|
Charles Henry Keyes 
Charles Henry Keyes,
a well-known educator from Teachers College, Columbia University,
became Skidmore’s first president in 1912. His vision and energy
gave the school the momentum it needed to grow into something
more than a hybrid college and vocational school. In 1922 Dr.
Keyes fulfilled his avowed ambition of having the Skidmore School
of Arts chartered as Skidmore College, a four-year degree-granting
institution.In addition to developing a liberal arts curriculum that became the basis for Skidmore’s present curriculum, Dr. Keyes pioneered the formation of a baccalaureate nursing program and began the more active shaping of a campus. By the time of his death in 1925, Dr. Keyes had played a key role in acquiring several of the large Victorian homes overlooking Congress Park, which began to give the College a recognizable physical identity. The Keyes Quadrangle (Howe, Rounds, and Wait halls and Jonsson Tower) is named for him. Creative Thought Matters. Skidmore College · 815 North Broadway · Saratoga Springs, NY · 12866
Skidmore College Main Links ©2009 Skidmore College · Contact Information Home | About Skidmore | Prospective Students | Current Students | Faculty & Staff Parents & Friends | Alumni 
|
