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Edward T. Lewis, born in 1936, more commonly known as Ted Lewis, is a college administrator, educator and poet. He was the fourth President St. Mary's College of Maryland, serving from 1982 to 1996.〔"St. Mary's College pays tribute to its president, Edward Lewis" Baltimore Sun, ''On the Town section'', May 12, 1996, Sylvia Badger, http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-05-12/features/1996133124_1_board-member-mary-college-lewis〕〔"Past Presidents: St. Mary's College of Maryland" St. Mary's College of Maryland, https://www.google.com/search?q=ted+lewis%2C+st.+mary's+college+of+maryland&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q="edward+t.+lewis%2C+ted+lewis%2C+st.+mary's+college+of+maryland&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official〕 He is credited with leading St. Mary's College of Maryland to achieve official public honors college status, at the time only one of two such colleges in the nation. He is also credited with playing many key and decisive roles in transforming the school into a nationally prominent institution. He was later President of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where he was credited for advancing the institution in numerous ways. He was also a poet in his early life and has been widely published in literary magazines and newspapers. ==Early life== Lewis was born and raised in Warwick, Rhode Island, the son of an insurance salesman who only had an eight grade education.〔"St. Mary's College president to leave school in 1996", March 22, 1995, David Folkenflik, Sun Staff Writer http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-03-22/news/1995081004_1_liberal-arts-college-mary-college-southern-maryland〕 He initially did not maintain an interest in higher education, dropping out of North Carolina State University without graduating.〔"St. Mary's College president to leave school in 1996", March 22, 1995, David Folkenflik, Sun Staff Writer http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-03-22/news/1995081004_1_liberal-arts-college-mary-college-southern-maryland〕 He then joined the army and served for two years during the Korean War. 〔"St. Mary's College president to leave school in 1996", March 22, 1995, David Folkenflik, Sun Staff Writer http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-03-22/news/1995081004_1_liberal-arts-college-mary-college-southern-maryland〕 Later he completed an undergraduate degree at Union College〔Bloomberg Businessweek, "Executive Profile: Edward T. Lewis, PHD", http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=75358370&privcapId=4272757&previousCapId=740535&previousTitle=NASDAQ%20OMX%20GROUP/THE〕 and them went on to earn a master’s degrees from Boston University,〔Bloomberg Businessweek, "Executive Profile: Edward T. Lewis, PHD", http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=75358370&privcapId=4272757&previousCapId=740535&previousTitle=NASDAQ%20OMX%20GROUP/THE〕 where he was a teaching fellow,〔Bloomberg Businessweek, "Executive Profile: Edward T. Lewis, PHD", http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=75358370&privcapId=4272757&previousCapId=740535&previousTitle=NASDAQ%20OMX%20GROUP/THE〕 and later received a doctorate from the University of Denver.〔Bloomberg Businessweek, "Executive Profile: Edward T. Lewis, PHD", http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=75358370&privcapId=4272757&previousCapId=740535&previousTitle=NASDAQ%20OMX%20GROUP/THE〕 Lewis has also been a lifelong poet and has been widely published in newspapers and literary magazines. He has published more than 500 poems and essays. As a young man he was also involved in circles of some very well known poets. He later became a college educator and then moved on to work in college and university administration. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward T. Lewis (College president)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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