July 16, 1925 - July 14, 2013

Personal Data

Birth:  July 16, 1925, Newfield, NJ. 

Death:  July 14, 2013, Jamesville, NY. 

Marriage:

     Helen Payne (divorced)

     Nancy Wylie (divorced)

     Kathleen Stevenson 

Children: 

• Biological   
• Ed Pagano
•  Debbie Marx
•  Penny Pagano Smith
• Stepchildren
• Angela Stevenson
• Karen Stevenson
• Jimmy Stevenson   

Education

Bachelors:  1948 - St. John's College in Annapolis, MD.

Masters:  1975 - Master's in Public Administration at Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Doctorate:  1976 - Ph.D. in Public Administration at Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale, FL.  

Employment

• 1948 - Field organizer for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
• 1950 - Education Director and Assistant to the Vice President of the Communications Workers of America
• 1961 - Peace Corps Administrator
• 1965 - First Director of the Adult Education Division at the US Office of Education
• 1974 - Dean and Director of Special Programs at Florida International University in Miami, FL. 
• 1977 - President of the Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges
• 1979 - Vice President and Provost of Bard College at Simon's Rock in Massachusetts
• 1981 - Appointed Chair of the New York State Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
• 1984 - Director of the St. John's College Alumni Board
• 1990 - Vice President and Executive Director of the Labor Advisory Board for the American Income Life Insurance Company
• 2010 - Retired to Jamesville, NY.

Awards and Honors

• Fulbright Scholar in 1955

Membership-Professional Organizations

     Peace Corps

     Adult Education Association 

Publications

Pagano, J. (1965). Education in the peace corps; Evolving concepts of volunteer training. Brookline, MA: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults.

Pagano, J. (1977). Linking a community of learners with a community of scholars. International Review of Education, Vol. 23, Issue 2, Page 205-216. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/3443453

Pagano, J. (1971). It’s not goodby. Adult Leadership, Vol. 20, Page 109.

Pagano, J. & Regan, T. (1971). Place of indian culture in adult education. Adult Leadership, Vol. 20, Page 53.

Pagano, J. & Calvert, R. (1971). Survey needs in adult education. Adult Leadership, Vol. 19, Page 297.

Pagano, J. (1965). The wasted generation. Adult Education Quarterly, Vol. 17, Issue 1, Page 51-52.

Professional Interest Areas

Adult Education

Peace Corps

Labor Unions 

Major Contributions to Adult Education

Administered Title One of the Higher Education Act of 1965

Administered the Adult Education Act of 1966

Administered the Civil Defense Adult Education Program 

Additional Resources

Articles

Pagano, J. (1971). Annual report of the executive director. Adult Leadership, Vol. 20, Page 22-25. 

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Interesting Facts

Jules Pagano appointed the first African American and the first female community college presidents in Massachusetts.

 He met with President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson in the White House in September of 1963. 

References

 Pagano, J. (1965). Education in the peace corps; Evolving concepts of volunteer training. Brookline, MA: Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults.

Pagano, J. (1977). Linking a community of learners with a community of scholars. International Review of Education, Vol. 23, Issue 2, Page 205-216. Retrieved from                            http://www.jstor.org/stable/3443453

Pagano, J. (1971). It’s not goodby. Adult Leadership, Vol. 20, Page 109.

 Pagano, J. & Regan, T. (1971). Place of indian culture in adult education. Adult Leadership, Vol. 20, Page 53.

 Pagano, J. & Calvert, R. (1971). Survey needs in adult education. Adult Leadership, Vol. 19, Page 297.

 Pagano, J. (1965). The wasted generation. Adult Education Quarterly, Vol. 17, Issue 1, Page 51-52.

Florida International University, "Catalog (Florida International University). [1973-1974]" (1973). 

Retrieved from: http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?pid=165938274

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Retrieved from:  http://conference.novaresearch.com/2010AESD/presentations/Feb3/Eyre.pdf

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