Charles Franklin Phillips
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Charles Franklin Phillips (May 25, 1910 – March 3, 1998) was the fourth president of Bates College
in Lewiston, Maine
and a well known economist and author.
Phillips was born in New York on May 25, 1910. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in economics from Colgate University
and a Ph.D. from Harvard University
. Phillips then went on to teach, research, and write as an economics professor at Colgate. At age 34 Phillips became the fourth president of Bates College
. Phillips served from 1944 to 1967. As president Phillips initiated the core study program and 3/4 option allowing students to graduate in three years. He also initiated the study abroad program, oversaw the construction of many new buildings at Bates, and had the college's observatory demolished. Phillips retired in 1967. When Phillips died in 1998, he and his wife, Evelyn, left $9,000,000 to Bates. This bequest was used to fund the Phillips Fellowships, which are granted to students for research abroad. Phillip's donation is believed to be the largest bequest by an American college president to a college that he did not attend.
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
and a well known economist and author.
Phillips was born in New York on May 25, 1910. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in economics from Colgate University
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
and a Ph.D. from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. Phillips then went on to teach, research, and write as an economics professor at Colgate. At age 34 Phillips became the fourth president of Bates College
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
. Phillips served from 1944 to 1967. As president Phillips initiated the core study program and 3/4 option allowing students to graduate in three years. He also initiated the study abroad program, oversaw the construction of many new buildings at Bates, and had the college's observatory demolished. Phillips retired in 1967. When Phillips died in 1998, he and his wife, Evelyn, left $9,000,000 to Bates. This bequest was used to fund the Phillips Fellowships, which are granted to students for research abroad. Phillip's donation is believed to be the largest bequest by an American college president to a college that he did not attend.