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Oettinger
Loved, Rappahannock
Katherine Brownell Oettinger, a pioneer in the fields of child and maternal health and family planning, died Oct. 13 of congestive heart failure in Carmel, Calif. She was 94.
Appointed Chief of the federal Children’s Bureau by President Eisenhower in 1957, Dr. Oettinger served in four administrations. The position was traditionally a political and during her ten years of federal service, Dr. Oettinger won praise from such Democrats as Hubert Humphrey, who presented her an award and called her “an unsung heroine,” and from numerous Republicans. In 1967 President Johnson named her the first Deputy Assistant Secretary of HEW for Family Planning and Population. She was the only person to hold that post, which was abolished by President Nixon three years later.
Prior to joining the federal government, Dr. Oettinger was dean of the School of Social Work at Boston University from 1954 to 1957. She earlier served as head of the Division of Community Services in the State of Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Mental Health.
Katherine Oettinger was bom in Nyack, N.Y., Sept. 14, 1903. She was graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Smith College and earned a master’s degree from the Smith School of Social Work. In 1957, Dr. Oettinger was awarded an honorary LL.D from Smith and was honored by the School of Social Work for life achievements in 1995. During her career, Dr. Oettinger was awarded honorary degrees by several colleges.
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