Background
Ward, Frederick Champion was born on December 29, 1910 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Son of Clarence and Helen (Eshbaugh) Ward.
Ward, Frederick Champion was born on December 29, 1910 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Son of Clarence and Helen (Eshbaugh) Ward.
Bachelor, Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1932; Master of Arts, Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1934; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1937.
From assistant professor to associate professor, Denison U., Granville, Ohio., 1938-1945; from assistant professor to associate professor, University of Chicago, 1945-1958; associate dean college, University of Chicago, 1946-1947; dean, University of Chicago, 1947-1954; William Rainey Harper professor humanities, University of Chicago, 1955-1956; educational consultant Government India, Ford Foundation, New York City, 1954-1958; director Middle East and Africa, Ford Foundation, New York City, 1958-1963; deputy vice president international programs, Ford Foundation, New York City, 1963-1966; vice president education and research, Ford Foundation, New York City, 1966-1971; senior advisor education international division, Ford Foundation, New York City, 1971-1976; retired. Member United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's International Commision on Development Education. Consultant World Bank and various foundations.
Member, vice president Greenwich (Connecticut) Board Education, 1974-1982. Trustee Oberlin College, 1970-2007. Chairman board directors Center for Effective Philanthropy, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986-1987.
Chancellor New School Social Research, New York City, 1980-1983. Chairman White House Task Force on Education Gifted Persons, 1968.
Married Rachel Buira Baldinger, June 13, 1936. Children: Geoffrey, Andrew, Helen.