Katharine Stegner Odum | |
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Born | 1905 |
Died | 2005 Fort Collins, Colorado |
Alma mater | Colorado A&M |
Occupation | Educator |
Katharine Stegner Odum (1905 - 2005) was an educator at Amache High School in the Amache Japanese American Internment Camp in Colorado. [1]
Katharine Stegner Odum was born in 1905. She grew up on homesteads in Saskatchewan, Montana, and Dakota. [1]
She was widowed in 1934. [1]
She completed her Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Colorado A&M. She taught in Del Norte, Colorado and worked as a farm laborer. [1]
Odum was a master teacher and senior advisor at Amache High School. She was a counselor, archivist, mentor, and advocate for the students in her purview. She was remembered as a beloved teacher. [1] [2] The success of many student activities was due to her efforts. She sponsored the senior class and Las Allegrias student organization. [3]
Her students held a reunion in 1993 to honor her, and more than 80 students and families attended. [1]
Odum moved to Fort Collins in 2002. Odum died in 2005. [1]
In 1998, she was honored by the Amache Historical Society's "Distinguished Service Award." [1]
In 2005, Odum was recognized by the Japanese American National Museum at its Annual Award Gala for her teaching. [2]
Odum was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2022. [1]
Katharine Stegner Odum | |
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Born | 1905 |
Died | 2005 Fort Collins, Colorado |
Alma mater | Colorado A&M |
Occupation | Educator |
Katharine Stegner Odum (1905 - 2005) was an educator at Amache High School in the Amache Japanese American Internment Camp in Colorado. [1]
Katharine Stegner Odum was born in 1905. She grew up on homesteads in Saskatchewan, Montana, and Dakota. [1]
She was widowed in 1934. [1]
She completed her Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Colorado A&M. She taught in Del Norte, Colorado and worked as a farm laborer. [1]
Odum was a master teacher and senior advisor at Amache High School. She was a counselor, archivist, mentor, and advocate for the students in her purview. She was remembered as a beloved teacher. [1] [2] The success of many student activities was due to her efforts. She sponsored the senior class and Las Allegrias student organization. [3]
Her students held a reunion in 1993 to honor her, and more than 80 students and families attended. [1]
Odum moved to Fort Collins in 2002. Odum died in 2005. [1]
In 1998, she was honored by the Amache Historical Society's "Distinguished Service Award." [1]
In 2005, Odum was recognized by the Japanese American National Museum at its Annual Award Gala for her teaching. [2]
Odum was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2022. [1]