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Presidents Of Union College (New York)
Presidents Union College has had nineteen presidents since its founding in 1795. Somers (2003), p. 510 #John Blair Smith (1795–1799) #Jonathan Edwards, Jr. (1799–1801) #Jonathan Maxcy (1802–1804) #Eliphalet Nott (1804–1866) #Laurens Perseus Hickok (1866–1868) #Charles Augustus Aiken (1869–1871) #Eliphalet Nott Potter (1871–1884) resident ''ad interim:'' Judson S. Landon (judge and trustee) (1884-1888)#Harrison Edwin Webster (1888–1894)Raymond (1907), p. 1:374 # Andrew Van Vranken Raymond (1894–1907)Raymond (1907), p. 1:387Somers (2003), p. 599 #Charles Alexander Richmond (1909–1928)Somers (2003), p. 609 #Frank Parker Day (1929–1933)Somers (2003), p. 221 #Dixon Ryan Fox (1934–1945) #Carter Davidson (1946–1965)Somers (2003), p. 215 #Harold Clark Martin (1965–1974)Somers (2003), p. 472 #Thomas Neville Bonner (1974–1978)Somers (2003), p. 115 #John Selwyn Morris (1979–1990)Somers (2003), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Nott may refer to: People *Abraham Nott, a United States Representative *Charles Stanley Nott, an author *Charles Cooper Nott (other), two New York judges *Eliphalet Nott, President of Union College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute *Frederick Lancelot Nott, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *George Nott, English rugby player *John Nott, a politician *Jonathan Nott, a conductor *Josiah C. Nott, a physician *Julian Nott, a film composer *Julian Nott (balloonist) (1944–2019), British-born American balloonist *Kathleen Nott, a writer *Lewis Nott, member of the Australian House of Representatives *Mike Nott, American football player *Peleg Nott (fl. late 18th century), African American leader *Peter Nott (1933–2018), Bishop of Norwich from 1985 to 1999 *Samuel Nott, American missionary to India *Tara Nott - Weightlifter *William Nott (British general), William Nott, a military leader Other *Nótt, the personification of night in Norse mythology *List of Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Parker Day
Frank Parker Day (9 May 1881 – 30 July 1950) was a Canadian athlete, academic and author. Since Day's father was a Methodist minister who moved to a new congregation every three years, Day spent his youth living throughout Nova Scotia, living in Wallace, Acadia Mines, Mahone Bay, Boylston, and Lockeport. Early life and education When he was seventeen, Day attended Lunenburg Academy and from there went on to earn a BA, in 1903 from Mount Allison University. Day was a member of the varsity rugby football team while completing his undergraduate studies. On the school's new athletic field Day scored Mount Allison's first points in the intercollegiate Rugby football in 1900. He later won a Rhodes Scholarship, studying at Oxford University in 1905. Day was an athlete, and won the Oxford-Cambridge Heavyweight Championship. Returning to Canada, he embarked on an academic career, teaching English at the University of New Brunswick, before being appointed president of Union College in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David R
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name Teresa. It may refer to: Persons Therese *Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773–1839), member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg *Therese of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1728–1778), German noblewoman *Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, (1792–1854), queen of Bavaria *Therese Alshammar (born 1977), Swedish swimmer * Therese Björk (born 1981), Swedish footballer * Therese Borssén (born 1984), Swedish skier * Therese Brandl (1902–1948), Nazi concentration camp guard. Convicted of crimes against humanity after the war and executed *Therese Brophy, player * Therese Crawford (born 1976), American volleyball player *Therese Elssler (1808–1878), Austrian dancer and baroness *Therese Giehse (1898–1975), German actress *Therese Grankvist (born 1977), Swedish singer and songwriter also known as Drömhus and Therese *Therese Grob (1798–1875), first love of the composer Franz Schubert * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Ainlay
Stephen Charles Ainlay is a former president of Union College. He became the 18th president of the institution in June 2006, succeeding interim president James Underwood, who succeeded Roger Hull after Hull retired in June 2005."Stephen C. Ainlay named 18th president of Union College" Oct. 25, 200Union College news release/ref> He was succeeded by David R. Harris on July 1, 2018. Biography Born in 1951 in Goshen, Indiana, Ainlay earned his bachelor's degree in sociology from Goshen College, and both his master's and Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 1981, with a thesis on "Intentionality, identity and aging: an inquiry into aging and adventitious vision loss". In 1982, he became assistant professor of sociology at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He became associate professor in 1987, and professor in 1993. He was appointed Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies in 1993, dean of the college in 1996, and finally vice-president f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Underwood (educator)
James Underwood may refer to: * James Underwood (pathologist) (born 1942), British pathologist * James Underwood (businessman) (1771–1844), shipwright, businessman and distiller in Australia * James H. Underwood (1873–1950), American farmer and politician from New York * Jim Underwood (professor) Jim D. Underwood is a professor of management at Dallas Baptist University and the author of numerous books about business, including the best-selling ''More Than a Pink Cadillac: Mary Kay Inc.'s Nine Leadership Keys to Success'' (2003) about Mary K ..., professor of management * Jim Underwood (politician) (1946–2013), Guamanian politician {{hndis, Underwood, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Harold Hull
