James Calder

For other people named James Calder, see James Calder (disambiguation).

James Calder

Penn State University
Term	1871 – 1880
Predecessor	Thomas Henry Burrowes
Successor	Joseph Shortlidge
Born	February 16, 1826(1826-02-16) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Died	November 22, 1893(1893-11-22) (aged 67) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Wesleyan College
Spouse	Ellen Cordelia Winebrenner

James Calder (February 16, 1826 – November 22, 1893) was the third president of Hillsdale College, serving from 1869 to 1871,^[1] and the fifth president of the Pennsylvania State University, serving from 1871 until 1880.

^ http://www.hillsdale.edu/about/history/pastpresidents.asp Hillsdale College: Past Presidents

References

Penn State Presidents and their achievements
Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers. Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company. 1896. pp. 266–267. LCC F157.D2 C7. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/dauphin/bios/runk/calder-james.txt. Retrieved 2007-03-02.

Academic offices
Preceded by Thomas Henry Burrowes	Pennsylvania State University President 1871 – 1880	Succeeded by Joseph Shortlidge

Presidents of the Pennsylvania State University

Evan Pugh (1859)
William Henry Allen (1864)
John Fraser (1866)
Thomas Henry Burrowes (1868)
James Calder (1871)
Joseph Shortlidge (1880)
James Y. McKee (1881)
George W. Atherton (1882)
James A. Beaver (1906)
Edwin Erle Sparks (1908)
John Martin Thomas (1921)
Ralph Dorn Hetzel (1927)
James Milholland (1947)
Milton S. Eisenhower (1950)
Eric A. Walker (1956)
John W. Oswald (1970)
Bryce Jordan (1983)
Joab Thomas (1990)
Graham Spanier (1995)
Rodney Erickson (2011 - Present)

Persondata
Name	Calder, James
Alternative names
Short description	Fifth president of Penn State University
Date of birth	February 16, 1826
Place of birth	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Date of death	November 22, 1893
Place of death	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania