Background
Wilder, Philip Sawyer was born on July 24, 1924 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Philip Sawyer and Elisabeth (Clark) Wilder.
Wilder, Philip Sawyer was born on July 24, 1924 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Philip Sawyer and Elisabeth (Clark) Wilder.
Bachelor of Science, Bowdoin College, 1945; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Bowdoin College, 1983; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Wabash College, 1990; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Hartwick College, 1993; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1950.
From assistant professor to professor political science, chairman social science division, Wabash (Indiana) College, 1949-1967; dean, then academic vice president, California State College, Bakersfield, 1968-1977; president, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, 1977-1992; president, College Consortium of Finger Lakes, 1981-1983. Visiting professor Pomona College, 1963, Indiana U., 1964, University of Illinois, 1965, Purdue University, 1967.
United States senatorial legislation assistant, 1953. Special assistant to chairman Republican National Committee, 1958. Chairman Governor Indiana Committee Voting Participation, 1964.
Member committee privacy and confidentiality United States Census Bureau, 1972-1974, election analyst on television, 1964, 66. Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Member American Political Science Association.
Married Barbara Fluker, June 21, 1947. Children: Anne Wilder Fulmer, Patricia Wilder Collins, Nancy Wilder Watson.