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Eva Seen portrait

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  • Eva N. Seen was Head of the Department of Physical Education for Women from 1935 to 1963. She was born in 1900 in Sandoval, Illinois. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Knox College in 1922, in the field of economics with minors in psychology and philosophy. She earned her Master of Arts from the University of Wisconsin in 1926, and completed an additional year and summer school in addition. She completed one year of graduate work at New York University for her doctoral degree, which she anticipated finalizing in the following year. Before coming to OSC, Seen was Director of Physical Education for Women at Wisconsin Central State Teachers College, and an instructor in physical education at Illinois State Teachers Normal School. She also had experience as a Director of the Rural Recreation Institute, the Director of City Recreation, the Director of Daily Vacation Bible School, and a camp counselor. She was hired to OSC in 1935 as Department Head at $3500 for a ten month term. She was recommended by Wisconsin colleagues which described her as a woman of “delightful personality, high standards and ideals,” who did not smoke or drink. She was described as “peculiarly qualified” to join Oregon State. She was awarded indefinite tenure in 1939. In her career, she published a number of articles in various journals, on subjects such as “Physical Education in the Elementary Grades,” and “Co-recreation Planning.” She was a member of numerous professional societies and honoraries, including the American Association for Health, P.E., and Recreation (serving as vice-president and president-elect of the Northwest Section) and the Oregon State Education Association. She was President of the Oregon State Association for Health, P.E., and Recreation, and vice-president of the Wisconsin P.E. Association. She took sabbatical from October 1941 to January 1942 in order to travel and observe college programs in health and physical education, with full salary. She took another sabbatical leave from March-June 1952, in order to travel and visit professional schools of physical education. She took additional sabbatical leave from March--June 1961 for the purpose of travel and studying other universities, as well as new procedures in major programs for professional preparation of teachers, on full salary. She served on the Board of Trustees at the Good Samaritan Hospital. She was a member of the Federated Church. She retired in 1963, at which point she was earning $13,200 at professor rank.
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  • OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
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  • HC3223
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Submission Date
  • 08/12/2015
Modified
  • 05/24/2023
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APA

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Data Sources
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1 Hise Studio http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/HiseStudio
2 Universities and colleges--Faculty http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85141120
3 Physical Education for Women http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/osuAcademicUnits/m1HZgiM0
4 Portraits http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85105182
5 black-and-white photographs http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347
6 photographs http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300
7 photographic prints http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300127104
8 Harriet's Photograph Collection, 1868-1996 (P HC) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_hc
9 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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