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| + | '''Henry S. Coleman''' EN '46 was a former administrator, who served as the acting dean of [[Columbia College]] from 1967-1968 and dean of students from 1972-1979. He was famously barricaded in his Hamilton Hall office during the spring [[1968]] campus demonstrations. | ||
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| + | On July 25, 1972, Coleman was shot five times in his office by a suspended student. He was rushed to the hospital by Columbia's volunteer EMT service (forerunner of [[CAVA]]) and survived. | ||
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| + | He died on January 31, 2006. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/mar_apr06/obituaries3.php Columbia College Today Obituary for Henry Coleman] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Alumni|Coleman, Henry S.]] | ||
[[Category:Deans|Coleman, Henry S.]] | [[Category:Deans|Coleman, Henry S.]] | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 5 April 2007
Henry S. Coleman EN '46 was a former administrator, who served as the acting dean of Columbia College from 1967-1968 and dean of students from 1972-1979. He was famously barricaded in his Hamilton Hall office during the spring 1968 campus demonstrations.
On July 25, 1972, Coleman was shot five times in his office by a suspended student. He was rushed to the hospital by Columbia's volunteer EMT service (forerunner of CAVA) and survived.
He died on January 31, 2006.
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| Preceded by David B. Truman |
Acting Dean of Columbia College 1967-1968 |
Succeeded by Carl Hovde |
