Richard Moore Pitner

Background

Pitner, Richard Moore was born on October 3, 1940 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Richard William and Dorothy Helen (Youngren) Pitner.

Education

Bachelor in Political Science and United States History, U. Iowa, 1963; Master of Arts in Teaching, U. Iowa, 1967.

Career

Student teacher, U. Iowa Laboratory School, Iowa City, 1966; teacher associate National Science Foundation program, Social Science Education Consotrium, Boulder, Colorado, 1973-1974; teacher social studies, Kennedy H.S., Cedar Rapids, Iowa., 1967-1973; teacher social studies, Kennedy H.S., Cedar Rapids, Iowa., since 1974. Active participant in seminats for National Science Foundation and National Endowment for Humanities throughout United States.

Achievements

• Richard Moore Pitner has been listed as a noteworthy Secondary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Usher, volunteer Theatre Cedar Rapids Cmty. Theatre, since 1968; delegate county convention Linn County Democratic Party, 1968, 76, 80. Member, Model United Nations advisor LinnCounty chapter United Nations Association, since 1974.

Member, advocate Iowans for Global Education, Muscatine, since 1989. Member National Council for the Social Studies, Iowa Council for the Social Studies (newsletter editor 1971-1973, president 1975-1977, delegate to national conversations 1973-1975), Iowa H.S. Teacher of Year 1988), Cedar Rapids Education Association (Chairman.govt. affairs committee 1992).

Connections

Married Dolores Jane Lohff, August 12, 1967. Children: Lisa K., Timothy R., Thomas A.

Father:

Richard William Pitner

Mother:

Dorothy Helen (Youngren) Pitner

Spouse:

Dolores Jane Lohff

child:

Thomas A. Pitner

child:

Timothy R. Pitner

child:

Lisa K. Pitner