Biographical Resume of James A. Babcock
June 19, 1937 – July 12, 2015
Personal:
Present address, Paoli, IN 47454
Survived by:
Wife Dorothy (Wesemann) Babcock (57 years)
Children Tim (Glenda) Babcock of Bowling Green, KY; Jon (Lea Anne) Babcock of Danville, IN, Amy (Rob) Haworth of Elkhart, IN
Grandchildren Brian (Amanda) Babcock, Whitney (Preston) King, Chelsea (JP) Flores, Shelby Babcock, Olivia Haworth and Eric Haworth
Great grandchildren Briella Rae Flores
Brothers Don (Elizabeth) Babcock of Louisville, KY; Rex (Ann) Babcock of Paoli; Danny “Buck” (Debbie) Babcock of Paoli
Preceded in death by:
Parents Arthur & Ruth (Claxton) Babcock
Grandchildren Paul, Catherine & Samuel Haworth
Education:
High School Paoli, High School, 1955
B. A. Western Kentucky University, 1960
M. S. Indiana University, 1967
Ed. S. Indiana University, 1976
Professional
Experience:
Army
Officer Alaska, 1960-63
Active Reserves 1963-67 (Company Commander 1966-67)
Education (Paoli High School)
Teacher 1963-66
Counselor 1967-69
Assistant Principal/
Athletic Director 1970-74
Principal 1974-1997
Professional President, Southeastern Indiana Personnel and Guidance Association
Organizations 1968-69
and Activities: President, Southern Hills Mental Health Center Inc., 1967-69
President, Paoli Alumni Association, 1970-71
National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1974-1997
Indiana Association of School Principals, 1974-1997
President, Leadership Orange County, 1993-94
Graduate, Indiana Principal’s LeadershipAcademy, 1991
IHSAA Board of Directors, 1991-1997
President, IHSAA Board of Directors, 1992-93
Chairman, IHSAA Executive Committee, 1996-97
Bloomington Hospital of Orange County Board of Directors, 2001-2009
Chairman of the Board, 2004-2006
Awards/ JAMES A. BABCOCK Mental Attitude Award presented to
Recognitions Paoli High School Varsity and JV Boys’ Basketball player
Each year, initiated, 1991
Sagamore of the Wabash Award, 1997
Indiana Music Educators Association Outstanding Principal of the Year, 1997
Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association,
Distinguished Service Award, District V, 1997
Paoli Community Board of School Trustees, Outstanding Service Award,
1974-1997
PaoliHigh School FFA Chapter Outstanding Service Award, 1997
Orange County Community Foundation Male Philanthropist of the Year
Award, 2009
Times Mail Hometown Hero, 2014
Retired: From Paoli Community Schools – June 30, 1997
Church Prospect church of Christ
Membership: Appointed an elder in 2010
Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday July 15, 2015, at Paoli High School Gymnasium with Lee Wildman and Larry Mickler officiating. Interment will follow at the Mt Gilead Cemetery, Paoli, IN. Visitation to be held Tuesday July 14, 2015, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM and from 9:00 AM until the time of service on Wednesday at the Paoli High School Gymnasium, Elm Street Paoli, IN
In lieu of flowers: James A Babcock Scholarship Fund at the Orange County Community Foundation, 112 W Water Street, Paoli, IN 47454 or the Florida College.EDU, James R Cope Adopt a Student Program.
