Background
Folger, John Kenneth was born on March 13, 1924 in Atlanta. Son of Dagnall Frank and Vivian (Rowland) Folger.
Folger, John Kenneth was born on March 13, 1924 in Atlanta. Son of Dagnall Frank and Vivian (Rowland) Folger.
Associate of Arts, West Georgia College, 1942. AB, Emory University, 1943. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1950.
Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1951.
Chief technical services, Human Resources Research Institute United States Air Force, Montgomery, Alabama, 1951-1953; research associate, Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, 1953-1957; associate director, Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, 1958-1961; graduate dean, director research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1961-1968; director commission on human resourcs, NAS, Washington, 1965-1967; executive director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Nashville, 1968-1975; project director, Education Commission States, Denver, 1975-1977; associate director, Education Commission States, Denver, 1977-1981; professor education, director Education Policy Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1981-1991; professor emeritus, since 1991.
Member Population Association American, Association for Study of Higher Education, Cosmos Club (Washington) University Club (Nashville).
Married Marjorie Louise Bullock, July 27, 1948 (deceased February 1957). Children: Karen, Kenneth, Carol. Married Mary Jane Harrison, May 10, 1958.
Children: Susan, Dagnall, James.