Katy Dorothea Westerman

Background

Westerman, Katy Dorothea was born on February 16, 1930 in Swink, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Orval Ernest and Beatrice Alzina (Cloud) Krout.

Education

Bachelor, U. Northern Colorado, 1954; Master of Education, Colorado State University, 1979.

Career

Teacher, Eagle (Colorado) County High School, 1954-1957; teacher, Sangre De Cristo High School, Mosca, Colorado, 1957-1961; teacher, Sierra Grande High School, Fort Garland, Colorado, 1961-1970; instructor, coordinator power sewing program, San Luis Valley Area Vocational School, Monte Vista, Colorado, 1970-1974; instructor, coordinator special cooperative program, Alamosa (Colorado) High School, 1974-1981; coordinator community education, supervisor adult basic education and General Educational Development, Alamosa Public Schools, 1981-1984; assistant director, San Luis Valley Area Vocational School, 1984-1987; director secondary vocational education, San Luis Valley, 1988-1992; administrator Carl Perkins Consortium, San Luis Valley Area Vocational School, 1990-1992; retired, 1992. Instructor Ford Foundation Rocky Mountain Area Small High Schools Project, Mosca, 1957-1961. Member Governor's Council on Status of Women, Monte Vista, 1971-1974.

Administrator Community Recreation Board, Alamosa, 1981-1984. Consultant Chinese Special Needs Program, People's Republic of China, 1986. Secretary Colorado Vocational Hall of Fame Foundation, 1979-1984, president, 1988-1992.

Achievements

• Katy Dorothea Westerman has been listed as a noteworthy vocational education administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Alamosa Chamber of Commerce, 1986-1990. Precinct representative Alamosa County Center Democratic Committee, 1984-1990. Member National Education Association, American Vocational Association, Colorado Vocational Association (secretary new and related services division 1980-1982, president elect new and related services division 1983, president 1984-1985), National Association Vocational Special Needs Pers.

(secretary Colorado chapter 1980-1982, president elect 1983, president 1984-1985), Colorado Education Association, Colorado Association Vocational Adminstrs., Colorado Association School Executives, Iota Lambda Sigma, Beta Sigma Phi (Woman of the Year 1986).

Interests

• Avocations: violinist, seamstress, gardening.

Connections

Married Hugh Abraham Westerman, October 15, 1955 (divorced April 1971). Children: Vincent Hugh, Theodore Lynn, Michael Darryl Dean, Christopher Wayne, Mark Alan.

Father:

Orval Ernest Krout

Mother:

Beatrice Alzina (Cloud) Krout

Spouse:

Hugh Abraham Westerman

child:

Christopher Wayne Westerman

child:

Vincent Hugh Westerman

child:

Mark Alan Westerman

child:

Michael Darryl Dean Westerman

child:

Theodore Lynn Westerman