Martha E. Church | |
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Born | 1931
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | January 27, 2019 |
Occupation(s) | College president and professor |
Known for | President of Hood College |
Academic background | |
Education |
Wesley College University of Pittsburgh University of Chicago |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Geography |
Institutions | Hood College Wilson College |
Martha E. Church (1931 – January 27, 2019 ) was an American geographer, professor, and college president. [1] She was the first female president of Hood College. [2] [3]
Church was a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [4] She was the daughter of Eleanor Boyer and Walter H. Church. [5] [6] Her father was a civil engineer and the superintendent of construction for Duquesne Light. [6] Her mother was the president of Wellesley College's Alumnae Association. [3] [7] Her family were Presbyterians. [3]
Church graduated from Peabody High School in Pittsburgh. [8] [9] She had three degrees in geography. [4] She received a B.A. in geography from Wesley College in 1952. [7] She also received an M.A. in geography from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Chicago. [10] [5] In 1959, she was awarded a fellowship by the Educational Foundation of the American Association of University Women; she used to award to study geography at the University of Chicago. [11]
She was a geography instructor at Carlow University and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. [10] [8] She was a faculty member of Mount Holyoke College from 1953 to 1957. [8] [9] She was an assistant professor at Wesley College from 1958 to 1963. [10] [9] Church was a professor of geography and dean of the college at Wilson College from July 1965 to 1971. [12] [8] [9] In 1970, she was elected to a three-year term as the associate executive secretary of the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1971. [10] [8]
Church was a consultant for a high school geography project that was sponsored by the National Council of Geographic Education and the American Association of Geographers. [8] She was one of three people appointed to compile and edit a list of atlases, journals, and textbooks for the American Association. of Geographers, a project funded by the National Science Foundation. [8]
Church became president of Hood College on August 1, 1975, and served in this capacity through June 30, 1995. [2] [4] [8] [13] Under her leadership there, the college's endowment grew from $3 million to $39 million. [3] In total, the five-year fundraising campaign raised $47 million. [3] She also added several buildings to the campus, including the Beneficial-Hodson Library and Information Technology Center, the Hodson Science link, the Joseph A. Pastore Facilities Center, and the Lawrence Marx Jr., Resource Management Center. [2]
After she retired from Hood College, Church worked to reform secondary education in China as a part-time senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. [4] [13]
In 1989, Church was elected to the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society. [3] [13] She also served on the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic's Education Foundation. [13] She was the treasurer of the National Council for Geographic Education and the secretary/treasurer of the New England–St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society. [3] She was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Association of Women Deans and Counselor. [8]
Church served on the boards of Bradford College and the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. [14] She was the chairman of the board of trustees of Hood College from 2006 to 2008. [15]
Church received a distinguished teacher award at Wilson College. [10] In June 1971, she received an honorary doctor of science degree from Lake Erie College. [5]
Before her retirement in 1995, the road leading to Alumni Hall on the college campus was named Martha E. Church Drive. [4] [3] Hood College also gave her an honorary doctorate in 1995 and named her president emeritus. [4] [15] It also commissioned a portrait of Church that hangs in the lobby of Alumni Hall and a bust of Church that is displayed in its Beneficial-Hodson Library. [4] In addition, the faculty of Hood College endowed a scholarship in her name. [4]
After her death, Hood College named the Martha E. Church Center for Community & Civic Engagement in her honor. [1]
In 1982, Church was elected to board of directors of the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank. [16] In 1988, she became one of the first female members of the Cosmos Club. [17] She was a member of the American Association of University Women and Sigma Delta Epsilon honor society. [8]
Hood died at the age of 88 on January 27, 2019. [1] Hood College held a memorial service for Church on May 5, 2019, in Coffman Chapel. [15]
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Martha E. Church | |
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Born | 1931
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | January 27, 2019 |
Occupation(s) | College president and professor |
Known for | President of Hood College |
Academic background | |
Education |
Wesley College University of Pittsburgh University of Chicago |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Geography |
Institutions | Hood College Wilson College |
Martha E. Church (1931 – January 27, 2019 ) was an American geographer, professor, and college president. [1] She was the first female president of Hood College. [2] [3]
Church was a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [4] She was the daughter of Eleanor Boyer and Walter H. Church. [5] [6] Her father was a civil engineer and the superintendent of construction for Duquesne Light. [6] Her mother was the president of Wellesley College's Alumnae Association. [3] [7] Her family were Presbyterians. [3]
Church graduated from Peabody High School in Pittsburgh. [8] [9] She had three degrees in geography. [4] She received a B.A. in geography from Wesley College in 1952. [7] She also received an M.A. in geography from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Chicago. [10] [5] In 1959, she was awarded a fellowship by the Educational Foundation of the American Association of University Women; she used to award to study geography at the University of Chicago. [11]
She was a geography instructor at Carlow University and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. [10] [8] She was a faculty member of Mount Holyoke College from 1953 to 1957. [8] [9] She was an assistant professor at Wesley College from 1958 to 1963. [10] [9] Church was a professor of geography and dean of the college at Wilson College from July 1965 to 1971. [12] [8] [9] In 1970, she was elected to a three-year term as the associate executive secretary of the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1971. [10] [8]
Church was a consultant for a high school geography project that was sponsored by the National Council of Geographic Education and the American Association of Geographers. [8] She was one of three people appointed to compile and edit a list of atlases, journals, and textbooks for the American Association. of Geographers, a project funded by the National Science Foundation. [8]
Church became president of Hood College on August 1, 1975, and served in this capacity through June 30, 1995. [2] [4] [8] [13] Under her leadership there, the college's endowment grew from $3 million to $39 million. [3] In total, the five-year fundraising campaign raised $47 million. [3] She also added several buildings to the campus, including the Beneficial-Hodson Library and Information Technology Center, the Hodson Science link, the Joseph A. Pastore Facilities Center, and the Lawrence Marx Jr., Resource Management Center. [2]
After she retired from Hood College, Church worked to reform secondary education in China as a part-time senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. [4] [13]
In 1989, Church was elected to the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society. [3] [13] She also served on the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic's Education Foundation. [13] She was the treasurer of the National Council for Geographic Education and the secretary/treasurer of the New England–St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society. [3] She was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Association of Women Deans and Counselor. [8]
Church served on the boards of Bradford College and the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. [14] She was the chairman of the board of trustees of Hood College from 2006 to 2008. [15]
Church received a distinguished teacher award at Wilson College. [10] In June 1971, she received an honorary doctor of science degree from Lake Erie College. [5]
Before her retirement in 1995, the road leading to Alumni Hall on the college campus was named Martha E. Church Drive. [4] [3] Hood College also gave her an honorary doctorate in 1995 and named her president emeritus. [4] [15] It also commissioned a portrait of Church that hangs in the lobby of Alumni Hall and a bust of Church that is displayed in its Beneficial-Hodson Library. [4] In addition, the faculty of Hood College endowed a scholarship in her name. [4]
After her death, Hood College named the Martha E. Church Center for Community & Civic Engagement in her honor. [1]
In 1982, Church was elected to board of directors of the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank. [16] In 1988, she became one of the first female members of the Cosmos Club. [17] She was a member of the American Association of University Women and Sigma Delta Epsilon honor society. [8]
Hood died at the age of 88 on January 27, 2019. [1] Hood College held a memorial service for Church on May 5, 2019, in Coffman Chapel. [15]
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