| 词条 | Edwin Erle Sparks |
| 释义 |
| name = Edwin Erle Sparks | image = Edwin Erle Sparks.jpg | caption = Sparks pictured in La Vie 1920, Penn State yearbook | order = 8th | title = President of the Pennsylvania State University | term_start = 1908 | term_end = 1920 | birth_date = July 16, 1860 | birth_place = Newark, Ohio | death_date = {{Death date and age|1924|6|15|1860|7|16}} | death_place = State College, Pennsylvania | predecessor = James A. Beaver | successor = John Martin Thomas | alma_mater = Ohio State University University of Chicago | residence = | profession = | religion = | spouse = | children = | website = | footnotes = }} Edwin Erle Sparks (July 16, 1860 – June 15, 1924) was the eighth president of the Pennsylvania State University, serving from 1908 until 1920. BiographySparks was born in Newark, Ohio on July 16, 1860. After high school, he attended Ohio Wesleyan University for two years and the Ohio State University, Class of 1884. He was a Phi Beta Kappa, and received his M.A. from Harvard University, his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and his LL.D. from Lehigh University. He married Katherine Bullard Cotton on January 1, 1890. Sparks became a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity at Ohio Weslayen and a founder and charter member of the Iota chapter at the Ohio State University. He served as the Grand Gamma (National Secretary) of the Fraternity and was also instrumental in bringing Chi Phi to Penn State just before his death in 1924. In his memory, Chi Phi established the Sparks Memorial Medal, presented to the undergraduate member in each chapter who had, during the preceding year, the highest grade point average. References
External links
8 : 1860 births|1924 deaths|Harvard University alumni|University of Chicago alumni|Lehigh University alumni|Presidents of Pennsylvania State University|People from Newark, Ohio|Ohio State University alumni |
| 随便看 |
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。