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'''Gary Day McCaleb''' (born November 2, 1941) is the vice president and professor of management at Abilene Christian University in [[Abilene]], [[Texas]], and a prominent civic leader who formerly served as the [[mayor]] of Abilene. With degrees in [[business]] administration and management, McCaleb is also the executive director of ACU's Center for Building Community, which seeks creative and practical solutions to crises that exist at all levels of society.​

'''Gary Day McCaleb''' (born November 2, 1941) is the vice president and professor of management at Abilene Christian University in [[Abilene]], [[Texas]], and a prominent civic leader who formerly served as the [[mayor]] of Abilene. With degrees in [[business]] administration and management, McCaleb is also the executive director of ACU's Center for Building Community, which seeks creative and practical solutions to crises that exist at all levels of society.​

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Through the Center for Building Community, McCaleb has recruited well-known speakers to Abilene, including [[film]] critic [[Michael Medved]], former [[Oklahoma]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[J. C. Watts]], and the late former [[prime minister]] of [[Pakistan]], [[Benazir Bhutto]].<ref name=ARN/> McCaleb instructs a course in leadership in the ACU College of Business.<ref name="ACU">{{cite web| url=http://www.acu.edu/news/2006/060801_mccalebaward.html|publisher=ACU News| title=McCaleb to receive oral history award|date=August 1, 2006| accessdate=August 22, 2015}}</ref>​

Through the Center for Building Community, McCaleb has recruited well-known speakers to Abilene, including [[film]] critic [[Michael Medved]], former [[Oklahoma]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[J. C. Watts]], and the late former [[prime minister]] of [[Pakistan]], [[Benazir Bhutto]].<ref name=ARN/> McCaleb instructs a course in leadership in the ACU College of Business.<ref name="ACU">{{cite web| url=http://www.acu.edu/news/2006/060801_mccalebaward.html|publisher=ACU News| title=McCaleb to receive oral history award|date=August 1, 2006| accessdate=August 22, 2015; no longer on-line}}</ref>​

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==Background==​

==Background==​

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McCaleb was born to Victor Earl McCaleb (1917-2009) and the former Vivian Day (1917-2000) in Anson in Jones County north of Abilene and named for Anson Jones, former president of the [[Republic of Texas]]. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964 from ACU, a [[Church of Christ]] institution. He received a [[Master of Business Administration]] degree (1975) and a [[Ph.D.]] in management (1979), both from [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]. McCaleb began his academic career as   assistant director (1964-1965) and then director of alumni relations (1965-1969) at ACU. He was thereafter director of college relations, assistant academic dean, assistant professor of business administration, vice president and dean of campus life (1980-1983), and dean of campus life (1983-1991). He was named vice president in 1991 during his second year as the part-time mayor. ​

McCaleb was born to Victor Earl McCaleb (1917-2009) and the former Vivian Day (1917-2000) in Anson in Jones County north of Abilene and named for Anson Jones, former president of the [[Republic of Texas]]. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964 from ACU, a [[Church of Christ]] institution. He received a [[Master of Business Administration]] degree (1975) and a [[Ph.D.]] in management (1979), both from [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]. McCaleb began his academic career as assistant director (1964-1965) and then director of alumni relations (1965-1969) at ACU. He was thereafter director of college relations, assistant academic dean, assistant professor of business administration, vice president and dean of campus life (1980-1983), and dean of campus life (1983-1991). He was named vice president in 1991 during his second year as the part-time mayor. ​

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On June 5, 1964, McCaleb married the former Sylvia Ravanelli (born 1945); they have a daughter, Cara Lee Cranford, and a son, Bryan Day McCaleb, and six grandchildren. McCaleb is an avid jogger who has run [[marathons]] in [[New York City]], [[Dallas]], and  [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref name="ACU" /><ref name=wwia>{{cite book | title=Who's Who in America - 1999 | publisher=Marquis Publishers | year=1999 | isbn=978-0-8379-0191-6}}</ref> McCaleb is active in [[United Way]] in Abilene, the [[March of Dimes]], the [[American Cancer Society]], and the Abilene Task Force on Drug and Alcohol Abuse.<ref name=wwia />​

On June 5, 1964, McCaleb married the former Sylvia Ravanelli (born 1945); they have a daughter, Cara Lee Cranford, and a son, Bryan Day McCaleb, and six grandchildren. McCaleb is an avid jogger who has run [[marathons]] in [[New York City]], [[Dallas]], and  [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref name="ACU" /><ref name=wwia>{{cite book | title=Who's Who in America - 1999 | publisher=Marquis Publishers | year=1999 | isbn=978-0-8379-0191-6}}</ref> McCaleb is active in [[United Way]] in Abilene, the [[March of Dimes]], the [[American Cancer Society]], and the Abilene Task Force on Drug and Alcohol Abuse.<ref name=wwia />​

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 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> ​

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>

 

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>​