Charles J. McCann
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Charles J. McCann, the first president of The Evergreen State College
(TESC) in Olympia, Washington
. Appointed by the college's Board of Trustees August 15, 1968 following the Washington State Legislature's passage of the 1967 bill authorizing the College, McCann served as president until stepping down to join the faculty there in 1977, when he was replaced by former Washington governor Daniel J. Evans
. Much of TESC's unique administrative and curricular structures are directly attributable to Charles McCann's vision and leadership. The College's main plaza is named in his honor.
He received his Ph.D. in English from Yale University. Prior to becoming The Evergreen State College's President, he was a faculty and administrator at Central Washington State College beginning in 1956. Doctor McCann also taught as Professor of English on the faculty of Canisius College, a Jesuit college in Buffalo, NY; New Haven Junior College and was a teacher in the Hartford, Connecticut junior and senior high schools.
While at Central Washington State College (now Central Washington University), he progressed from an associate professorship in English to Chairman of the Department of English, became Assistant to the President in 1965 and later became Dean of Faculty.
For further information on The Evergreen State College go to http://archives.evergreen.edu
The Evergreen State College
The Evergreen State College is an accredited public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. It is located in Olympia, Washington, USA. Founded in 1967, Evergreen was formed to be an experimental and non-traditional college...
(TESC) in Olympia, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
. Appointed by the college's Board of Trustees August 15, 1968 following the Washington State Legislature's passage of the 1967 bill authorizing the College, McCann served as president until stepping down to join the faculty there in 1977, when he was replaced by former Washington governor Daniel J. Evans
Daniel J. Evans
Daniel Jackson Evans served three terms as the 16th Governor of the state of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1983 to 1989....
. Much of TESC's unique administrative and curricular structures are directly attributable to Charles McCann's vision and leadership. The College's main plaza is named in his honor.
He received his Ph.D. in English from Yale University. Prior to becoming The Evergreen State College's President, he was a faculty and administrator at Central Washington State College beginning in 1956. Doctor McCann also taught as Professor of English on the faculty of Canisius College, a Jesuit college in Buffalo, NY; New Haven Junior College and was a teacher in the Hartford, Connecticut junior and senior high schools.
While at Central Washington State College (now Central Washington University), he progressed from an associate professorship in English to Chairman of the Department of English, became Assistant to the President in 1965 and later became Dean of Faculty.
For further information on The Evergreen State College go to http://archives.evergreen.edu