Dirk Ballendorf

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Dirk Ballendorf
Born
Dirk Anthony Ballendorf

(1939-04-22)April 22, 1939
West Chester University
Ateneo de Manila University
Howard University
Harvard University
Occupation(s)Historian, Professor
OrganizationDemocratic Party of Guam
SpouseFrancesca K. Remengesau
Children4 (including Heidi Ballendorf)

Dirk Anthony Ballendorf (April 22, 1939 – February 4, 2013) was an American historian and

current affairs, and history, authored more than two hundred articles and eleven books during his career.[1][2] He taught in the Department of Micronesian Studies at the University of Guam for more than thirty years.[1]

Biography

Ballendorf was born on April 22, 1939, in

West Chester University.[1] Ballenforf joined the Peace Corps after college and attended Ateneo de Manila University while serving in the Philippines.[1] He next completed a master's degree in history from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and a doctorate in planning and administration from Harvard University in Massachusetts.[1]

In 1977, Ballendorf became the president of the College of Micronesia on Pohnpei in the present-day Federated States of Micronesia.[1] He served as president until 1979, when he joined the faculty of the University of Guam as director of the Micronesian Area Research Center.[1] Ballendorf served as director of the Micronesian Area Research Center from 1979 to 1984 and again from 2004 until 2007.[2]

Ballendorf authored eleven books and more than two hundred articles on the history of Micronesia. One of his best known works was The Secret Guam Study, a book which documents the

U.S. Department of Defense, all of which soon provided the requested documents.[1][4][5] Ballendorf and Willens used the documents to write their book, which was published in 2004.[5]

Ballendorf died in his sleep on the morning of February 4, 2013, at the age of 74. He was survived by his wife, Francesca "Paka" Remengesau, who was from Palau; daughter, Heidi, the marketing administrator for the Guam Waterworks Authority, and son, Hans.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k White, Joy (2013-02-06). "Micronesia historian Ballendorf dies at 73". Marianas Variety. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  2. ^ a b "UOG's Dr. Dirk Ballendorf dies". KUAM. 2013-02-03. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  3. ^ "Funeral for the Late Dr. Dirk Ballendorf Set for Monday". Pacific News Center. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  4. ^ a b c d MacPhetres, Samuel F. (June 2004). "The Secret Guam Study Boom Review" (PDF). Micronesian Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  5. ^ a b c "The Secret Guam Study". University of Guam Magazine. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-17.

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