William Drea Adams
American academic, administrator, tenth Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Drea "Bro" Adams is an American educator and advocate for the humanities. He was the tenth Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2014 to 2017.[1][2] He served as the 14th President of Bucknell University from 1995 to 2000, and as the 19th President of Colby College from 2000 to 2014.[3]
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William Drea Adams | |
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10th Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities | |
In office July 2014 – May 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Deputy | Carole M. Watson |
Preceded by | Jim Leach |
Succeeded by | Jon Parrish Peede |
19th President of Colby College | |
In office 2000–2014 | |
Preceded by | William R. Cotter |
Succeeded by | David A. Greene |
14th President of Bucknell University | |
In office 1995–2000 | |
Preceded by | Gary Allan Sojka |
Succeeded by | Steffen H. Rogers |
Personal details | |
Born | Birmingham, Michigan, U.S. |
Spouse | Lauren Sterling |
Education | Colorado College (BA) University of California at Santa Cruz (PhD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
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