6167 Deeside Drive
Dublin, OH 43017
FAX: 614-764-4709
Personal Data
Date of Birth: July 4, 1927
Birth Place: Coshocton, Ohio
Marital Status: Married
Wife's Name: Marye (Mickee)
Military Experience: U.S. Navy
Pharmacist's Mate 1945-1946
Children: Lynne, Julie, Mike, Stephanie
Avocational Interests & Activities:
Reading, Running, Music, Tennis
Educational Background
Graduate, Coshocton High School, Coshocton, OH 1945.
B.S., Education, Capital University, Columbus, OH 1951.
M.A., Education Administration, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1958.
Ed.D., Education Administration, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 1970.
Professional Career
Interim State Superintendent of Education, State of Mississippi, January 1-June 30, 1988.
Deputy State Superintendent for the Cleveland Public Schools, Cleveland, OH; 1995-97.
Executive Director, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, Cleveland, OH; 1990-1995.
State Superintendent of Education, State of Mississippi; 1984-89.
Superintendent, Lakewood Public Schools, Lakewood, OH; 1975-84.
Superintendent, Warren City Schools, Warren, OH; 1971-75.
Project Director, Commission of Public School Personnel Policies in Ohio, Warren, OH; 1971.
Assistant Superintendent, Warren City Schools, Warren, OH; 1970-71.
Research Associate, The University of Akron, Akron, OH; 1968-70.
Assistant Principal, Western Reserve High School, Warren City Schools, Warren OH; 1966-68.
Assistant Principal, Turner Junior High School, Warren City Schools, Warren, OH; 1963-66.
Teacher-Coach, Harding High School, Warren City Schools, Warren, OH; 1958-64.
Teacher-Coach, Circleville High School, Circleville, OH; 1952-58
Teacher-Coach, Thornville High School, Thornville, OH; 1951-52.
Published Writings
- Organization for Learning. First report of the Commission on Public School Personnel Policies in Ohio. Cleveland, OH, June 1971.
- "Where Does Personal In-Service Education Stand on the Superintendent's List of Priorities?" The Administrator. Buckeye Association of School Administrators. Volume 3, No. 3, 1973.
- "Developing Public Understanding" The Administrator. Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Volume 3, No. 3, 1973.
- "Team Management Concept in Operation" The Administrator. Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Volume 7, No. 2, 1977.
- "Administrative Concerns with Title IX--The Second Year." A Quest for Equality. Indiana University General Assistance Center, 1977.
- "How Competent is 'Competent'?" Teacher's Edu-U-Caster. 3:6, 1978.
- "Thorough and Efficient" School Facts; The Greater Cleveland Project, March 29, 1978.
- "Minimum Competency Testing." The Administrator. Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Vol. 8, No. 2, Spring 1978.
- "Community Education from a Superintendent's Viewpoint" Paper for USOE - Community Education, 1979.
- Book review: John Goodlad, A Place Called School. The Ohio School Board Journal, Volume 27, No. 7, September 1983. (Reprinted in The School Administrator, American Association of School Administrators, Volume 40, No. 11, December 1983.
- "Management Team Manual" Ohio School Boards Association, 1984. (Co-author).
- "Local Control, State Control--or Both?", Ohio School Boards Journal, June 1994.
Professional Organizations
Phi Delta Kappa
National Association for the Study of Education
Buckeye Association of School Administrators
American Association of School Administrators
The Century Club
Horace Mann League
The Cleveland Conference
Professional Activities
President, Warren Education Association, 1963-64.
Chairman, Ohio Education, Association Resolutions Committee, 1967-69.
Ohio Education Association Research Council, 1969-70.
Panelist, U.S. Office of Education Delphi Study on "Supply and Demand of Teachers and Ph.D's
1971-80," Washington, D.C., 1971.
Consultant on film ("In a Class by Himself") produced by the Martha Holden Jennings
Foundation and the Commission on Public School Personnel Policies in Ohio, 1972.
Consultant, Reports of Commission on Public Schools Personnel Policies in Ohio:
Teacher Tenure, September 1971.
Teacher Evaluation to Improve Learning, March 1972.
School Leadership, February 1973.
Chairman, Ohio Area VI Right to Read, 1971-75.
Regional Chairman, OSBA-BASA Operation Counterpoint, 1972-75.
Ohio Department of Education Committee on Controversial Issues, 1973.
Executive Committee, NEO School Supervisors, 1973-74.
National Advisory Council, Kent General Assistance Center, 1973-75.
Board of Directors, Center for Learning, Villa Maria, PA. 1973.
Ohio IGE Network Advisory Committee, 1972-75.
Ohio Department of Education Driver Education Advisory Committee, 1974-76.
Ohio Department of Education PRIDE Advisory Committee, 1976-78.
BASA Legislative Committee, 1976-79; Chairman 1977-78, 1978-79.
Steering Committee, Public Law Research Institute, 1976-77.
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools, 1977-80
Member first class of Leadership Cleveland, 1978.
