Background
Means, Fred Ernest was born in Pacolet, South Carolina. Son of Fred Senior and Lemor E. (Tucker) Means.
Means, Fred Ernest was born in Pacolet, South Carolina. Son of Fred Senior and Lemor E. (Tucker) Means.
Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1959; Master of Arts, Trenton State College, 1963; Master of Education, Rutgers University, 1973; Doctor of Education, Rutgers University, 1975.
Teacher, Personal 621, New York City, 1959-1960; teacher, Dayton Elementary School, Newark, 1960-1965; teacher, title coordinator, South Side High School, Newark, 1965-1970; lecturer, program director, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1970-1971; director, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1970-1975; director, Jersey City State College, 1975-1978; director, assistant dean, Jersey City State College, 1978-1985; dean, Jersey City State College, since 1985. Principal Cleveland Head Start, Newark, summers 1968, 69, 70. Board directors Newark Board Education, 1973-1976, Research for Better Schools, since 1983.
Chairman Newark-Essex Congress Racial Equality, 1964-1965. Board directors United Community Corporation Newark Anti-Poverty Agency, 1966, Business Industrial Coord. Council, Newark, 1967-1969, Action for Sickle Cell, Hudson County, New Jersey, 1982-1989.
President Organisation Negro Education, Newark, 1967-1970. Committee chair National Alliance Black School Education, 1974-1975. With United States Army, 1953-1956.
Member ASCD, New Jersey Association Black Educators (Outstanding Black Educator 1987), National Alliance Black School Educators (committee chair 1974-1975), New Jersey Council Education (board directors 1991), Association Teacher Educators (presenter 1991), Am.Assn. Colls. for Teacher Educators (presenter 1990, 92, 93, 94), American Education Research Association (presenter 1980), Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Helen Pryor; children: Vincent, Marc, Chad.