Roger Harold Hull (born June 18, 1942) is the founder, chairman, and president of the Help Yourself Win Foundation. The foundation is the result of the consolidation of the Help Yourself and Schenectady-Win foundations. Prior to creating the Help Yourself Foundation in 2005, he served for nine years as the president of Beloit College (WI) and fifteen years as President of Union College (NY). In addition, Hull was founder and president of the Schenectady-Win Foundation. Hull was also a founder and is president of Avon Associates, a not-for-profit educational consulting firm. Early life and education Born June 18, 1942, in Kew Gardens, New York, Hull is the son of Max and Magda Hull, immigrants from Nazi Germany. Hull received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1964, his bachelor of laws degree from Yale Law School in 1967, his master's of law from the University of Virginia in 1972, and his doctor of juridical science from the University of Virginia in 1974. Career Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixon Ryan Fox
Dixon Ryan Fox (December 7, 1887 – January 30, 1945) was an American educator, researcher, and president of Union College, New York from 1934 until his death in 1945. Fox graduated from Columbia College in 1911. He took his Ph.D in history at Columbia University where he was influenced by James Harvey Robinson James Harvey Robinson (June 29, 1863 – February 16, 1936) was an American scholar of history who, with Charles Austin Beard, founded New History, a disciplinary approach that attempts to use history to understand contemporary problems, which g ..., Charles A. Beard and Herbert L. Osgood. He married Osgood's daughter and taught at Columbia from 1912 to the mid-1930s. His academic work focused on social history and American social, political and economic elite and power structures, especially as they relate to immigration, ethnic conflict and national identity. Fox's publications have been reprinted due to their prescient nature, including ''The Decline of Ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Van Vranken Raymond
Andrew Van Vranken Raymond (8 August 1854 – 5 April 1918) was an American minister, educator and author; raised in the Dutch Reformed Faith in upstate New York. He was a graduate of Union College (Class of 1875), and was a pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church before becoming a Presbyterian minister. He later accepted the position as President of Union College (1894–1907). He accepted a call to the First Presbyterian Church in Buffalo, NY where he served as pastor until his death. Early life Raymond was born in Visscher's Ferry (near Schenectady, New York) on 8 August 1854 he was the son of Henry A. Raymond, a minister in the Dutch Reformed faith, and Catherine Maria (Miller) Raymond, he attended Troy High School and entered Union College in 1872 as a sophomore. He played baseball, edited the College Spectator, joined the Union Navy (boating club) and was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, graduating in 1875, he then attended New Brunswick Theological Seminary in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union College
Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the state of New York, after Columbia College (formerly King's College). In the 19th century, it became known as the "Mother of Fraternities",Somers (2003), p. 304 as three of the earliest Greek letter societies were established there. The school was once referred to as one of the " Big Four" alongside Harvard University, Yale University and Princeton University, before the Civil War and a financial scandal led to its fall from grace and the top national rankings. Union began enrolling women in 1970, after 175 years as an all-male institution. The college offers a liberal arts curriculum across 21 academic departments, as well as opportunities for interdepartmental majors and self-designed organizing theme majors. It offers a wide array of courses in the humanities, social sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Augustus Aiken
Charles Augustus Aiken (October 30, 1827 – January 14, 1892) was an American clergyman and academic. Biography He was born in Manchester, Vermont, on October 30, 1827, to John Aiken and Harriet Adams Aiken. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1846, at the age of nineteen, and went on to Andover Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1853. He married Sarah Noyes on October 17, 1854, and was ordained a pastor of the Congregational church in Yarmouth, Maine, that same year. In 1859, he took the position of professor of Latin languages and literature at Dartmouth College, remaining in that position through 1866. He left there to teach at the Princeton University then, and continued there through 1869. He became president of Union College June 28, 1870, having discharged the duties of the office during the preceding year. He left that position in 1871, to become the first Archibald Alexander professor of Christian ethics and apologetics at Princeton Theological Seminary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurens Perseus Hickok
Laurens Perseus Hickok (December 20, 1798 – May 7, 1888), American philosopher and divine, was born at Bethel, Connecticut. Biography He took his degree at Union College in 1820. Until 1836 he was occupied in active pastoral work, and was then appointed professor of theology at the Western Reserve College, Ohio, and later (1844–1852) at the Auburn Theological Seminary in Auburn, New York. From this post he was elected vice-president of Union College and professor of mental and moral science. In 1866, he succeeded Dr. E. Nott as president, but in July 1868 retired to Amherst, Massachusetts, where he devoted himself to writing and study. A collected edition of his principal works was published at Boston in 1875. The Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College holds a collection of his papers. Works *''Rational Psychology'' (1849) *''System of Moral Science'' (1853) *''Empirical Psychology'' (1854) *''Rational Cosmology'' (1858) *''Creator and Creation, or the Knowled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
