About Peter W. Stanley
Born 1940. Peter W. Stanley is an American university president and historian.
Peter William Stanley (born 1940) A scholar of Asian studies, his tenure at Pomona coincided with a substantial increase in the college's endowment and prestige. He was a Frank Knox Memorial Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge University.
Stanley became president of Pomona College in 1991. that modernized the college's facilities while restoring elements of Myron Hunt's master plan that had degraded over time. and had one daughter, Laura. After retiring from Pomona, Stanley moved with his wife to Old Saybrook, Connecticut; she died in January 2020 after 42 years of marriage.
Legacy The Peter W. Stanley Academic Quadrangle at Pomona is named in his honor. The college also awarded him an honorary degree at its 2008 commencement ceremony.
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Eighth president of Pomona College
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Peter W. Stanley was born in 1940.
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Peter W. Stanley is a university president and historian.
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