Background
Kraushaar, Otto Frederick was born on November 19, 1901 in Clinton, Iowa, United States. Son of Otto Christian and Marie Elizabeth (Staehling) Kraushaar.
Kraushaar, Otto Frederick was born on November 19, 1901 in Clinton, Iowa, United States. Son of Otto Christian and Marie Elizabeth (Staehling) Kraushaar.
Bachelor of Arts Iowa, 1924. AM, University Iowa, 1927. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1933.
Holder many honorary degrees.
Instructor University Iowa, 1926-1927. Assistant and instructor Harvard University, 1927-1928, 29-33. Assistant professor University Kans, 1928-1929.
From assistant professor to professor Smith College, 1933-1948. President Goucher College, 1948-1967, president emeritus, 1967-1989. Visiting professor Amherst College, 1936-1937, 46-47, Mount Holyoke College, 1948-1949.
Visiting research associate Harvard University, 1967-1971. Educational consultant, 1971-1989.
Chairman Ralph Waldo Emerson award committee, 1961-1964. Member Maryland. Commision on Interracial Problems, 1952-1957, Maryland. Commision on Higher Education, 1956-1958, Planning Council Greater Baltimore Committee, 1956-1962.
Chairman labor arbitration board Newspaper Guild versus Sunpapers, 1964, Maryland. Committee to Study State Aid to Private Education, 1970-1971, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra strike, 1972, Loyola-Notre DameLibr. Corporation, 1974-1989.
Board directors ACTION, Inc. Trustee Chatham College, Maryland. Institute and College Art, Park School, Calver School, Samuel Ready School.
Member American Association of University Professors, American Philosophical Association, Century Association, Johns Hopkins Faculty Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Maxine McDonald, November 28, 1926. 1 child, Joanne K. Adams.