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Kenneth E Oberholtzer

Birth: Dec. 22, 1903
Carbon
Clay County
Indiana, USA
Death: Dec. 17, 1993
Walnut Creek
Contra Costa County
California, USA

Kenneth E. Oberholtzer, 89, former president of the American Association of School Administrators who was nationally recognized for his modernization of public schools, died last Friday in Walnut Creek, Calif. Lauded for his work in updating the Denver public school system, he was featured on the cover of Time Magazine Feb. 20, 1950. Time described his teaching methods as somewhere between "fiery progressivism" and "suave conservatism." Born Dec. 22, 1903, in Carbon, Ind., he was educated at the University of Illinois and Columbia University. He served as superintendent of three school systems in Texas before moving to Long Beach, Calif., in 1937 where he headed the schools until 1947. During his tenure there, he took a leave of absence to serve in the Army as a lieutenant colonel during World War II. In 1947, he took over the Denver school system, as the highest paid public servant in Colorado earning $13,000 a year. He retired in 1967 and had spent his retirement in Danville, Calif.

Published in the Baltimore Sun, December 22, 1993
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Parents:
Edison Ellsworth Oberholtzer (1880 - 1954)

Spouse:
Florence Craver Oberholtzer (1903 - 1995)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: Burial Date: 12/24/1993

Burial:
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Tulsa
Tulsa County
Oklahoma, USA
Plot: Sec. Fairview (8) L-5 #10

Created by: David Woody
Record added: Oct 05, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 77665287