Educator Profile

 

 

 

Director of the Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Centre (Moncton): 1946-1948 Principal and Director of the Provincial Technical Institute: 1948-1949 Principal and Director of the New Brunswick Technical Institute: 1950-1964 Principal and Director of the New Brunswick Institute of Technology: 1965 Coordinator of New Brunswick Trades and Technology Schools: 1966-1970 Principal and Director of the New Brunswick Institute of Technology: 1971-1973 Principal and Director of the New Brunswick Community College (Moncton): 1974-1977

Born near Woodstock, Clinton L. Dow attended the Provincial Normal School during 1934-1935 and in 1937 began pre-medical studies at UNB. When the Second World War broke out, he joined the Carleton and York Regiment and saw service in the United Kingdom and the Central Mediterranean. After the War he became director of the Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Centre (Moncton) and began to serve in 1948 as the principal and director of its successor institution (which underwent several name changes during his tenure) until his retirement in 1977. However, he interrupted his positions as principal and director to serve for four years in Fredericton as coordinator for all the trades and technology schools in New Brunswick. He held certificates and diplomas in public administration and technical subjects as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree. He retired as a colonel of the Militia in 1969. In 1986 he published The Tech: A History of the New Brunswick Community College - Moncton.