Calvin Jay Tobin

Background

Tobin, Calvin Jay was born on February 15, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of David and Bertha (Tanfield) Tobin.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, University of Michigan, 1949.

Career

Designer, draftsman Arlen & Lowenfish (architects), New York City, 1949-1951. With Samuel Arlen, 1951-1953, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, New York City, 1953. Architect Loebl, Schlossman & Bennett (architects), Chicago, 1953-1957, vice president, 1953-1957, Loebl, Schlossman & Hackl, since 1957.

Retired, 1998

Chairman Jewish United Fund Building Trades Division, 1969. Chairman American Institute of Architects and Chicago Hospital Council Committee of Hospital Architecture, 1968-1976. Architectural consultant Resurrection healthcare corporation, since 1998.

Achievements

• Calvin Jay Tobin has been listed as a notable Architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Highland Park (Illinois) Appearance Review Commission, 1972-1973. Member Highland Park Plan Commission, 1973-1979. Member Highland Park City Council, 1974-1989, mayor pro-tem, 1979-1989.

Member Highland Park Environmental Control Commission, 1979-1984, Highland Park History Preservation Commission, 1982-1989. Board director Highland Park History Society, Young Men's Jewish Council, 1953-1967, president, 1967. Board directors Jewish Community Centers Chicago, 1973-1978, board directors, 1989-1993.

Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, 1989-1994. Trustee Ravinia Festival Association, 1990-1998. Board governors Highland Park Community House, since 1994.

With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Fellow American Institute of Architects (Second vice president Chicago chapter). Member University Michigan Alumni Society College Architecture and Urban Planning (board governors 1989-1995), University Michigan Alumni Association (board governors 1990-1995, vice president 1993-1995, president 1997-1999, Distinguished Alumni Service award 1996), Standard Club, Ravinia Green Country Club, Pi Lambda Phi.

Connections

Married Joan Hope Fink, July 15, 1951. Children– Michael Alan, Nancy Annual.

Father:

David Tobin

Mother:

Bertha (Tanfield) Tobin

Spouse:

Joan Hope Fink

child:

Michael Alan Tobin

child:

Nancy Annual Tobin