Roswell G. Ham

American academic
Roswell G. Ham
11th President of
Mount Holyoke College
In office
1937–1957
Preceded byMary Emma Woolley
Succeeded byRichard Glenn Gettell
Personal details
BornMarch 11, 1891
Lemoore, California
DiedJuly 20, 1983(1983-07-20) (aged 92)
Santa Barbara, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Yale University
ProfessionProfessor

Roswell Gray Ham (March 11, 1891 – July 20, 1983) was an American educator who served as the 11th President of Mount Holyoke College from 1937 to 1957. He was born in LeMoore, California and received his B.A. from University of California, Berkeley and his Ph.D. from Yale University. He taught at Yale for ten years before becoming the first male president of Mount Holyoke.

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External links

  • Man to Mount Holyoke - TIME, 15 June 1936
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Preceded by
Mary Emma Woolley
President of Mount Holyoke College
1937–1957
Succeeded by
Richard Glenn Gettell
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