William Ernest Akin

Background

Akin, William Ernest was born on December 15, 1936 in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. Son of William Dewey Akin and Emily Lowery (Williams) Smith.

Education

Bachelor, University Maryland, 1961. Master of Arts, University Maryland, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1970.

Doctor of Laws, Tohoku Gakuin University, 1991.

Career

Instructor history, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1966-1969; associate professor of history, Loyola College, Montreal, Canada, 1969-1977; assistant dean of arts, Concordia U., Montreal, Canada, 1975-1977; dean of humanities, Concordia U., Montreal, Canada, 1977-1979; dean of college, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 1979-1988; vice president academic affairs, Ursinus College, Collegeville, since 1988.

Achievements

• William Ernest Akin has been listed as a noteworthy college official by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Technocracy and the American Dream: The Technocrat Movement, 1900-1941

Membership

Member Pennsylvania History Preservation Board, since 1993, Pennsylvania Folklife Society Board. Member American Association of University Professors, Society for American Baseball Research, American Association Academy Administrators, American History Association.

Interests

• Avocation: baseball history.

Connections

Married Suzanne A. Winford, June 5, 1961 (divorced 1970). Married Kathryn Elizabeth Teter, August 27, 1971. Children: Lynn Suzanne, William E. Junior.

Father:

William Dewey Akin Smith

Mother:

Emily Lowery (Williams) Smith

Spouse:

Suzanne A. Winford

Spouse:

Kathryn Elizabeth Teter

child:

Lynn Suzanne Akin

child:

William E. Junior Akin