William Ernest Akin

Retired College Official

A Timeline of Professional Milestones

1936

Born to William Dewey Akin and Emily Lowery (Williams) Smith in Chambers County, AL.

1956

Serves in the U.S. Army until 1959.

1961

Earns a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland.

1963

Achieves a Master of Arts from the University of Maryland.

1966

Teaches as an instructor of history at the State University of New York, Binghamton until 1969.

1969

Teaches as an associate professor of history at Loyola College in Montreal, Canada until 1977.

1970

Obtains a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Rochester.

1971

Marries Kathryn Elizabeth Teter.

1975

Serves Concordia University in Montreal, Canada as assistant dean of arts and dean of humanities until 1979.

1977

Publishes “Technocracy and the American Dream.”

1979

Serves Ursinus College in Pennsylvania as dean and vice president of academic affairs until 2002.

1985

Publishes “Faculty Development in Liberal Arts Colleges.”

1989

Joins the editorial board of Small College Creativity and continues in the role.

1991

Receives an honorary Doctor of Law from Tohoku Gakuin University in Japan.

1992

Joins the editorial board of Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine.

1993

Becomes a member of the Pennsylvania Historical Preservation Board.

2021

Maintains membership with the American Association of University Professors and the American Association of School Administrators.

2021

Continues to enjoy baseball history through membership with the Society for American Baseball Research.

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