John Edward Sawyer (1917 – 1995) was a prominent academic and philanthropic administrator. He was educated at Worcester Academy and then Deerfield Academy, Williams College, and Harvard University. He served as the 11th president of Williams College, and headed the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. In 1988 Sawyer was awarded the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.[1]
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Phinney Baxter III |
President of Williams College 1961–1973 |
Succeeded by John Wesley Chandler |
| Preceded by Nathan Pusey |
President of Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 1975–1987 |
Succeeded by William G. Bowen |