State Superintendent's Advisory Council for Special Education 1978-80; Chairman, 1979-80.
Editorial Board, The Educational Forum, 1978-80.
Ohio PTA Board of Managers; Chairman of Special Education Services, 1979-81.
President, Buckeye Association of School Administrators, 1981-82.
Committee for the Advancement of School Administration, American Association of School
Administrators, 1980-83; Chairman, 1981-82.
Member, Ohio Advisory Commission on Articulation Between Secondary Education and Colleges, 1980-81.
Member, Ohio Advisory Commission on Administrator Training, 1981-82.
Executive Committee, American Association of School Administrators, 1983-86.
Member, Ohio Blue Ribbon Study Committee for Vocational Education, 1983-84.
Advisory Council, American Academic Youth Exchange, 1983-85.
Reviewer, National Science Foundation proposals.
Member, Joint Committee on Evaluation Standards in Education, 1983-84.
Member, Council, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 1984-89.
Member, Junior Achievement National Education Advisory Committee, 1983-84.
Mississippi Economic Council, Board of Directors, 1985-86.
United States delegate to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Conference
on Educational Assessment, Paris, France, September 1986.
Member, U.S. Department of Education panel appointed to plan evaluation design for regional
education laboratories, 1986.
Participant, Wingspread Conference on Comparative Professional Accreditation, Certification
Licensing, Racine, Wisconsin, September 1985.
Member, U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Panel on Education
Technology, 1986-87.
Participant, CCSSO/AACTE Exxon Foundation Study Group on the Future of Schools and
Teaching, 1986.
Member, steering committee, Education Commission of the States, 1987-90; Chairman, 1988-90.
Member, steering committee, National Assessment of Educational Progress math indicators
project, 1987-88.
Member, Task Force on Early Childhood Education (National Association of State Boards of
Education), 1988.
Member, U.S. Department of Education Evaluation Panel, 1987-89.
Member, Evaluation Committee, National Endowment for the Arts, 1988.
Member, Executive Committee, Council of Chief State School Officers, 1988-89.
President, Southeastern Educational Improvement Laboratory, 1987-89.
Member, Governing Board, National Assessment of Educational Progress, 1987- ; Chairman,
1990-92.
Member, Executive Committee, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1988-89.
Participant, Convocation of 100, Charlottesville, VA, 1989.
Chairman, Policy and Priorities Committee, Education Commission of the States, 1988-89.
Member, Greater Cleveland Roundtable Education Committee, 1990-95.
Member, Ohio Business Roundtable Education Task Force, 1990.
Member, Cleveland Summit on Education Oversight Committee, 1990-93.
Trustee, Cleveland Initiative for Education, 1991-95.
Member, Greater Cleveland Urban Postsecondary Education Demonstration Laboratory Planning
Committee, 1991-92.
Member, Dean's Advisory Council, Kent State University, 1990-94.
Member, Ohio 2000 Committee, 1991-95.
Trustees, Donors Forum of Ohio, 1992-95; Vice-President for Program, 1994-95.
Board of Trustees, Capital University, 1996-
Honors and Awards
Capital University, Outstanding Senior Athlete, 1951.
Circleville Jaycees, Distinguished Service Award, 1958.
Warren Urban League, Exemplary Leadership Award, 1973.
Ohio PTA, Outstanding Educator of the Year, 1979.
Council for Exceptional Children, Educator of the Year, 1981.
Ohio Association for Adult Educators, Outstanding Contribution to Adult Education Award, 1983.
The Executive Educator 100 (North America's Top 100 School Executives), 1984.
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Letters, Capital University, Columbus, OH, 1984.
Buckeye Association of Administrators, Distinguished Service Award, 1985.
Capital University: Outstanding Alumnus Award, 1986.
Mississippi NAACP Vernon Dahmer Award, 1989.
Phil Hardin Foundation, Award for Distinguished Service to Mississippi Education, (1st recipient), 1989.
Phi Delta Kappa (Cleveland State University chapter) Distinguished Educator Award, 1991.
Honorary alumnus, Lakewood High School, 1991.
Inductee, Warren Sports Hall of Fame, 1992.
Ohio Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Distinguished Service Award, 1994.
Inductee, Ohio State University College of Education Hall of Fame, 1995.
"Friend of Education" Award, Ohio University, 1996.
Listed in Who's Who in America.
Listed in Who's Who in American Education.
Citizens League of Cleveland 100th anniversary Civic Service Award, 1996.
Greater Cleveland Growth Association Downtown Recognition Award, 1996.
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters, Baldwin Wallace College, 1997.
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters, Cleveland State University, 1997.
Honoree: Annual Shoes for Kids Award, 1997.
Honoree: Annual National Conference Award, 1997.
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters, Baldwin-Wallace College, 1987.
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters, Cleveland State University, 1987.
Church Activities
Layreader, Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, 1958-84, 1990-
Vestryman, Christ Episcopal Church, Warren, OH, 1961-63, 1966-68, 1973-75.
