Charles W. Cole

For other people named Charles Cole, see Charles Cole (disambiguation).

Biography

Charles Woolsey Cole (February 8, 1906 – February 20, 1978)[1] was the twelfth president of Amherst College from 1946 to 1960. Cole was also involved with the Committee on the National Security Organization, American Cancer Society, U.S. Air Force, Merrill Foundation for the Advancement of Financial Knowledge, Educational Testing Service, and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association.[2]

Charles W. Cole attended Amherst College and was a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Sigma chapter).

Cole received his masters and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He was then a history professor at Columbia. From 1961-1964 he was United States Ambassador to Chile.

See also

References
  1. New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors
  2. Charles W. Cole Papers Archived September 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Amherst College Archives and Special Collections.
  • Office of the Historian. "Charles Woolsey Cole (1906–1978)".
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Robert F. Woodward		 United States Ambassador to Chile
October 21, 1961 – September 27, 1964		 Succeeded by
Ralph A. Dungan
Academic offices
Preceded by
Stanley King		 President of Amherst College
1946–1960		 Succeeded by
Calvin Plimpton


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