Background
Hanford, George Hyde was born on July 29, 1920 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alfred Chester and Ruth Hyde Hanford.
educational association administrator
Hanford, George Hyde was born on July 29, 1920 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alfred Chester and Ruth Hyde Hanford.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1941; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1943; L.L.D. (honorary), West Virginia Wesleyan College Doctor of Education (honorary), Thomas Edison State College.
Assistant dean, Harvard Graduate School Business Administration, 1946-1948; treasurer, business manager, teacher, coach, N. Shore Country Day School, Winnetka, Illinois, 1948-1955; treasurer, then vice president, executive vice president, College Entrance Examination Board, New York City, 1955-1979; president, College Entrance Examination Board, 1979-1986; president emeritus, College Entrance Examination Board, since 1987.
Former trustee National Scholarship Service and Fund Negro Students, Dwight School, Educational Testing Service, American Council on Education, Eastern Educational Consortium, United Board College Development, Thomas A. Edison State College, New Jersey Institute Collegiate Teaching and Learning, National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking. Board overseers Mount Auburn Hospital With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Executive Service Corps of New England, Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, Cambridge History Society (president 1995-1997), Canterbury Society (symposiarch 1993-2004, symposiarch emeritus, since 2004), Cambridge Boat Club.
Married Elaine Halstead, September 15, 1942 (deceased). Children: Anne Catherine, Mary Lee Hanford Wile. Married Yvonne Wharton, June 15, 2006.