Background
Oettinger, Katherine Brownell was born on September 24, 1903 in Nyack, New York, United States. Daughter of Charles Leonard and Eunice (Bennet) Brownell.
Oettinger, Katherine Brownell was born on September 24, 1903 in Nyack, New York, United States. Daughter of Charles Leonard and Eunice (Bennet) Brownell.
AB, Smith College, 1925. Master in Social Science, Smith College, 1926. Doctor of Laws, Smith College, 1957.
Postgraduate, Marywood College. Postgraduate, Pennsylvania State University. Postgraduate, Columbia.
Postgraduate, University Pittsburgh. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Dickinson College, 1966.
Social case-worker, New York City, 1926-1930;
mental health consultant, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1930-1950;
chief division community services, Bureau Mental Health, Pennsylvania Department Welfare, 1950-1954;
dean, School Social Work, Boston University, 1954-1957;
chief, Children's Bureau, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1957-1968;
deputy assistant secretary for population and family planning, Children's Bureau, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1968-1970;
lecturer, consultant population and family planning, since 1970;
consultant, International Association Schools for Social Work Education, 1971-1976;
director adolescent studies, Inter-American Dialogue Center, Airlie, Virginia, 1976-1977. Secretary 1960 White House Conference on Children and Youth. United States representative to United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, since 1957.
Vice chairman National Committee Children and Youth, since 1960. Coordinator 1st Inter-Hemisphere Conference on Adolescent Fertility, 1977. Vis.prof. School Social and Behavioral Sciences, U. South Florida, 1981.
Trustee Boston University. Member of national board Medical College Pennsylvania, since 1977. Fellow American Orthopsychiat.
Association; member National Association Social Workers, National.Conf. Social Welfare, American Public Welfare Association, Society Projective Techniques, Rorschach Institute, Inc., Council Social Work Education, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Married Malcolm H. Oettinger, July 1, 1931. Children– Malcolm H., John Brownell.