J.B. Perky - Career Tech - Stillwater, OK
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Plaque at Career Tech honoring J.B. Perky, whom the building is named after
Waymark Code: WMJ2Z3
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2013
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This plaque honoring J.B. Perky is on top of a 3' tall pedestal that sits in a heavily shaded area. An etching of his likeness is on the left side of monument. It is at the entrance to the J.B. Perky Building at Career tech.
From the Career Tech website, link for J.B. Perky:
In 1961, he was appointed to President Kennedy’s Panel of Consultants on Vocational Education to review and evaluate vocational education. That work led to the Vocational Education Act of 1963, which greatly increased appropriations.
Text on plaque:
To the Memory Of
J.B. Perky
September 6, 1901 / June 8, 1970
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Career Tech
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