Kennedy, Donald, 1931-...
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Donald Kennedy was Stanford's eighth president, serving from 1980 to 1992. Prior to taking office he was vice president and provost under his predecessor Richard W. Lyman. Kennedy, holder of three degrees from Harvard, joined Stanford's biology faculty in 1960 and while on leave from 1977 to 1979 served in Washington, D.C., as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. During his presidency, Stanford celebrated its centennial and its full emergence as a world-class university. Kennedy was at the forefront of the university's student public service initiative and efforts to renew faculty commitment to teaching. His term in office also included the university's disagreement with the federal government over reimbursement for the indirect costs of research.
From the description of Donald Kennedy, president of Stanford University, papers, 1972-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872798
Professor of biological sciences at Stanford University since 1960 and Provost of the University (1979), Donald Kennedy became president of Stanford in 1980. Kennedy also served as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 1977 to 1979.
From the description of Donald Kennedy, president of Stanford University, inauguration : video recording, 1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866837
Kennedy, holder of three degrees from Harvard, joined Stanford's biology faculty in 1960; while on leave from 1977 to 1979 he served in Washington, D.C., as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Kennedy was Stanford's eighth president, serving from 1980 to 1992. Prior to taking office he was vice president and provost under his predecessor Richard W. Lyman. During his presidency, Stanford celebrated its centennial and its full emergence as a world-class university. Kennedy was at the forefront of the university's student public service initiative and efforts to renew faculty commitment to teaching. His term in office also included the university's disagreement with the federal government over reimbursement for the indirect costs of research.
From the description of Donald Kennedy papers, 1975-2007 (inclusive), 1979-2007 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 499587667
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Kennedy, holder of three degrees from Harvard, joined Stanford's biology faculty in 1960; while on leave from 1977 to 1979 he served in Washington, D.C., as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Kennedy was Stanford's eighth president, serving from 1980 to 1992. Prior to taking office he was vice president and provost under his predecessor Richard W. Lyman. During his presidency, Stanford celebrated its centennial and its full emergence as a world-class university. Kennedy was at the forefront of the university's student public service initiative and efforts to renew faculty commitment to teaching. His term in office also included the university's disagreement with the federal government over reimbursement for the indirect costs of research.
From the guide to the Donald Kennedy personal papers, 1975-2007, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)
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