G. Brooks Earnest
G. Brooks Earnest | |
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Born | West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA[1] | October 2, 1902
Occupation | Fourth President of Fenn College |
Spouse | Mary Alice McKeighan[1] |
Dr. G. Brooks Earnest (born George
Education
Earnest graduated from high school in
Case Institute of Technology
In 1930 he joined the faculty of the
Fenn College
Dean of the School of Engineering
Earnest, a member of the faculty at Case Institute of Technology was nominated for the position of Dean of the School of Engineering at Fenn College at a joint meeting of the board executive and personnel committees held on September 7, 1950.[4] Earnest received official approval of this on December 4, 1950 by the Fenn College board of trustees.[4] The appointment was effective on February 1, 1951.[4]
President
At a board meeting on January 28, 1952 it was recommended through a report submitted that Earnest be appointed the acting president of Fenn College.[4] The board unanimously approved it.[4] He was named the permanent president on September 22, 1952.[4] He served as the President of Fenn College until August 31, 1965 when Fenn College's assets were given to the State of Ohio to create Cleveland State University.[4]
Honors
The American Society of Civil Engineers, Cleveland section established the G. Brooks Earnest Technical Lecture Award in "appreciation of the life-long services of G. Brooks Earnest."[5]
Personal life
Earnest was born to John Harry Earnest and Mary Catharine Earnest (née Showers).[6] He was married to Mary Alice Earnest (née McKeighan) on February 8, 1928.[1][7] They had two sons, Samuel Allen of Murrysville, Pennsylvania. and David Brooks of West Bloomfield, Michigan.[1]
References
- ^ Case Western Reserve. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Cleveland State University: A Brief History - Cleveland Memory Project, CSU Library". clevelandmemory.org. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ^ "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about G. B. Earnest". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Earnest, G. Brooks (1974). History of Fenn College. Cleveland, Ohio: The Fenn Educational Fund of the Cleveland Foundation. pp. 718 (total).
- ^ "G. Brooks Earnest Technical Lecture Award | Cleveland Section". sections.asce.org. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ^ "Ancestry.com". trees.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ^ "Ancestry.com". trees.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-09-21.