Truesdel Peck Calkins (October 07, 1877 - June 9, 1942) was an American educator and academic administrator who served as the first President of Hofstra University from 1939 until his death from a heart attack in 1942.
Prior to being Hofstra's president, Calkins had served as New York University's director of the Bureau of Appointments and as a professor of education. His directorship was instrumental of the founding of the university, and he was named chairman of the board of trustees until his election to the presidency. He had also held positions as Principal of the East Springfield Academy, and various superintendent positions, including the village of Hempstead in which Hofstra is situated.[1]
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^ abc"DR. CALKINS ELECTED HOFSTRA'S PRESIDENT: Hempstead College Ends Link With N.Y.U. Today". The New York Times. July 1, 1939. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
truesdel, peck, calkins, october, 1877, june, 1942, american, educator, academic, administrator, served, first, president, hofstra, university, from, 1939, until, death, from, heart, attack, 1942, president, hofstra, universityin, office, july, 1939, june, 194. Truesdel Peck Calkins October 07 1877 June 9 1942 was an American educator and academic administrator who served as the first President of Hofstra University from 1939 until his death from a heart attack in 1942 Truesdel Peck Calkins1st President of Hofstra UniversityIn office July 1 1939 1 June 9 1942 1 Succeeded byHoward S Brower interim Personal detailsBorn 1877 10 07 October 7 1877Brownville New York United StatesDiedJune 9 1942 1942 06 09 aged 64 Nassau Hospital Mineola New York United StatesEducationIves Seminary Cazenovia Seminary Hudson River InstituteAlma materOhio Northern University BA M S PedD Prior to being Hofstra s president Calkins had served as New York University s director of the Bureau of Appointments and as a professor of education His directorship was instrumental of the founding of the university and he was named chairman of the board of trustees until his election to the presidency He had also held positions as Principal of the East Springfield Academy and various superintendent positions including the village of Hempstead in which Hofstra is situated 1 References edit a b c DR CALKINS ELECTED HOFSTRA S PRESIDENT Hempstead College Ends Link With N Y U Today The New York Times July 1 1939 Retrieved July 12 2020 Preceded byPosition Established President of Hofstra University1939 1942 Succeeded byJohn Cranford Adams nbsp nbsp This biography of an American academic administrator born in 1870 1879 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Truesdel Peck Calkins amp oldid 1168294202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
