John Edward Sawyer

John Edward Sawyer (1917 – 1995) was a prominent academic and philanthropic administrator. He was educated at Worcester Academy and then Deerfield Academy, Williams College, and Harvard University. He served as the 11th president of Williams College, and headed the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. In 1988 Sawyer was awarded the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.^[1]

Academic offices
Preceded by James Phinney Baxter III	President of Williams College 1961–1973	Succeeded by John Wesley Chandler
Preceded by Nathan Pusey	President of Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 1975–1987	Succeeded by William G. Bowen

References

↑ "Public Welfare Award". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2011.

External links

Williams College biography

Presidents of Williams College

Fitch (1793–1815)
Moore (1815–1821)
Griffin (1821–1836)
Mark Hopkins (1836–1872)
Chadbourne (1872–1881)
Hewitt (acting, 1901–1902)
Henry Hopkins (1902–1908)
Garfield (1908–1934)
Dennett (1934–1937)
Baxter III (1937–1961)
Sawyer (1961–1973)
Chandler (1973–1985)
Oakley (1985–1993)
Payne (1994–1999)
Vogt (1999–2000)
Schapiro (2000–2009)
Wagner (interim, 2009–2010)
Falk (2010–present)

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