John McKinley

John McKinley, a long time Bloomingtonian, died 11/8/2011. He was born May 31, 1921 inKnox County,Indianato Lester and Emma Caroline Meier McKinley. He is survived by children Lee McKinley of Bloomington and his wife Maria, Nancy Davis of Sierra Madre,Californiaand her husband Scott, and Allen McKinley of Des Moines,Iowa and his wife Paula. He is also survived by 6 grandchildren; Ryan McKinley of Bloomington , Adam McKinley of Seattle, Washington , Susan McKinley of Indianapolis, Kate Greer of Madison, Wisconsin, and Nicholas and Mallory McKinley of Des Moines, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Maxine Shake McKinley, and a daughter Ann. John was a life-long scholar who attended Hanover College prior to WWII, and after the war, Indiana State Teacher's College, where he received a Bachelor's degree. He received a Masters degree in English, and doctorate in Adult Education at Indiana University. His career was devoted to teaching and expanding the knowledge of group dynamics and team-based learning. He wrote several textbooks in the Adult Education field, and co-authored the "Indiana Plan," which became a national model for Participation Training. This design has been used extensively in North America as well as Japan, Australia, and Denmark. He was the founding father of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education, which comprises the academic leadership of the profession. He retired from Indiana University as a distinguished professor in 1982. He later published a collection of poems with his son Lee and grandson, Adam. John loved Bloomington and the small towns of southernIndiana. He mastered the guitar and played with "Pop Korn and the Kernels" in some local speakeasys during the Great Depression. He was a kind and gentle man, much loved by his family and students. His family is grateful for his life and impact on their lives and the memories he left with them. Camping everywhere east of the Mississippiis just one of many that his children will cherish. He did not like ceremonies and requested no funeral. There will be a public reception however, and a reading of his poetry at Deer Park Manor on Sunday, November 13 from 2- 4 PM.

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John McKinley

May 31, 1921 - November 8, 2011