Background
Tolzin, Keith W. was born on October 30, 1941 in Sutherland, Iowa, United States. Son of Ralph W. Tolzin and Mable A. (Neisses) Heick Tolzin.
Tolzin, Keith W. was born on October 30, 1941 in Sutherland, Iowa, United States. Son of Ralph W. Tolzin and Mable A. (Neisses) Heick Tolzin.
Bachelor, Augustana College, 1964. Master of Science, Utah State University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Walden University, 1983.
Student, University Idaho, University Idaho, 1985.
Student living counselor South Dakota School for the Deaf, Sioux Falls, 1960—1963. Teacher Nebraska School Deaf, Omaha, 1964—1965, Utah State School Deaf, Ogden, 1968—1969. Assistant director, audiologist Alaska Treatment Center Crippled Children and Adults, Inc., Anchorage, 1970—1973, executive director, 1974—1976.
Consultant Division Exceptional Children, State Department Education, Juneau, Alaska, 1973—1976. Special education director Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, Palmer, 1976—1977. Superintendent Idaho State School for Deaf and Blind, Gooding, 1977—1986.
Assistant superintendent Twin Falls School District 411, Idaho, 1986—1989, superintendent, 1989—1990, Coeurd'Alene School District 271, 1990—1992, Annette Island District, Metla Katla, Alaska, since 1992. Professor University Alaska and Mat-Su Community College, 1970—1977. Instructor Idaho State University, 1986—1989.
Consultant Alaska State Program Deaf Long Range Planning, 1982. Member advisory committee Office Demographic Studies, 1981—1983. Member advisory board Mountain Plains Regional Center Deaf-Blind, 1981—1983, Idaho State Library., 1979—1986.
Advisory board collaborative model University Idaho, 1990—1992, Southeast Regional Recource Center, Juneau, Alaska, since 1992. Consultant Utah Schools Deaf and Blind Long Range Plan, 1988. Member state advisory board special education Idaho, 1984—1986.
Board directors Walker Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, Gooding, 1978—1982. Member Twin Falls Crime Prevention Council, 1986—1989. Member advisory board State of Idaho 5th District Department Health and Welfare.
Member manpower planning advisory committee Idaho State Board Education, 1984—1986. Member long range planning committee Magic Valley Regional Hospital, 1987—1989. Board directors Magic Valley Regional Hospital Foundation, Magic Valley Foster Grandparent Program, 1988—1989.
Member of Idaho Horse Show Association, Coeurd'Alene Chamber of Commerce, Twin Falls Chamber of Commerce (chairman membership drive committee 1987, co-chair 1988), Gooding Chamber of Commerce, Idaho Fourth District Activities Association (president 1988-1990), Idaho Teacher Consortium (board directors 1977-1982), Idaho Association School Superintendents (secretary-treasurer region IV 1980-1988), Idaho Association Special Education Administrators (president 1984-1986), Idaho Association School Administrators 1986-1987, (Second vice president 1985-1986), National Federation Blind Idaho, Idaho Association Deaf, American Printing House for Blind, Conference Education Administrators Serving the Deaf (board directors 1982-1986), Conference American Instructors Deaf, National Association Deaf, International Association Parents Deaf, Kiwanis 1986-1990, (special projects chairman 1988-1989), Rotary (Gooding and Coeurd'Alene chapters, newsletter editor 1978-1979, director 1979-1981), Phi Delta Kappa (president Magic Valley chapter 1988-1989).
Married Janet South. Bowers, September 7, 1992. 1 child, Tara Lea.