Dr. Allan Adale Glatthorn

GLATTHORN

DR. ALLAN ADALE, 83, died at his home in Washington, NC, on September 5, 2007, after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 15, 2007, at 11 A.M., in the chapel of HILLSIDE FUNERAL SERVICE with Dr. Herb Adams and Father M. Arturo Cabra officiating. Visitation will follow the service at Hillside Funeral Service. Dr. Glatthorn will be remembered for his significant contributions to education, principally in the areas of supervision and curriculum development. Dr. Glatthorn was Professor Emeritus of the University of Pennsylvania from which he retired in 1987, as well as Professor Emeritus of East Carolina University from which he retired in 2003. Dr. Glatthorn was born and raised in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. During World War II, he served in the United States Infantry. Dr. Glatthorn's entire public school career was spent at Abington High School. He was principal of that school in the 1960's when it won national recognition for its innovative programs and academic excellence. Dr. Glatthorn joined the faculty at the Graduate School of Education of the University of Pennsylvania in 1972. He held post-doctoral fellowships at Harvard University and the University of Chicago. In 1987, Dr. Glatthorn moved to North Carolina, where he was a Professor of Education, honored with the academic title of Distinguished Research Professor of Education and presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Research. He was generally considered one of the nation's foremost authorities in the fields of curriculum and teacher supervision. Dr. Glatthorn was the son of Anna Girvin and Louis Glatthorn; he was one of nine children and is survived by his brother, Louis Glatthorn, and sister, Dorothy Egbert, both of Brattleboro, Vermont; his brothers, Ed, Fred, Bruce and Daniel Glatthorn preceded him in death as did his sisters, Anna Tucker and Lorna Farmer. In 1947, he married Ruth Kirk, who survives. In 1976, he married his wife of 31 years, Barbara Parpart Glatthorn. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, his son, Dale Glatthorn of Aurora, and his daughters: Carolin Dotterer and her husband William of Charleston, SC; Laura Vlasits and her husband Chaz of Philadelphia, PA; Louise Mangels and her husband Gerald of Glenside, PA, and Gwen Apple and her husband Tony of Washington, NC. Dr. Glatthorn is also survived by six grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the East Carolina University Foundation in support of the Glatthorn Dissertation Award, Attn: Director of Development, ECU College of Education, 154 Speight Building, Greenville, NC 27858. You may share a memory with the family by visiting www.hillsidefuneralservice.com
HILLSIDE FUNERAL SERVICE OF WASHINGTON, NC is serving the Glatthorn family.