James L. Wattenbarger
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Dr. James Lorenzo Wattenbarger, was born in 1922. He died in August 2006.
A native of Cleveland, Tennessee
, Dr. Wattenbarger is credited as being the Father of the Community College System of Florida. His doctoral dissertation at the University of Florida
outlined a master plan that the state used in 1955 to create the modern community college system.http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/education/17wattenbarger.html
Dr. Wattenbarger returned to the University of Florida in 1968 to become a Professor, and he founded the Institute of Higher Education. He was an active faculty member at the University of Florida until his retirement in 1992.
Santa Fe College named the Wattenbarger Student Services Buildinghttp://www.sfcollege.edu/information/maps/s.htm after him in 1995.
A native of Cleveland, Tennessee
Cleveland, Tennessee
Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,285 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bradley County...
, Dr. Wattenbarger is credited as being the Father of the Community College System of Florida. His doctoral dissertation at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
outlined a master plan that the state used in 1955 to create the modern community college system.http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/education/17wattenbarger.html
Dr. Wattenbarger returned to the University of Florida in 1968 to become a Professor, and he founded the Institute of Higher Education. He was an active faculty member at the University of Florida until his retirement in 1992.
Santa Fe College named the Wattenbarger Student Services Buildinghttp://www.sfcollege.edu/information/maps/s.htm after him in 1995.
Education
- Associates degree from Palm Beach Junior College in 1941.
- Bachelor's degree from the University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in 1943. - Masters degree from University of Florida in 1947
- Doctorate in Education from the University of Florida in 1950.