Weldon P. Shofstall

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Weldon Perry Shofstall (born 1903 in Leonard , Missouri , † February 5, 1994 in Tempe , Arizona ) was an American teacher and politician ( Republican Party ). He was a member of the Sigma Tau Gamma .

Career

Weldon Perry Shofstall, son of Lionel Martin Shofstall († 1968) and his wife Salome (1887–1964; maiden name: Perry), was born in Leonard ( Shelby County ). His father was born there too. Weldon Perry Shofstall had a brother named Waymond Orlando and a sister named Naomi Delta (1907-2000). His youth were overshadowed by the First World War .

In the late 1920s / early 1930s he married Dorothy May Johnson (* 1904). Both attended university near Kirksville , the administrative seat of Adair County, Missouri. After receiving their degrees, they got married.

Shofstall received his Ph.D. in 1932. in Education from the University of Missouri . He was Superintendent of Schools in Memphis and Missouri. The family last moved to Columbia, Missouri. There he took up a position as research director and Dean of Administratin at Stephens College - a position which he held until 1946.

According to the 1940 census, he had an eight-year-old daughter and two foster children.

From 1947 to 1950 he worked as a consultant for the United States Armed Forces in Europe . During this time he was involved in the “German Youth Activities” campaign. In 1950 he moved with his family from Frankfurt am Main ( West Germany ) to Phoenix (Arizona).

He was Dean of Students at Arizona State University .

His father died on December 31, 1968 at the age of 86 in Tempe, Maricopa County while visiting his son over the Christmas holidays .

On August 1, 1969, he was named Superintendent of Public Instruction of Arizona to fill the vacancy created by the death of Sarah Folsom . In the fall of 1970 elections, he was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction for a full four-year term. He held the post until January 1975.

Shofstall died in Tempe in 1994 at the age of 90.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Obituary - Weldon P. Shofstall , Arizona Republic, February 11, 1994, p. 28
  2. ↑ a b c The Rattle of Theta Chi , Volume 53, Issue 1, Theta Chi Fraternity Inc, 1964, p. 14
  3. ↑ a b Ancestry.com - Lionel Martin Shofstall
  4. ^ A b c Obituary - Lionel Martin Shofstall , Arizona Republic, Jan. 2, 1969, p. 38
  5. ^ Ancestry - Weldon P. Shofstall
  6. ^ The Shofstalls , Arizona Republic, Aug. 31, 1969, p. 144
  7. ↑ Weldon P. Shofstall on the ElectionsInfo website
  8. ↑ Duke University Libraries - Weldon P. Shofstall (photo on campaign wall)
  9. ↑ Arizona Attorney General Opinions - Weldon P. Shofstall
personal data
SURNAME Shofstall, Weldon P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shofstall, Weldon Perry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American teacher and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Leonard , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH 5th February 1994
Place of death Tempe , Arizona