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Interview With Patrick J. Powers, Patrick J. Powers, Katrina Jenkins
Interview With Patrick J. Powers, Patrick J. Powers, Katrina Jenkins
Oral Histories
Born on September 3, 1939 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, Patrick J. Powers initially grew up on the south side of Chicago through his elementary school years, and then lived in Summit, New Jersey with his family when his father was transferred to New York. Unlike his father, a business executive who had a successful career at the Bell Systems and AT&T, Pat took a strong interest in philosophy and enrolled in Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA for his undergraduate study. However, it was a study abroad experience at Collegio Internatiozale de S. Monica in Roma, Italy in the 1960s that …
Oral History Interview With President Emeritus Thaddeus Seymour, January 30, 2009., Thaddeus Seymour, Wenxian Zhang, Denise K. Cummings, Julian Chambliss
Oral History Interview With President Emeritus Thaddeus Seymour, January 30, 2009., Thaddeus Seymour, Wenxian Zhang, Denise K. Cummings, Julian Chambliss
Oral Histories
Thaddeus Seymour came to Rollins in 1978 as the twelfth president of the College. During his twelve-year tenure, he not only transformed the school through fund-raising efforts, but also enhanced the academic excellence of its liberal arts education and strengthened the relationship with the local community.
Seymour was born on June 29, 1928, in New York City. His father was Whitney North Seymour, a well-known attorney and president of the American Bar Association. Seymour attended Princeton and the University of California at Berkley as an undergraduate. From there, he went to the University of North Carolina, studied eighteenth-century English literature, …