Background
Ross, Robert Donald was born on March 28, 1931 in New York City. Son of William and Ceceile (Cross) Rosenfeld.
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Robert Donald Ross
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Bachelor, City College of New York, 1954. Postgraduate, New York University, 1960—1964. Postgraduate, Columbia University, New York City, 1968.
Master of Library Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 1966.
Career
Reformed library Brooklyn Public Library., 1965. Reader services library, assistant professor Suffolk County (New York ) Community College, 1966-1969. Director South Brunswick (New Jersey) Public Library., 1969-1973, Ridgewood (New Jersey) Public Library., 1973-1995.
Adjunct professor Middlesex County Community College, New Jersey, 1973—1976.
Achievements
Membership
Member executive board South Brunswick Community Council, 1970-1973, Human Relations Coordinator Council, Ridgewood, 1988-1994. Member advisory committee National Project Center for Films and Humanities, New York City, 1971-1975. Treasurer Bergen-Passaic Regional Library.
Cooperative, 1987-1988, member executive board, 1986-1989. Member Ridgewood Bicentennial Commission, 1975-1976. Treasurer Temple Emanu-El, Reno, 1998-2000, board directors, 2002-2003.
Board directors For the Love of Jazz, Reno, 1998-2000. Docent Nevada Museum Art, 2004-2007. Member American Library Association (chairman discussion group committee fundraising and finance development section library administration and management division 1984-1985), New Jersey Library.
Association (library development committee 1977-1993, chairman education for librarianship committee 1982-1983, government relations committee 1982, 100th annual committee 1988-1991), Libraries South Middlesex (chairman 1970-1973), North Bergen Federation Libraries (chairman directors council 1975), Bergen County Cooperative Library. Systems (president, treasurer 1982-1983, 86-87, executive board computer consortium 1987-1989, budget committee 1989-1994), Ridgewood C. of Chamber (board directors 1983-1993, treasurer 1988-1993), Society Valley Hospital Ridgewood, Ridgewood Kiwanis (president 1982-1983, treasurer 1987-1988, Distinguished Club. President award 1983), Endowment Council, Washoe County Library.
Connections
Married Madeleine Ladner, May 28, 1961. Children: Jeffrey Laurence, Jodie Dianne.
