Weimer Kerr Hicks (May 9, 1909 – April 1985) was an American academic administrator who worked as the 12th president

Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College, also known as Kalamazoo, K College, KC or simply K, is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Founded in 1833 by Baptist ministers as the Michigan and Huron Institute, Kalamazoo is the oldest private college in ...

from 1954 to 1971.

Career

Hicks worked as an administrator and coach at the

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and as headmaster of Wayland Academy. During his tenure as president of

, Hicks worked to implement the "K Plan", an academic program that serves as the basis for the

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education which students receive at the school. Hicks conceived of the "K Plan" program under which most Kalamazoo students spend at least one term abroad and spend at least one term working in an academic internship. The student center on campus is named for Hicks.

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Presidents of Kalamazoo College 1909 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American academics {{US-academic-administrator-1900s-stub