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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; no longer on-line}}</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>

 

==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|publisher=Marquis|date=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 />​

==Mayor McCaleb==

==Mayor McCaleb==