[4] He was a United States Marine Corps veteran,[4] he graduated from Pomona College (Claremont, CA),[4] and he taught high school English while pursuing his master's degree in English at San Diego State University (1955).
It was during his tenure there (in late 1964)[5] that Page began the development of PEG software, inspired by the convergence of computational linguistics, artificial intelligence technology, and his own experience as a high school English teacher.
Fluent in Spanish, Page also lectured extensively on issues and trends in educational psychology in Spain and South America.
In 1979, Page joined the faculty of Duke University as Professor of Educational Psychology and Research and remained there until 2002.
[4] During his tenure, Page renewed his development and research in automated scoring and, in 1993, formed Tru-Judge, Inc., anticipating the potential for commercial applications of the software.