Ruth Love
| Ruth B. Love | |
|---|---|
| Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District | |
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In office November 10, 1975 – February 28, 1981 |
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| Succeeded by | J. David Bowick |
| Preceded by | Robert Blackburn |
| Superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools | |
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In office March 25, 1981 – March 30, 1985 |
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| Appointed by | Jane M. Byrne |
| Preceded by | Angeline P. Caruso (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Manford Byrd Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ruth Burnett Love April 22, 1932 Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | James Holloway (m. 1957; div. 1977) |
| Residence | Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
B.A. San Jose State University M.A. San Francisco State University Ph.D United States International University |
| Profession | |
| Religion | Baptist |
Ruth Burnett Love (born April 22, 1932), also known as Ruth Love–Holloway is an American educator, education administrator, author and former schools superintendent. Love was formerly a professor of education at her college alma mater San Francisco State University. Love served as superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District from November 1975 until February 1981 and the Chicago Public Schools from March 1981 until March 1985. Love was the first African-American woman to serve as superintendent for the Chicago Public Schools district. In 1983, Love received the Horatio Alger Award and a Candace Award for Education from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. Love was named as one among 100 of the best school managers in North America by Educator Magazine in 1984.
Born in Lawton, Oklahoma to Alvin E. and Burnett C. Love, Love was raised in Bakersfield, California. Love became interested in being a teacher at an early age; following in the footsteps of her grandfather, Andrew A. Williams, who was a run-away slave at age twelve, and a teacher and founder of the first school for African Americans in Lawton, Oklahoma. Love received her bachelor's degree in Education from San Jose State University in 1954 and later her master's degree in Guidance and Counseling from San Francisco State University in 1959. In 1970, Love received her Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Psychology from the United States International University, San Diego.
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