Schenker, Andre.

Andre Schenker was born in Vincennes, Indiana on 28 December 1897, the son of Francois Xavier and Maria (Loeiffer) Schenker . He was a graduate of the Connecticut Agricultural College and Yale University ; he also studied at Rutgers and Columbia Universities. He was a professor of history at the University of Connecticut in Storrs from 1928-1965. Schenker received the UConn Alumni Association's first faculty excellence award shortly before his retirement.

For over a decade Andre Schenker was a world affairs commentator for station WTIC in Hartford, CT, ending the broadcasts in 1949. His series of programs during the years of World War II made him one of the best-known commentators in the state.

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