Background
Traina, Richard Paul was born on June 3, 1937 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Frank Ignatius and Isabelle (Thomas) Traina.
Traina, Richard Paul was born on June 3, 1937 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Frank Ignatius and Isabelle (Thomas) Traina.
Bachelor of Arts, University Santa Clara, 1958; Master of Arts, University of California-Berkeley, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1964.
Instructor history, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1963-1964; assistant professor, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1964-1968; associate professor, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1968-1974; dean, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1969-1974; dean, professor, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1974-1981; academic vice president, dean, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1981-1984; president, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, since 1984.
Member Orgns. of America Historians, Society for Values in Higher Education.
Married Margaret Bradley Warner, June 6, 1959. Children: Cristina Traina Hutchison, Michelle Traina Riecke (deceased), Matthew Warner, Michael Derek.