Background
Knapp, Alden Homer was born on February 17, 1925 in Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States. Son of Homer A. and Mary Erthe (Bartholomew) Knapp.
Vocational educational administrator
Knapp, Alden Homer was born on February 17, 1925 in Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States. Son of Homer A. and Mary Erthe (Bartholomew) Knapp.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education, Colorado State University, 1950; Master of Education in Agricultural Education, Colorado State University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Vocational Education Administration, Colorado State University, 1980.
Vocational agricultural teacher, Louisville (Colorado) High School, 1950-1952; owner, manager, Knapp Farms, Rocky Ford, 1952-1973; instructor in agricultural business management, Otero Junior College, La Junta, Colorado, 1973-1978; instructor in agricultural economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1978-1980; special consultant, State Board Community College and Occupational Education, Denver, 1980-1981; executive director, State Advisory Council for Career and Vocational Education, Salem, Oregon, 1981-1991; consultant, Oregon Professional Technology Development Association, Salem, since 1991. Organizer Consortiums for Vocational-Technology Preparation, Portland, Oregon, 1991. Planner, producers conferences in field.
President Colorado School Board Association, Denver, 1971-1973. Chairman Colorado Accountability Committee, Denver, 1971-1976, Colorado Advisory Council for Vocational Education, Denver, 1974-1980. Member Rocky Ford School District Board, 1962-1974.
Married Eleanor Jean Holder, September 8, 1946. Children: John A., Gerald L., Brian H., Nancy J.