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University of Massachusetts > President's Office > Remembering UMass President Dr. David C. Knapp
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Dr. David C. Knapp (1927-2010) served the University of Massachusetts as its President from 1978 to 1990. His time at UMass was marked by progress and growth. Dr. Knapp passed away on April 13, 2010. A public memorial service will be held for President Knapp on June 26, 2010 at UMass Boston.
To learn more about the event, and to register, visit the event registration site.
UMass President Jack M. Wilson reflected on Dr. Knapp's accomplishments and credited the former president with creating The Five-Campus System: "He was one of the great presidents in the history of the University of Massachusetts ... It was David Knapp's vision to create an outstanding University of Massachusetts system that would serve students from across the Commonwealth and strive to bring economic prosperity and vitality to every region of the state.''
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Former President Knapp rallied government officials to include Dartmouth and Lowell campuses in the University of Massachusetts system. Prior to that accomplishment, UMass consisted of three campuses: Amherst, Boston, and the Medical School in Worcester.
Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1927, Dr. David C. Knapp received his B.A. from Syracuse University in 1947.
He entered the University of Chicago; earning his M.A. in 1948 and his PhD in 1953. He joined the faculty of the University of New Hampshire in 1953 as an assistant professor of government.
From 1955 to 1961, he assumed the duties of assistant to the president in addition to that of associate professor. Dr. Knapp served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts for 1961-1962.
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 In 1963, Dr. Knapp became associate director of the Study of American Colleges of Agriculture. The study was financed by the Carnegie Corporation, and was centered at the University of Maryland. While still working on the study, Dr. Knapp became director of the Institute of College & University Administrators of the American Council on Education.
He left both posts in 1968 to accept an appointment as dean of the New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University, a position he held until being appointed provost in 1974.
More coverage of the passing of former UMass President Dr. David C. Knapp
- The Daily Hampshire Gazette (April 14, 2010): David Knapp dies at 82, steered UMass expansion
- The Republican (April 14, 2010): Former UMass President David Knapp, credited with creating 5-campus system, dies at 82
- The Boston Globe (April 15, 2010): David Knapp; UMass president grew school to 5 campuses
- The Daily Collegian (April 15, 2010): Former UMass president Knapp dies at 82
- Cornell Chronicle (April 16, 2010): David Knapp, former Cornell dean and provost, dies at 82
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Memorial Service and Scholarship
The family of the late Dr. Knapp invites you to attend a public memorial service at the UMass Boston Campus Ballroom on Saturday, June 26, 2010, at 4 p.m.
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