Calvin Douglas Black

Background

Black, Calvin Douglas was born on August 11, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Calvin Willard and Laura Ilene (Wiltshire) Black.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, 1957. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1963. Diploma, Army Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1973.

Diploma, Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1980.

Career

Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1957; advanced through grades to colonel, United States Army staff engineer, Headquarters Army Corps Engineers, Pentagon, Washington, 1970-1972; facility engineer Headquarters to battalion commander 39th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Fort Devens, Massachusetts, 1973-1976; group commander, 2d Engineer Group (Construction), Yongson, Republic of Korea, 1976-1978; assistant operations officer, Headquarters, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 1978-1979; command engineer, Headquarters Army Communications Command, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1979-1982; retired, United States Army, 1982; director physical plant department, N. Mexico State University, Las Cruces, 1982-1989; assistant vice president facilities planning and management, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1989-1992; retired, 1992.

Achievements

• Calvin Douglas Black has been listed as a noteworthy university facilities management executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Campaign chair United Way at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, 1985. Member National Society of Professional Engineers, American Public Works Association, Association Physical Plant Administrators University & Colleges (board directors 1983-1985, Certificate 1985), Rocky Mountain Association Physical Plant Administrators (president 1982-1983, secretary-treasurer 1987-1989), American Contract Bridge League, American Legion, Masons.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, bridge, golf, stamp collecting.

Connections

Married Barbara Ellen McMullin, February 5, 1954. Children: Helen-beth, Calvin Lawrence, Douglas Stanley, Kenneth Richard.

Father:

Calvin Willard Black

Mother:

Laura Ilene (Wiltshire) Black

Spouse:

Barbara Ellen McMullin

child:

Kenneth Richard Black

child:

Helen-beth Black

child:

Douglas Stanley Black

child:

Calvin Lawrence Black