Background
Young, Leonard Joseph was born on May 25, 1920 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of William Sampson and Alethia Beatrice (Cooper) Young.
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Leonard Joseph Young
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Bachelor of Science, Hampton U., 1947; Master of Education, Wayne State University, 1952; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1955-1956.
Career
Cabinetmaker, Hampton (Virginia) Institute, 1941-1943, 46-47; industrial arts teacher, Arizona Public Schools, Tucson, 1947-1948; vocational education teacher, Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University, Nashville, 1948-1950; vocational education teacher, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical U., Tallahassee, 1951-1954; principal, Jacksonville (Florida) Public School, 1954-1955; vocational education specialist, United Nations International Labor Organization, Geneva, 1956-1980; vocational education teacher training, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1980-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Public member Delaware Board Nursing, Dover, 1991-1996. Committee member United Way., Wilmington, Delaware, since 1986, Goodwill Industries, Wilmington, since 1990. Board directors United Nations Association, Wilmington, since 1980.
Sergeant Quartermaster Corps., United States Army, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member United Nations Association (Delaware chapter, board directors since 1980, president 1983-1984), American Vocational Association (life), ASTD, Society for International Development, Association of Former International Civil Servants, People to People (charter member Delaware chapter), Hampton Alumni Association (treasurer since 1988), Phi Delta Kappa (emeritus), OmicronTau Theta.
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Married Vivian Leonora Bridgeforth, September 26, 1942. 1 child, Leonard J. Junior.
