Frederick Rice Dukes

Background

Dukes, Frederick Rice was born on July 1, 1920 in Santa Maria, California, United States. Son of Fred Richard and Marie Harriet (Rice) Dukes.

Education

Associate of Arts, Fullerton (California) Junior College, 1942; Bachelor, Whittier (California) College, 1947; Master of Science in Education, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1958.

Career

Junior high mathematics teacher, Bakersfield (California) City Schools, 1949-1951; teacher elementary, Bakersfield (California) City Schools, 1952-1954; counselor, Bakersfield (California) City Schools, 1954-1956; elementary school principal, Bakersfield (California) City Schools, 1956-1980; teacher elementary, Los Angeles Unified School, 1951-1952; adjunct lecturer in elementary education, California State University, Bakersfield, since 1981.

Achievements

• Frederick Rice Dukes has been listed as a noteworthy Principal, lecturer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Kern County Grand Jury, Bakersfield, 1980, foreman, 1981-1982. Chairman Kern County Emergency Food and Shelter Board, Bakersfield, since 1983, Citizens Advisory Council on Enterprise Zone, Bakersfield, since 1988. Member Kern chapter California Retired Teachers (president 1983-1985), Sixty Plus (secretary Bakersfield chapter 1986-1988, vice president 1988-1989), Phi Delta Kappa (president 1962-1963, Kappan of the Year 1980), Kappa Delta Pi.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, reading, volunteer activities.

Connections

Married Beverly Anne Davis, December 21, 1963.

Father:

Fred Richard Dukes

Mother:

Marie Harriet (Rice) Dukes

Spouse:

Beverly Anne Davis