Roswell G. Ham | |
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12th President of Mount Holyoke College | |
Term | 1937 – 1957 |
Predecessor | Mary Emma Woolley |
Successor | Richard Glenn Gettell |
Born | March 11, 1891 Lemoore, California |
Died | July 20, 1983 Santa Barbara, California |
(aged 92)
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Yale University |
Profession | Professor |
Roswell Gray Ham (March 11, 1891 – July 20, 1983) was an American educator who served as the 12th President of Mount Holyoke College from 1937 to 1957. He was born in LeMoore, California and received his B.A. from University of California, Berkeley and his Ph.D. from Yale University. He taught at Yale for ten years before becoming the first male president of Mount Holyoke.
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Preceded by Mary Emma Woolley |
President of Mount Holyoke College 1937–1957 |
Succeeded by Richard Glenn Gettell |