Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina. Office of the President.

Samuel Broadus Earle was born in Gowensville, South Carolina, 11 March 1878. Earle received his undergraduate degree from Furman University in 1898 and a graduate degree in language and mathematics from that same institution the following year. In 1902 Earle continued graduate study in electrical engineering at Cornell University, but did not earn a degree. (Earle received an honorary doctorate of laws degree from Furman in 1932 and an honorary doctorate in engineering from Clemson in 1959). Earle served Clemson College in various capacities: as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering from 1902 to 1906; as Associate Professor from 1906 to 1910; as Dean of the School of Engineering from 1911 to 1932; as Acting President of Clemson College from January to July 1919 while President Riggs served with the Army Educational Forces in Europe, and from January 1924 to July 1925 after the death of President Riggs; and Director of the Engineering Experiment Station from 1921 to 1933.

Earle was a member of the Newcomen Society, South Carolina Public Service Commission, rotary and various engineering societies. Earle died 10 May 1978 and is buried in Cemetery Hill on the Clemson campus.

From the description of Samuel B. Earle presidential records. 1922-1926, 1924-1925. (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 24220351