Background
Kurth, Ruth Justine was born on September 6, 1941 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Edward Frederick and Cora Louise (Harder) Kurth.
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Ruth Justine Kurth
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, Concordia Teachers College, River Forest, Illinois, 1962; Master of Science, Wisconsin State University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1974.
Career
Teacher, Random Lake (Wisconsin) Cmty. Schools instructor, Wisconsin State University, Oshkosh, 1968-1969; research associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1970-1972; assistant professor education, U. Evansville, Indiana, 1972-1974; professor education, U. North Texas, Denton, 1974-1988; Distinguished professor education, U. North Texas, Denton, 1978-1988; dean education, Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1988-1992; dean College of Education, Concordia U., River Forest, since 1992. Member Gale Research Advisory Board for Children's Literature, Detroit, since 1990.
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Membership
Member League of Women Voters, Dallas, 1975-1978. Member American Reading Forum (president 1987-1989, board directors), American Ednl. Research Association (reviewer), International Reading Association (reviewer), Rotary.
