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1858Pres-WDolan
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Winthrop "Win" Dolan
Date(s)
- 1968, 1974 (Creation)
Extent
Interim president in 1968 and 1974.
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Winthrop “Win” Dolan (1968, 1974) - A two-time interim president for Linfield, born in Agawam, Massachusetts, in 1909 and passed away in 2009. Dolan served two short terms before and after the Bjork era when the board invited him to act as president amid much uncertainty. Dolan was a professor of Mathematics during his time at Linfield, served as dean of faculty, a member of the trustees, and was a part of the original Linfield Research Institute. Dolan received his Bachelor’s Degree from Denison University in Ohio, his Master’s from Harvard, and his PhD from the University of Oklahoma.