Kenneth G. Holland

Background

Holland, Kenneth G. was born on May 10, 1907 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Charles Alfred and Cora Effie (Spring) Holland.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Occidental College, 1929, Doctor of Laws, 1946. Master of Arts, Princeton, 1930. Postgraduate U. Grenoble, summer 1931.

American Field Service fellow U. Paris, 1931-1932.

Doctor of Laws, Middlebury College, 1951, Notre Dame University, 1960, Fairleigh Dickinson College, 1961, Brandeis University, 1968, University of Southern California, 1972, New York University, 1973. Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Dickinson College, 1958.

Career

Secretary, International Student Service, 1932-1933. Director education Civilian Conservation Corps, New England area, 1933-1935. Associate director American Youth Commission American Council Education, Washington, 1935-1941.

Chief education section Office Inter-American Affairs, Washington, 1941-1942, director division education, 1942-1945.

President Inter-American Education Foundation, Washington, 1945-1946. Assistant director Office International Information and Cultural Affairs, Department State, Washington, 1946-1948, director office educational exchange, 1949.

President Institute International Education, New York City, 1950-1973. President Louisiana Napoule Art Federation, 1973-1977.

Technology consultant United States delegate United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Conference, London, 1945, member delegate, Paris, 1946, 49, Mexico, 1947, Beirut, 1948, Florence, 1950.

Permanent United States representative United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1948-1950. Member President Eisenhower’s Committee on Latin American Affairs. Member task force Pan American Union for Alliance for Progress.

Member Governor Rockefeller mission to Latin American for President Nixon, 1970.

President Council Higher Education in American Republics, 1958-1973. Chairman, Federation French Alliances in the United States Board of directors Swiss-Am Association, French Institute, Germanistic Society, Corning Glass Museum.

Achievements

• Kenneth G. Holland has been listed as a noteworthy educational administrator. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member President Eisenhower’s Committee on Latin American Affairs. Member task force Pan American Union for Alliance for Progress. Member Governor Rockefeller mission to Latin American for President Nixon, 1970.

Member Council Foreign Relations, Century Association, (director), Germanistic Society (vice president), French Institute (chairman), Federation French Alliances, Phi Beta Kappa.

Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).

Connections

Married Mary Frances Kimball, July 11, 1936. Children: Kenneth Kimball, Susan Sawyer, Marcia Spring, Wendell Allen.

Father:

Charles Alfred Holland

Mother:

Cora Effie (Spring) Holland

Spouse:

Mary Frances Kimball

child:

Susan Sawyer Holland

child:

Marcia Spring Holland

child:

Wendell Allen Holland

child:

Kenneth Kimball Holland