Cliff Whetten
Cliff is now
getting old. Unlike when he had jet black hair during Teacher Corps days he
now has gray hair. He is just glad that he still has his hair!
After leaving
El Paso, Cliff and his wife Rosalyn moved with their young family to College
Station, Texas, to pursue a Ph.D. Degree.
Cliff is now a
Professor of Educational Administration and Director of the Center for
Community Education at Texas A&M University.
Having
received his introduction to the Community Education concept while as a
Teacher Corps Intern, and receiving subsequent training at the Center for
Community Education, Cliff has traveled the world introducing schools and
communities to the concept of using the school as a human resource center
for people of all ages. He is widely published and has translated many of
his materials to Spanish.
In recent
years Cliff has been serving on the National Training Task Force for 21st
Century Community Learning Centers, an after-school program funded by the U
.S. Dept. of Education and the National Center for Community Education.
One of Cliffs
students, Dr. Maria Hernandez Ferrier, is now Dir. of the Office of English
As A Second Language Programs and Minority Affairs, U.S. Dept. of Education.
"The
training I received while in the Teacher Corps Program has been of
invaluable assistance to me as I work with schools and communities,"
states Cliff. "The experienced gained has opened many doors for me
professionally. 1 will be forever grateful to the Teacher Corps Directors,
professors, cooperating teachers, and fellow interns for all they did for me
during those critical and formative years."
Cliff and
Rosalyn now live in beautiful San Antonio, Texas, where he is off iced at
Texas A&M's Engineering Extension Center. Their four children have all
graduated from High School and left the nest. Two of his daughters live in
Utah, one of his daughters lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, and their son (the
youngest) is a missionary in Spain. They have three grandchildren and are
having loving grandparenthood.
Phone(210)
308-9308
Fax:(210)
222-1783
Email:cwhetten@tamu.edu