Background
Charles Phillips was born on May 25, 1910 in Nelson, Pennsylvania, United States, into the family of Frank G. and Emily Catherine (Stevens) Phillips.
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Charles Franklin Phillips earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Colgate University in 1931.
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Charles Franklin Phillips earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1934.
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Charles Phillips was born on May 25, 1910 in Nelson, Pennsylvania, United States, into the family of Frank G. and Emily Catherine (Stevens) Phillips.
Charles Franklin Phillips earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Colgate University in 1931 and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1934.
The youngest President, selected at 34, Charles F. Phillips was a full professor at Colgate and a leading economist before coming to Bates. He had also taught at Hobart College, and at the time of his interview at Bates was on leave from Colgate and working for the U.S. government in the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supplies as deputy administrator in charge of rationing.
At Bates, Phillips initiated the Bates Plan of Education, a liberal-arts “core” study program, and developed the “3/4 option” which allowed students to complete their college education in three years if they desired. He also saw the campus expand with the additions of Memorial Commons, the Health Center, Dana Chemistry Hall, Lane Hall, a new Maintenance Center, Page Hall, Pettigrew Hall, Treat Art Gallery, and Schaeffer Theater. Phillips also added full-time administrators to the College staff: an alumni secretary, a director of admissions, a dean of men, and an assistant to the President.
During his years in the university community Phillips wrote several books, including Marketing: Principles and Methods, Competition in the Synthetic Rubber Industry, The Economics of Regulation: Theory and Practice in the Transportation and Public Utility Industries, and Retailing: Principles and Methods. President Phillips retired in 1967, leaving a student body of 1,004 and an endowment of $6,938,000.
Although retired as an academic, Phillips continued to work and served as head of the board of directors of Central Maine Power Co. and Hannaford Brothers Co., as well as consulting for General Electric. He was also public governor of the American Stock Exchange. He lived in Auburn after retirement and passed away in 1998.
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1984Phillips often encouraged young graduates not to join a big company, but to start their own. Convinced that the American economic and political systems thrive on competition, Phillips applied this theory to Bates College and its graduates.
Phillips was famous for keeping a tight schedule, with or without a clock, and for working late hours.
Charles Phillips married Evelyn Minard on June 22, 1932. She died in October 1997. They had two children, Charles Franklin Junior and Carol Annual.