Resume: Richard P. Koeppe, Ph.D.

6167 Deeside Drive
Dublin, OH 43017

TEL: 614-890-1573
FAX: 614-764-4709


Senior Education Consultant

VITAL STATISTICS

Born: April 27, 1931
Married: November 22, 1956, to Lucretia Van Zandt
Children: Julia Ann - born July 27, 1961
Erik Paul - born July 8, 1964
John Richard - born August 27, 1967


EDUCATION

Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison; 1958 - 1961
Major: Guidance and Counseling
Minor: American History

M.S. in American History
From the University of Wisconsin at Madison; 1953 - 1954

B.S. in Secondary Education
From the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse; 1949 - 1953
Major: History
Minor: Geography
Minor: Social Studies


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1990 - 1993; Professor of Educational Administration
School of Education - University of Colorado at Denver

1988 - 1990; Interim Superintendent
Denver Public Schools District No. One - City and County of Denver, Colorado
- Responsible for the general overall operation of the schools
- Enrollment approximately 58,000

1987 - 1988; Professor of Educational Administration
School of Education - University of Colorado at Denver

1972 - 1987; Superintendent of Schools
Cherry Creek School District No. Five - Arapahoe County, Colorado
- Responsible for the general overall operation of the schools
- October 1972 enrollment of 11,200
- March 1987 enrollment of 26,400

1968 - 1972; Assistant Superintendent
Division of Education - Denver Public Schools District No. One
City and County of Denver, Colorado
Responsible for the Departments of:

  • Elementary Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Adult, Vocational, and Practical Arts Education
  • Instructional Services
  • Educational Television
  • Pupil Services
Enrollment Approximately 93,000

1964 - 1968; Director of Pupil Services
Madison, Wisconsin
Responsible for a K - 12 basis for the guidance services, pupil record system, testing program, psychological services, and education services
Enrollment Approximately 34,000

1961 - 1964; Director of Pupil Personnel Services
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Responsible for a K - 12 basis for the guidance services, pupil record system, testing program, health services, and social work services
Enrollment approximately 4,000

1956 - 1958; Teacher
Roosevelt Junior High School - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Grade 8 - U.S. History
Grade 9 - Civics
Grade 9 - Ancient and Medieval History
Intramurals


PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of School Administrators

Colorado Association of School Executives
- Charter Member, 1969
- President, 1979 - 1980

American Personnel and Guidance Association
- Life Member

Phi Delta Kappa - University of Denver Chapter
- President, 1979 - 1980


MILITARY SERVICE

1954 - 1956; U.S. Army, Educational Specialist
13 months in the Panama Canal Zone

Rank: Specialist 2nd Class (E-4)


HONORS

1974; AASA Professional Development Award (one of 21 administrators nationwide)

1975; Leadership Award
Given by the University of Denver, Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa

1975; Helen Doyle Award for Professional Service
Given by the Mile High Chapter of the Council of Exceptional Children

1982; Made Director Emeritus, Junior Achievement of Metropolitan Denver, Inc.

1983; 1983 Spark Plug Award
Presented by the Educational Administration Faculty, University of Northern Colorado

1983; First "Educator-in-Residence"
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

1983; Bronze National Leadership Award
Presented by the National Organization of Junior Achievement

1985; Administrators' Award
Presented by the International Thespians Society for Distinguished Contributions to Educational Theatre

1990; Civis Princeps (First Citizen) Award
Presented by Regis College, Denver, Colorado

1990; Friends of Foreign Language Award
Presented by the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers

1990; Human Relations Award
Presented by the Rocky Mountain Conference, United Methodist Church

1990; Horace Mann Award
Presented by the First Unitarian - Universalist Church

1990; Educator Award
Presented by the Colorado "I Have a Dream" Foundation


INTERNATIONAL STUDY

1975; AASA
- International Study Mission to the Soviet Union and Switzerland

1982; The Center for the Study of Socialist Education, Kent State
- University Study Tour to the People's Republic of China

1985; University of Colorado at Denver, "Hard Choices Class"
- London, England

1985; Fulbright Group Study Project to Japan


COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

PAST

1968 - 1978; Junior Achievement of Metropolitan Denver, Inc.
Member, Board of Directors

1969 - 1974; Adult Education Council of Denver
Member, Board of Directors

1970 - 1982; Rocky Mountain News Spelling Bee Dictionary Judge

1971 - 1979; Colorado Council on Economic Education
Member, Board of Directors

1973 - 1984; Kent Denver Country Day School
Member, Board of Trustees

1974 - 1984; Mile High United Way Campaign
Chairman, Public School Sector
Chairman, Government and Education Division

1975 - 1984; Denver Zoological Foundation
Member, Board of Trustees

1985 - 1990; Craig Hospital
Member, Board of Trustees
Chairman, 1988 - 1989

1991 - 1994; Mile High United Way
Member, Board of Trustees and Executives Committee

