Background
Rackley, John Ralph was born on August 29, 1907 in Lambert, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John William and Mertie (Hammer) Rackley.
Rackley, John Ralph was born on August 29, 1907 in Lambert, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John William and Mertie (Hammer) Rackley.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Oklahoma, 1931, Master of Arts, 1935. Graduate work, Yale, Vanderbilt University. Doctor of Philosophy, George Peabody College, 1940.
1 son, Gordon Mills. High school teacher of social science, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1930-1939. (leaves of absence for graduate study, 1933-1934, 1937-1938). Member of faculty, Teachers College of Committee, 1939-1949, professor of social science and dean of college, 1946-1949.
Professor of education and dean, College of Education, University of Oklahoma, 1949-1955.
Deputy United States commissioner of education, 1955-1956. Professor education and dean college education Pennsylvania State University, 1956-1962, vice president resident instruction, professor of education, 1962-1965, provost of the university, 1967-1969.
Superintendent public instruction Commonwealth, Pennsylvania, 1965-1967. Chairman of Government’s Advisory Committee Public Education Pennsylvania, 1957-1958.
Member of faculty, Teachers College of Committee, 1939-1949, professor of social science and dean of college, 1946-1949. Member National Council Accreditation of Teacher Education, 1957-1960. Member Middle States Association Commision on Institutions Higher Education, 1962-1965.
Member of advisory commission on education in armed forces Department Defense, 1957-1960.
Member advising committee on education of deaf Department Health, Edition and Welfare, 1964-1965. Served with Signal corpus, United States army, 1943-1946, now lieutenant colonel Reserve retired President American Association Colleges for Teacher Education, 1961-1962.
Member Alpha Tau Omega.
Married Virginia Douthit Mills, February 4, 1937.