[Central YMCA College]] in Chicago and served there until 1945 when he incorporated Roosevelt College, which would admit students regardless of race or religion. The college became a university in 1954 and Sparling stepped down as president in 1963. He retired to Pleasanton, California where he died in 1981.<ref>EDWARD J. SPARLING; EDUCATOR FOUNDED ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY By Alfred E. Clark, New York Times, September 25, 1981, Section B, Page 14</ref> He authored several works including "Do College Students Choose Vocations Wisely?"<ref>Edward J. Sparling, "Do College Students Choose Vocations Wisely?" (Columbia Teacher's College, 1933)</ref> |
Edward Sparling was born in [[Panoche, California]] in 1896. Sparling received a B.A. from [[Stamford University]] and his Master's and Ph.D. from [[Columbia University]]. During [[World War I]], he served as a flying instructor in the U.S. Army. In 1936 to 1945 Sparling became president of [[Central YMCA College]] in Chicago and served there until 1945 when he incorporated Roosevelt College, which would admit students regardless of race or religion. The college became a university in 1954 and Sparling stepped down as president in 1963. He retired to Pleasanton, California where he died in 1981.<ref>EDWARD J. SPARLING; EDUCATOR FOUNDED ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY By Alfred E. Clark, New York Times, September 25, 1981, Section B, Page 14</ref> He authored several works including "Do College Students Choose Vocations Wisely?"<ref>Edward J. Sparling, "Do College Students Choose Vocations Wisely?" (Columbia Teacher's College, 1933)</ref><ref>"Pioneering Social Justice: Established after a mass faculty resignation, Roosevelt College became a model of democracy in higher education" in ''Chicago history'' · November 2019</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:19, 2 May 2020
Edward J. Sparling (1896-1981) was an educator who was the founder of Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois.
Edward Sparling was born in Panoche, California in 1896. Sparling received a B.A. from Stamford University and his Master's and Ph.D. from Columbia University. During World War I, he served as a flying instructor in the U.S. Army. In 1936 to 1945 Sparling became president of Central YMCA College in Chicago and served there until 1945 when he incorporated Roosevelt College, which would admit students regardless of race or religion. The college became a university in 1954 and Sparling stepped down as president in 1963. He retired to Pleasanton, California where he died in 1981.[1] He authored several works including "Do College Students Choose Vocations Wisely?"[2][3]
References
- ^ EDWARD J. SPARLING; EDUCATOR FOUNDED ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY By Alfred E. Clark, New York Times, September 25, 1981, Section B, Page 14
- ^ Edward J. Sparling, "Do College Students Choose Vocations Wisely?" (Columbia Teacher's College, 1933)
- ^ "Pioneering Social Justice: Established after a mass faculty resignation, Roosevelt College became a model of democracy in higher education" in Chicago history · November 2019