A 2005 inductee into the Cal U Athletic Hall of Fame, Dr. Cleveland Steward, Jr. enters his first season as a volunteer assistant coach with the Vulcans.
Steward was a three-year starter at Cal U and played from 1969-73 under Hall of Fame coach Myles Witchey. As a freshman, the Vulcans posted a then-school record 20 victories and captured the program’s first PSAC Championship. Steward led the team in scoring and rebounding as both a junior and senior, earning various awards including NAIA All-America Honorable Mention.
A graduate of Greensburg Salem, Steward served 17 years as a fifth- and sixth-grade teacher, while also coaching basketball and football, at his scholastic alma mater. He later spent 10 years in the Gateway School District, serving as middle school principal, director of elementary education, assistant superintendent and superintendent.
Steward holds a master's degree in education administration from Duquesne and a doctorate of education in education administration, along with his principal certification, from IUP.
After nearly 40 years in education, Steward served as an assistant varsity boys’ basketball coach at Gateway the last three years and the Gators won back-to-back WPIAL AAAA championships in 2011 and 2012.
Steward was awarded the Cal U College of Education and Human Services Outstanding Alumnus Award in 2010 for his contributions to the field of education. The previous year, Gateway School District renamed Moss Side Elementary School after Steward.
A 1973 graduate of Cal U, Steward and wife Marcy reside in Greensburg, Pa., and have two grown children, Cleveland Steward III and Melissa.
