Wallace Sterling
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John Ewart Wallace ("Wally") Sterling (August 6, 1906 – July 1, 1985) was an American educator who served as President of Stanford University between 1949 and 1968.[1]
Sterling was born in Inwood, Ontario. He pursued his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto.[2] and received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Alberta.[3]
He began his doctoral studies in History at Stanford in 1932, serving on the research staff of the Hoover Institution. Upon receiving a Ph.D. in 1938, he joined the faculty of the California Institute of Technology. In 1948, he left Caltech to head the Huntington Library and Art Gallery and shortly afterward was offered the Stanford Presidency.
[edit] References
- ^ Schofield, Susan (2003-11-09). MEMORIAL RESOLUTION: J. E. WALLACE STERLING (PDF). Stanford Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
- ^ Former Stanford First Lady Ann Sterling dies at 85. Stanford News Service (1991-08-12). Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
- ^ New Trail. University of Alberta Alumni Affairs (Spring 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
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| Preceded by Alvin C. Eurich (Acting) |
President of Stanford University 1949–1968 |
Succeeded by Kenneth S. Pitzer |
Categories: American academic administrator stubs | 1906 births | 1985 deaths | American educators | American historians | American university and college presidents | California Institute of Technology faculty | People from Lambton County, Ontario | Presidents of Stanford University | Stanford University alumni | University of Toronto alumni
