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| John McKinley |
| Date Of Birth: | May 31, 1921 |
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| Date Of Death: | November 8, 2011 |
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| Service Date: | Reception will be held on Sunday, November 13, 2011 from 2-4 p.m. at Deer Park Manor. |
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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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