Jack Kyle Cooper

Background

Cooper, Jack Kyle was born on September 15, 1932 in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Son of Clio E. and Josephine Edwin (Fuller) Cooper.

Education

Student, University Tulsa, 1953. Doctor of Dental Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, 1957.

Career

Private practice, Alamosa, Colorado, 1959-1990; dental director, San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center, Alamosa, 1979-1984; dental director, San Luis Valley health maintenance organization, Monte Vista, Colorado, since 1981; clinical assistant professor department applied chemistry School Dentistry, U. Colorado, Denver, since 1980; instructor department biology, Adams State College, Alamosa, 1962-1994; instructor emeritus, Adams State College, Alamosa, since 1994.

Achievements

• Jack Kyle Cooper has been listed as a noteworthy Dentist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member council City of Alamosa. Founder, member San Luis Valley History Society, since 1968, president, 1968-1970, 82-84. Captain Dental corpus, United States army, 1957-1959.

Fellow International College Dentists. Member American Dental Association, Colorado Dental Association (trustee, member committees since 1959), San Luis Valley Dental Society (president 1962-1966, 78-82, other offices), Kappa Sigma (president Tulsa University chapter 1952-1953).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, bird watching, fly fishing, hiking, history.

Connections

Married Nita Jeane Foster, June 5, 1955. Children: Anne Kyle Cooper Gruensfelder, Lynne Carrell.

Father:

Clio E. Cooper

Mother:

Josephine Edwin (Fuller) Cooper

Spouse:

Nita Jeane Foster

child:

Lynne Carrell Cooper

child:

Anne Kyle Cooper Gruensfelder Cooper