I. Early Life

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"The 1960s:

Masters Thesis chapter- Comparative Study of Certain School Factors Between Different Socioeconomic Groups. The Sociology Department influenced my thinking a great deal about the impact of socioeconomic level of students on their educational level. This study was based on work from an elementary/middle school in Barrow County, Georgia where I was prinicpal during the 1960-1961 school year.

Articles published in 1960s.

The article and eltters to editors are clamped together.

Developed a student service system of vocational technical schools in Georgia. The then state director of CTE agreed that if I would [join] the department and become the state supervisor of vocational guidance, I could do my dissertation on the job developing a student service system for schools. The work was funded on a grant received frm the U.S. DOE.

As Director of Guidance at South Georgia Techinical School, 1991-1992, we preapred the first ever catalog ever developed for a postsecondary technical school in the state.

Conducted server institutes and received grants mainly around improving communication about the opportunities in vocational technical education to counselors and students.

Papers on vocational guidance both from the state and national perspectives.

Developing ewducation and career exploration curriculum for grade nine programs which resulted in most high schools in the state implementing this course with special funding for over 20 years.

Other working papers developed during the 1960s.

Developed a pre technical program for Georgia's area vocational-technical schools to address students who enroll in postsecondary programs who lack certain academic skills.

Other working papers on vocational and technical Education.

1970s Through 1977:

Articles published and correspondence concerning documents in which articles are contained.

Papers on career exploration and career education.

Programs for potential school dropouts. With the integration of schools in the early 1970s, I was asked to develop a program potential dropouts. The program was called CVAE, Coordinated Vocational Academic Education.

During the early 1970s, I continued to work on strengthening the career aspect of guidance and counseling involving teachers and several working papers were established on this subject.

Continued to develop papers dealing with vocational education for the field, state board, legislators and others.

In the early 1970s, launched the first state planning for staff development working with professional associations and local school districts.

A speech presented at the GACIS (Georgia Curriculum and Instruction Supervisors) Conference, September 1976.

A letter, dated April 1977, was sent to Gordon Swanson, Professor of Vocational Education, University of Minnesota, expressing my intent to make myself available as the candidate for the position of executive director of the American Vocational Association. A bit of history--After the letter was submitted to to AVA, in early July, Jack Nix, resigned as Georgia State Superintendent of Schools. I quickly found myself being considered for his replacement. After three interviews with Govenor Busby, I received a call, in early August, stating that "while I was his first choice, he had to run for re-election and the superintendents of the state felt that I would run too fast." Thus, at that time, I formally accepted the offer made by the AVA Board to become the Executive Director and amde the move with my family to Northern Virginia in early September 1977.

Additional Information on the AVA Years- 1977-Summer 1985:

Only one article was developed outside of AVA. A Perspective on the Vocational Education Today. Phi Delta Kappa, January 1983.

There are articles about the annoucement of my position as executive director of AVA enclosed.

Additional papers not covered in previous material are included.

One paper dealt with working conference in 1977 on youth unemployment. The work on youth unemployment got the attention of key persons in the Carter Administration resulting in myself being invited to join Mike Smith and others in the department on several Sunday afternoons to draft youth legislation. At that time, there was a real concern about the unemployment of youth and the lack of preparation beyond high school. President Carter got so tied up in the Iran affair that they were not able to work with Congress to get the legislation enacted.

Additional testimony before Congress and Commissions.

Special report prepared in the Fall of 1985 for the State of Kentucky that formed the basis of a proposal submitted to the Govenor in the 1986 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly.

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