Background
Buley, Hilton Clifford was born on December 25, 1903 in Waverly, New York, United States. Son of Joseph Myron and Nora Belle (McCutcheon) Buley.
Buley, Hilton Clifford was born on December 25, 1903 in Waverly, New York, United States. Son of Joseph Myron and Nora Belle (McCutcheon) Buley.
Bachelor of Science, Hobart College, 1927; postgraduate, Cortland State Teachers College, 1928; Master of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1934; postgraduate, Syracuse University, 1939-1940; Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1947; Doctor of Humane Letters, Hobart College, 1963.
Teacher science, athletic coach, Brewster, New York, 1927-1930; teacher science, athletic coach, Milwaukee Country Day School, 1930-1934; supervising principal, Spencer Central School, 1934-1938; supervising principal, Vestal Central School, New York, 1938-1942; superintendent schools, Gloversville, New York and Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1942-1948; commissioner education, State of N.H., 1948-1954; president, Southern Connecticut State College, 1954-1971. Lecturer; consultant Commission Teacher Edition and Professional Standards, 1950, N.H. Board Nursing Education. Director N.H. Council Teacher Education.
Past president Community Chest. Member district council Boy Scouts American. Director New Hampshire League Arts and Crafts.
Consultant New Hampshire Jackson Memorial Foundation for Cancer Research. State coordinator education New Hampshire Civil Defense. Trustee Community Libraries.
Honorary member board directors New Haven Opera Society. Member Connecticut Committee on Education of Gifted, Connecticut Accreditation Council. Member National Education Association, American Association School Administrators, New Hampshire State Teachers Association, Northeast Superintendents Association, American Association State Colleges and Universities (director, treasurer, president 1971), National Chief State School Officers United States, National Society for Study Education, Connecticut Education Association, American Association College for Teacher Education (chairman committee on television and teacher education.
Citation exceptional service and studies in new media of instruction), Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce (past director), Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Phi Delta, Chimera, Kappa Delta Phi, Rotarian (district governor 1972-1973, Paul Harris fellow 1977).
Married Arline Besse, August 30, 1930. Children: Hilton M., David R.