Background
McAdams, Donald Ray was born on March 3, 1941 in Havana, Cuba. Came to the United States, 1944. Son of Daniel Arthur and Ruth Marie (Gardner) McAdams.
McAdams, Donald Ray was born on March 3, 1941 in Havana, Cuba. Came to the United States, 1944. Son of Daniel Arthur and Ruth Marie (Gardner) McAdams.
Bachelor, Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, Maryland, 1963. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1967.
From instructor to professor Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, 1967-1975. President Southwestern Adventist College, Keene, Texas, 1975-1984, Texas Indiana College Fund, Fort Worth, 1984-1986. Executive vice president American Productivity and Quality Center, Houston, 1986-1989.
President McAdams, Faillace & Associates, Inc., Bellaire, 1992—1999. Research professor University Houston, 1999—2001. President Center for Reform of School Systems, Houston, since 2001.
Trustee Houston Indiana School District. Member Rotary (president 1980).
Married Donna Tucker, June3, 1963 (divorced 1983). Children: Shaun Donald, Daniel Arthur. Married Anne Pace, February 27, 1991.
Adopted children: Laura Pace McAdams, Hanna Phuong.