Herman Schneider

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Herman Schneider

Herman Schneider created cooperative education at the University of Cincinnati in 1906, the 'Cincinnati Plan', with 27 students alternating study and paid work. He was dean of engineering and interim UC president (1929-32), and died in Cincinnati.

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At a glance

Born: 1872
Died: 1939-03-28
Education: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Known as: Educator, Engineer
Organizations: University of Cincinnati

Life story

Herman Schneider was born in 1872. He began as a carpenter's apprentice and later attended Lehigh University.

He worked out the idea of cooperative education in 1901 while at Lehigh. At the University of Cincinnati he put it into practice in 1906, with students alternating classroom terms and paid industrial work.

He was dean of engineering from 1906 to 1928 and UC president from 1929 to 1932. In 1926 he organized the first convention toward an Association of Co-operative Colleges.

Antioch, Northeastern and General Motors Institute adopted his model. He died in Cincinnati in 1939, and an award in his name has been given since 1965.

Timeline

1872: Born ((place not given)) source
1901: Devises co-op framework (Bethlehem, PA) source
1906: Starts co-op program as dean of engineering (Cincinnati, OH) source
1919: Antioch adopts the model (Yellow Springs, OH) source
1922: Northeastern adopts the model (Boston, MA) source
1926: First convention toward Association of Co-operative Colleges; GMI adopts model (Ohio / Michigan) source
1929: Becomes UC president (Cincinnati, OH) source
1939-03-28: Dies (Cincinnati, OH) source