Background
Chidester, Otis Holden was born on March 22, 1903 in Mineral City, Ohio, United States. Son of Harmon Otis and Lillian (Holden) Chidester.
Chidester, Otis Holden was born on March 22, 1903 in Mineral City, Ohio, United States. Son of Harmon Otis and Lillian (Holden) Chidester.
Graduate, Laurel Hill Academy, 1923. Vocational certified, Buffalo State Teachers College, 1930. Bachelor, University Arizona, 1940.
Master of Arts in Education, University Arizona, 1948.
Editor, public, Windsor (New York) Standard, 1924-1930;
established, Harpersville-Ninevah Standard, Windsor, 1928;
teacher graphic arts, Port Washington Public School, Long Island, New York, 1930-1933;
teacher, Arizona School for Deaf and Blind, Tucson, 1937-1940;
director graphic arts, Tucson High School, 1940-1968. Teacher training summers at various university and colleges. Arizona director industrial arts awards Ford Foundation, 1955-1957.
Member steering committee Printing Industries Technology Foundation, Nashville, since 1965.
Senior member Boy Scouts American. Historian Catalina Council, since 1963. National dean Scout. Council Historians.
Member National Education Association (life), Trade and Industry Association Arizona (president 1960), American, Arizona (president 1961) vocational associations, International Graphic Arts Education Association (Southwest regional vice president 1951-1953, president 1956, board directors 1957, Outstanding Teachers award 1941, Fred J. Hartman award 1975, graphic arts/communication merit badge committee 1940-1984), Arizona Archaeol. and History Society (president 1951-1952, Al Merito award 1976, life member, Victor R. Stoner award), The Westerners International (executive-secretary 1965, emeritus since 1973, editor The Smoke Signal, award 1960-1987), Masons (citations 1975, 90), Alpha Phi Omega (council adviser 1949), Phi Delta Kappa, Epsilon Pi Tau (Laurate citation 1955).
Married Martha Florence Saddlemire, June 28, 1930.