Stu Gothold

Stu Gothold retired in 2018 as Clinical Professor Emeritus from the USC Rossier School of Education, culminating a career of 62 years as an educator.  He served as teacher, principal, and L.A. County Superintendent of Schools for 15 years, after which he was Professor of Education at USC.  He currently serves as Chair of the FEDCO Charitable Foundation, and is a consultant to a national organization of Charter Schools serving recovering high school dropouts. While at USC, he served as co-chair of the innovative Ed.D. Design Committee, producing a program that was recognized nationally by the Carnegie Foundation.  He served for nearly 30 years as co-chair of the L.A. Music Center Education Council, and was a member of the KCET Board of Directors. He received his AB and MED from Whittier College, and Ed.D. from USC.  He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Whittier College, and Alumni Merit Awards from USC and CSULA. He is married to Jane Soderberg and they have four grown children.  He lives in Whittier, California.