June 9, 1911- May 16, 1994

Personal Data

Born: June 9, 1911, Norwood, Hamilton Co., OH

Died: May 16, 1994 Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH

Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH

Parents: William Edward Finch, Mayme Degarmo

Wife: Anna May Hessdoerfer

Children: Roberta A. Finch

Education

1929 Graduated Norwood High School, Norwood, OH

1932 Ohio University, Athens, OH

Employment

1940 Public school teacher, Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., OH

Director of Division of Continuing Education for Cincinnati, OH

Awards and Honors

Membership-Professional Organization

1967-1968 President, National Association for Public School Adult Education (NAPSAE)

Publications

Finch, R. (1973). The director's role: Building a successful adult education program. Columbus, OH: State of Ohio, Department of Education. 

Professional Interest Areas

Education

Major Contributions to Adult Education

Completed a section of the Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education (1970) on Public Schools. 

Additional Resources

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Interesting Facts

"All too often we are stuffing the heads of the young with the products of earlier innovations rather than teaching them to be innovative. We treat their minds as storehouses to be filled rather than as instruments to be used" -Robert E. Finch, 1970 (Miami University, 2014). 

References

Miami University. (2014). Center for Enhancement of Learning, Teaching, and University Assessment. Retrieved from http://www.units.miamioh.edu/celt/.