Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

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Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

ORGANIZATION

"Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and chartered in 1906 by an act of Congress, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center with a primary mission 'to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education.'"

Official Website:
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/

Location:
Stanford, CA

Founding Date:
1905

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Rebecca S. Chopp Educator c. 1952 President, Colgate University

Arthur H. Compton Physicist 10-Sep-1892 15-Mar-1962 Discovered the Compton Effect

Harold W. Dodds Educator 28-Jun-1889 25-Oct-1980 President, Princeton University, 1932-57

Susan Fuhrman Educator c. 1943 President, Teachers College, Columbia

John W. Gardner Administrator 8-Oct-1912 16-Feb-2002 Founder of Common Cause

Janet L. Holmgren Educator c. 1946 President, Mills College

Katharine C. Lyall Business 26-Apr-1941 President of the UW System, 1992-2004

Lloyd N. Morrisett Administrator 2-Nov-1929 President, Markle Foundation, 1969-98

George L. Shinn Business 12-Mar-1923 16-Dec-2013 CEO of First Boston, 1975-83

Robert G. Sproul Educator 22-May-1891 10-Sep-1975 President, University of California, 1930-58

David S. Tatel Judge 16-Mar-1942 US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit

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