John Rutherford Everett (December 27, 1918 – January 21, 1992) was a college administrator. He was President of

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, the first Chancellor of the Municipal College System of the City of New York, and the President of the

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Biography

Everett was born in

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. He earned an AB in 1942 from

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, an MA in 1943 in economics from

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, a BD in 1944 from Union Theological Seminary, and a PhD in 1945 in philosophy from Columbia University. In 1950 when he was 31 years of age Everett was elected President of

, a position he held until he resigned in 1960. In 1960 he became the first Chancellor of the Municipal College System of the City of New York, for a salary of $25,000 ($ in current dollar terms). In 1964 he became the President of the

. He retired in 1982. He died of

pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of t ...

in 1992 at 73 years of age.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Everett, John Rutherford 1918 births 1992 deaths Educators from Portland, Oregon American academic administrators Heads of universities and colleges in the United States Hollins University faculty Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Park University alumni Union Theological Seminary (New York City) alumni Chancellors of City University of New York The New School faculty Deaths from pancreatic cancer 20th-century American academics