Carroll Vincent Newsom (1904–1990) was an American educator who served as the eleventh NYU president and president of Prentice Hall. Newsom was born February 23, 1904, in Buckley, Illinois. He received a B.A. from the College of Emporia in 1924, a M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1927 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1931. He commenced his academic career in 1924 as a mathematics instructor at the College of Emporia. In 1927–1928 he taught at the University of Michigan and at the University of New Mexico in 1928–1929. He was appointed assistant professor in 1929, an associate professor in 1931, and professor in 1933, and served as head of the department from 1931 to 1944. He was professor of mathematics and chairman of the science division at Oberlin College from 1944 to 1948. From 1948 to 1950, he was Assistant Commissioner for Higher Education, then Associate Commissioner for Higher and Professional Education, for the New York State. Newsom was appointed executive vice president in 1955 at New York University and served as 11th NYU president from 1956 to 1962. He was president of Prentice Hall from 1964 to 1965 and director of NBC from 1961 to 1971, serving as vice president from 1966 to 1969. He served on many other boards of directors and committees, listed below. Newsom married and had three children. His wife, Frances Jeanne Higley, died June 3, 1989, in Dublin, OH. Newsom died February 3, 1990, in Dublin. Memberships and other positions Mathematical Association of America; member 1925–1990; 3 terms on board of governors; president, Southwestern Division 1938–1939 American Association for the Advancement of Science; member 1931–1990; Fellow 1939–1990; president of Southwest Division 1939–1940; Member National Council 1940–1942 American Society for Engineering Education; member 1938–1963; chairman, Math Division 1954 Member, board of directors, Phelps-Stokes Fund 1956–1965 Member, New York Academy of Public Education 1957–1959 Founder of the Courant Institute for the Mathematical Sciences. Raised the money to build a 13-story building to house the members of the staff and their research activities 1958 Member, board of directors, New York World's Fair 1964–1965 Corporation 1959–1972 Vice President and trustee, Thomas Alva Edison Foundation 1960–1970 Vice President, Phi Beta Kappa Association 1961 Chairman of the board, Laboratory for Educational Materials, Inc. 1961–1965 Member, Board of Design, Sterling Forest Corporation, Inc. 1961–1966 Member, board of trustees, New College, Sarasota, Florida 1961–1966 Member, board of directors, National Broadcasting