Abegg, Edmund Deats, 1932-

Dr. Edmund Abegg retired from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 2003. He is now an emeritus professor in the philosophy department. He comes from a distinguished academic background. In 1954 he earned his B.A. in history from Rutgers University. He continued on at Rutgers to earn his M.A. in history in 1955. From 1955-56 he was a part-time student at the University of Pennsylvania, while at the same time serving as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. As he studied for his M.A. and PhD. in Philosophy from 1957 to 1969, he worked as an assistant registrar at Rutgers and then at the University of Rochester. In 1966, in the midst of his studies, he entered Edinboro State College as an assistant professor of philosophy. From 1981 to 1985 he was chairperson of the department and again in 1999 to 2000 he served as acting chair of the department. He has a long list of publications and papers presented at various conferences. On the Edinboro campus he served on a number of department committees and university-wide committees. These included the college senate, Academic Standards Committee, the president's Faculty Advisory Committee and the departments General Education Course Review Committee. Dr. Abegg was also a member of professional organizations in philosophy. He was on the four person Executive Committee of the Tri-State Philosophical Association.