Reminiscences of Mary Civille “Sue” Wesselkamper : oral history, 2006.

Biographical Note

President of Chaminade University, 1995-present.

Scope and Contents

Personal background: childhood, family history, religion, education; U.S. women in the 1960s: education, career choices; career: of social work, education, higher education administration; Chaminade University: administration, presidency, finances, fund raising, endowments; enrollment management; student services; Atlantic Philanthropies: Chaminade University grants, grant matching, grant-making decisions, anonymity; higher education in Vietnam; interactions with Charles F. Feeney, Harvey P. Dale, Elizabeth J. McCormack, Raymond L. Handlan.

Subjects

• Atlantic Philanthropies (Organization)
• Chaminade University--Presidents--Interviews.
• College presidents--United States--Interviews.
• Education, Higher--Vietnam.
• Grele, Ronald J., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Universities and colleges--Administration.
• Wesselkamper, Sue, 1942---Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright held by: The Trustees of Columbia University of the City of New York and The Atlantic Philanthropies, 2007.