Peter W. Stanley | |
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8th President of Pomona College | |
In office 1991–2003 | |
Preceded by | David Alexander |
Succeeded by | David W. Oxtoby |
Personal details | |
Born | 1940 |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Profession | Academic |
Peter William Stanley [1] (born 1940) [1] is an American historian and academic administrator who served as the eighth president of Pomona College. [2] A scholar of Asian studies,his tenure at Pomona coincided with a substantial increase in the college's endowment and prestige. [2]
Stanley earned his BA and doctorate degrees at Harvard University. [3] He was a Frank Knox Memorial Fellow at Jesus College,Cambridge University. [3] He subsequently taught Asian history at the University of Illinois and Harvard,and served as the chief academic officer at Carleton College for a year. [2] From 1979 to 1987,he directed the education and culture program at the Ford Foundation. [1] [4]
Stanley became president of Pomona College in 1991. [4] During his tenure,he oversaw a number of construction projects,including most prominently the Smith Campus Center (1999), [5] that modernized the college's facilities while restoring elements of Myron Hunt's master plan that had degraded over time. [4] He also led the extremely successful Campaign for Pomona College from 1997 to 2002,which ultimately raised over $206 million,far exceeding its goal. [4] Pomona's endowment increased from $364 million to $1.1. billion over the course of his presidency. [2]
After Pomona,he became vice president of the executive search firm Isaacson. [3]
Stanley married Mary-Jane Cosgrove in 1978, [6] [ better source needed ] and had one daughter,Laura. [2] After retiring from Pomona,Stanley moved with his wife to Old Saybrook,Connecticut;she died in January 2020 after 42 years of marriage. [6] [ better source needed ]
The Peter W. Stanley Academic Quadrangle at Pomona is named in his honor. The college also awarded him an honorary degree at its 2008 commencement ceremony. [3]
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