educator professor retired educational administration educator educational administrator
Lanore A. Netzer was born on August 27, 1916, in Laona, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Henry Nathan Netzer, a farmer and lumberjack, and Julia Netzer. Her family background remained connected with Wisconsin, and her later educational and professional life was centered in the state's public-school and university systems.
Netzer began her professional preparation at Oconto County Normal School, where she earned a diploma in 1935. She continued at State Teachers College, completing a Bachelor of Science degree in 1943. She then pursued graduate study at the University of Wisconsin, earning a Master of Science degree in 1948 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1951. Her academic progression from teacher preparation through doctoral study provided the foundation for her later work in educational administration and instructional supervision.
Netzer began her career as a teacher at Goldhorn Rural School, serving from 1935 to 1937, and subsequently taught in the public schools of Neenah from 1943 to 1946. From 1946 to 1948 she worked at the Campus School of State Teachers College as a demonstration and critic teacher. She joined the University of Wisconsin in 1948 as a teaching assistant and later served as an associate professor of education in Milwaukee and as a professor of educational administration in Madison. She ultimately became an emeritus professor at the University of Wisconsin. Her academic work addressed educational administration, instructional supervision, teacher development, and the organization of school systems. In addition to teaching and administration, she participated in research projects and authored or co-authored professional works that connected instructional improvement with administrative practice.
Built a long academic career in educational administration and instructional supervision at the University of Wisconsin, progressing from teaching assistant to professor emeritus.
Co-authored influential professional works that linked instructional supervision, educational administration, and instructional improvement.
Established and supported scholarship programs benefiting students in education and the biological sciences at University of Wisconsin institutions.
(Co-authored research project with Glen G. Eye, Russell T....)
1966(Co-authored with Robert D. Krey and Glen G. Eye; publishe...)
1977(Contributor to the first annual John Guy Fowlkes seminar ...)
1970(Co-authored with Glen G. Eye; a work on instructional sup...)
1965(Co-authored with Glen G. Eye and Robert D. Krey; second e...)
1971Strategies for Instructional Management
(Co-authored with Glen G. Eye, Dwight M. Stevens, and Wayn...)
1979Netzer belonged to a broad range of professional and academic organizations in education, including the American Association of University Professors, the Wisconsin Education Association, the Southern Wisconsin Education Association, the National and Wisconsin Associations for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Southwestern Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Wisconsin Elementary School Principals Association, the American Association of School Administrators, the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators, the American and Wisconsin Education Research Associations, and the University Council for Educational Administration. She was also associated with the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association and Memorial Union as a life member and belonged to Phi Beta Sigma, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Lambda Theta, and Phi Delta Kappa.
American Association of University Professors , United States
Life member.
Wisconsin Education Association , United States
Southern Wisconsin Education Association , United States
National Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development , United States
Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development , United States
Southwestern Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development , United States
Wisconsin Elementary School Principals Association , United States
American Association of School Administrators , United States
Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators , United States
American Educational Research Association , United States
Wisconsin Education Research Association , United States
University Council for Educational Administration , United States
Life member.
University Wisconsin Alumni Association , United States
Life member.
University Wisconsin Memorial Union , United States
Phi Beta Sigma , United States
Kappa Delta Pi , United States
Pi Lambda Theta , United States
Phi Delta Kappa , United States
Netzer was married to Glen G. Eye, with whom she collaborated on major works concerning educational supervision and administration. Her family and professional legacy also continued through scholarship support at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, including awards honoring her name and a scholarship established with Eye to honor her father, Henry Nathan Netzer, and their nephew Bernard Netzer Brouchoud.
