Background
Campbell, Edwin Denton was born on June 25, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Edwin and Mildred (Altmiller) Campbell.
Campbell, Edwin Denton was born on June 25, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Edwin and Mildred (Altmiller) Campbell.
Graduate, Bentley College, Boston, 1948. Chemical Abstracts Service, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971. Doctor of Education, 1975.
Manager, Arthur Andersen & Company (Certified Public Accountants), Boston, 1948-1953;
vice president, Laboratory for Electronics, Inc., Boston, 1953-1962;
also director, Laboratory for Electronics, Inc., Boston
executive vice president, Itek Corporation, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1962-1970;
director, Itek Corporation, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1962-1983;
president, Education Development Center, Newton, Massachusetts, 1971-1976;
trustee, Education Development Center, Newton, Massachusetts, since 1971;
president, Gulf Management Institute division Gulf Oil Corporation, Boston, 1976-1983;
on loan as executive vice president, National Alliance of Business, Washington, 1983-1986;
dean school business, Adelphi U., Garden City, New York, 1986-1987;
trustee, Ednl. Testing Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1983-1987;
vice president, Ednl. Testing Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1987-1989;
executive director Coalition of Essential Schools,, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown U., Providence, 1990-1996;
principal, Padanaram Associations, Inc., since 1996.
Interim executive director Plimoth Plantation, 1997. Board directors Keystone Funds, Padanaram Associations, Inc., National Alliance Business, CAST, Inc., ARtworks];member of faculty Bentley College, Boston, 1956-1958.
Trustee Bentley College, since 1963, New Bedford Whaling Museum, 1996—2003, Friends Academy, 1996—2002, Partners in Education, Inc., 1997-1999. Vice president Massachusetts Association Mental Health, 1965-1968, board directors, 1962-1973. Member Mass Commission Vocational Rehabilitation, 1966-1968, College Board Commission on Pre-college Counseling, 1984-1986.
Member visiting committee Harvard School Education, 1977-1983. Member finance committee Town of Carlisle, Massachusetts, 1965-1968. Trustee Boston Urban Foundation, 1969-1975, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, 1962-1968, Fenn School, 1970-1975, OSTI, Inc., 1971-1976, Lesley College, 1972-1976, Massachusetts Advocacy Center, 1975-1976.
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1943-1945, PTO. Member Association Industries Massachusetts (president 1967-1969, now director), Harvard Club Boston, Cosmos Club Washington (District of Columbia), New Bedford Yacht Club.
Married Crystal Cousins, 1973. Children: Geraldine, Linda, David, Sean, Jennifer.