Daniel Delbert Mc Cracken

Background

Cracken, Daniel Delbert Mc was born on July 23, 1930 in Hughsville, Montana, United States. Son of Albert Ray and Blanche (Spear) McCracken.

Education

Bachelor in Mathematics, Central Washington University, 1950. Bachelor in Chemistry, Central Washington University, 1951. Student, New York University, 1959.

Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1970.

Career

With, General Electric Company, 1951-1958; director training, computer department, General Electric Company, 1956-1957; with, Atomic Energy Commission Computing Center, New York University, 1958-1959; consultant computer programming, writing and training, since 1958; professor computer science, City College of New York, since 1981; department chair, City College of New York, 1989-1991.

Achievements

• Daniel Delbert Mc Cracken has been listed as a notable Computer science educator, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President board education, Ossining, New York, 1965-1966. Fellow Association Computing Machinery (Chairman of Commission on computers public policy 1972-1976, member of council 1974-1982, vice president 1976-1978, president 1978-1980, Outstanding Contributions Computer Science Education award 1992).

Connections

Married Evelyn Edwards, 1952. Children: Charles, Judith, Cynthia, Virginia, Rachel, Aliza, Thomas. Married Helen Blumenthal, 1980.

1 stepson, Michael Cohen.

Father:

Albert Ray McCracken

Mother:

Blanche (Spear) McCracken

Spouse:

Evelyn Edwards

Spouse:

Helen Blumenthal

child:

Charles Cracken

child:

Thomas Cracken

child:

Virginia Cracken

child:

Judith Cracken

child:

Aliza Cracken

child:

Rachel Cracken

child:

Cynthia Cracken