Deane Waldo Malott
Deane Waldo Malott | |
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| 6th President of James A. Perkins | |
| 8th Chancellor of the University of Kansas | |
| In office 1939–1950 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Lindley |
| Succeeded by | Franklin David Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1898 Abilene, Kansas |
| Died | September 11, 1996 (aged 98) Ithaca, New York |
Deane Waldo Malott (July 10, 1898 – September 11, 1996) was an American
administrator
.
Biography
The son of a banker, Malott was born in
Hawaiian Pineapple Company. He returned to Harvard in 1933 as a Professor and then in 1939 he returned to his alma mater to become Chancellor of University of Kansas.[1]
While serving as Chancellor of the university, he helped oversee the transition of a peacetime campus to a wartime one, and enabled KU to train thousands of military personnel.
In 1951, Malott accepted the position of 6th president of
Veterinary Medicine as well as other major facilities, including the Arecibo Observatory and Lynah Rink. Though a social conservative, Malott was publicly very critical of McCarthyism; he saw it as a major threat to academic freedom
.
After his retirement from Cornell, he would go on to serve on the boards of
Owens-Corning, and General Mills
.
References
- ^ Deane Malott, 98, Educator Who Ran Two Universities by Robert M Thomas Jr The New York Times; September 13, 1996
Sources
Archives and records
- Deane Waldo Malott papers at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School.
External links
- Cornell Presidency: Deane Waldo Malott
- Cornell University Library Presidents Exhibition: Deane Waldo Malott (Presidency; Inauguration)
- Obituary in the Cornell Chronicle
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