born american academic served second president california completed undergraduate education liberal arts college california received doctorate biblical studies harvard_university comes family scholars father professor went lead number colleges addition leading president colleges including worked history professor recognized citizen year local adopted town riverside california honored speech family early life born missionary parents family lived china burma hong_kong lebanon england germany france israel family lived united_states california maryland michigan massachusetts brother graduate sister father worked educator missionary youth learned father diverse roles president lebanon missionary china professor michigan secretary editor church education journal mother elementary school teacher taught school maryland michigan attended late 1950s defunct california higher education completing high school went undergraduate degree theology received college years spent time known england senior year elected editor school newspaper running platform printing deserves printed making paper truly representative students school previously editorial experience school newspapers summer worked conference seventh day senior theology student accepted ministerial consisted going graduate school return california begin field august graduated religion completed harvard_university assistant pastor california invited join wife infant daughter moved harvard_university july began work phd completed phd palestinian minor fields classical hebrew old testament history summer graduate student harvard studied jordan scholarship career listed licensed minister faculty listed ordained minister father listed employees archaeologist field archaeologist started field supervisor joined served seasons field supervisor took director culminated final season began instrumental forming led tour students member schools dig including site led similar day tour capacity director jordan israel egypt long time member organization vice president selected president november president massachusetts capacity earned reputation progressive academic administrator served president took following reformation independent institution split immediate role create identity school credited leading school retired debt opened new million science complex noted leadership supporting women church prominent advocate saying afraid stand truth regard responding president initiative voted november establish seventh day serves center day june honored celebration dinner awards fellow awarded field award outstanding career builder archaeologists archaeological teams noted promoted cutting edge research students colleagues work statesman representing interests archaeologists broader public president responsible oversight relationships jerusalem contacts professional organizations concerned middle_east award cited direction major archaeological expedition jordan presidency university accomplishments scholar leader respect colleagues non controversial diplomatic personality greater riverside chamber commerce honored speech floor publications
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