Background
Ottley, John K. was born on October 8, 1931 in Atlanta.
Ottley, John K. was born on October 8, 1931 in Atlanta.
AB, Davidson College, 1953; Master of Science, Columbia University, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1954; graduate, United States Army Command College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1975; graduate, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, 1977.
Infantry unit commander, aviator, United States Army, 1953-1958; from editorial trainee to staff reporter, Charlotte (North Carolina) Observer, 1958-1963; from staff reporter to managing editor, Marietta (Georgia) Daily Journal, 1960-1963; public relations manager, Southern Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Atlanta, 1963-1968; vice president, Manning, Selvage & Lee, Atlanta, 1968-1978; executive director, Southern Association Orthodontists, Atlanta, 1978-1996; executive director, College Diplomates American Board Orthodontics, Atlanta, 1996-1998. Publications, editor Midwest Poetry Review, since 1995. Associate editor The Village Writer, 1991-1993.
Past director Families First, Atlanta. Member Southern Association Orthodontists, South Carolina. Association Orthodontists, American Association Executives, Georgia Society Association Executives, Georgia State Poetry Society (director, newsletter editor), Conservatory of America Letters, Atlanta Writers Club, Village Writers Group, Capital Coop Club.
Son of John King and Mary Hinton (Harvey) O. Widowed; four children.