Background
Olmsted, Sterling Pitkin was born on February 16, 1915 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Harry Dwight and Luella Grace (Recor) Olmsted.
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Sterling Pitkin Olmsted
Edit ProfileEducation
AB, Rollins College, 1936; Master of Arts, Yale, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1940; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Wilmington (Ohio) College, 1980.
Career
Faculty, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1939-1968; Professor of English, head department, Resselaer Poly, Institute, 1953-1956; professor, head department language and literature, Resselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1956-1968; dean of faculty, Wilmington (Ohio) College, 1968-1970; provost, Wilmington (Ohio) College, 1970-1976; planning director, Wilmington (Ohio) College, 1976-1980; provost emeritus, Wilmington (Ohio) College, since 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Executive Committee Friends Association for Higher Education. Member American Society Engineering Education (chairman division humanities and social science 1953-1954, national council 1957-1959).
Connections
Married Barbara Starr, April 26, 1942. 1 daughter, Ruth.
