William Passavant Passavant Gerberding

Background

Gerberding, William Passavant was born on September 9, 1929 in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. Son of William Passavant and Esther Elizabeth Ann (Habighorst) Gerberding.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Macalester College, 1951; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1959.

Career

Conglomerate fellow, American Political Science Association, Washington, 1958-1959; instructor, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1959-1960; research assistant, Senator E.J. McCarthy, Washington, 1960-1961; staff, Republican Frank Thompson, Junior, Washington, 1961; faculty, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961-1972; professor, department chairman political science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970-1972; dean faculty, vice president for academic affairs, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1972-1975; executive vice chancellor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1975-1977; chancellor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1978-1979; president, U. Washington, Seattle, 1979-1995. Board directors Washington Mutual Bank, Safeco Corporation, Seattle. Consultant Department Defense, 1962, California Assembly, 1965.

Works

• book

  • United States foreign policy;: Perspectives and analysis (McGraw-Hill series in political science)

Membership

Trustee Macalester College, 1980—1983, 1996—2001, Gates Cambridge Trust, University Cambridge, England, since 2000.

Connections

Married Ruth Alice Albrecht, March 25, 1952. Children: David Michael, Steven Henry, Elizabeth Ann, John Martin.

Father:

William Passavant Gerberding

Mother:

Esther Elizabeth Ann (Habighorst) Gerberding

Spouse:

Ruth Alice Albrecht

child:

David Michael Gerberding

child:

Elizabeth Ann Gerberding

child:

Steven Henry Gerberding

child:

John Martin Gerberding