Grandson of School Namesake Visits Crawford Campus

Crawford CHAMPS Principal William Laine, left, and Dr. Michael Sutliff, grandson of school namesake Will C. Crawford.

The grandson of a San Diego Unified legend recently visited the school named after his grandfather.
Dr. Michael Sutliff, a professor at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, visited the Crawford Educational Complex on Nov. 9. It was Sutliff's first time at the high school named for his grandfather, Will C. Crawford, San Diego Unified's superintendent from 1934-54.

Although Crawford passed away before Dr. Sutliff was born, Dr. Sutliff’s mother was Crawford's daughter and shared many stories about her father’s passion for education with him. Following a long family tradition, Dr. Sutliff became an educator himself.

Sutliff said he was very impressed with the personalization that Crawford's small schools offer our extremely diverse population. He was given a tour of all four schools at the complex and said that his grandfather would be proud of the educational experience that our students are receiving on this campus.

Crawford High staff counts itself very fortunate to have had such a distinguished guest visit the complex. For more information, please contact William Laine, principal, Community Health and Medical Practices (CHAMPs) at the Crawford Educational Complex at (619) 583-2501 ext. 2460.


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