Charles Longsworth
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Charles R. Longsworth is the current director of Saul Centers, Inc.. He assumed this position in June 1993. He serves as president
Emeritus
of Hampshire College
. He worked as president of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation from 1977 to 1994, as Chief Executive Officer
until November 1992, and Chairman from November 1991 to November 1994. He works as Chairman Emeritus of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation of Williamsburg
, Virginia
. He graduated from Amherst College
in 1951 and serves as Life Trustee at the college. Mr. Longsworth was Hampshire College
's founding vice president who succeeded Franklin Patterson
as President (1971-1977), and who had helped draft the final 1965 plan in the form of The Making of College from the New College Plan.
President
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Emeritus
Emeritus
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of Hampshire College
Hampshire College
Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1965 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts...
. He worked as president of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation from 1977 to 1994, as Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
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until November 1992, and Chairman from November 1991 to November 1994. He works as Chairman Emeritus of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation of Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. He graduated from Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
in 1951 and serves as Life Trustee at the college. Mr. Longsworth was Hampshire College
Hampshire College
Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1965 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts...
's founding vice president who succeeded Franklin Patterson
Franklin Patterson
Franklin Kessel Patterson was a professor and author, and the first president of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He was also, along with the other presidents of the Five Colleges, a co-author of the New College Plan.-Early life:Patterson was born on September 14, 1916 in Ellsworth, Iowa...
as President (1971-1977), and who had helped draft the final 1965 plan in the form of The Making of College from the New College Plan.