Peter W. Stanley

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Peter W. Stanley
8th President of Pomona College
In office
1991–2003
Preceded byDavid Alexander
Succeeded byDavid W. Oxtoby
Personal details
Born1940
Alma materHarvard University
ProfessionAcademic

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]

Education and career[]

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 .[3]

Personal life[]

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]

Legacy[]

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]

Publications[]

  • Stanley, Peter W. (1974). A Nation in the making: The Philippines and the United States, 1899-1921. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674436053.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Stanley, Peter W(illiam)". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Silverstein, Stuart (6 April 2002). "Pomona College Head to Retire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Peter W. Stanley - Pomona College Commencement 2008" (PDF). Pomona College. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "1991". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ Pattison, Don; Wood, Mark. "A Few Parting Thoughts". Pomona College Magazine (Spring 2003). Pomona College. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mary-Jane Stanley 1943 - 2020". Legacy.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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