Senior Warden, Christ Episcopal Church, 1973, 1974.
Diocese of Ohio Ecumenical and Project Funding Committee, 1973-75.
Diocese of Ohio Planning Commission, 1976; 1980-83; Chairman, 1982, 1983.
Vestryman, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Lakewood, OH, 1978-80; Senior Warden, 1980.
Layreader, Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, 1984-89.
Vestry, St. Andrew's Cathedral, Jackson, MS, 1987-89.
Chairman, Diocese of Ohio Personnel Committee, 1990-
Vestry, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Lakewood, 1992-94, Senior Warden, 1993, 1994.
Standing Committee, Diocese of Ohio, 1994-1997.
Community Service
Jaycees, Circleville, Ohio, 1953-58; Warren, Ohio, 1958-62.
Rotary Club, Warren, Ohio, 1970-75; Lakewood, Ohio, 1975-84.
President, Community Chest, Warren, Ohio, 1974, 1975.
Member, Board of Directors, Junior Achievement, Warren, Ohio 1970-75.
Member, Board of Directors, Junior Achievement, Cleveland, Ohio 1976-84.
Member, Board of Directors, Junior Achievement of Mississippi, 1985-89.
Member, Executive Board, Andrew Jackson Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1985-89.
Member, Board of Governors, Jackson Symphony Orchestra Association, 1986-89.
Member, Board of Directors, Mississippi Economic Council, 1985-86.
Chairman, Leadership Mississippi, 1989-90.
Member, Citizens League Task Force on School Governance, 1991.
Member, Oversight Committee, Cleveland Summit on Education, 1990-91.
Member, Board of Trustees. Cleveland Initiative for Education, 1991-
Member, Board of Trustees, WCPN Public Radio, 1991-95; Vice Pres., Finance, 1994-95.
Member, Leadership Cleveland Presidents Council, 1991-95.
Member, Ohio 2000 Committee of 100, 1991-95.
Member, Vision 21 Advocacy & Accountability Committee, 1993-95.
Member, Cleveland Bicentennial Commission Committee on Education, 1993.
Member, Visiting Committee, Mandel School of Applied Social Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1995-97.
Member, Board of Trustees, Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc., 1995-97.
Speeches
Delivered over 800 speeches between 1984-1998, among which were those to these groups:
National Association of State Directors of Vocational Education
American Society for Public Administration
Southeastern State Pupil Transportation Conference
Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Mississippi NAACP State Convention
Southeastern Association of Colleges and Schools (3 times)
Southeastern Conference of Elementary Principals
American Association of School Administrators Annual Meeting
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
Southern Growth Policies Board Commission on the Future of the South
National Conference of State Legislators
Southern Education Foundation
Center for Policy Research in Education
Southern Region Outcome-Based Education Conference
American Educational Research Association (5 times)
Council of Chief State School Officers Summer Conference
South Carolina State Board of Education
University of Akron Northeastern Ohio Roundtable
Danforth Foundation Louisiana Seminar
Southeastern Educational Improvement Laboratory Forum on School Finance
Holmes Group Southwestern Group
National Association of State Boards of Education Wingspread Conference
National Association of State Department of Education Information Officers
Education Commission of the States Annual Meeting (2 times)
Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities
Georgia Educational Policy Seminar
Southern Education Consortium
Warren (Ohio) Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting
Southeastern Educational Improvement Laboratory Forum on School Restructuring
Elementary School Center Conference (New York City)
Council of Chief State School Officers/National Association of State Boards of Education
Legislative Conference
U.S. Senate Education Committee
Appalachia State University Willard Fox Symposium
Southeast Chapter, American Society for Public Administration
Southern Legislators Conference
Southern Regional Education Board annual meeting
Governmental Research Institutes national conference
American Association of School Administrators Suburban Superintendents annual conference
National Alliance of Business/Business Roundtable Corporate Involvement Seminar
National Association of State Boards of Education
Buckeye Assn. Of School Administrators/Ohio School Boards Assn. Spring Academy
American College Testing Annual Meeting of Trustees
Greater Cleveland School Superintendents
Cleveland Grantmakers Forum
Cleveland Tomorrow
Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education
U.S. Department of Education Regional Conference
Leadership Cleveland
Ohio Federation for Exceptional Children
Greater Cleveland Roundtable
Greater Cleveland Growth Association
McKinsey and Company; Associates
Ohio State University National Academy for Superintendents (3 times)
Donors Forum of Ohio
Central Ohio Association of Government Accountants
Northeast Louisiana Summit on Education
Kent State University; Robert E. Wilson Conference
Southern Regional Education Board
Baldwin-Wallace College Graduate School Commencement
Council of Chief State School Officers Conference on State Takeovers
Missouri Legislative Committee on Problems of Urban School Districts
Harvard Business School Alumni
Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists
Ohio Board of Education
Southeastern Education Laboratory (SERVE)
CONSED International Seminar on Education Administration (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Ohio Association of Secondary Administrators