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 Borden Winslow Painter, Jr. was [[presidents|president]] of Trinity College from 2003 to 2004 and served as acting president from 1994 to 1995.
-Painter was born in Manhasset, New York in 1937. He studied history at Trinity College (Hartford, CT), where he received a B.A., with honors, in 1958. While at Trinity, Painter participated in football and swimming and was active in the [[chapel|Chapel]]. Painter continued his studies in history at Yale University, earning both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in 1959 and 1965, respectively. In 1963, he received a Master of Divinity degree from General Theological Seminary in New York, and was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of New York in December of that year. Areas of major academic interest for Painter were Tudor and Stuart England, Renaissance and Reformation Europe, Modern Italy, and American Church History.
+Painter was born in Manhasset, New York in 1937. He studied history at Trinity College ([[hartford|Hartford]], CT), where he received a B.A., with honors, in 1958. While at Trinity, Painter participated in football and swimming and was active in the [[chapel|Chapel]]. Painter continued his studies in history at Yale University, earning both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in 1959 and 1965, respectively. In 1963, he received a Master of Divinity degree from General Theological Seminary in New York, and was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of New York in December of that year. Areas of major academic interest for Painter were Tudor and Stuart England, Renaissance and Reformation Europe, Modern Italy, and American Church History.
 Borden Painter’s 40-year career at Trinity College began in 1964 with a part-time teaching position in the Department of History. In 1966, with encouragement from a former colleague, he began working full-time as an assistant professor. From 1967 until 1969, Painter served on the Curriculum Revision Committee which recommended a fairly widespread overhaul of the College’s previous course requirements and offerings. In 1970, he became associate professor, also serving as the coordinator of the newly implemented Freshman Seminar Program during the 1970-1971 academic year. In the summer of 1971, he served as faculty for the College’s [[rome_campus|Rome program]] and then as program director in 1974. Additionally, Painter served as chair of the History Department from 1974 until 1979. He was made full professor in 1978, along with serving as coordinator of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program (a position he would hold until 1998).
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 During his later years at Trinity, Painter served as a both a member (1998-2003) and Chair (2002-2003) of the Admissions Committee. He was a member of the Graduate Advisory Committee from 1998 until 2004, serving as an advisor to graduate students in the History Department. Borden Painter again was asked to take on the role of Acting President of Trinity College, which he did during the 2003-2004 academic year. Upon retirement in 2004, Painter was named 20th President of Trinity College.
+===== Preceded By =====
+[[hersh_richard_h|Richard H. Hersh]]
+===== Succeeded By =====
+[[jones_james_f._jr|James F. Jones, Jr. H’14]]
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