| 词条 | David H. Porter |
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| name = David H. Porter | image = David H. Porter.jpg | caption = | order = 5th | title = President of Skidmore College | term_start = 1987 | term_end = 1999 | birth_name = David Hugh Porter | birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|10|29}} | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|3|25|1935|10|29}} | death_place = Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. | predecessor = Joseph C. Palamountain Jr. | successor = Jamienne S. Studley | nationality = American | other_names = | hometown = | alma_mater = Swarthmore College (B.A., 1958) Philadelphia Conservatory of Music Princeton University (Ph.D., 1962) | residence = | spouse = {{marriage|Laudie Dimmette |1958|1986|end=died}} {{marriage|Helen Nelson |1987}} | children = 4 | occupation = | years_active = | known_for = }} David Hugh Porter (29 October 1935 – 25 March 2016) was an American academic and the fifth president of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, serving from 1987 to 1999. Porter was a professor and lecturer of classics and music, starting his career at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he taught from 1962 to 1987. BiographyPorter was born in New York City on October 29, 1935.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College in 1958, and a Ph.D. in Classics from Princeton University in 1962.[2] After graduation he taught Classics, Music, and Liberal Arts at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, served as Visiting Professor of Classics at Princeton, and returned to Carleton as President. In 1987 he became the fifth president of Skidmore and also taught Classics and Liberal Studies.[3] After stepping down as president in 1999 he taught at Williams College and Indiana University before returning to Skidmore as Tisch Family Distinguished Professor.[2] He retired in December, 2013.[3] In 2011 he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by Carleton College.[4] Porter was an accomplished musician. He studied piano with Edward Steuermann from 1955 to 1962 and harpsichord with Gustav Leonhardt in Amsterdam, and has performed recitals throughout the US and the UK.[2] Porter also studied at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music.[5] Porter was married twice. He married his first wife, Laudie Dimmette, in 1958. Dimmette was an accomplished flautist and professor of flute at Carleton College. Porter and Dimmette had four children. She died in 1986.[6] The Laudie D. Porter Memorial Fund was established at Carleton College in 1986 by the Porter family.[7] He married the former Helen Nelson[1] in 1987. Porter died on March 25, 2016. He was found dead the following day in a field near his home where he walked frequently. He was 80 years old.[8] PublicationsBooks
References1. ^1 {{cite news|newspaper=The Saratogian|date=Dec 6, 1998}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Skidmore College|title=David Porter, Tisch Family Distinguished Professor|url=http://cms.skidmore.edu/classics/faculty/david-porter.cfm|accessdate=March 25, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328045131/http://cms.skidmore.edu/classics/faculty/david-porter.cfm|archivedate=March 28, 2014|df=}} 3. ^1 {{cite journal|title=History-making figures, vale!|journal=Scope|date=Winter 2014|volume=44|issue=2|page=7}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Honorary Degree Citation for David Porter|url=https://apps.carleton.edu/events/commencement/past/2011/speeches/bryce/|accessdate=March 25, 2014}} 5. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4Q8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=inIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2732%2C7059844 Schenectady Gazette: Skidmore's President To Get Musical Debut] 6. ^{{cite book|last=Lynn|first=Mary C.|title=Make No Small Plans: A History of Skidmore College|year=2000|publisher=Skidmore College|isbn=0615117732|url=https://books.google.com/?id=bd3qAQAACAAJ&dq=make+no+small+plans}} 7. ^[https://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/musc/events/guest_artists/porter/ The Laudie D. Porter Memorial Fund] 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Former-Skidmore-president-found-dead-in-Saratoga-7171272.php |title=Former Skidmore president found dead in Saratoga Springs |publisher=Times Union |first=Lindsay |last=Ellis |date=2016-03-26 |accessdate=2016-03-28}} External links
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