Milburn Akers
Milburn Peter Akers (May 4, 1900 – May 27, 1970), often known as Pete Akers, was a Chicago journalist, chairman of the board of trustees of
Akers was born in Chicago and graduated from
Akers joined the
In 1968, Akers was appointed president of Shimer College following the resignation of
On May 27, 1970, Akers was killed in a head-on collision with a truck south of Hopedale, Illinois.[1] He had been traveling to Springfield, Illinois to lobby for a law providing greater aid to small liberal arts colleges such as Shimer.
Notes
- ^ a b c "Pete Akers, 70, Ex-Editor, Dies In Auto Crash". Chicago Tribune. 1970-05-28. p. 5.
- ^ "Field Names Akers Editor of Sun-Times". Chicago Tribune. 1959-01-12. p. 12.