John Edward Sawyer
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John Edward Sawyer (May 5, 1917 – February 7, 1995) was a prominent academic and philanthropic administrator. He was educated at Worcester Academy and then Deerfield Academy, Williams College, and Harvard University. He served as the 11th president of Williams College, and headed the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the National Academy of Sciences.[1][2][3] In 1988 Sawyer was awarded the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.[4]
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Preceded by | President of Williams College 1961–1973 |
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Preceded by | President of Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 1975–1987 |
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