Bradford Lewis Tate

Background

Tate, Bradford Lewis was born on November 22, 1938 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of Vernon Francis and Blanche Gloria (Carpenter) Tate.

Education

Associate of Arts, Otero Junior College, LaJunta, Colorado, 1958; Bachelor, Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado, 1960; Master of Arts, Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado, 1968; Doctor of Education, U. Nebraska, 1973.

Career

Teacher, Mapleton High School, Denver, 1960-1965; principal, O'Neill (Nebraska) High School, 1966-1969; assistant principal, Fort Dodge (Iowa) Senior High School, 1969-1970; assistant principal, Barrington (Illinois) High School, 1970-1972; principal, Lawrence (Kansas) High School, since 1973. Co-owner Principal Decorating Company, Lawrence, since 1983. Board directors KanleadMinority Recruitment, Topeka, since 1988.

Achievements

• Bradford Lewis Tate has been listed as a noteworthy Principal by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Lawrence branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, since 1988. Member Friends of the Theatre, Lawrence, 1992-1993, Friends of Haskell College, Lawrence, 1992-1993. Member Kansas Association Secondary Prins.

(board directors since 1990), Professional Educatorsof American, University Nebraska Alumni Association, National Association Secondary Prins.

Interests

• Avocations: music, theater, reading, fishing, jogging.

Connections

Married Judith EileenSheldon, March 15, 1958 (divorced 1978). Children: Troy Lee, Shanna Lynn Tate Williams, Melissa Sue Tate Gerlman.

Father:

Vernon Francis Tate

Mother:

Blanche Gloria (Carpenter) Tate

Spouse:

Judith EileenSheldon

child:

Shanna Lynn Tate Williams Tate

child:

Melissa Sue Tate Gerlman Tate

child:

Troy Lee Tate