Med CV

September 1926 - April 30, 2018
° Lifelong Davis resident; great-grandparents came to Davisville in 1868

Education
° Graduate of Davis High School, valedictorian of the Class of 1944
° Graduated UC Berkeley, 1948, BA in Latin American Studies; in 1949 earned Secondary Teaching Credential
° Earned a Master’s Degree in School Administration and Elementary Teaching Credential from San Francisco State
° Doctorate in Education from UC Berkeley, 1964

Career in Davis Schools
° Classroom teacher at East Davis Elementary 1954 - 56
° First Principal of North Davis Elementary 1956 - 58
° Principal of East Davis Elementary 1958 - 1963
° Principal of Emerson Junior High School 1964 - 1970
° Served on the District Administrative staff 1970 - 1980; as Associate Superintendent for Instruction 1974-1979
° Principal of North Davis 1980 - 1990

Local, National and International Contributions
° Member of the US Delegation to China following Nixon’s visit in 1972
° Member of the Board of Directors of the National Education Association
° Chair of the National Association of Accreditation of Teacher Education
° Marched with Dr. Martin Luther King in Selma and Montgomery
° President of the California Teachers Association
° Selected and served as member of Yolo County Grand Jury
° Board member for International House Davis 1985-1991
° Active in USA-UN, Davis Chapter; served as President

Civic Awards
° 1995 Thong H. Huynh Memorial Award - Civil Rights Advocacy
° 1995 A. G. Brinley Award for special contributions to the City of Davis
° 2016 Induction into the Davis Senior High School Hall of Fame