William Parker McKee
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1862 – 1933
Who was William Parker McKee?
William Parker McKee was an American educator and Baptist minister. He served as the chief executive of Shimer College from 1897 to 1930, a position known at the time as "Dean". During this period the school was known by turns as the Frances Shimer Academy, Frances Shimer School, and Frances Shimer Junior College. The second executive of the college following its founder Frances Shimer, Dean McKee was also the second longest-serving executive in Shimer's history. He oversaw the rebuilding of the campus following the fire of 1906, and the commencement of the junior college program shortly thereafter.
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- Born
- 1862
- Education
- Wabash College
- University of Chicago
- University of Minnesota
- Bachelor of Divinity
- Died
- 1933
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on July 23, 2013
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