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==Mayor McCaleb==

==Mayor McCaleb==

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McCaleb served three three-year terms as mayor from 1990 to 1999 but did not seek a fourth term.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ktxs.com/news/gary-mccaleb-honored-for-50-years-of-service-to-acu-and-the-abilene-community/25592822|publisher=KTXS.com| title=Gary McCaleb honored for 50 years of service to ACU, the Abilene community|date=April 21, 2014| accessdate= August 21, 2015}}</ref> McCaleb is a Republican, but all municipal offices in Texas are officially nonpartisan. Previously, McCaleb was a member of the Abilene City Council from 1985 to 1990.<ref name=wwia /> On taking office, McCaleb said that Abilene should view itself as an international city, rather than a regional city between [[Fort Worth]] and [[Midland]]. Midway in his mayoral tenure, McCaleb established the Mayor's Task Force on Technology and invited sixty citizens from Abilene representing the [[education]], [[health care]], business, and government sectors, to serve on the panel. The task force created an awareness level in the community for people who otherwise knew little about recent advances in technology. McCaleb said the group also showed a spirit of cooperation as the members developed an information-sharing mode.<ref>Abilene Mayor Gary McCaleb, Government Technology website, October 1, 1996: [http://www.govtech.com/gt/95805]</ref> ​

McCaleb served three three-year terms as mayor from 1990 to 1999 but did not seek a fourth term.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ktxs.com/news/gary-mccaleb-honored-for-50-years-of-service-to-acu-and-the-abilene-community/25592822|publisher=KTXS.com| title=Gary McCaleb honored for 50 years of service to ACU, the Abilene community|date=April 21, 2014| accessdate= August 21, 2015}}</ref> McCaleb is a Republican, but all municipal offices in Texas are officially nonpartisan. Previously, McCaleb was a member of the Abilene City Council from 1985 to 1990.<ref name=wwia /> On taking office, McCaleb said that Abilene should view itself as an international city, rather than a regional city between [[Fort Worth]] and [[Midland]]. Midway in his mayoral tenure, McCaleb established the Mayor's Task Force on Technology and invited sixty citizens from Abilene representing the [[education]], [[health care]], business, and government sectors, to serve on the panel. The task force created an awareness level in the community for people who otherwise knew little about recent advances in technology. McCaleb said the group also showed a spirit of cooperation as the members developed an information-sharing mode.<ref>Abilene Mayor Gary McCaleb, Government Technology website, October 1, 1996: [http://www.govtech.com/gt/95805]</ref>

 

McCaleb is a former president of the Texas Municipal League, and formerly served on the board of directors of the National League of Cities, with expertise in finance, administration, and intergovernmental relations.<ref name=wwia /> He frequently lectures throughout the nation on such topics as local government and community building and in such international locations as [[Jerusalem], [[Prague]], and [[Beijing]]. The trip to [[China]] in 1993 was a 17-day event, with other city officials included.<ref name=ARN>{{cite web|title=Memorable Mayors of Abilene|publisher=''Abilene Reporter-News''|date=January 27, 2006|url=http://www.reporternews.com/news/2006/Jan/27/memorable-mayors/| accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref> McCaleb also represented his city on a special trip to [[Corinth]], [[Greece]], the sister city of Abilene.<ref name="ACU" /> McCaleb conducted periodic workshops through the Texas Municipal League for new city officials.<ref>{{cite web| title=Gary McCaleb to headline event| publisher=Abilene Christian University website| date= July 20, 2005| url=http://www.acu.edu/events/news/archives2005/050720_mccaleb.html|accessdate=22 Aug 22, 2015}}</ref>​

McCaleb is a former president of the Texas Municipal League, and formerly served on the board of directors of the National League of Cities, with expertise in finance, administration, and intergovernmental relations.<ref name=wwia /> He frequently lectures throughout the nation on such topics as local government and community building and in such international locations as [[Jerusalem], [[Prague]], and [[Beijing]]. The trip to [[China]] in 1993 was a 17-day event, with other city officials included.<ref name=ARN>{{cite web|title=Memorable Mayors of Abilene|publisher=''Abilene Reporter-News''|date=January 27, 2006|url=http://www.reporternews.com/news/2006/Jan/27/memorable-mayors/| accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref> McCaleb also represented his city on a special trip to [[Corinth]], [[Greece]], the sister city of Abilene.<ref name="ACU" /> McCaleb conducted periodic workshops through the Texas Municipal League for new city officials.<ref>{{cite web| title=Gary McCaleb to headline event| publisher=Abilene Christian University website| date= July 20, 2005| url=http://www.acu.edu/events/news/archives2005/050720_mccaleb.html|accessdate=22 Aug 22, 2015}}</ref>​

