Reverend Howard A. Seckerson
(1877-1970)

 

 

Professor Howard Arnold Seckerson
(1877–1970)

 

Professor Howard Arnold Seckerson, 1920-1921, preached sermons during Dr. Ritchie Briggs' illness. Howard A. Seckerson was born May 3, 1877. in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Wesleyan University (A.B., 1907) and Yale University (M.A.). His teaching experience, prior to coming to Connecticut Agricultural College (CCA) included one year as head of the English department at Miami Military Institute (Germantown, OH), eight years as department head at Lynchburg High School (Lynchburg, VA) and one year as an English instructor at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1921, Seckerson was offered the position of department head at CAC. His development of the department assisted in the conversion of the institution from a vocational college into a state university. His management of the dramatic club laid the foundation for the future Department of Speech and Drama. In addition to teaching, Mr. Seckerson was an ordained minister and returned to pastoral duties after retiring from the University. At the time of his retirement on August 14, 1946, the English department was the largest department on the University of Connecticut campus.

Howard Seckerson married Unade Barnes on May 22, 1884, in Middletown, CT. Unade was a graduate of Wesleyan University (AB, 1908). She was also an instructor at Connecticut Agricultural College, teaching German and English. The Seckersons had one daughter, Elizabeth.

Howard Seckerson died on March 1, 1970, at the age of 92.