Background
Vasche, Joseph Burton was born on August 3, 1910 in Oakdale, California, United States. Son of Joseph and Alfreda Agnes (Stribling) Vasche.
Vasche, Joseph Burton was born on August 3, 1910 in Oakdale, California, United States. Son of Joseph and Alfreda Agnes (Stribling) Vasche.
Bachelor of Arts, San Jose State College, 1931. Master of Arts, Stanford, 1935, Doctor of Education, 1947.
Director physical education city schools, Los Gatos, California, 1930-1932. Instructor and director curriculum and guidance Oakdale (California) Joint Union High School, 1932-1942. Director research and curriculum, also coordinator secondary schools, Stanislaus County Schools, Modesto, California, 1941-1943.
Director curriculum Placer County Schools, Auburn, California, 1943-1947.
Dean special instruction, Placer College, 1944-1947. Director Weimar High School, Placer-De-Witt College, 1944-1946.
Instructor education University of California Extension, Berkeley, 1947. Assistant professor secondary education San Diego State College, 1947-1948.
Director publications State Office Public Instruction, Olympia, Washington, 1948-1949.
Deputy state superintendent of public instruction, State of Washington, and secretary State Board of Education, 1949-1951. Commissioner of education State of Colorado 1951-1952. Associate superintendent of public instruction, division of state colleges and teacher education, California State Department of Education, 1952-1960.
President Stanislaus State College, since 1960.
Public service radio broadcaster, since 1940. Consultant on the school board, educational and community planning, California and Washington since 1941.
Consultant Utah Public School Survey Commission 1952. Member Study Commission, National Council of Chief State School Officers since 1949 (member planning committee since 1949, chairman 1951), member National Workshop on State School Administration, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1949, Washington, 1950, New Orleans, 1951, Chicago, 1952, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1953.
Williamsburg, Virginia, 1955.
Member National Conference on Mobilization of Education, 1950. Chairman Washington State Conservation Committee, 1949-1951. Chairman Colorado Council for Conservation Education 1951-1952.
Member of commission on public relations, A.A.S.A., 1948-1950.
Chairman Western State Work Conference, 1951-1952. Member Committee for National Teachers Examinations, since 1954.
Member Study Commission, National Council of Chief State School Officers since 1949 (member planning committee since 1949, chairman 1951). Member National Conference on Mobilization of Education, 1950. Member of commission on public relations, A.A.S.A., 1948-1950.
Member Committee for National Teachers Examinations, since 1954.
Member National Association State Directors Clubs: California Commonwealth Lions (president 1946.
Married Gertrude Aline Hoekenga, June 14, 1942. Children: Lenore Ann, Joan Louise, Joseph Burton, Jon David, Mark Stanley.