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George F. Zook

Fred Zook
United States Commissioner of Education
In office
July 10, 1933 – July 1, 1934
President Franklin Roosevelt
Preceded by William Cooper
Succeeded by John Studebaker
Personal details
Born (1885-04-22)April 22, 1885
Fort Scott, Kansas, U.S.
Died August 17, 1951(1951-08-17) (aged 66)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater University of Kansas, Lawrence
Cornell University

George Frederick "Fred" Zook (April 22, 1885 – August 17, 1951) was an American educator who was President of the University of Akron, U.S. Commissioner of Education, and President of the American Council on Education.

Zook was born on April 22, 1885 on a farm near Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Stephen Douglas Zook and Helen Follenius. He enrolled at the University of Kansas in 1902, funding his education by driving a hearse. After graduation he was a fellow at the University of Kansas, then an assistant at Cornell University, and a faculty member at Penn State University, where he advanced from instructor to full professor. His specialty was modern European history. During World War I he worked in propaganda. In 1920 he began a 5-year stint as chief of the Division of Higher Education in the U. S. Bureau of Education.

In 1925 he became president of the University of Akron, serving there until 1933.

In July 1933 he assumed the position of Commissioner of Education under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He resigned the following year, effective July 1, 1934, to become head of the American Council on Education (ACE).

Zook was president of the ACE from 1934 until retiring in 1950. During his tenure, the organization's membership grew from 269 to 1,093 member groups and became an important voice in education policy. Among the new policy initiatives it supported was the Fulbright Scholars program.


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