Walter W. Stiern
Politician
1914 – 1987
Who was Walter W. Stiern?
Walter W. Stiern was a Democratic California State Senator representing Kern County.
Although Stiern was born in San Diego, his family was originally from Bakersfield and moved back soon after he was born. Stiern attended Bakersfield College, then continued on to Washington State University where he received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. He returned to Bakersfield and set up a veterinary practice catering to the local agricultural community, taking a temporary leave to serve in World War II.
Stiern was elected to the State Senate in 1957, where he advocated on education, health and agricultural issues. He is primarily known for his work in the area of expanding California's higher education system: In 1960, he co-sponsored Assemblywoman Dorothy Donohoe's Donahoe Higher Education Act which reorganized the higher education system into the form it is in today: the "California State College"-system was formally created, and University of California system, CSC system and California Community College system were coordinated in their approach to educating the population.
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- Born
- 1914
California - Also known as
- Walter Stiern
- Education
- Bakersfield College
- Died
- 1987
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on July 23, 2013
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