Ellen Stiskin Hurwitz

Background

Hurwitz, Ellen Stiskin was born on May 4, 1942 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of D.O. Bernard and Marjorie Stiskin.

Education

Bachelor, Smith College, 1964; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1972.

Career

Visiting assistant professor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1972-1973; assistant professor, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1974-1980; associate professor, associate dean, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1980-1988; dean academic affairs, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 1988-1989; provost, dean of faculty, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 1989-1992; president, Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania, since 1992. Consultant National Faculty Arts and Sciences, Institute for Ednl. Management, Harvard University,1990.

Achievements

• Ellen Stiskin Hurwitz has been listed as a noteworthy College president, historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Higher Education, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, art and book collecting, gardening.

Connections

Children: Jason, Sarah.

Father:

D.O. Bernard Stiskin

Mother:

Marjorie Stiskin

child:

Sarah Hurwitz

child:

Jason Hurwitz