Background
Campbell, Colin Goetze was born on November 3, 1935 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Marjorie (Goetze) Campbell.
Campbell, Colin Goetze was born on November 3, 1935 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Marjorie (Goetze) Campbell.
AB, Cornell University, 1957. Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1960. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Amherst College, 1972.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Williams College, 1973. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dickinson College, 1982. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Hartford, 1983.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wesleyan University, 1989. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Connecticut College, 1990. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Fairfield University, 1999.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Trinity College, 1981. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Georgetown University, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy in Public Science (honorary), Cedar Crest College, 1997.
Attorney, Cummings & Lockwood, Stamford, Connecticut, 1960-1962; assistant to president, American Stock Exchange, New York City, 1962-1963; secretary, American Stock Exchange, New York City, 1963-1964; vice president, American Stock Exchange, New York City, 1964-1967; administrative vice president, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1967-1969; executive vice president, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1969-1970; president, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1970-1988; president emeritus, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, since 1988; president, Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Board directors Pitney Bowes, HSB Group, Sysco Corporation, Rockefeller Finance Superior vena cava syndrome.
Board of directors Winrock International Institute Agricultural Development, Public Broadcasting Service. Trustee Charles E. Culpeper Foundation, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Control European U., New York History Society. Member American Academy Arts and Science, Council on Foreign Rels., Century Association, Psi Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Nancy Nash, June 20, 1959. Children: Elizabeth, Jennifer, Colin, Blair.