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Kate Galt Zaneis
Kate Galt Zaneis (February 17, 1887 - September 9, 1973) was an American educator. In May 1935, she became president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State Teachers College, becoming the first woman to lead a state college or university in the United States. Early life Born Kathrine Benton Galt in Spring Place, Georgia, Spring Place, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, Zaneis was the fourth of eight children, four sons and four daughters, of James Edward and Miriam Otis Galt. The family lived in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Ardmore, Oklahoma, but would return to Georgia for Miriam to give birth; not long thereafter, they returned westward. Kate graduated from high school in Ardmore in 1907; she was immediately hired by school superintendent Charles Evans to teach. In 1913 she married H. P Zaneis, moving with him to Wirt, Oklahoma, Wirt, Oklahoma; two years later, divorced, she returned to Ardmore to serve as principal of Lincoln Ward School. In 1915 she became supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Southeastern, SE, or SOSU) is a public university in Durant, Oklahoma. It had an undergraduate enrollment of 4,824 in 2019. History On March 6, 1909, the Second Oklahoma State Legislature approved an act designating Durant as the location for a normal school to serve the following 12-county region: Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Latimer, LeFlore, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, McIntosh, Pittsburg, and Pushmataha. Southeastern Oklahoma State University first opened its doors to students on June 14, 1909, as Southeastern State Normal School. The early program of instruction consisted of four years of high school and the freshman and sophomore college years. The first sessions of the school were held in temporary quarters pending completion of Morrison Hall in January, 1911, long known as the Administration Building. The original purpose of Southeastern was the education of teachers for the public schools of Oklahoma. The two-year gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
