Dr. W. Max Chambers
President of Central State College (1949-1960)
Biographical Information
- Born July 8, 1892 in Toronto, Kansas
- Married Okye E. Green in 1917. They had one daughter. Mrs. Okye Chambers passed away in 1969. Mr. Chambers later married Myrna Chambers.
- Died June 24, 1982 in Edmond, Oklahoma
Education
- 1914 Received a Life Certificate in Education from then Central State College
- 1915 B.S. Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
- 1921 B.A. University of Oklahoma
- 1922 Attended Harvard Law School
- 1923 Studied law at the University of Oklahoma. Admitted to the Oklahoma State Bar by examination
- 1929 M.S. University of Oklahoma
- 1930- 1934 Attended summer courses at Columbia University
- 1936 Attended summer courses at Columbia University
- 1937 Professional Diploma for School Administration from Columbia University
- 1948 Ed.D. Colorado State College of Education (Now University of Northern Colorado), Greeley, Colorado
Employment
- 1915 - 1917 Coach and teacher at Cushing High School, Cushing, Oklahoma
- 1917 - 1919 Principal of Cushing High School, Cushing, Oklahoma
- 1919 - 1923 Superintendent of Schools at Newkirk, Oklahoma
- 1923 - 1928 Superintendent of Schools at Perry, Oklahoma
- 1925 - 1927 Summer faculty member at then Central State Teachers College
- 1928 - 1931 Superintendent of Schools at Sapulpa, Oklahoma
- 1929 Summer faculty member at the University of Tulsa
- 1931 - 1949 Superintendent of Schools at Okmulgee, Oklahoma
- 1949 - 1960 Named President of then Central State College in June 1949. Retired as President of Central State College in July 1960
- 1949 Summer faculty member at the University of Oklahoma
Awards and Affiliations
- Member of Phi Delta Kappa
- Chairman of the Okmulgee Advisory Council
- Member of the Methodist Church
- 32nd Degree Mason
- Rotarian (President of the Okmulgee Rotary Club)
- Life Member of the Central State College Alumni Association
- Vice President of the Oklahoma University Alumni Association
- Recipient of the Oklahoma Mental Health Award
- Member of the American Association of School Administrators
- Member of the Oklahoma Education Association
- President of the State Congress of Parents and Teachers of Oklahoma
- Vice President of the Oklahoma Association for Mental Health
- National Curriculum Society State Representative
- Member of the National Council on Education
- Member of the National Board of Managers for the Congress of Parents and Teachers
- Oklahoma Representative to the National Commission for the Defense of Democracy Through Education
- Member of the Oklahoma Textbook Commission
- Regional Visitor of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
- Member of the Commission for the Selection and Improvement of Teachers for the State of Oklahoma
- 1960 Executive Director of Senior Citizens, Inc.
- 1958 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Inductee
- 1953 Winner of Central State College's Distinguished Former Student Award
- 1945 - 1949 State Director of the National Education Association
- 1935 Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