 

McCaleb is a recipient of the John Ben Shepperd Political Courage Award, named for the state attorney general of Texas during the 1950s and presented in [[Austin]] by the Shepperd Public Leadership Forum.<ref name=wwia/>​

McCaleb is a recipient of the John Ben Shepperd Political Courage Award, named for the state attorney general of Texas during the 1950s and presented in [[Austin]] by the Shepperd Public Leadership Forum.<ref name=wwia/>​

 

==Other accomplishments==​

==Other accomplishments==​

McCaleb is the author of two books: ''Community: The Other Side of Self'' and ''The Gift of Community''.<ref>Books by Dr. Gary McCaleb, Texas Municipal League Online:http://tml.org/webbooks/authorpg/mccaleb_order.html</ref> He is also an [[artist]].<ref>Dr. Gary McCaleb, Texas Municipal League On-line:http://tml.org/webbooks/authorpg/mccaleb.html</ref>​

McCaleb is the author of two books: ''Community: The Other Side of Self'' and ''The Gift of Community''.<ref>Books by Dr. Gary McCaleb, Texas Municipal League Online:[http://tml.org/webbooks/authorpg/mccaleb_order.html]</ref> He is also an [[artist]].<ref>Dr. Gary McCaleb, Texas Municipal League On-line:http://tml.org/webbooks/authorpg/mccaleb.html]</ref>​

 

McCaleb hosts ''McCaleb & Company'', an oral history [[television]] program through ACU. On August 2, 2006, he received the Texas Oral History Association's Barnes Award for excellence in community oral history. Specifically, McCaleb created fifty-five videotaped oral history interviews for the Abilene Centennial Project  in 1983. He interviewed individuals who describe their personal experiences in the growth and development of Abilene. The interviewees include other former mayors, sports figures, and Paul Siple, who first used the term, wind chill factor. The oral history tapes are housed in the Grace Museum history archive in downtown Abilene.<ref>"Gary McCaleb," Texas Oral History Association, [[Baylor University]], [[Waco, Texas]], 2006 [http://www.baylor.edu/TOHA/index.php?id=39773]</ref> ​

McCaleb formerly hosted ''McCaleb & Company,'' an oral history [[television]] program through ACU. On August 2, 2006, he received the Texas Oral History Association's Barnes Award for excellence in community oral history. Specifically, McCaleb created fifty-five videotaped oral history interviews for the Abilene Centennial Project  in 1983. He interviewed individuals who describe their personal experiences in the growth and development of Abilene. The interviewees include other former mayors, sports figures, and Paul Siple, who first used the term, wind chill factor. The oral history tapes are housed in the Grace Museum history archive in downtown Abilene.<ref>"Gary McCaleb," Texas Oral History Association, [[Baylor University]], [[Waco, Texas]], 2006 [http://www.baylor.edu/TOHA/index.php?id=39773]</ref> ​

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McCaleb teamed with Kathy Morehead to establish an unusual art museum, the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature. NCCIL, located at 102 Cedar Street in downtown Abilene, unveils three new exhibits each year. There is no admission fee.<ref>''Texas State Travel Guide, 2008'', p. 107.</ref> The museum was featured in a 2007 segment of Bob Phillips' ''Texas Country Reporter'' [[television]] series. In the broadcast, McCaleb notes that numerous children's books refer to "Abilene, Texas", which he equates with the American "heartland". He recalled an illustrator from the [[American East Coast|East Coast]] who expressed surprise to find such a museum in Abilene.<ref>"Kathy Morehead and Gary McCaleb," National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, 102 Cedar Street, Abilene, TX 79601, ''Texas Country Reporter'', June 21, 2008.</ref>​

McCaleb teamed with Kathy Morehead to establish an unusual art museum, the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature. NCCIL, located at 102 Cedar Street in downtown Abilene, unveils three new exhibits each year. There is no admission fee.<ref>''Texas State Travel Guide, 2008'', p. 107.</ref> The museum was featured in a 2007 segment of Bob Phillips' ''Texas Country Reporter'' [[television]] series. In the broadcast, McCaleb notes that numerous children's books refer to "Abilene, Texas", which he equates with the American "heartland". He recalled an illustrator from the [[American East Coast|East Coast]] who expressed surprise to find such a museum in Abilene.<ref>"Kathy Morehead and Gary McCaleb," National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, 102 Cedar Street, Abilene, TX 79601, ''Texas Country Reporter'', June 21, 2008.</ref>​