Malcolm 1

Malcolm

By TEatherton
  • Birth

    Birth

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    The life of Malcolm Knowles

  • Unusual childhood entrepreneurial experiences

    Unusual childhood entrepreneurial experiences

    These included catching and selling baby alligators and collecting and mounting exotic butterflies to market to museums.
  • Winner of the national prize for Boy Scouts---a trip to England

    Winner of the national prize for Boy Scouts---a trip to England

    At the age of 15, Malcolm created a strategic plan in order to achieve his goal of earning the highest number of merit badges. He earned over fifty in that year to win the trip
  • Earned a full tuition scholarship to Harvard

    Earned a full tuition scholarship to Harvard

  • Undergrad employment

    Undergrad employment

    Curator of the butterfly collection at Agassiz Museum of Natural History, social work and family counseling with Phillips Brooks House, New York Times deliveries, water boy for the Harvard football team.
  • Graduated from Harvard

    Graduated from Harvard

    In a horrible job market. So he sold stockings door to door.
  • Began work as the Department Administrator, National Youth Administration of Massachusetts

    Began work as the Department Administrator, National Youth Administration of Massachusetts

  • Director of Adult Education, YMCA, Boston

    Director of Adult Education, YMCA, Boston

  • Director, USO Detroit, MI

  • Lt. US Navy

    Lt. US Navy

  • Executive Secretary, YMCA, Chicago

    Executive Secretary, YMCA, Chicago

  • Completed Master's Degree, University of Chicago

    Completed Master's Degree, University of Chicago

    During this time his Master's thesis was published as his first book.
  • Executive Director of Adult Education Association of the USA, Chicago

    Executive Director of Adult Education Association of the USA, Chicago

  • Professor of Education, Boston University

    Professor of Education, Boston University

  • Ph.D., University of Chicago

    Ph.D., University of Chicago

  • Professor of Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

    Professor of Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

  • Adjunct Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

    Adjunct Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

  • Death in Fayetteville AR