Robert F. Goheen was an assistant professor of classics when, at age 37, he was selected to become Princeton’s 16th president. He was the third youngest president in the University's history.
Photo: Ulli Steltzer
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Robert F. Goheen was an assistant professor of classics when, at age 37, he was selected to become Princeton’s 16th president. He was the third youngest president in the University's history. Photo: Ulli Steltzer |
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Goheen first came to Princeton as a 17-year-old freshman in 1936. photo: Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University |
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In all, Goheen had a more than 70-year association with the University. Long after his retirement as president, he continued to be an active member of the University and local community. photo: Denise Applewhite, Princeton University |
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Goheen (top right) also was an accomplished soccer player at Princeton, and would go on to participate in sports, particularly golf and tennis, throughout his life. His family also recalls him as a lifelong fan of Princeton athletics and an avid fisherman and gardener. photo: Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University |
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photo: Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton University |
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Goheen gathers with the other living presidents of Princeton at the installation celebration for President Shirley M. Tilghman in September 2001. From left, Harold T. Shapiro, Tilghman, Goheen and William G. Bowen. photo: Denise Applewhite, Princeton University |