Kaplan, Abraham Abbott, 1912-

Kaplan was born on Jan. 12, 1912 in New York City; BS and MA in history, and Ph. D in adult education from Columbia Univ.; B.J.A. from the Jewish Theological Seminary; became high school teacher, principal, then director of adult education for the Springfield, MA public school system; became lecturer in labor economics and head of the UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations extension service in 1946; then served as asst. director and assoc. director until 1957; worked as assoc. director, director, and statewide associate dean of UC University Extension in 1966, while serving as professor of adult education in the UCLA School of Education; with William Melnitz, founded UCLA's professional theater group; became associate dean and professor of theater arts; became president of Suny Purchase in 1967; at 65 returned to UCLA to join the Graduate School of Management as a visiting professor; was frequently an arbitrator in industrial disputes; author of several books, including Making grievances procedures work : the Southern California experience (1950) and Study-discussion in the liberal arts (1960); he died on July 13, 1980.

Biography

Kaplan was born on January 12, 1912 in New York City; BS and MA in history, and Ph.D in adult education from Columbia University; B.J.A. from the Jewish Theological Seminary; became high school teacher, principal, then director of adult education for the Springfield, Massachusetts public school system; became lecturer in labor economics and head of the UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations extension service in 1946; then served as assistant director and associate director until 1957; worked as associate director, director, and statewide associate dean of UC University Extension in 1966, while serving as professor of adult education in the UCLA School of Education; with William Melnitz, founded UCLA's professional theater group; became associate dean and professor of theater arts; became president of Suny Purchase in 1967; at 65 returned to UCLA to join the Graduate School of Management as a visiting professor; was frequently an arbitrator in industrial disputes; author of several books, including Making grievances procedures work: the Southern California experience (1950) and Study-discussion in the liberal arts (1960); he died on July 13, 1980.