June 19, 1937 – July 12, 2015
Personal:
Present address, Paoli, IN 47454
Survived by:
Wife Dorothy (Wesemann) Babcock (57 years)
Children Tim (Glenda) Babcock of Bowling Green, KY; Jon (Lea Anne) Babcock of Danville, IN, Amy (Rob) Haworth of Elkhart, IN
Grandchildren Brian (Amanda) Babcock, Whitney (Preston) King, Chelsea (JP) Flores, Shelby Babcock, Olivia Haworth and Eric Haworth
Great grandchildren Briella Rae Flores
Brothers Don (Elizabeth) Babcock of Louisville, KY; Rex (Ann) Babcock of Paoli; Danny “Buck” (Debbie) Babcock of Paoli
Preceded in death by:
Parents Arthur & Ruth (Claxton) Babcock
Grandchildren Paul, Catherine & Samuel Haworth
Education:
High School Paoli, High School, 1955
B. A. Western Kentucky University, 1960
M. S. Indiana University, 1967
Ed. S. Indiana University, 1976
Professional
Experience:
Army
Officer Alaska, 1960-63
Active Reserves 1963-67 (Company Commander 1966-67)
Education (Paoli High School)
Teacher 1963-66
Counselor 1967-69
Assistant Principal/
Athletic Director 1970-74
Principal 1974-1997
Professional President, Southeastern Indiana Personnel and Guidance Association
Organizations 1968-69
and Activities: President, Southern Hills Mental Health Center Inc., 1967-69
President, Paoli Alumni Association, 1970-71
National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1974-1997
Indiana Association of School Principals, 1974-1997
President, Leadership Orange County, 1993-94
Graduate, Indiana Principal’s LeadershipAcademy, 1991
IHSAA Board of Directors, 1991-1997
President, IHSAA Board of Directors, 1992-93
Chairman, IHSAA Executive Committee, 1996-97
Bloomington Hospital of Orange County Board of Directors, 2001-2009
Chairman of the Board, 2004-2006
Awards/ JAMES A. BABCOCK Mental Attitude Award presented to
Recognitions Paoli High School Varsity and JV Boys’ Basketball player
Each year, initiated, 1991
Sagamore of the Wabash Award, 1997
Indiana Music Educators Association Outstanding Principal of the Year, 1997
Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association,
Distinguished Service Award, District V, 1997
Paoli Community Board of School Trustees, Outstanding Service Award,
1974-1997
PaoliHigh School FFA Chapter Outstanding Service Award, 1997
Orange County Community Foundation Male Philanthropist of the Year
Award, 2009
Times Mail Hometown Hero, 2014
Retired: From Paoli Community Schools – June 30, 1997
Church Prospect church of Christ
Membership: Appointed an elder in 2010
Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday July 15, 2015, at Paoli High School Gymnasium with Lee Wildman and Larry Mickler officiating. Interment will follow at the Mt Gilead Cemetery, Paoli, IN. Visitation to be held Tuesday July 14, 2015, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM and from 9:00 AM until the time of service on Wednesday at the Paoli High School Gymnasium, Elm Street Paoli, IN
In lieu of flowers: James A Babcock Scholarship Fund at the Orange County Community Foundation, 112 W Water Street, Paoli, IN 47454 or the Florida College.EDU, James R Cope Adopt a Student Program.
Biographical Resume of James A. Babcock
June 19, 1937 – July 12, 2015
Personal:
Present address, Paoli, IN 47454
Survived by:
Wife Dorothy (Wesemann) Babcock (57 years)
Children Tim (Glenda) Babcock of Bowling Green, KY; Jon (Lea Anne) Babcock of Danville, IN, Amy (Rob) Haworth of Elkhart, IN
Grandchildren Brian (Amanda) Babcock, Whitney (Preston) King, Chelsea (JP) Flores, Shelby Babcock, Olivia Haworth and Eric Haworth
Great grandchildren Briella Rae Flores
Brothers Don (Elizabeth) Babcock of Louisville, KY; Rex (Ann) Babcock of Paoli; Danny “Buck” (Debbie) Babcock of Paoli
Preceded in death by:
Parents Arthur & Ruth (Claxton) Babcock
Grandchildren Paul, Catherine & Samuel Haworth
Education:
High School Paoli, High School, 1955
B. A. Western Kentucky University, 1960
M. S. Indiana University, 1967
Ed. S. Indiana University, 1976
Professional
Experience:
Army
Officer Alaska, 1960-63
Active Reserves 1963-67 (Company Commander 1966-67)
Education (Paoli High School)
Teacher 1963-66
Counselor 1967-69
Assistant Principal/
Athletic Director 1970-74
Principal 1974-1997
Professional President, Southeastern Indiana Personnel and Guidance Association
Organizations 1968-69
and Activities: President, Southern Hills Mental Health Center Inc., 1967-69
President, Paoli Alumni Association, 1970-71
National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1974-1997
Indiana Association of School Principals, 1974-1997
President, Leadership Orange County, 1993-94
Graduate, Indiana Principal’s LeadershipAcademy, 1991
IHSAA Board of Directors, 1991-1997
President, IHSAA Board of Directors, 1992-93
Chairman, IHSAA Executive Committee, 1996-97
Bloomington Hospital of Orange County Board of Directors, 2001-2009
Chairman of the Board, 2004-2006
Awards/ JAMES A. BABCOCK Mental Attitude Award presented to
Recognitions Paoli High School Varsity and JV Boys’ Basketball player
Each year, initiated, 1991
Sagamore of the Wabash Award, 1997
Indiana Music Educators Association Outstanding Principal of the Year, 1997
Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association,
Distinguished Service Award, District V, 1997
Paoli Community Board of School Trustees, Outstanding Service Award,
1974-1997
PaoliHigh School FFA Chapter Outstanding Service Award, 1997
Orange County Community Foundation Male Philanthropist of the Year
Award, 2009
Times Mail Hometown Hero, 2014
Retired: From Paoli Community Schools – June 30, 1997
Church Prospect church of Christ
Membership: Appointed an elder in 2010
Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday July 15, 2015, at Paoli High School Gymnasium with Lee Wildman and Larry Mickler officiating. Interment will follow at the Mt Gilead Cemetery, Paoli, IN. Visitation to be held Tuesday July 14, 2015, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM and from 9:00 AM until the time of service on Wednesday at the Paoli High School Gymnasium, Elm Street Paoli, IN
In lieu of flowers: James A Babcock Scholarship Fund at the Orange County Community Foundation, 112 W Water Street, Paoli, IN 47454 or the Florida College.EDU, James R Cope Adopt a Student Program.
