Richard Maurice Moss

Background

Moss, Richard Maurice was born on August 23, 1925 in Baltimore. Son of Richard Maurice Senior and Winnifred (Williams) Moss.

Education

Bachelor, Lincoln University, 1948. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Fordham University, 1973.

Career

Reporter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1947; teacher, Woodbourne Institute New York, 1952; reading specialist, Juris Doctor Lawrence School, Brooklyn, 1954; principal, Sterling School, Brooklyn, 1964-1969; principal, Damrosch School, New York City, 1969-1981; founder/principal, Open Gate Academy, New York City, 1981-1983; consultant, lecturer, New York State Education Department, Albany, since 1970.

Achievements

• Richard Maurice Moss has been listed as a noteworthy Educational consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant United States Army, 1945-1946, pilot Tuskegee Airmen. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Junior High School Principals Association (New York City, executive board), American Radio Relay League, Retired Supervisors & Administrators Association, Secondary Principals Association (district 12 chairman), Friends of Greenburgh Library. (vice president, historian), Sigma Pi Phi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: amateur radio, travel, photography, historical writing, computers.

Connections

Married Jennie Matilda Lawrence, September 6, 1952. Children: Beverly Jones, Wini Hunt, Richard III.