Dr. Charles C. Drawbaugh
Biographical Sketch

            Charles C. Drawbaugh is a graduate of Dover Area High  School, Hershey Community college, and the Pennsylvania State University at which he earned a Baccalaureate, a Masters and a Doctoral Degree.  He taught at Hegins and Dover High Schools in Pennsylvania and at Rutgers, The State University in New Jersey.  He was a visiting Professor at the Ohio State University, Texas A & M University and the Pennsylvania State University.  After serving 35 years as an educator, including 21 years at Rutgers University, he retired with the title of Professor Emeritus.

            He authored a book on Methods of Teaching and Learning published by the Merrill Publishing Company and another on Time and Its Use published by Teachers College Press of Columbia University.  More recently he authored A History of the  Mt. Royal United Methodist Church and was a major author and Editor of A History of Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania – 1743- 1993.  He prepared A World War II History of the 506^th Medical Collecting Company, a unit of the 158^th Regimental Combat Team.  Dr. Drawbaugh wrote chapters for several other books and had some 40 journal articles published.  He was Director of more than a dozen research projects and served as Advisor or Chairman on approximately 100 doctoral dissertations.

            In terms of national leadership, he served as President of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture and the New Jersey Vocational Education Association.  He was both Secretary and Treasurer of the American Vocational Education Research Association and is a Life Member of the American of the American Vocational Association.  Dr. Drawbaugh was elected into Gamma Sigma Delta, Omicron Tau Theta, Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Tau Alpha, and Epsilon Pi Tau honorary societies and was Chapter Advisor to the latter three.  He served as Parliamentarian for the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education,  The American Vocational Association and the County Health Care System of Middlesex, New Jersey.

            Among the honors awarded to him were the Honorary Keystone Farmer Degree, the Honorary Garden State Farmer Degree and the Honorary American Farmer Degree.  He was recognized with Certificates of Appreciation from the U.S. Office of Education, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Game Commission, The General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, and New Jersey Division of Fish, Game and Shell Fisheries.  He is a life member of the National FFA Alumni Association.

            Dr. Drawbaugh’s travels included such countries as New Guinea, Philippine Island, Fiji Island, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Peoples Republic of China and Hong Kong in the Pacific Region. In Africa he presented an Ecological Training Proposal to the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya.  On another occasion he spent a summer in West African Countries as a Project Leader for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

            In Europe, he vacationed in Italy, France, England, Ireland, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Soviet Union.

            Dr. Drawbaugh is a member of the Mt. Royal United Methodist Church where he served as Sunday School Superintendent for five years.  He is a Sunday school Teacher of the Adult Class, is Church Historian and is Gardener for the 5 ½ acre campus.  He served numerous times a Lay Delegate to the Central Pennsylvania United Methodist Annual Conference.

            Since his retirement in 1985, he served his community as President of the Dover Area Chapter of AARP, Director and Treasurer of the Heritage Senior Center, Member and President of the Metropolitan Edison Electric Company Advisory Council, and Director of the York County Cooperative extension Advisory Board.  In 1991, he was recognized for “Outstanding Extension Involvement” by the Extension Service.  He completed a 5 year tern as an advisory council member of York County Human Services Department.  He is a Charter Member of York County Human Services Department.  He is a Charter Member and Archivist of the Greater Dover Historical Society.  He was granted Master Gardener Emeritus Status for invaluable long-standing service to the Penn State Master Gardeners Program (1986-2002).

            Dr. Drawbaugh is a member of Zeredatha Lodge #451, Free and Accepted Masons, Scottish Rite Lodge of Harrisburg, and Zembo Temple of Harrisburg.

            During World War II, he was a Combat Medic in the Southwest Pacific Area with the 506^th Medical Collecting Company (Sep) which was a unit of the 158^th Regimental Combat Team known as (Bushmasters).  The Combat Team was involved in Combat operations military service, he was awarded a Bronze Star with commendations and a second Bronze Star for combat duty, an Asiatic-Pacific Service Ribbon with three stars, a Philippine Service Ribbon with one star, combat Medic Badge, Good Conduct Medal, and a Victory Medal.  He was recognized by the U. S. Defense department  with a Certificate of appreciation for service during the Cold War.  He was President of the Bushmaster (East) Association (1999-2002).  He is a member of the American Legion, Post 791,  and is a life Member of Springettsbury Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post # 5868.

            Dr. Drawbaugh has collected more than one hundred canes and walking sticks during his travels.  The canes are catalogued with pictures, descriptions and a story for each.

            Dr. Drawbaugh and his wife Ruth are the parents of a daughter, Patsy, a son, Dean, and two grandchildren, Graeme and Kerry Hartnett.