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William Arthur Ganfield
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William Arthur Ganfield (September 3, 1873 — October 18, 1940) was an American minister, educator, and academic administrator. He was ordained in 1901 and began his first preaching role in Green Bay, Wisconsin, later that year. In 1905, he became a professor at Carroll College (now Carroll University) and taught there until his election as president of Centre College in 1915. During his six-year term, he helped Centre's enrollment recover from a lull and grew the school's endowment past $1 million for the first time in part by reinstating ties between the college and the Presbyterian church. He returned to Carroll as its president in 1921 and oversaw a strengthening of requirements for professors and the implementation of tenure, pensions, and a fixed salary for faculty. He was a supporter of sports at both schools: Centre's football team won a major upset victory over Harvard in 1921, and Carroll's football and basketball teams each won multiple league championships during Ganfield's term. (Full article...)
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- Promoted: July 13, 2025
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