Ward, F. Champion, 1910-2007

American educator; Ford Foundation educational consultant, India, 1954-1958; vice president for education and research, Ford Foundation, 1966-1971.

From the description of F. Champion Ward papers, 1941-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123379757

Ward was professor of philosophy and Dean of the College at the University of Chicago.

From the description of Papers, 1947-1994. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52245832

Biographical/Historical Note

American educator; Ford Foundation educational consultant, India, 1954-1958; vice president for education and research, Ford Foundation, 1966-1971.

From the guide to the F. Champion Ward papers, 1941-1997, (Hoover Institution Archives)

F. Champion Ward was born in 1910. He attended Oberlin College, graduating in 1932. Ward taught first at Denison University, and then at the University of Chicago, where he also served as dean of the College. In the 1950s, Ward left Chicago to become educational consultant to the governments of India, Turkey, Jordan and Burma. He also held several positions at the Ford Foundation, including: director of the Overseas Development Program for the Middle East and Africa, deputy vice president for international programs, and vice president for education and research. In 1968, Ward was named chairman of the White House Task Force on the Education of Gifted Persons.

Ward published, The Idea of a World University (1986). He also edited the volumes, Education and Development Reconsidered: the Bellagio Conference Papers (1974), and The Idea and Practice of General Education: An Account of the College of the University of Chicago (1950).

From the guide to the Ward, F. Champion. Papers, 1947-1993, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)