Robert Joseph Kibbee (August 19, 1921 – June 16, 1982) was an American university administrator who was Chancellor of the City University of New York.
Robert Kibbee | |
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| Born | August 19, 1921 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1982 (aged 60) |
| Alma mater | Fordham University (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD) |
| Employer | City University of New York |
| Title | Chancellor |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Milton Kibbee (uncle), Lois Kibbee (cousin) |
Biography edit
Kibbee was born on Staten Island, New York.[1] His father was Hollywood actor Guy Kibbee and his mother was Helen Shay Kibbee; his parents separated when he was a young boy.[2][3][4] He attended Xavier High School in Manhattan, New York, and earned a bachelor's degree at Fordham University in 1943.[1][2][4]
After serving in World War II in the Philippines from 1940 to 1945, Kibbee earned a master's degree in higher education administration from the University of Chicago in 1947, and a doctorate there in 1957.[4][1][2] He was then administrative dean at Southern State College, and in 1955 became dean of students at Drake University.[5][2] From 1958 to 1961 he worked for the University of Chicago as an educational advisor in Pakistan.[2] Kibbee then served as assistant to President John Warner and as vice president for planning and administration at Carnegie-Mellon University, and as President of the Pittsburgh Board of Education.[1][2][4]
Kibbee was Chancellor of the City University of New York, the third-largest university in the United States, from 1971 to 1982.[1][6][3] During that time CUNY transitioned to open admissions.[1]
He was married first to Katherine Kirk, and then in 1980 to Margaret Rockwitz.[3]
Kibbee had cranial surgery to remove a tumor, and died on June 16, 1982, two weeks before his scheduled retirement, at 60 years of age.[1][2][3] The library at Kingsborough Community College is named after him.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Former Chancellors".
- ^ a b c d e f g Picciano, Anthony G.; Jordan, Chet (2017). CUNY's First Fifty Years: Triumphs and Ordeals of a People's University. Routledge. ISBN 9781351982146 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d Maeroff, Gene I. (June 18, 1982). "Robert J. Kibbee, Chancellor of City University for More Than; a Decade, Dies at 60". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d Kibbee, Robert Joseph (July 28, 1971). "Robert Joseph Kibbee: 'Demilitarizer' of the Campus". The New York Times.
- ^ The Higher Learning Commission. A New President, New Faculty, and Accreditation of SSC.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Parmet, Robert D. (2011). Town and Gown: The Fight for Social Justice, Urban Rebirth, and Higher Education. Lexington Books. ISBN 9781611474732 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Robert J. Kibbee Library -- City University of New York". librarytechnology.org.