James L. Wattenbarger

Infobox person
name = Dr. James Wattenbarger

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birth_date = 1922
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death_date = August, 2006
nationality = United States
alma_mater = University of Florida
known_for = Known as the Father of the Florida Community Colleges System
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Dr. James Lorenzo Wattenbarger, was born in 1922. He passed away in August of 2006.

A native of Cleveland, Tennessee, Dr. Wattenbarger is credited as being the Father of the Community College System of Florida. His doctoral dissertation at the University of Florida outlined a master plan that the state used in 1955 to create the modern community college system. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/education/17wattenbarger.html]

Dr. Wattenbarger returned to the University of Florida in 1968 to become a Professor, and he founded the Institute of Higher Education. He was an active faculty member at the University of Florida until his retirement in 1992.

Education

* Associates degree from Palm Beach Junior College in 1941.
* Bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1943.
* Masters degree from University of Florida in 1947
* Doctorate in Education from the University of Florida in 1950.

External links

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/education/17wattenbarger.html Official NY Times Obituary]
* [http://news.education.ufl.edu/james-wattenbarger-father-floridas-community-college-system Info on Dr. Wattenbarger]