Background
Dean, Charles Thomas was born on February 11, 1918 in Humboldt, Nebraska, United States. Son of Asa Franklin and Carrie Myrtle (Mort) Dean.
academic administrator industrial arts educator
Dean, Charles Thomas was born on February 11, 1918 in Humboldt, Nebraska, United States. Son of Asa Franklin and Carrie Myrtle (Mort) Dean.
Bachelor of Arts (fellow chemistry 1941-1942), Peru (Nebraska) State Teachers College, 1942; Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1951.
Teacher science and industrial arts, Indianola (Iowa) High School, 1946-1947;
assistant professor industrial education, Iowa State University, 1947-1951;
professor industrial arts, California State College, Long Beach, since 1952;
chairman division applied arts and science, California State College, Long Beach, since 1962;
dean School Applied Arts and Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, 1967-1980;
dean emeritus, California State University, Long Beach, since 1980;
director aerospace program, California State University, Long Beach, 1956-1976;
director Cambodian Contract, California State University, Long Beach, 1963-1968;
vice president, Overseas Construction Services Company, 1980-1987. Member technical advisory committees Compton (California) College, Harbor Junior College, Los Angeles, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California, El Camino (California) College, California Curriculum Committee Industrial Arts Education. Membership committee American Council Industrial Arts Teacher Educators, 1957-1986.
Consultant technical education, Cambodia, 1962-1969. Consultant Agency for International Development, Swaziland, 1979. Director research project National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1962-1964, 66;consultant technical and vocational education United States Office Education.
Member board management Armed Service Young Men’s Christian Association, Long Beach, 1968-1974, Long Beach council United Way, 1969. Board directors Long Beach Pacific Hospital, chairman, 1978-1980, member corporation board since 1998. Board directors 49'er Athletic Foundation, Long Beach Pacific Hospital Foundation, American Red Cross, Molina Medical Group, 1995-1998, Long Beach Private Industry Council, since 1995, Long Beach Health Systems, since 1984.
Member California Student Aid Commission, 1969-1978, Long Beach Community Development Council, since 1996. Trustee Long Beach Community College, 1979-1992, president, board trustees, 1981-1983, 88-90, member executive committee, 1990-1993. Consultant Samoa Community College, 1978.
Chairman California Post secondary Education Commission, 1986-1988, California Council for Private Post secondary and Vocational Education, since 1990. Member committee of 18 Long Beach National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1982-1985, California Commission for Technology Education, 1990-1991. Vice-chairman Long Beach Mayor's Task Force for Education, 2000, 1985.
Board directors New School Architect, 1985-1989. Lieutenant(junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945, 51-52. Captain Reserve retired.
Member American Industrial Arts Association (co-chairman national convention 1959), California Industrial Education Association (president Southern section 1958, co-chairman convention 1958, 88, chairman convention 1982, president 1965-1966), California Aviation Education Association (vice president 1960), American Vocational Association, National Association Industrial and Technology Teacher Educators (honorary member), International Platform Association, California Coast University Alumni Association (president 1981-1987), Long Beach Exchange Club (Citizen of Year award 1988), Blue Key, Masons, Epsilon Pi Tau (honorary life), board directors 1979-2002, president board directors 1983-1985, 90-92), Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Beta Beta Beta, Phi Delta Kappa, Psi Chi, Phi Kappa Phi (lecturer of year 1970), Kappa Delta Pi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Long Beach Boeing Scholarship Program, (chair, 2006-2007).
Married Marjorie Ellen (Kennedy), April 11, 1941. Children: Carolyn Kay, Thomas Alan, Nancy Annual.