Birth Date - Death Date
November 19, 1932
Personal Data
Born: November 19, 1932, Salt Lake City, Utah
Father of three
Education
1959- B.S. Physical Education & Biological Science, University of Utah
1963- M.A. Secondary Administration, Colorado State College
1974- Ed.D. Administration, University of Northern Colorado
Employment
1958-1959 Extension Instructor, University of Utah, Salt L:ake City, Utah
1959-1961 Biology Teacher and Coach, Meeker High School, Meeker, Colorado
1962 Administrative Intern, College High School, Greeley, Colorado
1962-1963 Elementary Principal, Moab Utah
1963-1965 Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Moab, Utah
1966- 1970 State Director, Adult Education, Cololrado Department of Education, Denver, Colorado
1970- 1971 High School Administrator, Lakewood, Colorado
1971- 1982 Executive Director, National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC
1982- 1984 Executive Director, Americam Association for Adult and Continuing Education, Washington, DC
1985-1986 American Council on Education, Washington, DC
1986 State Director, Adult Education, Phoenix, Arizona
Awards and Honors
National Pioneer Award, Adult Education
Lifelong Learning Medallion Award, Adult Education Association
National Service Award for Adult Basic Education
U.S. Education Delegate to the Soviet Union
Certificate of Education Merrit, Colorado Department of Education
Outstanding Adult Educator, Colorado Association for Public School Adult Education
National Adult Education Outstanding Service Award
Inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame
Membership-Professional Organizations
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, First Executive Director
American Association of School Administrators
American Council on Education, Marketing Director
National Advisory Council of Adult Education, Executive Director
National Council of State Directors of Adult Education
National Community School Education Association
National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium, Historian
Publications
Colorado State Plan for Adult Education Adult High School Diploma Program Presidential Annual Reports-NACAE.
1972 Career Renewal Through Adult Education, National Advisory Council on Adult Education
1982 Join your professional organizations, Materials and Methods in Adult and Continuing Education and A History of the Adult Education Act, National Adult Education Professional Consortium.
1990 25 Years- A Dream Fulfilled, Adult Education Program Annual Report
Professional Interest Areas
Local, state, and federal legislation of Adult, Continuing and Community Education.
Major Contributions to Adult Education
Legislation Action
Head of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education for 11 years
First Executive Director of AAACE, professional integrity and commitment in service to AAACE
Additional Resources
Articles
Photo Gallery
Video/Audio
Presentations
Books
Interesting Facts
He served in the Nixon administration, under President Gerald Ford, and President Jimmy Carter, and a year under President Ronald Reagan. He became an F-16 pilot during college. He also ran track during college at the University of Utah and for the Marines in Seoul, South Korea, and at the Asian Games in Sendei, Japan.
References
Cattell, Jaques (Ed.). (1974). Leaders in education (5th ed.). New York, NY: R. R. Bowker.
Darkenwald, G. G., & Merriam, S. B. (1982). Adult education: Foundations of practice. New York, NY: Harper & Row.
Eyre, G. (n.d). History of the adult education act. National Adult Education Professional Consortium. Retrieved on June 16, 2008 from http://www.naepdc.org/issues/AEAHistort.htm
Merriam, S. B., & Brockett, R. G. (1997). The profession and practice of adult education: An introduction. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
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