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Elizabeth Topham Kennan was born on 25 February, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, is an American academic. Discover Elizabeth Topham Kennan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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United States
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Elizabeth Topham Kennan Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Elizabeth Topham Kennan's Husband?
Her husband is Michael Burns (actor, historian, horse breeder)
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Michael Burns (actor, historian, horse breeder) |
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Frank Alexander Kennan |
Elizabeth Topham Kennan Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Elizabeth Topham Kennan worth at the age of 86 years old? Elizabeth Topham Kennan’s income source is mostly from being a successful academic . She is from United States. We have estimated Elizabeth Topham Kennan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Elizabeth Topham Kennan (born February 25, 1938) is an American academic who served as the 15th president of Mount Holyoke College from 1978 to 1995.
Kennan received her Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in history from Mount Holyoke in 1960.
She pursued a second bacheor's degree on a Marshall Scholarship (subsequently Master of Arts) at St. Hilda's College, Oxford University, which she completed in 1962.
She received her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Washington in 1966.
Kennan was professor of medieval history at Catholic University from 1966 – 1978 before joining Mount Holyoke as president 1978 – 1995.
She also served as president of the Five Colleges consortium from 1985 to 1994.
Kennan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Kennan was also president of the Five Colleges consortium for nine years (1985–1994) while at Mount Holyoke.
Kennan has been married since 1986 to Michael Burns, the former actor (Wagon Train and It's a Man's World) and professor emeritus at Mount Holyoke.
While at Mount Holyoke, the couple resided in Ipswich in Essex County, Massachusetts, and in the village of South Woodstock in Windsor County in eastern Vermont.
As president of Mount Holyoke, she was a proponent of single-sex education, stating to the Los Angeles Times in 1994: "Single-sex education for girls is a proven method for ensuring that they reach their fullest potential. I will be the first to call for coeducation at Mount Holyoke, the country's oldest women's college, when our society grants young women equal status in coeducational settings".
Upon her retirement from Mount Holyoke in 1995, the Kennan Faculty Chair and Lectureship was established.
She has also served as a trustee of the University of Notre Dame, along with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Trust Community Investment Corporation, and on the oversight committee of the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Among the corporate boards on which Kennan has served as director or trustee are Bell Atlantic, Shawmut Bank, and Putnam Investments.
In 2000, Kennan co-authored the mystery novel, Overnight Float, with Jill Ker Conway (former president of Smith College).
The novel is published under the pen name "Clare Munnings" and was their first venture into the mystery genre.
Since 2002, they have resided in Boyle County near Danville, Kentucky, where they have restored the Cambus-Kenneth Estate, a Thoroughbred horse, cattle, and crop farm listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A Democrat like her husband, Kennan in 2006 contributed to the liberal interest group EMILY's List and to the successful re-election campaign of Democrat John Yarmuth of Louisville for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district seat.
