Background
Kimball, Roland Baldwin was born on April 12, 1921 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Richard Henry and Frieda Clara (Obst) Kimball.
Kimball, Roland Baldwin was born on April 12, 1921 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Richard Henry and Frieda Clara (Obst) Kimball.
Bachelor of Science in Math, University New Hampshire, 1942. Master of Education, University New Hampshire, 1949. Doctor of Education (Charles Eliot scholar 1952-1953), Harvard, 1958.
John Hay fellow humanities, Williams College, 1960.
Meteorologist American Airlines, Inc., 1946-1947. Teacher mathematics Concord (New Hampshire) High School, 1947-1954. Director secondary school services New Hampshire Department Education, 1955-1958, chief division instruction, 1959-1962.
Associate professor Stanford School Education, 1962-1963. Professor education University New Hampshire, 1963-1990, professor emeritus, from 1990, chairman department, 1963-1972, 78-87. Assistant dean University New Hampshire (Graduate School), 1973-1974, faculty fellow, 1977-1978.
Interim dean University New Hampshire (College Liberal Arts), 1981-1983, interim associate dean graduate school, 1987-1988. Consultant National Endowment for Humanities, 1968, United States Deputy Schools, European Theater, 1968-1970. Advisory committee on teacher education New England Regional Commission, 1968-1969.
Member National Humanities Faculty, 1971-1986. Chairman New Hampshire Communications Mathematics and Science, 1957-1960, New Hampshire Committee Improvement Instruction in English, 1960-1962. Board governors New England Educational Data System, 1961-1969.
Trustee New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation, 1963-1968. Board directors New Hampshire Council Better Schools, 1962-1969, 72-75, Eastern Educational television Network, 1961. Chairman New Hampshire Council for Teacher Education, 1965-1968.
State liaison representative American Association Colleges Teacher Education, 1983-1987.
Member advisory committee on education New Hampshire Charitable Fund, 1966-1970. Member Governor's Committee on Economic Opportunity, 1965-1969. Board directors Corporation Council on Critical Skills, 1983-1988.
President New Hampshire Alliance for Effective Schools, 1987-1990, president emeritus, 1990-1992. With United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946, member Reserve retired. Member Committee Professors Secondary School Administration and Supervision, American Educational Research Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Charlotte Buecher, April 12, 1943. Children: Thomas Lloyd, Kenneth David, Scott Roland.