G. Brooks Earnest

Dr. G. Brooks Earnest (born George[1] Brooks Earnest)[2] (October 2, 1902 in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania – September 13, 1992 in West Bloomfield, Michigan,[3]), was a distinguished American educator, administrator, and the fourth and last president of Fenn College.

G. Brooks Earnest
Born(1902-10-02)October 2, 1902
Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, USA[1]
DiedSeptember 13, 1992(1992-09-13) (aged 89)
West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA[1]
OccupationFourth President of Fenn College
Spouse(s)Mary Alice McKeighan[1]

Education

Earnest graduated from high school in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[1] He graduated in 1927 from the Case Institute of Technology with a degree in civil engineering.[1] Earnest earned his M.S. from Case Institute in 1933.[1]

Case Institute of Technology

In 1930 he joined the faculty of the Case Institute of Technology as an instructor of engineering.[1] He became a professor of engineering surveying and director of Camp Case in 1948.[1]

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
  1. "EARNEST, G. (GEORGE) BROOKS - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History". Case Western Reserve. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  2. "Cleveland State University: A Brief History - Cleveland Memory Project, CSU Library". clevelandmemory.org. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  3. "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about G. B. Earnest". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. Earnest, G. Brooks (1974). History of Fenn College. Cleveland, Ohio: The Fenn Educational Fund of the Cleveland Foundation. pp. 718 (total).
  5. "G. Brooks Earnest Technical Lecture Award | Cleveland Section". sections.asce.org. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  6. "Ancestry.com". trees.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  7. "Ancestry.com". trees.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
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