Background
Gross, Calvin Edward was born on April 8, 1919 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Harry Edward and Telah May (Calvin) Gross.
Gross, Calvin Edward was born on April 8, 1919 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Harry Edward and Telah May (Calvin) Gross.
AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1940. Master of Science, University Southern California, 1947. Doctor of Education, Harvard University, 1955.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Carnegie-Mellon University, 1963. Doctor Pedagogy (honorary), Manhattan College, 1963. Doctor of Laws, Ripon College, 1963.
Doctor of Laws, University Akron, 1963.
Graduate assistant mathematics, Oregon State University, 1940-1941;
teacher mathematics department, chairman, registrar, vice principal, Los Angeles City Schools, 1946-1950;
superintendent schools, City of Weston, Massachusetts, 1951-1956;
superintendent schools, Niskayuna Center School District, Schenectady, New York, 1956-1958;
superintendent schools, City of Pittsburgh, 1958-1963;
superintendent schools, City of New York City, 1963-1965;
dean School Education, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1965-1972;
president, National College Education, Evanston, Illinois, 1972-1978;
superintendent schools, Alamo Heights, San Antonio, Texas, 1978-1987. Member of advisory commission on new educational media Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Chairman National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
Chairman study committee Governor's Conference on Education, 1968. Member Council for International Exchange of Scholars (Senior Fulbright-Hays Program). Member of advisory council Associated Orgns. for Teacher Education.
Member ednl.adv. board Science Research Associations. Member governing board National Committee for Citizens in Education.
Chairman executive committee, president board trustees Mid-Continent Regional Educational Lab. Trustee Educational Testing Service, Carnegie-Mellon University, National Conference of Christians and Jews. Member visiting committee Harvard University Summer School.
Member advisory committee Kamehameha Schools. Member national advisory board Mott Foundation Captain Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Member American Association School Administrators, American Association Colleges for Teacher Education (committee on government relations, chairman), National Association State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (chairman commission on education for teaching), Joint Council Economic Education (trustee), Cleveland Conference American Association President of Indiana Colleges and Universities (board directors), International Platform Association, Harvard Club, University Club, Economic, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Bernice Marjorie Hayman, March 29, 1946. Children: Georgette Louise, Gary, Glenn.