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Carroll Vincent Newsom | |
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| 10th President of New York University | |
| In office 1956–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Townley Heald |
| Succeeded by | James McNaughton Hester |
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| Born | February 23,1904 Buckley,Illinois,U.S. |
| Died | February 3,1990 (aged 85) Dublin,Ohio,U.S. |
| Education | College of Emporia (BA) University of Michigan (MA,PhD) |
Carroll Vincent Newsom (February 23,1904 - February 3,1990) was an American educator who served as the tenth NYU president and president of Prentice Hall.
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Newsom was born February 23,1904,in Buckley,Illinois. He received a B.A. from the College of Emporia in 1924,a M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1927 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1931. [1]
He commenced his academic career in 1924 as a mathematics instructor at the College of Emporia. In 1927–1928 he taught at the University of Michigan and at the University of New Mexico in 1928–1929. He was appointed assistant professor in 1929,an associate professor in 1931,and professor in 1933,and served as head of the department from 1931 to 1944. He was professor of mathematics and chairman of the science division at Oberlin College from 1944 to 1948.
From 1948 to 1950,he was Assistant Commissioner for Higher Education,then Associate Commissioner for Higher and Professional Education,for the New York State. Newsom was appointed executive vice president in 1955 at New York University and served as 10th NYU president from 1956 to 1962. He was president of Prentice Hall from 1964 to 1965 and director of NBC from 1961 to 1971,serving as vice president from 1966 to 1969. He served on many other boards of directors and committees,listed below.
Newsom married and had three children. His wife,Frances Jeanne Higley,died June 3,1989,in Dublin,OH. Newsom died February 3,1990,in Dublin.
