Background
Spalding, Keith was born on May 1, 1921 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of Melville H. and Winifred Ethel (Davis) Spalding.
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Keith Spalding
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Bachelor of Arts Kansas, 1942. Postgraduate, University Wichita, 1946. Postgraduate, University Iowa, 1947.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1963. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Temple University, 1964. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Dickinson School Law, 1973.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania, 1981. Doctor of Humane Letters, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, 1968. Doctor of Humane Letters, Waynesburg College, Pennsylvania, 1971.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Washington College, Pennsylvania, 1975.
Career
Editorial assistant New York Herald Tribune Syndicate, New York City, 1948-1954. Assistant news editor New York Herald Tribune, 1955-1956. Administrative assistant to president Pennsylvania State University, 1956.
Assistant to president, secretary of university Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1957-1963. President Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1963-1983, president emeritus, from 1983. Director UGI Corporation, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic. Board directors Lancaster General Hospital Foundation Served to captain United States Marine Corps, 1942-1946, PTO. Member American Council Education (director 1969-1975), Association American Colleges (director 1969-1975, chairman 1974), National Association Indiana Colleges and Universities (director 1982-1983), Pennsylvania Association Colleges and Universities (director 1967-1979), Pennsylvania State Board Education, Association Higher Education (director 1969-1970), Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Epsilon, Phi Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Connections
Married Dorothy Marie Lint, October 23, 1943. Children: Drew, Kathleen, Eric, Sarah, Clay.
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Nationality
American