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 ====== Theodore D. Lockwood ====== ====== Theodore D. Lockwood ======
-Theodore D. Lockwood was the 15th President of Trinity College, from 1968 to 1981. +Theodore D. Lockwood was the 15th [[presidents|president]] of Trinity College, from 1968 to 1981.
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-[{{ :lockwood_theodore.jpg?350|Theodore Lockwood, ca. 1968. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34926815|Trinity College Archives]]}}]+
  
 Lockwood was born in Hanover, New Hampshire on December 5, 1924. He served in the U.S. Army in Italy during World War II. Then, he enrolled at Trinity College, one year after his father Harold J. Lockwood took over the chairmanship of the Engineering Department at the College. While a student, Lockwood lettered in [[athletics|football]], served as the //Trinity Review//'s art editor, held numerous leadership roles, and was elected to [[fraternities|Phi Beta Kappa]]. He also graduated as valedictorian in 1948. He earned a PhD in history from Princeton in 1952, subsequently serving as Provost, Dean of the Faculty, and Professor of History at Union College in Schenectady, New York. During the 1960s, he taught European history as a visiting professor during Trinity's summer sessions.  Lockwood was born in Hanover, New Hampshire on December 5, 1924. He served in the U.S. Army in Italy during World War II. Then, he enrolled at Trinity College, one year after his father Harold J. Lockwood took over the chairmanship of the Engineering Department at the College. While a student, Lockwood lettered in [[athletics|football]], served as the //Trinity Review//'s art editor, held numerous leadership roles, and was elected to [[fraternities|Phi Beta Kappa]]. He also graduated as valedictorian in 1948. He earned a PhD in history from Princeton in 1952, subsequently serving as Provost, Dean of the Faculty, and Professor of History at Union College in Schenectady, New York. During the 1960s, he taught European history as a visiting professor during Trinity's summer sessions. 
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 +[{{::lockwood.jpg?400 |Theodore Lockwood, ca. 1970. Photo credit: Fabian Bachrach courtesy of [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.35948653|Trinity College Archives]]}}]
  
 After serving as a member of the [[board_of_fellows|Board of Fellows]] and an alumni [[trustees|trustee]] for some time, in January 1967, Lockwood was asked to serve as Trinity College’s president. During his decade-plus years as president, Lockwood sought to speak to the needs of students concerned about racial justice, social betterment, and generational change. In April 1968, he was one of the trustees locked in [[downes_clock_tower|Downes Memorial]] by the students demanding greater funding for Black scholarships. Nonetheless, he recommended a relatively light discipline of subjecting the [[sit-in|sit-in]] participants to having "disciplinary probation" placed on their record cards.  After serving as a member of the [[board_of_fellows|Board of Fellows]] and an alumni [[trustees|trustee]] for some time, in January 1967, Lockwood was asked to serve as Trinity College’s president. During his decade-plus years as president, Lockwood sought to speak to the needs of students concerned about racial justice, social betterment, and generational change. In April 1968, he was one of the trustees locked in [[downes_clock_tower|Downes Memorial]] by the students demanding greater funding for Black scholarships. Nonetheless, he recommended a relatively light discipline of subjecting the [[sit-in|sit-in]] participants to having "disciplinary probation" placed on their record cards. 
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 In 1977, President Lockwood created an Institutional Priorities Council composed of students, faculty, and administrators, which released a report a year later that specified reforms to be fulfilled over a five year period. That same year, he hired [[english_james_fairfield_jr|James F. English, Jr.]], to be Trinity's first Vice President for Finance and Planning, again indicating Lockwood's emphasis on long-range planning. Still, he was circumspect about spending money on new computer systems. On the other hand, a new [[president_s_house|President's house]] was built and opened in 1978. In 1977, President Lockwood created an Institutional Priorities Council composed of students, faculty, and administrators, which released a report a year later that specified reforms to be fulfilled over a five year period. That same year, he hired [[english_james_fairfield_jr|James F. English, Jr.]], to be Trinity's first Vice President for Finance and Planning, again indicating Lockwood's emphasis on long-range planning. Still, he was circumspect about spending money on new computer systems. On the other hand, a new [[president_s_house|President's house]] was built and opened in 1978.
  
-Theodore Lockwood was awarded an [[honorary_degrees|honorary Doctor of Letters]] from Trinity in 1981. In January of 1982 he left Trinity and moved to New Mexico, where he became the founding president of United World College. On January 21, 2019, Lockwood died peacefully at his home in Stowe, Vermont, at the age of 94.+Theodore Lockwood was awarded an [[honorary_degrees|honorary Doctor of Letters]] from Trinity in 1981. In January of 1982 he left Trinity and moved to New Mexico, where he became the founding president of United World College. On January 21, 2019, Lockwood died peacefully at his home in Stowe, Vermont, at the age of 94.  
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 +===== Preceded By ===== 
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 +[[jacobs_albert_c|Albert Charles Jacobs H’68]]  
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 +===== Succeeded By ===== 
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 +[[english_james_fairfield_jr|James Fairfield English, Jr. H’89]]  
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 ===== Sources ===== ===== Sources =====
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