Kathleen Dale Oscarson

Background

Oscarson, Kathleen Dale was born on September 16, 1928 in Hollywood, California, United States. Daughter of Chauncey Dale and Hermine Marie Rulison.

Education

AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1950; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1952; Certified Advanced Study, Harvard University, 1965; Diplomé Elementaire, Le Cordon Bleu U. Paris, 1972.

Career

Consultant Advanced Placement English, California Department Education, Sacramento, 1968-1970; reader, California Assessment Program, Sacramento, since 1989; instructor individual study, University of California Extension, Berkeley, 1979-1992; reader, leader, Ednl. Testing Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, since 1967; reader, leader, Ednl. Testing Svc., Oakland, California, since 1967; reader, San Jose (California) State University, since 1991; teacher English, counselor, Palo Alto (California) Unified School District, 1954-1990; H.S. writing assessment coordinator, Palo Alto (California) Unified School District, since 1987.

Adjunct lecturer English Santa Clara (California) U., 1990-1991. Commissioner Curriculum Study Commission, San Francisco Bay Area, since 1978. Chair teachers English Spring Asilomar Conference, Pacific Grove, California, 1992, Asilomar 44, Pacific Grove, 1994.

Presenter Conference on English Leadership, Chicago, 1996. Advanced placement faculty consultant in English Collegeboard New Jersey, 1967-1973, 91-.

Achievements

• Kathleen Dale Oscarson has been listed as a noteworthy Writing assessment coordinator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member language arts assessment advising committee California State Department Education, Sacramento, 1975-1990. Member-at-large Executive Board Control California Council Teachers English, Bay Area, 1969-1971. Member Medallion Society San Francisco Opera, since 1984.

Member annual summer event committee, membership committee International Diplomacy Council. Member Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English (group leader conference San Francisco), California Association Teachers English, International Diplomacy Council San Francisco (membership and events committees 1996), Harvard Club San Francisco, Christopher Marlowe Society.

Interests

• Avocations: cuisine, voice, writing.

Connections

Married David Knowles Leslie, June 16, 1957 (divorced August 1970). Married William Randolph Oscarson, April 27, 1974.

Father:

Chauncey Dale

Mother:

Hermine Marie Rulison

Spouse:

David Knowles Leslie

Spouse:

William Randolph Oscarson