Background
Allaway, William Harris was born on March 31, 1924 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of William Horsford and Helen Margaret (Harris) Allaway.
Allaway, William Harris was born on March 31, 1924 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of William Horsford and Helen Margaret (Harris) Allaway.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1949. Postgraduate, University Grenoble, France, 1951. Master of Arts, University Illinois, 1951.
Doctor of Education, University Denver, 1957. Doctor (honorary), University Stirling, Scotland, 1981. DHC (honorary), University Bordeaux, France, 1988.
DHC (honorary), University Sussex, England, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Bergen, Norway, 1990.
Traveling secretary, World Student Svc. Fund, 1947-1948;
special assistant to chairman, United States National Common for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1949;
assistant to field director, World U. Svc. attached to International Refugee Organisation, Salzburg, Austria, 1951;
field representative, Institute.of International Education, Chicago and Denver, 1952-1954;
general secretary, U. Kansas Young Men’s Christian Association, 1954-1957;
assistant dean of men and director Wilbur Hall, Stanford (California) U., 1957-1961;
director education abroad program, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1961-1989;
special assistant to chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990-1993. Consultant and lecturer in field.
Member educational associate advising committee Institute International Education, 1984-1987. Member President's Council for International Youth Exch., 1982-1985. Member United States Delaware to conference on educational exchange between United States and United Kingdom, 1970, 1974.
Active Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Santa Barbara, International Peace Research Association, Yellow Springs, Ohio, Council International Educational Exchange, since 1961, chairman board directors, 1978—1983. Executive secretary International Committee Study Education Exchange, 1970—1995. Past board directors, honorary trustee American Center Students and Artists, Paris.
Board advisors Hariri Foundation, since 1987. Executive committee Inter-University Center Postgraduate Studies, Dubrovnik, 1988—1996, board directors, since 1996. Delegate Hague Appeal Peace, 1999.
Chair PAX 2100 Foundation, 1993—2005, PAX 2100 Forum, 1993—2005. Chair steering committee Santa Barbara Association for United Nations Educational, since 2004. Vice president Santa Barbara chapter University of North Alabama, United States of America, United Nations Educational, since 2004.
Co-chair peace and justice committee Goleta Presbyterian Church, 1991—2000. Member of National Association for Foreign Student Advisers Association International Educators (honorary), International Association Universities (associate. Deputy member, administrative board 1995—2000), La Cumbre Country Club.
Married Olivia Woodhull Foster, June 28, 1952. Children: William Harris Junior, Ben Foster, Eve Olivia.