June 19, 1937 – July 12, 2015
Personal:
Present address, Paoli, IN 47454
Survived by:
Wife Dorothy (Wesemann) Babcock (57 years)
Children Tim (Glenda) Babcock of Bowling Green, KY; Jon (Lea Anne) Babcock of Danville, IN, Amy (Rob) Haworth of Elkhart, IN
Grandchildren Brian (Amanda) Babcock, Whitney (Preston) King, Chelsea (JP) Flores, Shelby Babcock, Olivia Haworth and Eric Haworth
Great grandchildren Briella Rae Flores
Brothers Don (Elizabeth) Babcock of Louisville, KY; Rex (Ann) Babcock of Paoli; Danny “Buck” (Debbie) Babcock of Paoli
Preceded in death by:
Parents Arthur & Ruth (Claxton) Babcock
Grandchildren Paul, Catherine & Samuel Haworth
Education:
High School Paoli, High School, 1955
B. A. Western Kentucky University, 1960
M. S. Indiana University, 1967
Ed. S. Indiana University, 1976
Professional
Experience:
Army
Officer Alaska, 1960-63
Active Reserves 1963-67 (Company Commander 1966-67)
Education (Paoli High School)
Teacher 1963-66
Counselor 1967-69
Assistant Principal/
Athletic Director 1970-74
Principal 1974-1997
Professional President, Southeastern Indiana Personnel and Guidance Association
Organizations 1968-69
and Activities: President, Southern Hills Mental Health Center Inc., 1967-69
President, Paoli Alumni Association, 1970-71
National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1974-1997
Indiana Association of School Principals, 1974-1997
President, Leadership Orange County, 1993-94
Graduate, Indiana Principal’s LeadershipAcademy, 1991
IHSAA Board of Directors, 1991-1997
President, IHSAA Board of Directors, 1992-93
Chairman, IHSAA Executive Committee, 1996-97
Bloomington Hospital of Orange County Board of Directors, 2001-2009
Chairman of the Board, 2004-2006
Awards/ JAMES A. BABCOCK Mental Attitude Award presented to
Recognitions Paoli High School Varsity and JV Boys’ Basketball player
Each year, initiated, 1991
Sagamore of the Wabash Award, 1997
Indiana Music Educators Association Outstanding Principal of the Year, 1997
Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association,
Distinguished Service Award, District V, 1997
Paoli Community Board of School Trustees, Outstanding Service Award,
1974-1997
PaoliHigh School FFA Chapter Outstanding Service Award, 1997
Orange County Community Foundation Male Philanthropist of the Year
Award, 2009
Times Mail Hometown Hero, 2014
Retired: From Paoli Community Schools – June 30, 1997
Church Prospect church of Christ
Membership: Appointed an elder in 2010
Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday July 15, 2015, at Paoli High School Gymnasium with Lee Wildman and Larry Mickler officiating. Interment will follow at the Mt Gilead Cemetery, Paoli, IN. Visitation to be held Tuesday July 14, 2015, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM and from 9:00 AM until the time of service on Wednesday at the Paoli High School Gymnasium, Elm Street Paoli, IN
In lieu of flowers: James A Babcock Scholarship Fund at the Orange County Community Foundation, 112 W Water Street, Paoli, IN 47454 or the Florida College.EDU, James R Cope Adopt a Student Program.
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