Acting President on three separate occasions (1950-51, 1952, and 1953)

Born 1894 in Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Died 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, World War I, 1917-1919
  • Salesman, Graham & Co., 1916-1917
  • Assistant to the Provost, University of Pennsylvania, 1923-1931
  • Director of Scholarships and Student Finance, 1931-1938
  • Vice President and Assistant to the President, 1938-1944
  • Executive Vice President, 1944-1954
  • Vice President for the Corporation, 1954-1958

 

 

Penn Presidents

Biographical sketches of Penn Presidents (including Acting and Interim Presidents) and historically significant aspects of University history during each administration.