VITA                                            
                   Horace Jackson
P.O.Box 80632
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37414
Phone: (423)400-4830
Email: [Send email using form at bottom]
Birthdate: February 19, 1935
Marital Status: Single

Education
Howard High School - Chattanooga, TN, Diploma, 1953.

Tennessee A. & I State University - Nashville, TN, B.S., History, 1957.

University of Chattanooga - Chattanooga, TN, NDEA Institute (East Asia), Summer,
1965.

Washington University, St. Louis, MO, M.A.Ed., Social Studies Curriculum
Research, 1969.

Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Ph.D., Social Studies Curriculum Research,
1976.

Professional Experience
Howard School - Chattanooga, TN, 1957 - 1966, Teacher of Secondary Social
Studies.

Howard School - Chattanooga, TN, 1966 - 1968, Curriculum Resource Teacher.

Graduate Institute of Education: Washington University - St. Louis, MO, 1971 -
1973, Clinical Instructor.

Department of Education: Rutgers College - New Brunswick, NJ, 1973 - 1974,
Coordinator of Professional Laboratory Experiences/Lecturer.

College of Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University -
Blacksburg, VA, 1974 - 1975, Assistant Professor.

National Institute of Education - Washington, D.C., August, 1975, Research
Contract.

East St. Louis Center: Southern Illinois University - East St. Louis, IL, 1976 -
1977, Coordinator of Academic Programs.

Swain Corporation - Chicago, IL, Summer, 1976, Management Trainee/1987,
Consultant.

Department of Education/Magnet School Enrichment Project (Urban Anthropology
Program): St. Louis University - St. Louis, MO, 1978 - 1980, Lead Instructor.

Division of Evaluation: St. Louis Public Schools,  St. Louis, MO, 1980 - 1983,
Divisional Assistant.

Cherokee Liquors - Chattanooga, TN, 1983 - 1989, Manager.

Chattanooga Area Urban League - Chattanooga, TN, 1989 - 1990, Director of
Programs.

Professional Experience


Partners for Economic Progress - Chattanooga, TN, 1990 -1993, Manager of
Minority Business Development Services.

Chattanooga Housing Authority - Chattanooga, TN, 1994 to 1996, Coordinator of 
Policies and Procedures.

Southeast Tennessee Development District – Chattanooga, TN 1998 to 2005,
Coordinator of Special Projects.

MIKA Business Services - Chattanooga, TN, 2006 to Present, President.


Professional Associations
Kappa Alpha Psi                            Phi Delta Kappa
Kappa Delta Pi

Special Projects
Public Schools for Cooperative Research Institute(University of Tennessee at
Knoxville) - During the school year of 1965, I attended a two week
institute aimed at training school personnel for leadership roles in innovative
school programs.

Washington University Elementary Social Studies Curriculum Project (1969-71) -
This project used a team approach to write, analyze and revise new social studies
curricula materials for elementary classrooms.

Webster College Upward Bound Project (1970-71 - Upward Bound was an effort to
strengthen inner city youth academically and to motivate them to enter and
succeed in college.

Herzog In-Service Project (1971-73) - As a clinical instructor at Washington
University, I worked with the Herzog Teaching Center.  My duties involved
providing in-service training to teachers with a focus on the improvement of
classroom instruction.

Field Experience Program (1973-74) - I coordinated field experiences for the
Department of Education of Rutgers College.  Education majors were provided with
pre-student teaching experiences in classroom settings.

Urban Anthropology Program (1978-80) - The Urban Anthropology Program involved
the development of anthropological curricula and field experiences for seventh
and eighth graders who used the city (St. Louis) as a classroom.

City Days and City Ways (1978-1980) (A cultural journal project) - As a lead
instructor for the Urban Anthropology Program, I initiated and developed a
cultural journal which contained ethnographies written by students.









Special Projects


Desegregation Programs - (1980-83) A colleague and I were responsible for
evaluation of court ordered desegregation programs in the St. Louis Public
Schools.

Self Employment Training Program (1991) - While with Partners for Economic
Progress, I implemented an entrepreneurship program designed for business skill
development leading to the writing of start-up business plans.

Grant Writing (1994-96)  While with the Chattanooga Housing Authority, I wrote
successful grants including a Weed and Seed Grant for the Westside Community 
of Chattanooga.

Southeast Industrial Development Association (SEIDA) (1998 – 2005) – I
maintained a web deployed database of industrial sites and buildings and engaged
in varied marketing activities for the Association.

References
Letters of recommendation are available upon request.