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:Not to be confused with another '''Gary McCaleb,''' the legal [[counsel]] for the [[conservative]] Alliance Defense Fund, a group involved in issues of religious freedom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/21/gary-mccaleb-on-bob-dutko-sen-grassleys-investigation-of-evangelists|title=Alliance Defense Fund, Alliance Alert|date=September 25, 2008; specific article no longer on-line}}</ref> ​

:Not to be confused with another '''Gary McCaleb,''' the legal [[counsel]] for the [[conservative]] Alliance Defense Fund, a group involved in issues of religious freedom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/04/21/gary-mccaleb-on-bob-dutko-sen-grassleys-investigation-of-evangelists|title=Alliance Defense Fund, Alliance Alert|date=September 25, 2008; specific article no longer on-line}}</ref> ​

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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 retired 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 his city. 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 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 one of five children in Anson in Jones County north of Abilene, one of five children, to Victor Earl McCaleb (1917-2009, an [[insurance]] agent who served two terms as mayor of Anson, beginning in 1948, and the former Vivian Day (1917-2000).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74229817/earl-mccaleb|title=Earl McCaleb|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref> McCaleb's brother, Bill Perry McCaleb (1953-2015) died in [[Washington]] State and is interred by his parents in Mount Hope Cemetery in Anson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151314122/bill-perry-mccaleb|title=Bill Perry McCaleb|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref> (Anson is named for Anson Jones, a founder of the [[Republic of Texas]]).  

McCaleb was born in Anson in Jones County north of Abilene, one of five children, to Victor Earl McCaleb (1917-2009, an [[insurance]] agent who served two terms as mayor of Anson, beginning in 1948, and the former Vivian Day (1917-2000).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74229817/earl-mccaleb|title=Earl McCaleb|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref> McCaleb's brother, Bill Perry McCaleb (1953-2015) died in [[Washington]] State and is interred by his parents in Mount Hope Cemetery in Anson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151314122/bill-perry-mccaleb|title=Bill Perry McCaleb|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref> (Anson is named for Anson Jones, a founder of the [[Republic of Texas]]).  

McCaleb graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964 from ACU, a [[Church of Christ]] institution, as had his mother in 1938<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74230095/vivian-mccaleb|title=Vivian Day McCaleb|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref> and his father in 1939. McCaleb then 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 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964 from ACU, a [[Church of Christ]] institution, as had his mother in 1938<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74230095/vivian-mccaleb|title=Vivian Day McCaleb|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref> and his father in 1939. McCaleb then 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 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' syndicated television anthology series, ''Texas Country Reporter.'' 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 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' syndicated television anthology series, ''Texas Country Reporter.'' 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 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>​

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