- John Carrier Weaver
John Carrier Weaver (
May 21 ,1915 -March 10 ,1995 ) was aprofessor ofgeography , and college administrator for several major Americanuniversities .Early life
Weaver was born in Evanston,
Illinois . His father, A. T. Weaver, was a professor of speech at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison from 1918 to 1961. John Weaver graduated from theUniversity of Wisconsin High School , then received hisA.B. (1936), A.M. (1937), andPh.D. (1942), all in geography, from the University of Wisconsin. He was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.Military Service
He was on the staff of the
American Geographical Society from 1940-1942, was a researcher for the Division of Geography and Cartography of theUnited States Department of State from 1942-1944, and from 1944-1946 served as an Arctic intelligence officer in the Navy.Distinguished Career in Higher Education
Weaver taught geography at the
University of Minnesota from 1946-1955; became dean of the College of Arts and Science atKansas State University (1955-1957); then dean of the Graduate College at theUniversity of Nebraska (1957-1961), vice president for research and dean of the Graduate College at theUniversity of Iowa (1961-1964); and vice president for academic affairs at TheOhio State University (1964-1966). From 1966 to 1970, Weaver served as president of theUniversity of Missouri System . In 1970, the regents of the University of Wisconsin elected Weaver president, and he took office in January 1971; when theUniversity of Wisconsin System was created in October 1971, Weaver became its first president. Weaver retired from the UW System in June, 1977, and moved toLos Angeles where he was aDistinguished Professor of Geography at theUniversity of Southern California and the first executive director of theAnnenberg Center for the Study of the American Experience . He died inRancho Palos Verdes, California .
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