Background
Charles Madison Sarratt was born June 21, 1888 in Gaffney, South Carolina. His father, Robert Clifton Sarratt, served in the South Carolina Senate. And his mother was Frances Sarratt.
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Sarratt graduated from Limestone College. He then graduated from Cornell University, where he received a bachelor"s degree in 1911.
Career
He was the co-author of a textbook on Mathematics. He was the Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Vanderbilt University from 1924 to 1946, Dean of Students from 1939 to 1945, Vice-Chancellor from 1946 to 1958, and Dean of Alumni from 1958 to 1978. He went on to receive a master"s degree from Syracuse University in 1915.
Sarratt taught in the College of Engineering at Syracuse University from 1913 to 1916.
He joined the faculty in the Department of Mathematics at Vanderbilt University in 1916. He became the Dean of Men in 1922.
Two years later, in 1924, he was appointed Chair of the Department of Mathematics, and served as chair for the next twenty-two years. In 1939, he became Dean of Students.
In 1946, he was appointed as Vice-Chancellor.
He also served as Chancellor Pro Tempore in 1946. From 1958 to 1978, he was retired, yet served as Dean of Alumni. He was known as "Mr Vanderbilt" or "Dean Sarratt," even after he retired.
With Columbia University professor Thomas Alexander, Sarratt was the co-author of Alexander Sarratt-Arithmetics, a three-volume mathematics textbook published in 1924.
He served on the Board of Directors of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. He was President of the American Red Cross.
He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1967. Sarratt died on March 24, 1978 in Nashville.
He was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The Sarratt Student Center on the campus of Vanderbilt University has named for him since 1974. Inside, the Sarratt Gallery is also named for him. Moreover, his bust is on display there.
Membership
Sarratt was a member of the American Mathematical Society. He was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Sigma Nu.
