Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendents

1851-1853 Nathaniel A. Balch (known as Director)
1853-1856 Dwight May (first known as Director.  Title changed to Superintendent late in his tenure)
1856-1857 Frank Little
1857-1865 Daniel Putnam
1865-1873 Elisha A. Fraser
1873-1880 Austin L. George
1880-1892 Henry M. French
1892-1901 Ortive E. Latham
1901-1915 Shattuck O. Hartwell
1915-1933  Ellis H. Drake
1933-1937 Herold C. Hunt
1937-1958 Loy Norrix
1958-1961 Thomas R. Bowman
1961-1969  Richard N. Percy
1969-1971 John R. Cochran
1971-1972 Reed H. Hagen (Acting only)
1972-1976 William D. Coats
1977 William Kritzmire
1977-1982 Charles E. Townsend
1982-1995 Frank Rapley
1996-2000 Kay E. McClendon Royster
2000-2007 Janice M. Brown
2007- Michael Rice

List compiled by Kris Rzepczynski, Kalamazoo Public Library Staff, 1998. Last updated 22 August 2007.

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