James Lorenzo Wattenbarger

Background

Wattenbarger, James Lorenzo was born on May 2, 1922 in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Claude and Lura G. (Hambright) Wattenbarger.

Education

Bachelor in Education with high honors, University Florida, 1943. Master of Arts in Education, University Florida, 1947. Doctor of Education, University Florida, 1950.

Career

Teacher, Palm Beach H.S., West Palm Beach, Florida, 1946-1947; assistant principal P.K. Yonge, U. Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1948-1949; assistant professor, College of Education, UF, Gainesville, 1950-1954; associate professor, College of Education, UF, Gainesville, 1954-1955; director, Cmty. College Council, Tallahassee, Florida, 1955-1957; executive director, State Department of Education Cmty. Colls., Tallahassee, 1957-1968; professor, chair department education administration, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1968-1984; professor, director Institute Higher Education, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1968-1992; distinguished service professor Institute Higher Education, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1990-1992; distinguished svc professor emeritus, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1992.

Achievements

• James Lorenzo Wattenbarger has been listed as a noteworthy higher education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Financing America's Community Colleges: Where We Are, Where We're Going (The Futures Series on Community Colleges)

    ( Grounded in an economic perspective, Financing Americ...)

  • Community College Financing 1990: Challenges for a New Decade
  • Financing Community Colleges
  • Financing community colleges 1978
  • Visions of Creation: Rich Introduction to Some of the Finest Wisdom by Matthew Fox (Foreword), Eileen Conn (Editor), James Stewart (Editor) (31-Dec-1995) Paperback

• Other Work

  • Author: Financing Community Colleges, 1990. Co-author: America's Community Colleges: The First Century, 1994. Editor Visions, 1995-2006.

Membership

Captain United States Army Air Corps, 1943-1945. Member Association for Study of Higher Education, American Association Community Colleges, American Association Higher Education, Florida Association Community Colleges, Delta Tau Delta (president house corporation Gainesville chapter 1970-2006).

Interests

• Avocations: philately (covers), jogging.

Connections

Son of James Claude and Lura G. (Hambright) W. M. Marion Swanson, June 11, 1947. Children: J. Frank, Carl E., Robert D.

Father:

James Claude Wattenbarger

Mother:

Lura G. (Hambright) Wattenbarger

Spouse:

Marion Swanson

child:

Carl E. Wattenbarger

child:

Robert D. Wattenbarger

child:

J. Frank Wattenbarger