Owen Ireland, interviewed by Erika Curtis
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Authors
Tynan, Jacob
Curtis, Erika
Leslie, Bruce
Issue Date
2018-08-19
Type
article
Language
en_US
Keywords
St. Michael's College , University Of Toronto , History , History Department , Paul Yu , Albert Brown , John Van De Wettering , Sam Hays , University Of Pittsburgh , Social Science History Association , Brockport Conference Of Social Political History , Maynooth College , Chair Of History Department
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Abstract
Dr. Owen Ireland worked in the History Department of SUNY Brockport as a professor and administrator for fifty years, from 1968 to 2018. He attended the University of Toronto, St. Michael's College, where he earned his bachelor's in philosophy and British literature. He then attended Colgate University, where he earned a master's degree secondary social studies, before earning his PhD in history at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Ireland has served as the Chair of the History Department for three distinct periods. He and Dr. John Ingham were instrumental in starting and running the Brockport Conference of Social Political History. He and Dr. Bruce Leslie together established Brockport's relationship with Maynooth College.