Background
Curtis, Mark Hubert was born on July 7, 1920 in Medford, Minnesota, United States. Son of James Hubert and Lydia Ethel (Krueger) Curtis.
historian educational association executive
Curtis, Mark Hubert was born on July 7, 1920 in Medford, Minnesota, United States. Son of James Hubert and Lydia Ethel (Krueger) Curtis.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1942. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1953.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Washington and Jefferson University, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Illinois College, 1979. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Beaver College, 1979.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Centre College, 1980. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Rhodes College, 1981. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Gettysburg College, 1982.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Towson State University, 1985.
Instructor history, Williams College, 1950-1953;
assistant professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953-1959;
associate professor of history, University of California at Los Angeles, 1959-1964;
associate dean graduate division, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962-1964;
president, Scripps College, Claremont, California, 1964-1976;
consultant various colleges and organizations, 1976-1978;
president, Association American Colls., Washington, 1978-1985;
president emeritus, Association American Colls., Washington, since 1985. Danforth lecturer Pacific School Religion, Berkeley, California, 1957. FolgerLibr. research professor, 1964.
Director postdoctoral seminar William Andrews Clark Library., Los Angeles, 1969. Kettering Foundation fellow, since 1985. Board directors Atlantic Council United States, since 1987, Chairman of Commission on education and successor generation,1985-.
Member Montgomery County Commision on Humanities, since 1988, chairman, since 1991.
Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American History Association, Yale Club of New York City, Cosmos Club (Washington).
Married Maria Isabel Bird y Zalduondo, November 7, 1945 (deceased 1990). Children: Mary Katherine, Thomas Mark. Married Katherine Kirn Lund, April 1991.