Herman Robert Buchser, 86, former president of the San Jose City College and the first superintendent of the San Jose Junior College District.
He died Sunday at the San Jose convalescent hospital of Alzheimer's disease.
During his tenure at City College, school enrollment grew from 900 to nearly 10,000 day and evening students.
Mr. Buchser was a member of a Willow Glen family in which eight of the 10 children of Emil and Katherine Buchser ended up as teachers or school administrators.
Emil Buchser was and orchardist who becan raising fruit in the valley in 1985.
Katherine Buchser immigrated from Germany to San Jan Jose in 1886.
One of Herman Buchserr's brothers, Emil R. Buchser, was superintendent of schools for two Santa Clara school districts from the mid-1940s to 1962.
Herman Buchser began his education career as a science teacher in 1929 and served as an administrator-teacher at Markham Junior High School, Willow Glen Elementary School, Willow Glen Junior High School and Willo Glen High School.
He was appointed superintendent of the then-new San Jose Junior College District in 1964 when control of the city college was transferred from San Jose Unified School District.
He also retained his position as city college president, a job he had held since 1955.
Mr. Buchser retired in 1967 and became a cattle rancher for a few years.
He was a member of the California Teachers Association. San Jose Elks Lodge 522, SIRS of San Jose and the Santa Clara County Cattlemen's Association.
San Jose Mercury News, Wednesday, October 5, 1988
He died Sunday at the San Jose convalescent hospital of Alzheimer's disease.
During his tenure at City College, school enrollment grew from 900 to nearly 10,000 day and evening students.
Mr. Buchser was a member of a Willow Glen family in which eight of the 10 children of Emil and Katherine Buchser ended up as teachers or school administrators.
Emil Buchser was and orchardist who becan raising fruit in the valley in 1985.
Katherine Buchser immigrated from Germany to San Jan Jose in 1886.
One of Herman Buchserr's brothers, Emil R. Buchser, was superintendent of schools for two Santa Clara school districts from the mid-1940s to 1962.
Herman Buchser began his education career as a science teacher in 1929 and served as an administrator-teacher at Markham Junior High School, Willow Glen Elementary School, Willow Glen Junior High School and Willo Glen High School.
He was appointed superintendent of the then-new San Jose Junior College District in 1964 when control of the city college was transferred from San Jose Unified School District.
He also retained his position as city college president, a job he had held since 1955.
Mr. Buchser retired in 1967 and became a cattle rancher for a few years.
He was a member of the California Teachers Association. San Jose Elks Lodge 522, SIRS of San Jose and the Santa Clara County Cattlemen's Association.
San Jose Mercury News, Wednesday, October 5, 1988
Herman Robert Buchser, 86, former president of the San Jose City College and the first superintendent of the San Jose Junior College District.
He died Sunday at the San Jose convalescent hospital of Alzheimer's disease.
During his tenure at City College, school enrollment grew from 900 to nearly 10,000 day and evening students.
Mr. Buchser was a member of a Willow Glen family in which eight of the 10 children of Emil and Katherine Buchser ended up as teachers or school administrators.
Emil Buchser was and orchardist who becan raising fruit in the valley in 1985.
Katherine Buchser immigrated from Germany to San Jan Jose in 1886.
One of Herman Buchserr's brothers, Emil R. Buchser, was superintendent of schools for two Santa Clara school districts from the mid-1940s to 1962.
Herman Buchser began his education career as a science teacher in 1929 and served as an administrator-teacher at Markham Junior High School, Willow Glen Elementary School, Willow Glen Junior High School and Willo Glen High School.
He was appointed superintendent of the then-new San Jose Junior College District in 1964 when control of the city college was transferred from San Jose Unified School District.
He also retained his position as city college president, a job he had held since 1955.
Mr. Buchser retired in 1967 and became a cattle rancher for a few years.
He was a member of the California Teachers Association. San Jose Elks Lodge 522, SIRS of San Jose and the Santa Clara County Cattlemen's Association.
San Jose Mercury News, Wednesday, October 5, 1988
He died Sunday at the San Jose convalescent hospital of Alzheimer's disease.
During his tenure at City College, school enrollment grew from 900 to nearly 10,000 day and evening students.
Mr. Buchser was a member of a Willow Glen family in which eight of the 10 children of Emil and Katherine Buchser ended up as teachers or school administrators.
Emil Buchser was and orchardist who becan raising fruit in the valley in 1985.
Katherine Buchser immigrated from Germany to San Jan Jose in 1886.
One of Herman Buchserr's brothers, Emil R. Buchser, was superintendent of schools for two Santa Clara school districts from the mid-1940s to 1962.
Herman Buchser began his education career as a science teacher in 1929 and served as an administrator-teacher at Markham Junior High School, Willow Glen Elementary School, Willow Glen Junior High School and Willo Glen High School.
He was appointed superintendent of the then-new San Jose Junior College District in 1964 when control of the city college was transferred from San Jose Unified School District.
He also retained his position as city college president, a job he had held since 1955.
Mr. Buchser retired in 1967 and became a cattle rancher for a few years.
He was a member of the California Teachers Association. San Jose Elks Lodge 522, SIRS of San Jose and the Santa Clara County Cattlemen's Association.
San Jose Mercury News, Wednesday, October 5, 1988
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