Arthur Stanton Adams (July 1, 1896 – November 18, 1980) was an American academic most notable for having served as the President of the

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. He also served as Assistant Dean of Engineering and Director of the Engineering Science Management War Training Program and Provost at Cornell. In 1948 he was appointed the 8th president of the

. He was chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board at the United States Department of Defense from 1953 to 1955. From 1962 to 1965, he served as the second president of the

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, a

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based in

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, whose mission is to challenge current and future leaders to develop creative ideas for solving global problems. Dr. Adams co-authored ''The Development of Physical Thought and Fundamentals of Thermodynamics''. Arthur Stanton Adams

Born in

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, Adams was a 1918 graduate of the

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and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.Obituary - Dr. Arthur Stanton Adams, Headed Education Council
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''; November 27, 1980. Retrieved 2020-05-31. Released from active duty as a lieutenant (junior grade) in November 1921 after a service injury, he began to pursue an academic career. Adams studied Physics at the

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, earning a master's degree. He also obtained a doctor of science degree in Metallurgy from the

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. After the United States entered

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, Adams returned to active duty in the Navy as a lieutenant commander in June 1942. By April 1944, he had been promoted to captain and made director of the

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. Adams and his wife Dorothy Anderson Adams (July 17, 1898 – August 12, 1954) are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Adams died on November 18, 1980, at the age of 84, in Concord, New Hampshire. In 2010, The University of New Hampshire converted one of the towers of the closed The New England Center and Hotel into a student residence, that was renamed Adams Tower West, in his honor. After Adams Presidency he had returned to UNH as a consultant on the establishment of the New England Center for Continuing Education.

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External links

University of New Hampshire: Office of the PresidentFull list of University Presidents (including interim Presidents)
University of New Hampshire Library
"Guide to the Arthur S. Adams Papers, 1948-1950"
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