Richard R. Eakin
American academic administrator
About Richard R. Eakin
Lived 1938 – 2025 (aged 86). Richard R. Eakin was an American university president.
Richard Ronald Eakin (August 6, 1938 – June 2, 2025) was an American academic administrator who was the eighth chancellor of East Carolina University.
Life and career Eakin was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1938, and earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics, summa cum laude, from Geneva College. He earned his master's and doctorate degree in mathematics from Washington State University in 1962 and 1964. Eakin started his career on the mathematics faculty at Bowling Green State University. He was named chancellor in 1987.
Eakin died on June 2, 2025, at the age of 86.
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Who was Richard R. Eakin?
American academic administrator (1938–2025)
When was Richard R. Eakin born?
Richard R. Eakin was born on 6 August 1938 in New Castle.
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Richard R. Eakin died on 2 June 2025.
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Richard R. Eakin was a university president.
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Richard R. Eakin was American.
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