John Gordon Mitchell
President of Central State Normal School (1919-1931)
Biographical Information
- Born September 14, 1878 near Knoxville, Tennessee
- Married to Elsie Mitchell. They had one daughter.
- Died February 9, 1956 in Seminole, Oklahoma
Education
- Attended George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee (Now part of Vanderbilt University) [Story of CSC, page 195]
- Attended Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee [Story of CSC, page 195]
- 1919 M.A. University of Oklahoma [Supervising Authorities]
Employment
- Part-time faculty member at Oklahoma A&M College (Now Oklahoma State University), Stillwater, Oklahoma
- 1904, c. - 1910, c. Superintendent of schools in Checotah, Oklahoma
- 1911, c. - 1919 Superintendent of schools in Pryor, Oklahoma
- 1919 - 1931 Named President of then Central State Normal School in June 1919
Mr. Mitchell "retired" as President of then Central State Teachers College on May 23, 1931 [Story of CSC, page 301]
Left position after "rough and tumble battle" with Governor Alfalfa Bill Murray [Presidents OVF #6/Shawnee News Star] - 1931 - 1946 Superintendent of public schools in Seminole, Oklahoma
- 1931 Organized Seminole Junior College (Now Seminole State College), Seminole, Oklahoma
- 1931 - 1946 President of Seminole Junior College
Awards and Affiliations
- Treasurer of the Oklahoma Education Association for many years
- Served on the Oklahoma State Board of Education
- Member of the University of Oklahoma Association
