Background
Koltai, Leslie was born on April 6, 1931 in Hungary. Arrived in United States, 1956. Son of Nicholas and Maria (Deutch) Koltai.
Koltai, Leslie was born on April 6, 1931 in Hungary. Arrived in United States, 1956. Son of Nicholas and Maria (Deutch) Koltai.
Bachelor, University Budapest, 1954. Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960. Doctor of Education, University of California at Los Angeles, 1967.
Doctor of Laws, Pepperdine University, 1975. Doctor of Humane Letters, University Judaism, 1978.
Assistant professor University Budapest, 1954—1956. Instructor Los Angeles City Schools, 1958—1960. Associate professor, chairman department Pasadena City College, 1960—1967, dean institutional research, 1967—1968.
Chancellor Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, Missouri, 1968—1972, Los Angeles Community College District, from 1972. Adjunct professor University Southern California. Visiting professor University of California at Los Angeles.
Vice president Center for Study Community College, Los Angeles. President National Center for Development Education, California. Member advisory committee National Science Foundation.
Directorate Science and Engineering Education, Washington. Member Los Angeles County Business Labor Council, Medici Foundation, Princeton University, New Jersey. Trustee Educational Resources Information Center, University of California at Los Angeles.
Member of Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (member executive committee on education), American Association Community and Junior Colleges (urban Community College commission council), International Association University and College President (member North America council), Association Governing Boards, American Council on Education (commission on international education, advisory council educational record, labor/higher education council American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations), League for Innovation Community College (board directors).
Married Katherine Koltai, May 10, 1953. Children: Steve, Marian, Robert.