Western Center for Community CollegeDevelopment Records 1979-2004 1993-1997

Parnell, Dale, 1928-

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Dale Paul Parnell was educated at Willamette University (B.A., 1951) and at the University of Oregon (M.Ed., 1956, D.Ed., 1964). He served as principal of Springfield High School, superintendent of Lane Intermediate Education District, and was instrumental in founding Lane Community College, serving as the College's first president from 1965 to 1968. When he left in 1968, Governor Tom McCall appointed Parnell to the position of Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction. In 1974, he became the ...

Western Center for Community College Development.

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The Western Center for Community College Development was established in 1991. The Center provides professional development, opportunities for partnerships, and assistance with curriculum redesign to community, junior, and technical colleges in the 15 states served by the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE). The Center is housed in the Oregon State University College of Education and is funded by the Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development. Dale Par...

Oregon State University. School of Education

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Teacher education at OSU began in 1909 under the direction of the Department of Industrial Pedagogy. By 1918, OSU was designated by the State Board of Vocational Education to prepare teachers in vocational subjects. In 1932, an administrative reorganization expanded the School of Education to include preparing students to teach in the Biological and Physical Sciences, Agriculture, Mathematics, Home Economics, Industrial Arts, Secretarial Science, or for educational and vocational guidance. Expan...

Oregon. Dept. of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.

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