Experience
SchoolMatch by Public Priority Systems, Inc.; July 1994 - present
Consultant for Special needs and Services
Responsible for counseling and consulting service for clients requiring diverse and in-depth knowledge of school data and comparative assessment.
Private Practice, Gifted Education and Policy Programs,
Powell, Ohio; January 1988 - present.
Ohio Association for Gifted Children, Columbus Ohio
Governmental Relations Director; January 1988 - July 1992
Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
Evaluator and Consultant to Asian Studies Program; July 1987 - July 1992
The Ohio State University, College of Education, Columbus, Ohio
Lecturer; January 1981 - July 1992
Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, Ohio
Director, Martin W. Essex School for the Gifted; August 1976 - December 1987
Educational Consultant, Programs for Gifted; July 1975 - December 1987
Educational Consultant, Speech, Language and Hearing Services
August 1965 - July 1975
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Instructor, Speech and Hearing Clinic, and University Consultant; June 1965 - July, 1968
Kent City Schools, Kent, Ohio
Speech and Hearing Therapist; September 1962 - June 1965
Armstrong County Schools, Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Speech and Hearing Therapist, September 1957 - June 1962
Education
National/State Leadership Training Institute, Gifted/Talented, Aspen, Colorado
Certificate of Completion; July 1975
The Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio
Post-Graduate Work; 1970 - 1977
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
M.A. in Speech Pathology and Audiology, 1964
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
B.S. in Education, 1957
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Professional Associations and Activities Include
Support for Talented Students, Inc.
President; 1990-1994
The National Association for Gifted Children
Executive Board Member; 1985 - 1988
Member; 1975 - 1992
The National Coalition for the Advancement of Gifted Education
Chairperson; 1982 - 1987
Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition Advisory Board
Member; 1984 - present
Support for Talented Students, Inc.
Member, Advisory Board; 1984 - present
The Association for the Gifted, Council for Exceptional Children
Governor-at-Large; 1982 - 1985
Member; 1975 - 1992
National Council of State Directors of Programs for Gifted
President; 1981 - 1983
Member; 1975 - 1988
American Speech and Hearing Association
Legislative Counselor; 1972 - 1975 and 1976 - 1978
Member; 1970 - 1980
U.S. Office of Education, Office of Gifted and Talented
Program Review Panel Member; 1976 - 1979
Ohio Speech and Hearing Association
President; 1974 - 1975
Member; 1962 - 1992
The Ohio Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc.
Advisory Committee Member; 1974 - 1977
Central Ohio Speech and Hearing Association
President; 1973
Member; 1968 - 1980
Honors
Honorary Member, The Consortium of Ohio Coordinators for Gifted; 1978
Honorary Member, The North Central Ohio Coordinators for Gifted Association; 1988
Honorary Member, The Zanes Trace Coordinators Association; 1988
Fellow Award, The Ohio Association for Speech and Hearing; 1975
Distinguished Hall of Fame Award, The Ohio Association for Gifted Children; 1975
President's Award, The Association for Gifted, Council for Exceptional Children; 1984
"The George R. Fichter Academy for Promising Young Scholars"
Initiated, University of Dayton; 1986
Outstanding Educator Award, Summit County Staff Development Consortium; 1986
Outstanding Service to Ohio's Youth Award, The Ohio State University; 1986
Selected by Professional Organizations to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives on Education and Labor, Washington D.C.; 1986
Recognized for Outstanding Service, The Ohio Senate and The Ohio House of Representatives; 1988
Personal
Birth Date: December 11, 1930
Marital Status: Married to Patricia Louise Fichter
Children: Daughters, Carolyn and Beth
Step-Sons, John, Mark and Steven
Health: Excellent - Height 5'10" - Weight 180 lbs.
United States Navy: 1949 - 1954
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