Adelle H. Land
Born: 1901
Death: 1969
University Archives collections:
17/F/441, Adelle Land papers, 1920-1968
17/F/442, Adelle H. Land Student Records of the Professional Unit in Education, 1931-1953
Adelle Land ('72, EdM ’75, PhD) was a faculty member in the Graduate School of Education and a lifelong contributor to UB. Born in 1901, she graduated from Hutchinson Central High School in Buffalo and attended UB in the 1920s, earning both her bachelor's and master's degrees. Land began her 46-year teaching career at UB in 1923 when she joined the faculty as an instructor in psychology and education. She was appointed assistant professor in 1932 before receiving her PhD in Education from Columbia University in 1936. Four years later she was appointed associate professor and in 1947 she was promoted to full professor, a position she held until her death on June 8, 1969.
Land's contributions to the university and her department include innovative curriculum development and extensive professional activities. She developed a team-teaching approach before the concept gained widespread approval and helped create the Teacher Education Program, which combined education courses and teaching practica in the senior year. Land participated in the organization and development of UB's Professional Unit in Education, serving as coordinator from 1931 through 1964. In 1968, Land served as the acting chair of the Department of Higher Education.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Land served as the chair of the New York State Committee of Supervisors of Student Teaching and as the Secretary of the Board of the Youth Service Society in early 1940s. From 1941 to 1943 Land was the President of the Western New York branch of the Progressive Education Association. She helped found Pi Lambda Theta, a national educational honor society for women, and was a member of both Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa, of which she also headed the campus chapter from 1955 to 1956. In addition, Land was a member of the evaluation committee of the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Accrediting Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
The Professor Adelle H. Land Scholarship was established in 1950 by Pi Lambda Theta Alpha Nu Chapter to support a student in the Graduate School of Education.
Affiliation(s): Education
Record Group(s): 17
Biographical File Contains:
- Photographs