Richard Pancoast Longaker

Background

Longaker, Richard Pancoast was born on July 1, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edwin P. and Emily (Downs) Longaker.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Political Science, Swarthmore College, 1949; Master of Arts in American History, University of Wisconsin, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Govt, Cornell Univercity, 1953.

Career

Teaching assistant, Cornell Univercity, 1950-1953; visiting associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1960-1961; assistant professor, Kenyon College, 1953-1954; associate professor, Kenyon College, 1955-1960; assistant professor, University of California, Riverside, 1954-1955; faculty, University of California, Los Angeles, 1961-1976; department chairman political science, University of California, Los Angeles, 1963-1967; professor, University of California, Los Angeles, 1965-1976; dean academic affairs graduate division, University of California, Los Angeles, 1970-1971; professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1976-1987; provost Vice-President for academic affairs, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1976-1987; professor emeritus, consultant western states office, Johns Hopkins University, Santa Monica, California, since 1987.

Achievements

• Richard Pancoast Longaker has been listed as a noteworthy university administrator, science professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The Presidency and Individual Liberties

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member of American Political Science Association.

Connections

Married Mollie M. Katz, January 25, 1964. Children– Richard Pancoast II (deceased), Stephen Edwin, Sarah Ellen, Rachel Elise.

Father:

Edwin P. Longaker

Mother:

Emily (Downs) Longaker

Spouse:

Mollie M. Katz

child:

Sarah Ellen Longaker

child:

Rachel Elise Longaker

child:

Richard Pancoast II Longaker (deceased)

child:

Stephen Edwin Longaker