Background
Sammartino, Peter was born on August 15, 1904 in New York City. Son of Guy and Eva (Amendola) Sammartino.
Sammartino, Peter was born on August 15, 1904 in New York City. Son of Guy and Eva (Amendola) Sammartino.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1924. Master of Arts, New York University, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1931.
Postgraduate, Sorbonne, 1932. Doctor of Letters, Long Island University. Doctor of Laws, University Liberia.
Doctor of Laws, Kyung Hee University. Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Fairleigh Dickinson University. D.H.E., Unity College.
Doct. ès Lettres, University Zaire. Doctor of Business Administration, Bangkok University.
Teacher public schools, New York City Teacher public schools, Townsend Harris High School Teacher public schools, College City New York in charge language, New College, Teachers College, Columbia University founder, 1st president, Fairleigh Dickinson Junior College, Rutherford, New Jersey, 1942-1948; president, Fairleigh Dickinson Junior College, Rutherford, New Jersey, 1948-1956; president, Fairleigh Dickinson U., Rutherford, 1956-1967; educational editor, United American, also Atlantica, La Voix de France.
Chairman Economic Development Participation President's Commission on Higher Education, White House Conference on Education, 1956. Past president New Jersey Association Colleges and Universities. Board chairman American Institute Italian Studies.
Past president International Association University Presidents. Vice president New Jersey Constitutional Convention. Member New Jersey Bicentennial Commission.
Member president's advisory board United States Peace Corps. Member board foreign scholarships. Founder, president Restore Ellis Island Commission.
Member board Friends of Cuttington College. Vice president National Italian-American Foundation. President New York Cultural Center, New York City, 1969-1976.
Director Tibetan Foundation, 1969. Committee on accreditation and institutional eligibility Office of Education, 1971. Chairman New Jersey Basic Skills Task Force, 1972.
Board directors Columbus Hospital, Newark. Chairman board trustees St. Stephens School, Rome. Trustee New Jersey History Society, New Jersey State Opera.
National chairman International Columbus Quincentennial Commission. Member Alpha Phi Delta (past national president) Clubs: Salmagundi, University (New York City). Upper Montclair Country, Pot and Kettle, Bar Harbor.
Married Sylvia Scaramelli, December 5, 1933 (deceased 1992).