Edward H. Litchfield

Edward Harold Litchfield (April 14, 1914 – March 8, 1968) was an American educator and the twelfth Chancellor (1956–1965) of the University of Pittsburgh. He is best known for a major expansion of the university, but also a failure to raise sufficient capital to fund such growth, eventually leading to his resignation in July 1965.

He earned the

Litchfield Towers, a set of three high-rise student residence halls on the University of Pittsburgh campus, are named in his honor. Virgil Cantini's 1966 steel with bronze and glass sculpture Ode to Space was commissioned as a tribute to Litchfield after his death. It sits outside the entrance to David Lawrence Hall and contains the inscription, labore ad astra or "to work toward the stars." [1]

References

• Alberts, Robert C. (1987). Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787-1987. Pittsburgh:
  ISBN 0-8229-1150-7
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• "Milestones: Mar. 15, 1968". Time. March 15, 1968. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Obituary of Litchfield in Time magazine (subscription required)
• Miller, Molly; Mummert, Bethany (June 1998). "Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, Edward H. Litchfield, Administrative Files". University of Pittsburgh. Files of Litchfield at the University of Pittsburgh