Ruth B. Love
Ruth B. Love | |
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Love, photographed in 1981 | |
| 20th Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools | |
| In office March 25, 1981 – March 30, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Angeline Caruso (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Manford Byrd Jr. |
| Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District | |
| In office November 10, 1975 – February 28, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | J. David Bowick |
| Succeeded by | Robert Blackburn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ruth Burnett Love April 22, 1932 Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, 2022 (aged 90) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Phillip H. Goodwin
(m. 1954; div. 1962)James A. Holloway
(m. 1967; div. 1977) |
| Alma mater | B.A. San Jose State University M.A. San Francisco State University PhD United States International University |
| Profession |
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Ruth Burnett Love (April 22, 1932 – June 6, 2022), also known as Ruth B. Love-Holloway was 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 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.