Walter Dewey Cocking

Background

Cocking, Walter Dewey was born on December 10, 1891 in Manchester, Iowa, United States. Son of J. E. and Emily (Hixson) Cocking.

Education

Student Des Moines College and University of Iowa, Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1928. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Syracuse University, 1956. Doctor Humanities, Western Colorado State College, 1961.

Career

Teacher and superintendent schools, Iowa, 1913-1918. Superintendent schools Storm Lake, Iowa, 1922. Director junior high schools, San Antonio, Texas, 1923-1925.

Director division of curriculum, books and supplies, public schools, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1925-1927.

Professor school administration, George Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee, 1928-1933. State commissioner of education, Tennessee, 1933-1937.

Dean College of Education, University of Georgia, 1937-1941. Consultant in program planning Federal Security Agency, 1941.

Chief of educational services, Office of Price Administration, 1942-1943.

Chairman of Tennessee Educational Commission, 1934-1935. Chief specialist school administration President's Advisory Committee on Education, Washington, District of Columbia, 1937. Consultant Tennessee Valley authority.

Adjunct professor education, New York University.

Visiting professor Claremont Graduate School, 1960-1961.

Achievements

• Walter Dewey Cocking has been listed as a noteworthy educator, editors by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Science Committee of National Resources Committee, 1936-1940. Member Cleveland Conference. Member American Association of School Adminstrs., National Education Association, American Legal., Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Phi Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Eva O. Van Kirk, August 10, 1915.

Father:

J. East. Cocking

Mother:

Emily (Hixson) Cocking

Spouse:

Eva O. Van Kirk