Background
Cassell, William Comyn was born on October 8, 1934 in Vallejo, California, United States. Son of Comyn R. and Emily E. (Duckwith) Cassell.
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William Comyn Cassell
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William Comyn Cassell, American College president Recipient Brakeley award for Outstanding College Development American Alumni Council, 1968, National Fund Raising Council award, 1969; named an Idaho Disting.Citizen, 1977, honorary Very Important Person Station KIDO, Boise, Citizen of Year City of Tiffin, 1991.
Education
Bachelor, Pomona College, 1956; Master of Arts, Claremont Graduate School, 1969; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Lakeland College, 1977; Doctor of Laws, William Penn College D in Business Administration, Won Kwang U. Master of Business Administration, Heidelberg College Doctor of Letters, Heidelberg College.
Career
Broker, Hornblower and Weeks, Inc., Orange, California, 1958-1964;
assistant to treasurer, Claremont (California) College, 1964-1965;
director income trusts and bequests, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1965-1969;
director development public relations, Menninger Foundation, Topeka, 1969-1970;
director development, U. Denver, 1970-1974;
president, College of Idaho, Caldwell, 1974-1980;
president, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio., 1980-1996;
president emeritus, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio., since 1996. Consultant Ford Foundation, Phelps-Stokes Fund, Congress of Northern Marianas Islands, numerous colleges and government agys., since 1966. Honorary royal consul general Nepal.
Board directors Fifth-Third Bank Northern Ohio.
Achievements
Membership
Member Parks and Recreation Commission, Claremont, 1967-1969, City Council, Bow Mar, Colorado, 1967-1969. Member of advisory board Salvation Army, Caldwell,, Western Electric Fund. Trustee Caldwell Memorial Hospital, chairman, 1976.
Member Idaho newspaper carrier scholarship selection committee. Member Missions on American Management and Ednl. Techniques to Indonesia and Jamaica.
Mission leader Thailand on Edition and Management. Member White House Advisory Committee on Library. andTech., White House Conference. Member Ohio Higher Education Facilities Commission.
Advising committee Chairman of the Board Western Indiana College Funds. Board directors Tiffin Young Men’s Christian Association. Board directors Ketchum/Sun Valley Transit Authority.
Junior warden St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Sun Valley. First lieutenant Army of the United States, 1957-1958. Member Council for Advancement of Support of Education, Caldwell Chamber of Commerce (Executive Board director), Tiffin C. of c.
(board directors), International Association University President (Executive Committee), World Business Council, North Center Accreditation Association (commissioner), American Council on Education (commission international education), Rotary (fellows selection committee district, Citizen of Year, Tiffin, Ohio 1991), Ketchum Sun Valley Rotary Club (board directors).
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Married Jeanne Taylor, December 27, 1955. Children: Paul, Susan, David.
