Background
Armacost, Mary-Linda Sorber Merriam was born on May 31, 1943 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Everett Sylvester Calvin and Madeleine (Case) Sorber.
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Armacost, Mary-Linda Sorber Merriam was born on May 31, 1943 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Everett Sylvester Calvin and Madeleine (Case) Sorber.
Student, Grove City College, 1961-1963; Bachelor, Pennsylvania State University, 1963-1965; Master of Arts, Pennsylvania State University, 1965-1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1967-1970; HHD (honorary), Carroll College, 1991; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wilson College, 1994.
Research associate Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1970-1972. Assistant professor speech Emerson College, Boston, 1972-1979, director continuing education, 1974-1977, special assistant to president, 1977-1978, vice president administration, 1978-1979. Assistant to president Boston University, 1979-1981.
President Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1981-1991, Moore College Art and Design, Philadelphia, 1991-1993. Senior fellow Office of Women in Higher Education American Council on Education, since 1994. Interim president Moore College Art and Design, Philadelphia, 1998-1999.
President emerita, 2000. Adjunct professor faculty University Pennsylvania Grad School Education, since 2003. Consultant Government Education and Secondary Education Act Title III, Alameda County, California, 1968.
Board governors New England chapter National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 1980-1981. Board director Station WITF, Inc., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1982-1991, chairman board, 1988-1991. Board director Chambersburg Hospital, 1984-1989, vice chairman board, 1987-1989.
Board director Elderhostel, 1997-2002. Vice-chairman, 2000-2002. Trustee Monmouth University, New Jersey, 1994-1999, Station WHYY-FM-television, Philadelphia, 1992-1993, Boston Zoological Society, 1980-1981, Arts Boston, 1979-1981, Scotland School Veterans Children, Pennsylvania, 1984-1990, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 2001-2002.
Board director Florida Orchestra, 1993-1997, co-chair education committee, 1995-1997, executive committee, 1995-1997. Executive committee Foundation Indiana Colleges, 1989-1991, WEDU-television, 1998-2002, chair planning committee, executive committee, board director, 1998-2002. President Chambersburg Area Council Arts, 1988-1990.
Chairman higher education committee General Assembly Presbyterian Church, 1987-1990. Elder Falling Spring Presbyterian Church, 1988-1990. Fellow American Council Education, 1977-1978, commission on governmental relations, 1985-1989, commission on women, 1992-1993.
Executive committee Pennsylvania Association Colleges and Universities, 1984-1990, Association Presbyterian Colleges and Universities, 1983-1988, president, 1986-1987. Education advisory committee John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, 1998-2000. Board director, executive committee Presbyterian Education Board, Lahore, Pakistan 2003-2009.
Member of Phi Kappa Phi.
Married E. William Merriam, December 13, 1969 (divorced 1975). Married Peter H. Armacost, July 10, 1993.