Background

Detweiler, Robert Chester was born on December 8, 1938 in French Camp, California, United States. Son of Chester and Alice Mae (Gallagher) Detweiler.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Humboldt State University, 1960; Master of Arts, San Francisco State University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1968.

Career

Assistant professor of history, San Diego State University, 1968-1971; associate professor, San Diego State University, 1971-1974; professor, San Diego State University, 1974-1978; department chairman history, San Diego State University, 1977-1978; associate dean College Arts and Letters, San Diego State University, 1978-1980; dean college, San Diego State University, 1980-1985; vice president, California State University, San Bernardino, 1985-1989; president, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1989-1998; president/chancellor, 1998; retired.

Achievements

• Robert Chester Detweiler has been listed as a noteworthy university president, historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Liberation in the Americas: Comparative aspects of the independence movements in Mexico and the United States (Occasional publications)

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Membership

Served to colonel United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1960-1989. Member Organisation American Historians, American History Association, United States Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association (president chapter 1977-1979) M C.

Connections

Son of Chester and Alice Mae (Gallagher) D. M. Susan Jan Krudwig, November 22, 1978. 1 daughter, Lara Anne.

Father:

Chester Detweiler

Mother:

Alice Mae (Gallagher) Detweiler

Spouse:

Susan Jan Krudwig