Background
Byrnside, Oscar Jehu was born on June 2, 1935 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Oscar Jehu and Eula (Bayliss) Byrnside.
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Oscar Jehu Byrnside
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Concord College, Athens, West Virginia, 1960; Master of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1968.
Career
Teacher business, Kanawha County schools, Charleston, West Virginia, 1960;
coordinator vocational education, Danville (Virginia) public schools, 1961-1963;
assistant professor business, director data processing, Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia, 1963-1965;
state director business education, West Virginia Board Education, 1965-1966;
research associate, consultant, Ohio State University, 1966-1968;
executive director, National Business Education Association, Reston, Virginia, 1968-1989;
executive director, Future Business Leaders American-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc., 1968-1973;
visiting professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1969-1970;
visiting professor, Catholic U. American, 1969-1982;
visiting professor, U. Wyoming, since 1988;
president, Center Ednl. Assns., Reston, 1976-1977, 83-84;
treasurer, board directors, Alliance Assns. Advancement Education, 1973-1974;
board directors, executive vice president, Foundation for Teaching Free Enterprise, 1979-1986;
president, Association Data Management, Inc., Reston, Virginia
chairman, Trust for Insuring Educators, 1981-1989;
director finance and administration, American School Food Svc.
Association, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1989. Member of national task force education and training minority business enterprise Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1971-1974. Trustee Joint Council on Economics Education, 1985-1988.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Reston Soccer Association, 1979-1981, commissioner girls travel division, 1979-1982. Executive Board Washington Area Girls Soccer League, 1978-1981. Co-director Reston International Soccer Festival, 1979.
Board directors Business Education Hall of Fame, 1978-1989. Member Policies Common for Business and Economics Education, 1968-1989. With United States Marine Corps, 1953-1956.
Member National Business Education Association, American Vocational Association (life), National Education Association (life), International Council Small Business, American Society Association Executives, National Association Secondary School Prins., American Association School Adminstrs., Association Supervision and Curriculum Development, International Society Business Education, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Kappa, Pi Omega Pi, Delta Pi Epsilon, Kappa Delta Pi.
Connections
Married Patricia Ann Oxley, August, 1954. Children: Barbara Ann, Brenda Gail, Bethany Lynne.
