Background
Garms, Walter Irving was born on March 14, 1925 in Hayden, Arizona, United States. Son of Walter Irving Senior and Margaret (Dehm) Garms.
consultant researcher education educator
Garms, Walter Irving was born on March 14, 1925 in Hayden, Arizona, United States. Son of Walter Irving Senior and Margaret (Dehm) Garms.
Bachelor of Arts Engineering Chemistry, Stanford University, 1945; Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in General Ednl. Administration, Stanford University, 1967.
Chemist, Fibreboard Products, Inc., Antioch, California, 1948-1951;
elementary teacher, Antioch Unified School District, 1951-1959;
administrative assistant, Antioch Unified School District, 1959-1960;
assistant superintendent for business, Antioch Unified School District, 1960-1964;
assistant director, Great Cities Research Project, Stanford University, California, 1964-1965;
administrative officer, Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching, Stanford University, 1965-1967;
director joint degree program in higher education finance and business administration, Teachers College and Columbia Graduate School Business, New York City, 1969-1972;
assistant professor higher education, Teachers College, 1967-1971;
associate professor higher education, department higher and adult education, Teachers College, 1971-1972;
associate professor education Graduate School Edition and Human Development, U. Rochester, New York, 1972-1976;
professor, U. Rochester, New York, 1976-1987;
professor emeritus, U. Rochester, New York, 1987-1989;
dean Graduate School Edition and Human Development, U. Rochester, New York, 1980-1983;
visiting professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1984-1985. Consultant state departments of education and legislatures in 15 states, 1965-1989. Expert witness, from 1976.
Researcher many projects on educational finance, from1968. Member of national advisory panel on study of community college tuition Education communications of States, 1980-1982. Member of national advisory panel on study of communitycoll. finance Brookings Institution, 1978-1981.
National fellow University of Chicago Ednl. Financial and Productivity Center, 1978-1981. Member School Finance Cooperative, 1977-1981.
Mem.vis. committee Syracuse University School Education, New York, 1982-1987.
President Community Concerts, Antioch. Served as seaman United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member American Education Finance Association (honorary life, president 1982-1983), Cleveland Conference.
Married George Ann Walters, November 21, 1950. Children— Margaret, Walter Irving III.