Background
Crawford, Stanton Chapman was born on October 30, 1897 in Steubenville, Ohio, United States. Son of George Moore and Minnie (Chapman) Crawford.
Crawford, Stanton Chapman was born on October 30, 1897 in Steubenville, Ohio, United States. Son of George Moore and Minnie (Chapman) Crawford.
Bachelor of Arts, Bethany (West. Virginia) College, 1918. Master of Arts, U. Cincinnati, 1921. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1926.
Doctor of Laws, Bethany College, 1940.
Doctor of Science, Waynesburg College, 1948.
He was appointed Acting Chancellor, somewhat unwillingly due to health concerns, following the departure of Edward Litchfield. Crawford died of a heart attack January 26, 1966. The University honored him with the title of 13th Chancellor four months after his death.
Crawford first moved to Pittsburgh in 1922 as a graduate student.
He received his doctorate in 1926 and became an instructor and eventually professor of biology starting in 1924. He served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1935 to 1956 and served as Secretary of the University and Dean of the Faculties.
Crawford Hall, completed in 1968 on Tennyson Avenue on Pitt"s campus, is named in his honor.
Member Allegheny County Board Assistance, 1954-1957. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Middle States Association Colleges Secondary Schools (commission institutions higher education 1956-1962, secretary 1960-1962), Pennsylvania Association Colleges Universities (Executive Committee since 1963), Pennsylvania Society, Pennsylvania Academy Science Foreign Policy Association (president Pittsburgh 1955-1956), Newcomen Society, Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Nu, Phi Beta Kappa (honorary), Beta Beta Beta (honorary), Scabbard and Blade (honorary), Alpha Epsilon Delta (honorary).
Mason.
Clubs: University, Skytop, Junta (Pittsburgh).
Married Mary Belle Parks, March 23, 1920. Children: Nancy Elizabeth (Mistress Nancy C. Scott), Mary Alice (Mistress Alan Rush Brown).