PRESENT

1971 - Present; Downtown Denver Rotary Club
President, 1980 - 1981

1984 - Present; The Clayton Foundation
Member, Board of Trustees
Chairman, 1986 - 1987

1990 - Present; Denver Botanical Gardens
Member, Board of Trustees
President, 1993 - 1994

1990 - Present; The Denver Foundation
Member, Board of Trustees
Vice Chairman, 1994 - 1995

1990 - Present; Japan-America Society of Colorado
Advisory Trustee

Present Member, "Ten Gallon Club" (80+ pints)
Belle Bonfils Blood Center


PUBLICATIONS

"The Elementary Counseling Consultant"
Guide Lines, Wisconsin State Department of Education, Volume 2, Number 1
October, 1963.

"Evaluation of First Steps in the Counseling of Superior Students"
With Rothney, John W.M.
Personnel and Guidance Journal
September, 1963.

"Development in the Guidance at the Elementary Level"
Guide Lines, Wisconsin State Department of Education, Volume 2, Number 3
April 1964.

"The Elementary School Counselor - What is He?"
The School Counselor, Volume 12
October 1964.

"Director of Public Services: Reflections And Perspectives." With Hays, Donald G.
Counselor Education and Supervision, Volume 4, Number 3
Spring 1965.

"Elementary and Secondary School Programs"
With Bancroft, John F.
A chapter in Review of Educational Research
American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.
Gail F. Farwell, Editor. Volume Number 2, pp. 219-232.
April 1966,

"Guidance Services at the Elementary Level"
A chapter in Guidelines in Guidance
W.C. Brown and Company, Dubuque, Iowa.
Carlton C. Beck, Editor, pp. 176-198.
1966.

"Issues in Implanting the Services of an Elementary School Counselor"
Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, Volume 1, Number 1
1967.

"What is Pupil Services?"
Guide Lines, Wisconsin State Department Of Education, Volume 5, Number 3
April 1967.

"National Assessment: An Analysis"
Guidelines for Pupil Services. Wisconsin State Department of Education, Volume 6, Number 2
February 1968.

"National Assessment: An Analysis"
The School Counselor, Volume 16, Number 1
September 1968.

"The Pivotal Principal Assumes New Role in Leadership"
Silver Peaks, Colorado Department of Elementary School Principals
May 1969.

"Student Activism and Unrest - Some Causes and Some Cures"
Hawkeye Schoolmaster News, Iowa Association of Secondary School Principals, Volume 5, Number 4B
May 1970.

"Professional Negotiations Is Like Professional Football"
The Colorado School Board Bulletin, Volume 31, Number 1
January 1973.

"A Superintendent Looks at Student Rights"
Colorado PTSA Bulletin, Volume 26, Number 8
November-December 1975.

"Observations on the Teaching of Foreign Language in the Soviet Union"
PEALS, published by the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers, Volume XVI, No. 2
February 1976.

"Education: USA-USSR."
Conference Reporter, 1976 Annual Conference
Colorado Association of School Boards and Department of General Administrators Colorado Association of School Executives
Prepared by the Colorado Chapter, a National School Public Relations Association, pp. 1-7.

"Mutual Administrative Support"
The Administrator published by the University of Akron for The Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Volume 7, Number 2
Winter 1977, pp. 16-21.

"The Reform of Secondary Education: Reflections and Speculations"
The Newsletter published by the Commission on Schools of the Colorado North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Part I, May 1977
Part II, August 1977
Part III, September 1977.

"The Leadership Team: It Works"
Administrator Viewpoint published by the Colorado Association of School Executives, Volume 8, No. 1
September 1977.

"How to Improve Board-Superintendent Relations"
The Colorado School Board Bulletin, Volume 36, Number 4
April 1978.

"On Becoming a Secretary-Administrator Team"
The National Educational Secretary, Volume 46, No. 14
May 1981.

"Evaluating Administrative Support for the Superintendent"
With Feldman, Helen
The Administrator published by the University of Akron for the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Volume 10, Number 1
1981.

"Educational Adequacy: Its Definition and Prospects for Funding"
Written for the School Finance Project of the National Institute of Education
October, 1981.

"How to Increase Public Confidence in Your Schools"
The Colorado School Board Bulletin, Volume 40, No. 2
February 1982.

"What a Board Should Expect from Its Professional Staff"
The Colorado School Board Bulletin, Volume 41, No. 3
May 1983.

"Speak Up and Be Heard"
Prevention Perspectives, Center for Applied Prevention Research
Winter 1983.

"DENVER'S ZOO -- A Valuable Educational Resource"
The Zoo Review
February 1985.

The Facts on File Dictionary Of Education
With Shafritz, Jay M., and Soper, Elizabeth
Facts on File Publication, New York, New York and Oxford, England
Fall 1988, 501 pp.