Evalyn Bates
Evalyn Bates | |
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Born | 1907 Williamstown, Vermont, U.S. |
Died | 2010 (aged 102–103) |
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Occupation | Educator |
Evalyn Cora Bates (1907–2010) was an American educator who helped found Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont.
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Following her graduation from Goddard, she continued to work for the college, as President Pitkin's secretary. In 1957, she earned her master's degree at the University of Chicago. Her thesis, “Development of the Goddard College Adult Education Program,” proposed five possible program designs. She continued to work at Goddard and to develop the idea of an adult program at the college. In 1958, Bates was awarded a Fulbright Lectureship and spent eight months in Australia assisting in the adult education department of the University of New England.[2]
From 1960 to 1962, while Director of Adult Education and Community Services at Goddard College, Bates finalized the plans for the Adult Degree Program. In August 1963, Goddard formally introduced the Adult Degree Program, a first in higher education.[3] Bates directed the first ADP residency in 1963 and continued to work for Goddard until 1970. Goddard College's current low-residency model is based on the Adult Degree Program designed by Bates in 1963. On September 30, 2012, Goddard College President Barbara Vacarr presented Bates’ niece and surviving colleagues with a posthumous honorary doctorate degree to recognize Bates's contributions to higher education.
References
- ^ Johnson, Tim. An unsung pioneer. Burlington Free Press, Feb. 7, 2012.
- ^ Diamond, Rickey Gard. Seven Vermont Women Upgrade Higher Education. The Vermont Woman Magazine, November/December 2012.
- ^ Carlson, Scott. Goddard College Takes a Highly Unconventional Path to Survival. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sep. 9, 2011, pg. A6