John Ward Studebaker
John Studebaker | |
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Studebaker in 1947 | |
| United States Commissioner of Education | |
| In office July 1, 1934 – June 21, 1948 | |
| President | Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman |
| Preceded by | Fred Zook |
| Succeeded by | Rall Grigsby (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 10, 1887 |
| Died | July 26, 1989 (aged 102) Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Education | Leander Clark College (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
John Ward Studebaker (June 10, 1887 – July 26, 1989) served as U.S. Commissioner of Education from 1934 to 1948. He was also Chairman of the U.S. Radio Education Committee. His was the third-longest tenure of any education commissioner (after William Torrey Harris who served 1889-1906 and John Eaton who served 1870-86), and he devoted much of his time to children's literacy and arithmetic.