Background
Grafft, William Davis was born on December 9, 1929 in Ventura, California, United States. Son of Clark Francis and Aileen (Willard) Grafft.
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William Davis Grafft, American school system administrator. Certified teacher and administrator, California. Recipient Outstanding Administrator award Women Leaders in Education, 1992, Red. Triangle award Young Men’s Christian Association, 1992, commendation Santa Clara County Suprs.,1992, commendation California Legislature, 1992; Special honoree Boy ScoutsAm., 1992.
Education
AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1951; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1959; Doctor of Education, University of California, Berkeley, 1966.
Career
Teacher, public schools, Oakland, California, 1951-1952, 55-60;
principal, public schools, Oakland, California, 1960-1964;
principal, Maxwell Park School, Oakland, 1964-1965;
principal, Ralph J. Bunche School, Oakland, 1965-1968;
principal, Glorietta School, Orinda, California, 1968-1970;
assistant superintendent, Orinda Union School District, 1970-1978;
supervisor, Mountain View (California) School District, 1978-1992. Chairman Santa Clara Supts., Santa Clara County, California, 1989-1991. Board directors Whitney Education Foundation, Los Altos, California, 1983-1987.
Speaker, presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
President, board directors Life's Garden Senior Housing, Sunnyvale, California, 1985-1989. Board directors United Way, Mountain View, 1986-1989, Young Men’s Christian Association, Mountain View,1983-1987. Member support committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Ames Mountain View Space Center, 1988-1992.
Sponsor Scaife Scholarship Foundation. Educational activities director Friends of Center Performing Arts. Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1952-1955, Pacific.
Member National Education Association, Individualized Instruction Association (president 1978), Association California School Adminstrs. (Superintendent of Year 1992).
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Connections
Married Marilyn Eloise Church, June 16, 1951. Children: Katherine, Paul.
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Political Party
Democrat
Awards
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Recipient Outstanding Administrator award Women Leaders in Education, 1992, Red. Triangle award Young Men’s Christian Association, 1992, commendation Santa Clara County Suprs.,1992, commendation California Legislature, 1992. Special honoree Boy ScoutsAm., 1992.Recipient Outstanding Administrator award Women Leaders in Education, 1992, Red. Triangle award Young Men’s Christian Association, 1992, commendation Santa Clara County Suprs.,1992, commendation California Legislature, 1992. Special honoree Boy ScoutsAm., 1992.