Forrest Watson (’57, ’61 M.Ed., ’72 Ed.D.), Keller. While at North Texas, he was a Geezle and worked his way through college by delivering Dr Pepper. He worked as a principal and superintendent while earning his master’s and doctoral degrees. He began teaching at Ferris ISD, then taught at Kopperl, Italy, Hamilton, Ennis, Pasadena, Alamo Heights, HEB and Keller ISDs. He earned several distinctions — including becoming the youngest superintendent in Texas schools when he was 27 years old and creating innovative practices in strategic planning and technology — and earned the nickname “father of modern school finance.”
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Forrest Watson (’57, ’61 M.Ed., ’72 Ed.D.), Keller. While at North Texas, he was a Geezle and worked his way through college by delivering Dr Pepper. He worked as a principal and superintendent while earning his master’s and doctoral degrees. He began teaching at Ferris ISD, then taught at Kopperl, Italy, Hamilton, Ennis, Pasadena, Alamo Heights, HEB and Keller ISDs. He earned several distinctions — including becoming the youngest superintendent in Texas schools when he was 27 years old and creating innovative practices in strategic planning and technology — and earned the nickname “father of modern school finance.”
