Background
Shushan, Robert Daniel was born on June 23, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Rose (Bellows) Shushan.
Shushan, Robert Daniel was born on June 23, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Rose (Bellows) Shushan.
Bachelor of Arts California, Los Angeles, 1951. Master of Education, University California, Los Angeles, 1953. Doctor of Education, University California, Los Angeles, 1974.
Teacher, delinquent adolescents Santa Fe High School, Los Angeles, 1952. Teacher & assistant to vice principal Huntington Park High School, 1952—1956. Teacher, counselor, department head & assistant to registrar Polytechnic High School, Los Angeles, 1956—1958.
Executive director Exceptional Children's Foundation, since 1959. Principal investigator & director, demonstration project Social Rehabilitation Service Department of Health, 1964—1967. Chairman, executive committee non-public school advisory board Los Angeles Unified School District, 1967—1971.
1st vice president Flame of Hope Inc., Boston, 1972—1973. Member Los Angeles Mayor's Task Force Advisory Council for Handicapped, 1974, council member and chairman, committee intergovernmental relations, since 1974.
Advisory board Lanterman State Hospital and Development Center, 1977—1978. Fellow: American Association Mental Deficiency (regional membership chairman 1965-1967). Member: Council Exceptional Children, National Rehabilitation Association (executive committee 1963-1965), California Association Residences Retarded (1st president 1960-1961), Southern California Associations Rehabilitation Workshops (secretary, treasurer 1960-1961), California Association (executive committee 1960-1963, founder 1960), Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Shirley Claire Bluestone, December 26, 1948. Children: Laurence Steven, Jeffrey Dean. Married Mary T. Maloney, August 8, 1963.
1 child Debra Ellen.